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Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Fiscal Assessment Report: Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (16 Jan 2019)

Martin Heydon: I thank the Chairman for facilitating our contributions before 5.15 p.m. I thank the Minister and his officials for attending. In our post-budget scrutiny, it is right to acknowledge that, for the first time in more than a decade, our public finances are balanced in cash terms and we are in surplus territory. It is no mean achievement by the Minister, his predecessor, Deputy Noonan, and...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Fiscal Assessment Report: Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (16 Jan 2019)

Martin Heydon: Is the Minister saying that he is worried about value for money in some of the larger projects or about there not being enough skilled workers to see all of them through at the same time?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Fiscal Assessment Report: Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (16 Jan 2019)

Martin Heydon: That is probably a direct result of the lost decade as well and trying to get so much work started.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Fiscal Assessment Report: Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (16 Jan 2019)

Martin Heydon: I thank the Minister. On corporation tax and our reliance on it, what proportion of overall income is made up of corporation tax now compared with historical levels and to what extent is the increase in corporation tax based on underlying corporate profitability as opposed to one-off factors? Would the Minister have data on that?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Fiscal Assessment Report: Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (16 Jan 2019)

Martin Heydon: I thank the Minister.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (15 Jan 2019)

Martin Heydon: 71. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the initiatives he has planned to encourage the development of affordable homes in County Kildare for those who wish to purchase their own homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1466/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Estates (15 Jan 2019)

Martin Heydon: 81. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the progress that has been made on the development of a policy for the taking-in-charge of estates with developer-led waste water infrastructure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1467/19]

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (15 Jan 2019)

Martin Heydon: I concur with those comments. While the petitioner has focused on the standing of a pay-out, it is just one small issue. The gambling control Bill will provide for an independent regulatory body. This was a key decision made by the Government last year to change the original proposal to have an in-house regulatory body in the Department of Justice and Equality. It is important that there...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Examination of the Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly (Resumed) (19 Dec 2018)

Martin Heydon: I thank our guests for attending and for their presentations. I will try to avoid duplication so I will leave aside points I was to make around community ownership and smart meters, which have been covered extensively in the presentation. In the area of microgeneration, the Citizens' Assembly recommended the selling back into the grid of electricity from microgeneration by private...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Examination of the Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly (Resumed) (19 Dec 2018)

Martin Heydon: It is a very important principle. We heard from EirGrid about its ambition to reach to a level where 75% of renewable generation is in the system. Ireland is currently at a world-leading 65% in this regard. It is great that we are showing leadership in the area. What is the impact of having large levels of intermittent renewables on the grid? How is EirGrid and the ESB planning for more...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Examination of the Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly (Resumed) (19 Dec 2018)

Martin Heydon: Can I ask one more question?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Examination of the Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly (Resumed) (19 Dec 2018)

Martin Heydon: On carbon tax, the UK has introduced a price floor for carbon in the electricity sector of £18 per tonne of CO2. Has that been examined in an Irish context for the emissions trading system, ETS, sector and how would the CRU view that? Ireland's Climate Change Advisory Council has also recommended that a long-term price be set for carbon of €80 per tonne by 2030 and that any...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: State Pensions (19 Dec 2018)

Martin Heydon: 52. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of the ongoing review of those in receipt of contributory pensions since 2012; when the reviews will be completed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53388/18]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: State Pensions (19 Dec 2018)

Martin Heydon: 59. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when women on reduced contributory pensions since 2012 owing to time spent caring in the home can expect to hear the results of their reviews; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53438/18]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: State Pensions (19 Dec 2018)

Martin Heydon: Will the Minister update the House on the ongoing review of those in receipt of contributory pensions since 2012? When does she expect the review to be completed? As people throughout the country have received the letters about it, it would be good to receive an update on its status.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: State Pensions (19 Dec 2018)

Martin Heydon: When does the Minister expect the first decisions to be made? I accept that the entire process will take some months to complete and that it will be some time before the final payments are made. Difficult cases in which information must be provided will take longer to complete. Can some people expect to receive confirmation of decisions in January or February? Does the Minister expect a...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Legislative Process (19 Dec 2018)

Martin Heydon: 356. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the progress of the assisted human reproduction Bill 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53730/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Organ Donation (19 Dec 2018)

Martin Heydon: 357. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the progress of plans to introduce an opt-in system for organ donation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53731/18]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan Implementation (19 Dec 2018)

Martin Heydon: 470. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of the roll-out of high-speed broadband in County Kildare; the way in which he expects it to progress in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53762/18]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rural Transport Services (19 Dec 2018)

Martin Heydon: 478. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to support additional rural transport schemes; if consideration will be given to supporting the roll out of a service (details supplied) in rural areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53766/18]