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Vehicle Clamping Bill 2014 [Seanad]: Second Stage (22 Jan 2015)

Martin Heydon: I am delighted to have the opportunity to contribute to the debate on this important Bill, which was promised in both the programme for Government and the Fine Gael's election general manifesto in 2011 to address clamping issues. It has been the source of annoyance for many people who have gone toe to toe with a clamper, particularly private clampers who act without a strict set of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teachers' Remuneration (22 Jan 2015)

Martin Heydon: 195. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will review the case of a group of primary school teachers who appear to have missed out on payment of qualification allowances abolished after 2011 as they undertook a further year of study and who also have not received the new pay scale introduced from 2012 onwards for new teachers who were not in receipt of the qualification...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Firearms Licences: (Resumed) Discussion (21 Jan 2015)

Martin Heydon: I thank the Chairman for allowing me to sit in on the committee. I am sorry I could not make it this morning but I would welcome the opportunity to make a couple of brief points and ask a couple of questions. The input of this committee is very important and I welcome the work it is doing on this because it will bring a balance to the debate, which is very important. Ultimately, this whole...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Firearms Licences: (Resumed) Discussion (21 Jan 2015)

Martin Heydon: Mr. Conroy referred to the change in the legislation five or six years ago. Nobody in this room wants a legally or an illegally held gun to be involved in an incident in the future. From the Garda's point of view, have any incidents happened in the recent past - since the change in the legislation - which the witnesses believe are driving these further changes?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Firearms Licences: (Resumed) Discussion (21 Jan 2015)

Martin Heydon: I thank Mr. Conroy for that answer. Mr. Tope referred to the significant investment to upgrade clubs' security facilities and those of anybody who has licensed weaponry, and this was touched on in a number of the presentations. One could say there is a greater threat from illegally held firearms and there seem to be a lot more of them in this country. Irrespective of the outcome of this,...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Staffing (20 Jan 2015)

Martin Heydon: 513. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a school (details supplied) in County Kildare will receive an increased allocation of special needs support for new entrants which has been ratified; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2279/15]

Topical Issue Debate: Road Projects Expenditure (15 Jan 2015)

Martin Heydon: I thank the Minister for attending personally to address this issue. His doing so is greatly appreciated because it is an issue of significant importance, not only to the residents of Kildare, including south Kildare, but also to those residents and businesses in the south of the country. The road in question is the main artery. As Deputy Lawlor stated, it is the second busiest road in the...

Topical Issue Debate: Road Projects Expenditure (15 Jan 2015)

Martin Heydon: I thank the Minister for his response. I am very disappointed with it and it makes me even more determined to increase the priority accorded to the project. I accept completely the Minister's statement that he accepts its importance and that there are so many competing projects in the Department but, as he knows, there is potential to obtain European funding for the M7 Newbridge-Naas bypass...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Illness Benefit Appeals (14 Jan 2015)

Martin Heydon: 65. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if a decision on an illness benefit appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare will be expedited; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1195/15]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licences (14 Jan 2015)

Martin Heydon: 1013. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the progress in negotiations to introduce an exchange programme for Irish driving licence holders with Newfoundland and Labrador in Canada; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1354/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services Provision (16 Dec 2014)

Martin Heydon: 508. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the provision of day care dental extractions under general anaesthesia for children in the greater Dublin area; the plans in place to provide these services in view of the fact that the theatre site at St James Hospital in Dublin 8 is no longer in use; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48335/14]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Private Bus Operators (16 Dec 2014)

Martin Heydon: 677. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the changes to bus routes in areas (details supplied) in County Kildare; if these routes are subsidised by Government funding; if so the implications of the route changes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48437/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centre Provision (10 Dec 2014)

Martin Heydon: 141. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on a primary care centre (details supplied) that is planned for an area in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47486/14]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Preschool Services (4 Dec 2014)

Martin Heydon: 142. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the status of the proposal to extend the free preschool year for a second year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46713/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (4 Dec 2014)

Martin Heydon: 179. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding expansion plans in respect of a school (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46727/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Electromagnetic Fields Studies (4 Dec 2014)

Martin Heydon: 190. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide further details on a steering committee to review and assess the recently commissioned study on international developments in non-ionising radiation and electromagnetic fields research; when this steering committee will be established; if he will indicate where its members will come from; and if he...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (3 Dec 2014)

Martin Heydon: 130. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to plans to erect noise reduction barriers along the M9 close to towns such as Kilcullen, County Kildare, in view of the increased volumes on the route; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46420/14]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forthcoming Agriculture and Fisheries Council: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (2 Dec 2014)

Martin Heydon: I thank the Minister. He stated it is not possible to reach an agreement on the milk quota. There is obviously a bit of a gap. How wide is it? I totally understand what the Minister is saying.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forthcoming Agriculture and Fisheries Council: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (2 Dec 2014)

Martin Heydon: With regard to the super-levy and over-production, I understand farmers have to be responsible and careful about what they do in light of the fact that there is no agreement. Is the gap seismic or will further attempts be made to try to reach agreement on this?

Topical Issue Debate: Hospital Staff Recruitment (25 Nov 2014)

Martin Heydon: I thank the Minister of State for her response. The figures she has outlined of an increase of 14% in admissions and a 45% increase in the number of people on trolleys show the pressure under which Naas is at present and has the potential to be in the future. This is November, not January, and the peak time has not yet arrived. Absolute flexibility is needed in aiding the hospital to...