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Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Youth Services Provision (14 Feb 2017)

Martin Heydon: 62. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the status of discussions between her Department and the Kildare and Wicklow Education and Training Board on the appointment of a dedicated youth officer for County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7025/17]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Family Resource Centres (14 Feb 2017)

Martin Heydon: 64. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her plans to review and increase the number of family resource centres in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7029/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (9 Feb 2017)

Martin Heydon: 113. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his officials in the building unit will visit and engage with a school (details supplied) in County Kildare regarding its planned extension which is urgently needed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6594/17]

Topical Issue Debate: Job Losses (8 Feb 2017)

Martin Heydon: The Minister for Social Protection, Deputy Varadkar, has been in contact with the Minister, Deputy Mary Mitchell O'Connor. The Department of Social Protection stands ready to support the employees and their families at this very difficult time. In the Minister's ongoing engagement with the other State agencies, I ask that the Minister and her Department send a very clear message that...

Topical Issue Debate: Job Losses (8 Feb 2017)

Martin Heydon: If the Deputy lets the Minister answer, she might.

Topical Issue Debate: Job Losses (8 Feb 2017)

Martin Heydon: I thank the Ceann Comhairle for selecting this important Topical Issue for discussion and for giving me the opportunity to speak on it. I represent Kildare South and while HP Inc. is located in the north of the county, today is a significant blow for all of County Kildare and the adjoining counties where a number of the workers come from. It should be put on the record that although we are...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: Scottish Water, Welsh Water and the Commission for Energy Regulation (8 Feb 2017)

Martin Heydon: I thank the witnesses for making the journey to attend here today. Their presentation has been very helpful and informative. Much of the work we are doing, in formulating our opinions, is with the aim of having as fair a model as possible while ensuring that we have a system that is fit for purpose into the future. Following on from Deputy O'Dea's comments, the fairness question arose in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: Scottish Water, Welsh Water and the Commission for Energy Regulation (8 Feb 2017)

Martin Heydon: Is that 600,000?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: Scottish Water, Welsh Water and the Commission for Energy Regulation (8 Feb 2017)

Martin Heydon: Is there a cost if an individual property requests a meter to be installed?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: Scottish Water, Welsh Water and the Commission for Energy Regulation (8 Feb 2017)

Martin Heydon: How much is that? Does Mr. Millican know?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: Scottish Water, Welsh Water and the Commission for Energy Regulation (8 Feb 2017)

Martin Heydon: The individual has to pay for it.

Business of Dáil (8 Feb 2017)

Martin Heydon: As chairman of the Fine Gael Parliamentary Party, I wish to express my disgust with the comment from Deputy Coppinger and the aspersions she has cast on my colleagues.

Business of Dáil (8 Feb 2017)

Martin Heydon: It is a question of fairness. If any Deputies on the opposite side of the House have a difficulty with the mandate of the 50 elected representatives of Fine Gael, I would say they have a problem with democracy. Even beyond tomorrow's debate, there are members of the Fine Gael Parliamentary Party who do not get an opportunity to speak as other parties have outlined. At times when a Minister...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (8 Feb 2017)

Martin Heydon: 77. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the role his Department has to play in the review process of a submission by Kildare County Council to allow the Athy ring road project to proceed to An Bord Pleanála; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3272/17]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Capital Programme (8 Feb 2017)

Martin Heydon: 81. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the role that local sports partnerships can play in working with local sports clubs applying for sport capital grants to ensure a reduction in the number of invalid applications on this round; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6028/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (8 Feb 2017)

Martin Heydon: 128. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will ensure that an application for additional accommodation from a school (details supplied) in County Kildare is reviewed as soon as possible in view of the urgent need for additional space at the school; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6209/17]

Other Questions: Mobile Telephony Services (7 Feb 2017)

Martin Heydon: 45. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the status of the work by his Department to improve mobile phone coverage in County Kildare and nationwide; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5801/17]

Other Questions: Mobile Telephony Services (7 Feb 2017)

Martin Heydon: We have discussed many times the gaps in the provision of broadband around the country and particularly outside the larger urban conurbations. Similarly, we have huge gaps in mobile phone coverage. That is an issue and I think the Minister will agree it seems as though it is getting worse in certain areas. I seek a statement from the Minister on the matter because it is a prevalent issue...

Other Questions: Mobile Telephony Services (7 Feb 2017)

Martin Heydon: I thank the Minister and I am glad to hear that progress has been made. We are all aware of areas near our homes or even in our homes where coverage is poor, calls drop out or are unable to be made and areas that we have to avoid. The progress the Minister has outlined for the key measures identified in the report is critical. I am particularly focused on the ones that are easy fixes and...

Other Questions: Mobile Telephony Services (7 Feb 2017)

Martin Heydon: As for the cost of some of these implementations, this obviously is a perfect example of the State engaging with the private sector and trying to encourage it along. Is there a budget within the Minister's remit to help to implement some of these measures? I know there is a 700 MHz band with RTE on which we need to expand. Is the Minister confident that the private operators are going to...