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Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Schemes (1 Oct 2019)

Martin Heydon: 332. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the motorised transport grant scheme; and when details of a new scheme will be announced. [39364/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Schemes (1 Oct 2019)

Martin Heydon: 333. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the review of the mobility allowance; and when details of a new scheme will be announced. [39365/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Eligibility (1 Oct 2019)

Martin Heydon: 622. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if consideration will be given to increasing the hours a carer can work per week from 15 to 18.5 hours; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39971/19]

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed) - Ceisteanna Eile (Atógáil) - Other Questions (Resumed): Insurance Costs (26 Sep 2019)

Martin Heydon: 12. To ask the Minister for Finance the status of work to assist businesses that are struggling to obtain insurance at all or at reasonable rates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39088/19]

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed) - Ceisteanna Eile (Atógáil) - Other Questions (Resumed): Insurance Costs (26 Sep 2019)

Martin Heydon: I want to ask about the efforts that are being made across the board to support businesses that are struggling to get insurance cover. The Minister of State met representatives of a significant number of businesses in County Kildare when I brought a delegation to him before the summer recess. The delegation included people who have businesses in the hospitality sector and small family-run...

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed) - Ceisteanna Eile (Atógáil) - Other Questions (Resumed): Insurance Costs (26 Sep 2019)

Martin Heydon: That is very helpful. Obviously, there is a clear separation between what we do in this House and what the Judiciary does. The passing of the Judicial Council Bill 2017 is a sign of the clear determination of Deputies on all sides of the House. We know what needs to happen. It is now up to the legal profession to deal with this. We need to keep a very close eye on the situation to ensure...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Help-To-Buy Scheme (26 Sep 2019)

Martin Heydon: 48. To ask the Minister for Finance the take-up of the help-to-buy incentive in County Kildare and nationally; the factors being taken into account in deciding whether to extend it; when a decision will be made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37663/19]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Reports (26 Sep 2019)

Martin Heydon: 57. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the status of the feasibility study on the proposed peace and leadership institute for the Curragh; when it will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39179/19]

Statement of Estimates for the Houses of the Oireachtas Commission: Motion (25 Sep 2019)

Martin Heydon: I move:That Dáil Éireann take note of the Statement of Estimates of moneys required in respect of ongoing expenditure for the period beginning on 1st January, 2020 and ending on 31st December, 2020, prepared and published by the Houses of the Oireachtas Commission in accordance with the Houses of the Oireachtas Commission Acts 2003 to 2018, which was laid before Dáil...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits Eligibility (25 Sep 2019)

Martin Heydon: 24. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the work ongoing in her Department to provide additional supports for self-employed persons who may experience difficulties in their businesses; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38892/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pension (Contributory) Data (25 Sep 2019)

Martin Heydon: 32. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of the review of those in receipt of reduced contributory pensions; the number of reviews that have been completed; when the process will be concluded; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38893/19]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Defence Forces Properties (24 Sep 2019)

Martin Heydon: I thank the Minister of State. In regard to the post-primary school for the Curragh area, I absolutely accept it must work for the Defence Forces and senior management. I have spoken to the Curragh Camp's general officer commanding about it. I believe both can work in harmony. Another key project that would see huge investment and development at the Curragh is the peace and leadership...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Defence Forces Properties (24 Sep 2019)

Martin Heydon: 8. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his plans to upgrade and improve the built infrastructure across Defence Forces installations, in particular, those on the Curragh camp; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38548/19]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Defence Forces Properties (24 Sep 2019)

Martin Heydon: While we work to improve the pay and allowances of members of the Defence Forces, it is also vital that we invest in the built infrastructure across Defence Forces installations and constantly strive to improve the facilities in which Defence Forces personnel work, learn and, in some cases, live. Will the Minister of State outline how much money has been allocated towards the maintenance and...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Defence Forces Properties (24 Sep 2019)

Martin Heydon: I thank the Minister of State for his response. I welcome the investment in Defence Forces accommodation, particularly the upgrade and refurbishment of Plunkett Block 7 at the Curragh, Defence Forces Training Centre which is in my constituency of Kildare South. It is an ageing military camp that was originally developed by the British. The need for investment in a large-scale development...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Industrial Relations (24 Sep 2019)

Martin Heydon: 26. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the progress which is being made in affording Defence Forces representative organisations affiliation with the Irish Congress of Trade Unions as a means to advance the interests of its members in the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38549/19]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Organisations (24 Sep 2019)

Martin Heydon: 433. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the groups, clubs and stakeholders that were invited to the football forum in the Mansion House on 31 May 2019. [38225/19]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Inland Waterways Development (19 Sep 2019)

Martin Heydon: I thank the Minister for her response. I acknowledge the role she and the Department have played, along with Waterways Ireland, in making the crucial decision over the summer. I raised the issue with the Minister prior to the summer recess. We had lost out on planning permission to the element of the proposed blueway south of Athy. At the time, the proposed blueway was 115 km. It was a...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Inland Waterways Development (19 Sep 2019)

Martin Heydon: I thank the Minister for her reply. Another point she heard raised at the meeting organised by the Monasterevin blueway group, one that was also raised at the meeting we held afterwards in Athy at which there was an equally impressive crowd and energy, as was the case at gatherings in Rathangan previously, were concerns from local landowners. These are challenges that must be worked through...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Inland Waterways Development (19 Sep 2019)

Martin Heydon: 7. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the role her Department and Waterways Ireland can play in developing and progressing the proposed Barrow blueway through counties Kildare and Laois; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37640/19]