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Written Answers — Department of Defence: Army Barracks (13 Jun 2019)

Martin Heydon: 36. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the interaction he has had with the Department of Education and Skills in respect of the possibilities for a site for a new school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24675/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Site Acquisitions (13 Jun 2019)

Martin Heydon: 82. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of progress in identifying a site for a new school build (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24676/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (13 Jun 2019)

Martin Heydon: 83. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress of a new school building for a school (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24688/19]

Defence Forces: Motion [Private Members] (12 Jun 2019)

Martin Heydon: As Deputy for Kildare South, I have huge regard for our Defence Forces and the really important role they play in Irish society. I say this not because the Defence Forces training centre is on the Curragh Camp in the heart of my constituency, or because Kildare South has the largest postal vote in the country. It is because many of my friends from school had parents in the Defence Forces...

Defence Forces: Motion [Private Members] (12 Jun 2019)

Martin Heydon: A lot of work has been done but now Fianna Fáil brings forward this motion. Its members are playing games and trying to position themselves to take credit for something on which they have been quiet in the past. I have huge regard for people in the forces, including people in my constituency, and I will continue to work with the Minister and colleagues to make sure we bring about the...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Excise Duties Yield (11 Jun 2019)

Martin Heydon: 144. To ask the Minister for Finance the fiscal monitor for excise duty receipts for April 2019, by category in tabular form; the increase or decrease of each category from April 2018 to April 2019, inclusive, in respect of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23255/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Treatment Benefit Scheme Applications (11 Jun 2019)

Martin Heydon: 860. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason an application for treatment benefit and optical benefit by a person (details supplied) in County Kildare was refused; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23182/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (28 May 2019)

Martin Heydon: 94. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a review of an application for a SNA for a child (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22498/19]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Childcare Services Funding (28 May 2019)

Martin Heydon: 428. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the grants available to a playschool (details supplied) in County Kildare for upgrades; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22602/19]

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: National Broadband Plan: Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (28 May 2019)

Martin Heydon: I thank the Minister and his officials for attending today. The point I have made in the media a couple of times when addressing this topic is that the rolling out of broadband is regularly compared to the electrification of Ireland. When electrification occurred, people at the time thought it was simply to bring light into their houses. Nobody could have envisaged the many uses for...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: National Broadband Plan: Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (28 May 2019)

Martin Heydon: Was that under the last Government also?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: National Broadband Plan: Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (28 May 2019)

Martin Heydon: The Minister outlined the impact of three decisions: to privatise Telecom Éireann, to opt for 100% coverage, and to opt for high-speed fibre broadband. How did the sale of Telecom Éireann affect where we are now in regard to decisions made on the national broadband plan?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: National Broadband Plan: Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (28 May 2019)

Martin Heydon: In regard to the options paper the Minister talked about and all the different options that were looked at, was the option of potentially looking to repurchase Eir and all of that network looked at and what was the cost involved?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: National Broadband Plan: Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (28 May 2019)

Martin Heydon: Of all of those options in the options paper, was there an option that would provide 100% coverage at a lower cost than that talked about here and that can be done in the same timeframe?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: National Broadband Plan: Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (28 May 2019)

Martin Heydon: Of the other companies that were involved in the earlier stages of the procurement process, was there agreement among those that fibre optic cable was the best approach?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: National Broadband Plan: Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (28 May 2019)

Martin Heydon: Does the Minister have any analysis of how profitable he envisages National Broadband Ireland to be down the line?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: National Broadband Plan: Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (28 May 2019)

Martin Heydon: Who bears the initial cost of the roll-out of the fibre up the point where properties are reached and connected?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: National Broadband Plan: Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (28 May 2019)

Martin Heydon: In regard to the cost-benefit analysis, I note from the communications from the Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment that it questions the methodology and elements that were not allowed to be included in the cost-benefit analysis element. Will the Minister outline what elements of the perceived benefits from the national broadband plan were excluded from the...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: National Broadband Plan: Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (28 May 2019)

Martin Heydon: I will come back in with other questions but I wanted to make one last point on the cost-benefit analysis. Those six would strike me as very significant benefits down the line. Is it correct that, even though they were excluded from the analysis, the analysis still showed a cost-benefit ratio of 1.3 to 1?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: National Broadband Plan: Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (28 May 2019)

Martin Heydon: I thank the Minister.