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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Regional Spatial and Economic Strategy (3 Dec 2019)

Martin Heydon: 616. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to have an annual review of the regional spatial and economic strategy for the eastern and midlands area to allow for changes and additional inclusions into the strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49985/19]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Community Employment Schemes Supervisors (4 Dec 2019)

Martin Heydon: 45. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection to set out the status of her efforts to address issues affecting community employment supervisors; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50353/19]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Community Employment Schemes Supervisors (4 Dec 2019)

Martin Heydon: As the Minister will know, we have been in constant contact along with our colleague, the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, Deputy Donohoe.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Community Employment Schemes Supervisors (4 Dec 2019)

Martin Heydon: I know the Minister has done a great deal of work on this. It is a long-standing issue and the Minister has done a good deal of work engaging with SIPTU, Fórsa and various unions regarding the community employment, CE, supervisors' pension claim. The Minister might give us an update on her engagement as far as she can.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Community Employment Schemes Supervisors (4 Dec 2019)

Martin Heydon: The Minister deals with these cases in her constituency in Meath East as I do in Kildare. It does jar with the community employment, CE, supervisors when they are told that the voluntary sponsoring groups are their employers. I know they are seen that way technically under the law but everything they do daily involves dealing with the Department, for orders, approvals and other elements of...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Community Employment Schemes Supervisors (4 Dec 2019)

Martin Heydon: I accept what the Minister says, that the Labour Court recommendation of 2008 is still there in the mix and does need to be addressed. Also this year I understand there is a Workplace Relations Commission, WRC, decision on the CE supervisor who has taken a case. Whether that decision will be appealed by the State I have no doubt that the fact the CE supervisor was successful would encourage...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Tús Programme (4 Dec 2019)

Martin Heydon: 64. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the actions taken by her Department to increase levels of participation on Tús schemes in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50354/19]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (4 Dec 2019)

Martin Heydon: 95. To ask the Minister for Finance the status of his communication with the Revenue Commissioners on proposed changes to the flat-rate expenses system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50531/19]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Revenue Commissioners Resources (4 Dec 2019)

Martin Heydon: 96. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the potential additional costs that would be incurred by the Revenue Commissioners in implementing a manual system for claiming flat-rate expenses; if the Revenue Commissioners have the resources to deal with such additional manual claims in the event of changes to the system of claiming flat-rate expenses system; and if...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (4 Dec 2019)

Martin Heydon: 125. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress of a school building project (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50659/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (4 Dec 2019)

Martin Heydon: 126. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress of a school building project (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50660/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (4 Dec 2019)

Martin Heydon: 127. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress of a school building project (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50661/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (4 Dec 2019)

Martin Heydon: 128. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress of a school building project (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50662/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (4 Dec 2019)

Martin Heydon: 129. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress of school building projects (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50663/19]

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Fiscal Assessment Report: Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (4 Dec 2019)

Martin Heydon: I thank the officials for coming in and for their detailed presentation. I will kick off with the area of corporation tax. The council outlines a scenario in which corporation tax receipts return to 2014 levels. Receipts have overperformed since then, but is there any evidence that all of this increase is excess? Could some of it be a structural increase, meaning that 2014 is not an...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Fiscal Assessment Report: Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (4 Dec 2019)

Martin Heydon: I accept Mr. Tutty's point but if that base is included, it becomes a starting point. If we include a figure of 2.5% as the most we think we can afford to spend, it would become a negotiation straight away. The unions would accept nothing less and push for more. I understand the problem outlined by Mr. Tutty but this is a crux. He must understand there is a problem on the other side as well.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Fiscal Assessment Report: Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (4 Dec 2019)

Martin Heydon: Is it not fair to say that some of those overruns could be specific to the health area, for example, in recent years? We must also compare this year's overrun to what happened in previous years. There is a sense that a handle has been got on that, perhaps helped by some of the recruitment practices in the health sector. The overrun would not be across the board and in every Department.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Fiscal Assessment Report: Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (4 Dec 2019)

Martin Heydon: The overrun this year has been far less pronounced.

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Rural Regeneration and Development Fund Administration (5 Dec 2019)

Martin Heydon: 17. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of the rural regeneration fund; when the next phase will open; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50647/19]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Action Plan for Rural Development (5 Dec 2019)

Martin Heydon: 35. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the position regarding progress in developing a new five year rural development policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50648/19]