Results 421-440 of 4,291 for speaker:Martin Heydon

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Insurance Prices (28 Nov 2013)

Martin Heydon: 178. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address the concerns that many persons have regarding recent changes to the private health insurance market (details supplied) which will cause increases in the private health insurance premia; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51284/13]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pensions Issues (3 Dec 2013)

Martin Heydon: 128. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the terms of the public service pension reduction; the time frame it remains in place; if it is paid by both public servants and civil servants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51407/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Domiciliary Care Allowance Appeals (3 Dec 2013)

Martin Heydon: 173. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if an appeal for domiciliary care allowance will be expedited in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51561/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Dormant Accounts Fund Grants (3 Dec 2013)

Martin Heydon: 245. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to introduce a new disbursement scheme from the Dormant Accounts Fund for the benefit of community groups around the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51505/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Remuneration (3 Dec 2013)

Martin Heydon: 310. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if Garda allowances due to be paid in December will be paid before Christmas to avoid a seven week gap between allowance payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51873/13]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Six-monthly Report on Developments in EU: Discussion with Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (3 Dec 2013)

Martin Heydon: I thank the officials for attending. I note the very significant contribution they made during the CAP negotiations. The period of our of EU Presidency was acclaimed across the board. Negotiating the CAP in the manner of the Minister and his officials was the key. I congratulate them on it. I wish to highlight two phenomena that had the Irish stamp all over them. One concerned young...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: EirGrid: Discussion with Chairman Designate (3 Dec 2013)

Martin Heydon: I thank Mr. O'Connor for appearing before the committee. To refer to a point made earlier when wind energy was being discussed, it was said that while Grid25 was closely connected to wind energy, there was no connection to the export of wind energy. Page 7 of "Grid25: A Strategy for the Development of Ireland's Electricity Grid for a Sustainable and Competitive Future" refers to increasing...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: EirGrid: Discussion with Chairman Designate (3 Dec 2013)

Martin Heydon: I will. This country does not have a tradition of accountability. When people in important senior positions make grave and serious mistakes, which cost the taxpayer an awful lot of money, we are not great at removing them from their jobs and seeking accountability. Invariably, what happens is people move on from their roles and sometimes very significant golden handshakes and pensions...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: EirGrid: Discussion with Chairman Designate (3 Dec 2013)

Martin Heydon: The reason I made that point, Chairman, was to highlight the serious lack of engagement. A small community was put through the mill and never got the opportunity to have their point heard.

Electricity Infrastructure: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (4 Dec 2013)

Martin Heydon: I am pleased the issue has been raised in the Private Members’ debate because it has a significant impact on my constituency of Kildare South. I have raised the matter on a number of occasions through parliamentary questions, in a Topical Issue debate and engaged directly with the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications. I commend my colleague, Deputy John...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Electricity Transmission Network: Discussion with EirGrid (4 Dec 2013)

Martin Heydon: I thank the witnesses for coming here today. The part of the slide comparing the different sources of magnetic fields is the sort of thing that drives people mad. I am a Deputy for Kildare South which means that the Grid Link project is the one of most interest to me. The last line refers to the 400k VAC underground cable. Everyone accepts that AC underground is not the best way. That...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Electricity Transmission Network: Discussion with EirGrid (4 Dec 2013)

Martin Heydon: It was a general point about delivering jobs to the south east in a context where we are taking excess power away from the region.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Electricity Transmission Network: Discussion with EirGrid (4 Dec 2013)

Martin Heydon: This is a 400 kV line so it will involve taking bulk transfer away form the south east where it is currently being generated rather than supporting industry in the area. Deputy Ann Phelan referred to the possibility of a sugar beet plant being developed in Carlow. This could be also developed in Kildare, one never knows. If it were developed in those locations, it would not be able to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Electricity Transmission Network: Discussion with EirGrid (4 Dec 2013)

Martin Heydon: Does Mr. Slye accept that the 400 kV line involves bulk transfer?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Electricity Transmission Network: Discussion with EirGrid (4 Dec 2013)

Martin Heydon: I presume the cost of building any further interconnectors would be factored into any cost-benefit analysis. Obviously, one of the main deterrents against running HDVC lines underground is that which relates to the cost of building new interconnectors. If we are considering building interconnectors at either end of the Grid Link project and particularly if we allow for the fact that this...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (10 Dec 2013)

Martin Heydon: 148. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason a person (details supplied) in County Kildare has to pay additional tax after gaining employment after a period on jobseeker's benefit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52975/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Tax Code (10 Dec 2013)

Martin Heydon: 276. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if there is a policy to claw back jobseeker's benefit through the tax system from persons who gain employment; the reason this is so; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52969/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Provision (11 Dec 2013)

Martin Heydon: 60. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 76 of 9 October 2013, if he will address the additional queries in relation to the issue of school transport in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53342/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (17 Dec 2013)

Martin Heydon: 197. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide an update on the progress on completion of a site acquisition for a new school (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53873/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Leader Programmes Funding (17 Dec 2013)

Martin Heydon: 411. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding additional Leader funding in respect of a youth organisation (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54214/13]