Results 961-980 of 4,291 for speaker:Martin Heydon

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Electricity Transmission Network (5 Nov 2015)

Martin Heydon: 253. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if there is a standard compensation rate for landowners who have a 110 kV line or a 220 kV line erected through their lands; if compensation applies for all route lengths; if national guidelines apply; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38915/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Physical Education (10 Nov 2015)

Martin Heydon: 475. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the efforts being made to establish physical education as an examination subject; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39088/15]

Horse Racing Ireland Bill 2015: Second Stage (Resumed) (11 Nov 2015)

Martin Heydon: I am delighted to have the opportunity to speak on this important Bill, which has seen a significant amount of work. As Deputy Doyle pointed out, it is the first time that the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine, of which I am a member, has been able to carry out pre-legislative scrutiny, a new process that Government has brought in, which allowed us to examine...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Appeals (12 Nov 2015)

Martin Heydon: 61. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if the file relating to an appeal in respect of a carer's allowance by a person (details supplied) in County Kildare will be sent to the appeals office in Dublin as soon as possible; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39932/15]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Renewable Energy Generation Targets (12 Nov 2015)

Martin Heydon: 203. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the status of the publication of the White Paper on Energy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39927/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Work Placement Programmes (17 Nov 2015)

Martin Heydon: 138. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection why a person (details supplied) in County Kildare who has been offered a position through the Tús work placement initiative is prevented from accepting this position; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40283/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mobility Allowance Review (17 Nov 2015)

Martin Heydon: 359. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the ongoing review of the mobility allowance scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40835/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Autism Support Services (17 Nov 2015)

Martin Heydon: 532. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the preschools with autism spectrum disorder units in County Kildare; if there is none in place, her plans to provide them; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40442/15]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2015: Motion (18 Nov 2015)

Martin Heydon: I will concentrate on the statutory instrument before us today. I congratulate the Minister on securing another increase for the horse and greyhound fund, which is absolutely crucial. It is an investment not in a sport but in an industry which employs an awful lot of people around the country. I recognise the role of the Minister for Finance, Deputy Michael Noonan, and note that the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2015: Motion (18 Nov 2015)

Martin Heydon: I do not see how these issues are connected. We are here today to pass a very important increase in funding to the industry. Let us deal with any other issues aside, as the committee always has done, and invite people to come before it. I do not see the link. I came here today to pass this and I would like us to make a decision on it today.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2015: Motion (18 Nov 2015)

Martin Heydon: That has nothing to do with the funding of the overall industry.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2015: Motion (18 Nov 2015)

Martin Heydon: We have to get past this. If it needs to go to a vote, so be it.

Topical Issue Debate: National Broadband Plan Implementation (24 Nov 2015)

Martin Heydon: I thank the Ceann Comhairle for selecting this very important matter. It not only impacts on the rural parts of south Kildare but also is an issue throughout the country. I thank the Minister for attending to address the matter personally. I start by acknowledging the role the Minister and his Department have played in addressing the structural deficit in certain parts of Ireland outside...

Topical Issue Debate: National Broadband Plan Implementation (24 Nov 2015)

Martin Heydon: I thank the Minister for his detailed response. Can I take it from him that just because a commercial operator claims it will look after an extra 300,000 households, as was the case with last June's announcement, the Department will not take that at face value? Can he confirm that there will be detailed scrutiny and that an area that was to receive State-led intervention will not...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Staff Redundancies (24 Nov 2015)

Martin Heydon: 175. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if lock keepers have to change their title to get the option of voluntary redundancy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41214/15]

Credit Union Sector: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (25 Nov 2015)

Martin Heydon: I welcome the opportunity to contribute to the motion. Not for the first time, I rise to address issues surrounding credit unions while focusing on the movement's key strengths, namely, its scale, its number of branches and its volunteer ethos. These elements have stood the test of time since the movement was first established as an organisation by the people for the people. The large...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Traffic Management (25 Nov 2015)

Martin Heydon: 217. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the emergency response provisions that will be put in place to avoid lengthy delays for road users as a result of serious road accidents, given the recent experiences of motorists on the M50 when delays of several hours were experienced as a result of a tragic accident; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41901/15]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: National Concert Hall (25 Nov 2015)

Martin Heydon: 223. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will consider supporting a performance of "Shackleton's Endurance" in the National Concert Hall during 2016 to mark the commemoration; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41886/15]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights Issues (1 Dec 2015)

Martin Heydon: 490. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the actions he has taken to pursue the case of a person (detail supplied); his plans in view of the pending trial; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43023/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Departmental Funding (1 Dec 2015)

Martin Heydon: 591. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the funding available for the refurbishment of buildings recently purchased by a person who intends to use these buildings for commercial use; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43024/15]