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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Data and Genomics Programme: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (8 Dec 2015)

Martin Heydon: I thank Mr. Gleeson for his presentation and the officials for attending. They have had to wait around and it is a pity something so important has been left to the end of the meeting. I commend the departmental officials on what is a very innovative scheme. It obviously took a lot of engineering to get something like this through. It fills me with pride to think that Ireland does not just...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits Eligibility (9 Dec 2015)

Martin Heydon: 62. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the status of an entitlement to the Christmas bonus for a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44397/15]

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Racing Ireland Bill 2015: Committee Stage (9 Dec 2015)

Martin Heydon: I did not propose any amendments to the provisions relating to point-to point racing. I understand the thinking behind these amendments and the Minister is also aware of concerns raised about this matter. He assured us in discussions that the proposed changes in this regard are a paper exercise, as it were. Given that the Minister will not always be in that office, we must safeguard...

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Racing Ireland Bill 2015: Committee Stage (9 Dec 2015)

Martin Heydon: I wish to make a point on amendments Nos. 29 and 30 and also fixtures because it is the same. Some of the comments that have been made here are very reflective of comments one would hear in the industry in general, that HRI is the big baddie, that it is not flexible, it does not listen and it has its own agenda. That perception is out there in the industry and it has been reflected by some...

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Racing Ireland Bill 2015: Committee Stage (9 Dec 2015)

Martin Heydon: There is a balance for us to strike in order that we are not overly prescriptive in the legislation and do not tie people's hands. Horse Racing Ireland, HRI is answerable to this committee and will continue to be so. The important role of the owners also needs to be borne in mind by HRI in everything it does. The owners fund a very significant portion of everything that happens and are a...

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Racing Ireland Bill 2015: Committee Stage (9 Dec 2015)

Martin Heydon: We have said in the past that integrity is something one takes for granted when one has it. We have it. The integrity in question relates to our good name and it is crucial to the industry in terms of its overall importance. We must ensure that in the changes we make here, we do not impinge on the role of the racing regulatory body to carry out those functions and maintain the high...

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Racing Ireland Bill 2015: Committee Stage (9 Dec 2015)

Martin Heydon: On amendment No. 50 and the consideration that such amounts be taken into consideration in determining the budget for integrity services under subsection (1), if the Turf Club is receiving funds from elsewhere to do something, that the Exchequer funding needs to be taken into account is definitely part of it. However, we also need to ensure we maintain appreciative independent functions for...

Order of Business (15 Dec 2015)

Martin Heydon: In light of the work to expand the apprenticeship system beyond the construction sector to newer areas due to deficiencies in the haulage sector and in some white collar areas as well, what is the progress in respect of the apprenticeship Bill, which will provide protections and responsibilities for employers and apprentices and to provide for new governance arrangements for the...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits Eligibility (15 Dec 2015)

Martin Heydon: 82. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection why a person (details supplied) in County Kildare who is in receipt of jobseeker's allowance does not qualify for the Christmas bonus payment. [44678/15]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Harness Racing Industry: Horse Racing Ireland and Horse Sport Ireland (15 Dec 2015)

Martin Heydon: I thank the gentlemen for their presentation. Mr. Kavanagh addressed my thoughts when he stressed the importance of the horse racing and breeding sector coming back under the remit of the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine and clearly differentiated between sport and the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport. There is a good reason racing and breeding are under the...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Motor Tax Rates (17 Dec 2015)

Martin Heydon: 666. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will review the case of motor tax for a commercial vehicle (details supplied) based on the Court of Appeal reduction in tax for articulated goods vehicles; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46365/15]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Broadband Service Provision (17 Dec 2015)

Martin Heydon: 686. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the status of the provision of fibre broadband to an area (details supplied) in County Kildare, which has a number of industries and businesses which require high-speed broadband given that the lack of this is affecting their business; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46366/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mobility Allowance Review (13 Jan 2016)

Martin Heydon: 697. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the ongoing review of the mobility allowance scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1455/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Eligibility (19 Jan 2016)

Martin Heydon: 441. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills why a school bus ticket was withdrawn from a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2244/16]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Preschool Services (21 Jan 2016)

Martin Heydon: 112. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the status of funding for the free preschool year for a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2529/16]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Appeals (26 Jan 2016)

Martin Heydon: 98. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will issue a decision on an appeal by a person (details supplied) in County Kildare under the carer's allowance scheme as soon as possible; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2885/16]

Agriculture and Fisheries Council Meeting: Statements (22 Mar 2016)

Martin Heydon: This is my first time to speak in the House since the Ceann Comhairle assumed his new position. As a constituency colleague, I wish him well in his new role. I would like to touch on a couple of the contributions made earlier. In response to the Sinn Féin representative who referred to the relationship with the banks, it is important to put on the record that the Minister has had...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: State Pensions Payments (22 Mar 2016)

Martin Heydon: 21. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the options available to persons who have to retire at 65 years of age but who will not qualify for a State pension until they are 66 years of age or 67 years of age after 2021, given the abolition of the State transition pension; her plans to review this position; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4965/16]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Mortgage Data (22 Mar 2016)

Martin Heydon: 71. To ask the Minister for Finance his contact with AIB and EBS in 2014 on their plans to introduce a tracker mortgage retention product for tracker mortgage customers of the banks who wished to trade up; when he became aware of AIB's plans for this product; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4950/16]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (22 Mar 2016)

Martin Heydon: 72. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider a reduction in the capital gains tax rate for the sale of small assets of less than €10,000 in value; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4996/16]