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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Fees (2 Jun 2016)

Martin Heydon: 163. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of schools seeking mandatory contributions or fees from parents in non-fee paying schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14033/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Fees (2 Jun 2016)

Martin Heydon: 180. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if schools can charge mandatory fees for expenses such as text service and school insurance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14184/16]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sport and Recreational Development (2 Jun 2016)

Martin Heydon: 300. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to consider giving recognition to the card game bridge as a sport (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14239/16]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Agrifood Sector (8 Jun 2016)

Martin Heydon: I congratulate the Minister and Minister of State on their new roles. If Brexit were to happen, a weakening of sterling would be a considerable concern for us in the short term. There are broader issues, which the Minister has outlined. There would be challenges to Ireland as the food nation and food island, with our counterparts in Northern Ireland, and I ask the Minister to use his...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (8 Jun 2016)

Martin Heydon: 354. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the current timeframes for the processing of passports and the delays currently being encountered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14390/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (8 Jun 2016)

Martin Heydon: 491. To ask the Minister for Health the status of plans to relocate the South Kildare Network disability team to Kildare town and when this move is expected to be finalised; if there are any impediments to the move and if so what is being done to address them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14957/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Provision (8 Jun 2016)

Martin Heydon: 492. To ask the Minister for Health the status of plans to relocate the South Kildare CAMHS team from Athy to Kildare town and when this move is expected to be finalised; if there are any impediments to the move and if so what is being done to address them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14958/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Access to Higher Education (9 Jun 2016)

Martin Heydon: 59. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide funding to the National University of Ireland Maynooth to ensure the continuance of the inclusive learning initiative through which persons with intellectual disabilities are taking modules of mainstream courses with their fellow students (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15189/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teachers' Remuneration (9 Jun 2016)

Martin Heydon: 77. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the salaries of newly qualified primary school teachers; the plans he has in place to review this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15295/16]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Mortgage Data (9 Jun 2016)

Martin Heydon: 84. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government for an update on the home choice loan scheme; if it is operational all over the country; the levels of loans which have been allocated in the past three years; his plans to review the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15255/16]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Teachers' Remuneration (9 Jun 2016)

Martin Heydon: 110. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform for an update on the pay position for newly qualified primary school teachers; the plans in place to review this position; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15294/16]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arts Plan (9 Jun 2016)

Martin Heydon: 115. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her plans to develop a ten-year plan for the arts amid recent concerns regarding its downgrading; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15256/16]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Cultural Policy (9 Jun 2016)

Martin Heydon: 116. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her views on an all-party national cultural policy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15300/16]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Shared Ownership Scheme (14 Jun 2016)

Martin Heydon: 251. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the status of the recent changes to the shared ownership scheme to address previous issues around affordability and rent increases and how participants will be informed of such changes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15660/16]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Loan Books Purchasers (16 Jun 2016)

Martin Heydon: 75. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to assist borrowers whose loans are sold to third parties such as vulture funds; his further plans to protect the rights of borrowers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16417/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (16 Jun 2016)

Martin Heydon: 122. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the provision of school bus services to primary school children; if he has recently introduced changes that result in children who started school before the 2011-2012 school year who are not attending their closest school are now being offered concessionary bus tickets, only whereas last year they got full tickets; and if he will...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Tenant Purchase Scheme Data (16 Jun 2016)

Martin Heydon: 136. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the status of tenants of co-operative housing organisations who wish to buy out their homes including his plans to address this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16491/16]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Housing Adaptation Grant (16 Jun 2016)

Martin Heydon: 139. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will review the rules of the housing adaption grants for persons with a disability, as administered by local authorities (details supplied), to extend their application to persons with disabilities which are not physical, but which require alterations to homes, to make them safer and more suitable for the disabled...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (21 Jun 2016)

Martin Heydon: 145. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider increases to thresholds of inheritance tax to take account of different types of family units, including those who wish to pass on family property to nieces, nephews and other family members, outside of threshold A; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17158/16]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Credits (21 Jun 2016)

Martin Heydon: 146. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason a person (details supplied) on low income is paying a higher proportion of tax; if he will review this case to ascertain additional credits are or will be available in the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17228/16]