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Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Family Resource Centres (22 Feb 2018)

Martin Heydon: 26. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the status of the process to allocate 11 new family resource centres around the country; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8980/18]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Stamp Duty (22 Feb 2018)

Martin Heydon: 66. To ask the Minister for Finance the supports or reliefs that exist for family transfers of small businesses from the increased rate of 6% stamp duty; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9170/18]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: National Development Plan (22 Feb 2018)

Martin Heydon: 76. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the amount spent by the NDP information office for the NDP 2007 to 2013; the amount that was spent on public information and publicity campaigns for that NDP; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9168/18]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: National Development Plan (22 Feb 2018)

Martin Heydon: 77. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if a high level group was established in 2008 to manage communications for the NDP 2007 to 2013; if so, the name of that group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9169/18]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Racing Ireland (22 Feb 2018)

Martin Heydon: 171. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to changes to the broadcasting rights to Irish racing from a television channel (details supplied); the role his Department has in this decision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9233/18]

Order of Business (27 Feb 2018)

Martin Heydon: Page 93 of A Programme for Partnership Government features a clear commitment to delivering a significant school capital investment programme. St. Paul's secondary school in Monasterevin is at the top of the six-year schools building list. The school has been waiting for 16 years for a new building. As the Ceann Comhairle will be well aware, the project has encountered numerous delays for...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing (27 Feb 2018)

Martin Heydon: 52. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to address the shortage of affordable homes in many parts of the country for young persons, couples and families that wish to live in their local areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9698/18]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Built Heritage Investment Scheme Funding (28 Feb 2018)

Martin Heydon: 42. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the funding available for the built heritage investment scheme and structures at risk fund for 2018 to support the repair and conservation of historical buildings in County Kildare and nationwide; when a decision will be made on these schemes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10021/18]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Historic Towns Initiative (28 Feb 2018)

Martin Heydon: 54. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the status of an application by Kildare town under the historic towns grant scheme 2018; when a decision will be made on these schemes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10022/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Provision (28 Feb 2018)

Martin Heydon: 177. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the provision of high support hostel placements, as outlined in A Vision for Change, in the County Kildare and west County Wicklow region; the improvements that have been made in the level of provision in the past three years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10373/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Provision (28 Feb 2018)

Martin Heydon: 178. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which the plans for a new acute mental health unit at Naas General Hospital may help to free up space from the old Lakeview unit for enhanced capacity at Naas General Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10374/18]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: EU Finances Post-2020: European Commissioner for Budget and Human Resources (6 Mar 2018)

Martin Heydon: I thank the witnesses for coming before us today. I will take up the last point. It is important there should be an understanding across Europe that Brexit will ultimately be a negative-sum game, probably for all of Europe and particularly for Ireland. Whether it is a hard or soft Brexit will determine how negatively it will have an impact on our economy. Either way, it will not be a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: EU Finances Post-2020: European Commissioner for Budget and Human Resources (6 Mar 2018)

Martin Heydon: I thank the Commissioner for his response. Just as he was frank in informing us what the Netherlands and Denmark want in various areas, I hope he will, in the other eight countries he must still visit and throughout the negotiations, reiterate the points he hears in Ireland. New measures require new money and the Common Agricultural Policy is extremely important. Food security and...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Expenditure (8 Mar 2018)

Martin Heydon: 466. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount spent by the information office for Transport 21; the amount spent on public information and publicity campaigns regarding the Transport 21 plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11645/18]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Expenditure (8 Mar 2018)

Martin Heydon: 487. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a high level group was established in 2005, 2006 to manage communications for Transport 21; the name of the group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11427/18]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: CLÁR Programme (8 Mar 2018)

Martin Heydon: 539. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the reason County Kildare has been excluded from the CLÁR programme to date; if he will review this and consider including County Kildare in the list of eligible counties for CLÁR; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11521/18]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Public Sector Staff (20 Mar 2018)

Martin Heydon: 715. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the delays that are occurring in recruitment and placement of technical agricultural officers in the eastern region; the reasons for such delays; the steps being taken to address this issue in order that the industry is not restricted in its daily activity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12394/18]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Properties (21 Mar 2018)

Martin Heydon: 44. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the Curragh Forum's work programme for 2018; the status of the establishment of a new lands management team for the Curragh Plains; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12945/18]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Properties (21 Mar 2018)

Martin Heydon: 52. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the status of plans for a peace and leadership institute on the Curragh; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10315/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (21 Mar 2018)

Martin Heydon: 208. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the date for profiling commencement of construction of a school (details supplied) from Q3 2019 will be reconsidered in view of the fact that the design team has indicated that it may be ready to commence construction by late 2018 or Q1 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13172/18]