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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Home Tuition Scheme Eligibility (29 Nov 2016)

Martin Heydon: 245. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will review the annual process for approval of the minor works grant for primary schools to a system with an earlier approval date which would allow more certainty for schools as they budget and make plans for their upcoming year, in view of the fact the current system leaves uncertainty for schools trying to manage with limited...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licences Renewals (29 Nov 2016)

Martin Heydon: 732. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of a driving licence renewal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37338/16]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Youth Services (29 Nov 2016)

Martin Heydon: 789. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the status of the provision of a youth officer for County Kildare in view of the fact that it is a county with one of the highest youth populations and one of only a few without a dedicated youth officer; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37757/16]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Sustaining Viable Rural Communities: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Nov 2016)

Martin Heydon: In respect of Mr. Ludlow's point about the massive EU funds that are available, I accept his point that Meath Leader Partnership does not have a mechanism now to be able to spend time as part of its daily work to apply for them. Could he outline the funds he is talking about? Is no other arm or agency of the State applying for these funds? Mr. Ludlow says we are missing out these...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Funding (22 Nov 2016)

Martin Heydon: 383. To ask the Minister for Health the funding available from his Department for the start-up costs of a men's shed (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36275/16]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: IDA Supports (22 Nov 2016)

Martin Heydon: 562. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the status of the succeed in Ireland contract; when she expects a decision to be made on it; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36274/16]

Education (Admission to Schools) Bill 2016: Second Stage (Resumed) (17 Nov 2016)

Martin Heydon: My point is that waiting lists have allowed schools to cherry-pick, to an extent. It might not be particularly politically correct but it is a reason to do away with waiting lists, as that would leave a fairer and more level playing field. I am also aware of schools that have fees associated with being on a waiting list. With one school in particular, to the best of my knowledge, parents...

Education (Admission to Schools) Bill 2016: Second Stage (Resumed) (17 Nov 2016)

Martin Heydon: I am delighted to have the opportunity to speak on the Education (Admission to Schools) Bill, which was outlined in our programme for Government as a matter we would move forward. I welcome the Bill's passage to Second Stage and the Minister's presence in introducing it. As he is aware, the pressure on school places, particularly at secondary level, in south Kildare is a very topical issue...

Education (Admission to Schools) Bill 2016: Second Stage (Resumed) (17 Nov 2016)

Martin Heydon: I can see how this has played out. Some schools have used this in the past.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Eligibility (17 Nov 2016)

Martin Heydon: 260. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to set down the number of garnishee orders that have been taken against farmers and their single farm payment in each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35698/16]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport Fares (16 Nov 2016)

Martin Heydon: 241. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will review the rail fares in towns in County Kildare where persons from Newbridge are now paying considerably more for a commuter trip to Dublin than persons in Naas and Celbridge; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35502/16]

Social Welfare Bill 2016: Second Stage (Resumed) (9 Nov 2016)

Martin Heydon: I will conclude in a minute. Deputy Carey is happy for me to make this final point. The change was proportionate, but the State should not incentivise people who want to stay at home at 18 or 19 years of age, do not work or go into full-time education and who do not look to undertake training of some nature. For jobseekers, there is a reward for upskilling. Jobseekers aged under 26 years...

Social Welfare Bill 2016: Second Stage (Resumed) (9 Nov 2016)

Martin Heydon: I am sharing time with Deputy Joe Carey. On the last point made, I am not sure Deputy Seamus Healy and I are discussing the same budget. I feel like I have come in here to talk about a different one altogether. When an untruth is said, it needs to be tackled. This ESRI uses a switch model that examines the fairness and social impact of any given budget. It is a model that works on a...

Social Welfare Bill 2016: Second Stage (Resumed) (9 Nov 2016)

Martin Heydon: The recipients are better off, however. The Deputy would have us believe they are not. We have limited resources and are coming out of a very difficult time.

Social Welfare Bill 2016: Second Stage (Resumed) (9 Nov 2016)

Martin Heydon: There is no doubt but that there is a recovery but it is fragile and we must manage it prudently. We will do so fairly such that we can spread the benefits across society. As I will outline, there are those who have benefitted from an increase who have not seen one since 2009 and 2010. That is very important. This was an absolutely fair and prudent budget. It was a reforming budget...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Sustaining Viable Rural Communities: Discussion (Resumed). (9 Nov 2016)

Martin Heydon: I thank all of the groups for their detailed presentations which have been very insightful. The contraction of the recession, the impact it had on the banking sector and the knock-on impact on society in general means there will be a change with regard to the banks, but the biggest issue I can see, particularly in rural Ireland with smaller bank branches, is the loss of power of the local...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Sustaining Viable Rural Communities: Discussion (Resumed). (9 Nov 2016)

Martin Heydon: We cannot afford to have tourist offices throughout the country, but there is local knowledge in the post offices. We could make all of the postmasters peace commissioners because they are fine upstanding members of their communities. There is much potential and I welcome the listening sessions which were carried out earlier.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Sustaining Viable Rural Communities: Discussion (Resumed). (9 Nov 2016)

Martin Heydon: I thank the representatives for their detailed presentations. I will begin with the presentation from Retail Excellence Ireland. I am very conscious of the point about defining the core area. In the year and a half I spent in Kildare County Council, the first thing we learned about planning was that any good planning should be sequential from the town centre out. Compared with Newbridge,...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Data (9 Nov 2016)

Martin Heydon: 83. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide a breakdown of the number of first-time buyers per annum who have availed of the deposit interest retention tax refund scheme for first-time buyers since its introduction; the average amount of refund payable for each of those years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33947/16]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits Eligibility (9 Nov 2016)

Martin Heydon: 125. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if the extension of treatment benefits to self-employed persons from March 2017 will include the cost of hearing aids; if these benefits will be available to retired persons as well as active self employed persons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33949/16]