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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Applications (8 Nov 2016)

Martin Heydon: 144. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding a school bus ticket for a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33594/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Boards (3 Nov 2016)

Martin Heydon: 72. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the proposals his Department has to provide facilities for Kildare and Wicklow education training board, KWETB, to enable it to carry out its statutory functions to deliver training programmes for Kildare and Wicklow in view of the fact that KWETB is one of five education and training boards nationally that is without a training centre; and if...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Cycling Facilities Provision (3 Nov 2016)

Martin Heydon: 188. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the progress of a national indoor cycling velodrome; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33237/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (2 Nov 2016)

Martin Heydon: 275. To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) who was self-employed is eligible for the hearing aid grant or any other supports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32600/16]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Tenant Purchase Scheme Eligibility (27 Oct 2016)

Martin Heydon: 90. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he will consider extending the tenant purchase scheme to cover persons in receipt of carer's allowance or disability allowance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32382/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services Provision (27 Oct 2016)

Martin Heydon: 127. To ask the Minister for Health when services will be provided for a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32388/16]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Help-To-Buy Scheme (26 Oct 2016)

Martin Heydon: 59. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount it would cost to backdate the help to buy scheme announced as part of budget 2017 to 1 January 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32239/16]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Business of Joint Committee (25 Oct 2016)

Martin Heydon: To the best of my knowledge, neither the Minister nor the Minister of State has an issue with attending meetings of the committee. As noted by Senator Hopkins, they have attended before and will do so again. That is fine, but it is a matter of finding an appropriate time. As also noted by Senator Hopkins, I do not expect the Minister to miss a Cabinet meeting to attend an Oireachtas...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Business of Joint Committee (25 Oct 2016)

Martin Heydon: Okay, but I wish to make a second point.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Business of Joint Committee (25 Oct 2016)

Martin Heydon: Allowing for the fact that the Dáil is not sitting next week-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Business of Joint Committee (25 Oct 2016)

Martin Heydon: In the near future or as soon as possible.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Business of Joint Committee (25 Oct 2016)

Martin Heydon: If the Minister is coming in to discuss development partnerships in general, that is fine. Would it be appropriate for her to attend to discuss one individual partnership though? Local members can ask about individual ones at the committee but I am not sure it would be appropriate for a particular one to be on the agenda.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Business of Joint Committee (25 Oct 2016)

Martin Heydon: I was not here for it but that is fine. I was thinking out loud when I spoke. That is just my sense of it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Business of Joint Committee (25 Oct 2016)

Martin Heydon: My second point refers to item No. 2 on the agenda, which is "The cuts in the 2017 Budget to supporting the Irish Language, and the funding for Foras na Gaeilge and Údarás na Gaeltachta" and which will be dealt with during our public sessions. I wish to express my concern and disappointment with such a title. It would have been appropriate not to include the reference to cuts and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Business of Joint Committee (25 Oct 2016)

Martin Heydon: Was that title agreed?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Business of Joint Committee (25 Oct 2016)

Martin Heydon: I do not accept that it was actually agreed that that would be the exact title. I think it was agreed to have this discussion. It was agreed by those who proposed it that they felt there were cuts. The general point I wish to have taken on board for the future is to not lead the debate with the title. To clarify a matter for Senator Ó Clochartaigh, we have provided for 115 extra...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Business of Joint Committee (25 Oct 2016)

Martin Heydon: More spin.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Business of Joint Committee (25 Oct 2016)

Martin Heydon: I am not proposing anything. I am merely highlighting my disappointment with it and asking that the Chairman would in future ensure that the agenda is circulated with headings that allow for open debates. Those of us who have opposing viewpoints can make them, but we should not have what could be perceived to be leading or politically charged titles.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Staff (25 Oct 2016)

Martin Heydon: 235. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the provision of a special needs assistant in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32149/16]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Wind Energy Guidelines (20 Oct 2016)

Martin Heydon: 128. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the progress in finalising revised planning guidelines on wind farm developments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31323/16]