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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]

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 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]

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]

Project Ireland 2040: Statements (Resumed) (22 Feb 2018)

Martin Heydon: I did not even touch on climate change, the measures there and the earmarked €22 billion. This is about planning for our future, ensuring we learn from the mistakes of the past and ensuring the 1 million extra people who will live in this country between now and 2040 have a very good quality of life. We must have balanced regional development and we must sustain our rural as well as...

Project Ireland 2040: Statements (Resumed) (22 Feb 2018)

Martin Heydon: I am delighted to have the opportunity to speak on what is a hugely significant plan for our country, Project Ireland 2040. As chairman of the Fine Gael Party, I am immensely proud of the contribution my colleagues in Fine Gael have made to it, from the Ministers sitting at Cabinet - this was very much an all-Government approach by our partnership Government - to our Fine Gael Deputies and...

Questions on Promised Legislation (22 Feb 2018)

Martin Heydon: The cybersecurity Bill will be the first piece of EU-wide legislation on cybersecurity. It will transpose the security of network and information systems directive. It is very important that we are upgrading our defence against new threats that are developing all the time in cybersecurity. 1 o’clock While the threat to Ireland is low, I believe that because of our place at the...

Other Questions: Family Resource Centres (22 Feb 2018)

Martin Heydon: I support that.

Other Questions: Family Resource Centres (22 Feb 2018)

Martin Heydon: 9. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if applications from County Kildare for additional family resource centres will be considered in view of the shortage of centres in the county; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8981/18]

Other Questions: Family Resource Centres (22 Feb 2018)

Martin Heydon: I welcome the decision in the budget to allocate 11 new family resource centres around the country. In Kildare, we have two fantastic family resource centres, Newbridge and Curragh Pride. However, for a county with 220,000 people, Kildare only has the two centres. County Kerry, with a population of 147,000, has 12 centres while Donegal has nine and Mayo, seven. When compared to these...

Other Questions: Family Resource Centres (22 Feb 2018)

Martin Heydon: I thank the Minister for her response. I welcome the funding that went to existing family resource centres, which is important. However, there are only two centres in County Kildare. Two excellent applications have been made for resource centres in Athy and Kildare Town. The Kildare town applicant, Teach Dara Community and Family Centre, exemplifies the grassroots response to local...

Other Questions: Family Resource Centres (22 Feb 2018)

Martin Heydon: I thank the Minister for her response. I understand the role Tusla plays and she has highlighted the criteria it will use. The reason I feel passionately about this is because County Kildare is often misunderstood. As Deputy Durkan who is beside me knows, it suffers from a perception of affluence. That means the county's pockets of deprivation suffer from low levels of funding for mental...

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]