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Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Eligibility (2 Jul 2013)

Martin Heydon: 462. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the options available to a person (details supplied) in County Kildare in relation to rent allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32027/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (2 Jul 2013)

Martin Heydon: 521. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide a further update on the review of the shared ownership scheme operated by local authorities; in particular the annual increases of 4.5% on the rental portion, which is causing considerable financial stress to owners who are trying to manage repayments; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Other Questions: Roads Maintenance (27 Jun 2013)

Martin Heydon: 55. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the measures that have been taken to protect the regional and road network. [31039/13]

Other Questions: Roads Maintenance (27 Jun 2013)

Martin Heydon: I thank the Minister for his response. I acknowledge his great efforts to secure funding for very important projects for regional and local roads at a time of difficult economic circumstances. I have a question about the pilot CIS scheme whereby counties receive money. I welcome the two projects in south Kildare which received a combined figure of approximately €40,000. I ask why...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Tourism Policy (27 Jun 2013)

Martin Heydon: 10. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will outline the major issues that he will seek to address within his proposed new tourism policy; and the way members of the industry and the public will be able to engage with this review. [31025/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Higher Education Courses Applications (27 Jun 2013)

Martin Heydon: 133. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will review the case of a special needs assistant (details suppled in Co. Kildare) who needs to take time off from their contract for study purposes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31418/13]

Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (26 Jun 2013)

Martin Heydon: I am grateful to have the opportunity to speak on this most important Bill. I am very aware of the different views it has brought up and the sensitivity of the issues involved. I fully respect the right of individuals to hold different and opposing views on the detail of the Bill and have welcomed the opportunity to speak to many constituents, colleagues and friends about the issue in...

An Bille um an Dara Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Deireadh a Chur le Seanad Éireann) 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) - Thirty-second Amendment of the Constitution (Abolition of Seanad Éireann) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (20 Jun 2013)

Martin Heydon: I am happy to have an opportunity to speak on this Bill, which will allow for a referendum offering people the opportunity to have their say on the future of the Seanad. In the run-up to the last general election, Fine Gael had a much-heralded five-point plan, one of the key components of which was new politics and political reform. Even though we have not reached the halfway point of the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Staffing (19 Jun 2013)

Martin Heydon: 98. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the special needs assistants hours for calendar year 2013/2014 will be announced and allocated to the individual schools specifically in Conty Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29512/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Rural Development Programme Funding (11 Jun 2013)

Martin Heydon: 556. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government in view of the recent review of LEADER funding, the way it is envisaged that the revised funding amounts will be re-allocated within local development companies specifically where funding has been reduced and many projects had already been approved in principle (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Pensions (11 Jun 2013)

Martin Heydon: 765. To ask the Minister for Defence if a person (details supplied) in County Kildare is eligible for a UN disability pension; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27465/13]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Vehicle Registration Issues (11 Jun 2013)

Martin Heydon: 1069. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when a person (detail supplied) in County Kildare may expect to receive a tax book for a vehicle; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27169/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (28 May 2013)

Martin Heydon: 631. To ask the Minister for Health if an operation will be expedited in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25176/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Bank Guarantee Scheme (22 May 2013)

Martin Heydon: 67. To ask the Minister for Finance if cash deposits held within approved retirement funds are covered by the bank guarantee scheme; the other protections that exist to protect cash held through private sector pension funds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24576/13]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Departmental Properties (22 May 2013)

Martin Heydon: 212. To ask the Minister for Defence his views on encroachment charges (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24552/13]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Groceries Sector: Discussion (Resumed) with Fresh Milk Producers (21 May 2013)

Martin Heydon: I thank the representatives of the various organisations for coming to today's meeting and making such interesting presentations. I am a suckler cow farmer in south Kildare. I am not a dairy man. I have great respect for anyone who gets up seven days a week to milk cows. The Glanbia plant in Ballytore in my local area employs 120 people in the dairy section alone. According to the 2011...

Order of Business (16 May 2013)

Martin Heydon: I have two related items. Could the Tánaiste outline when he expects the betting (amendment) Bill to come through to broaden our income from those betting firms that are based offshore and increase the State's contribution to the horse and greyhound fund which makes a valuable contribution? When does the Tánaiste expect amendments to the Horse Racing Ireland Act to come forward?...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Property Taxation Collection (16 May 2013)

Martin Heydon: 115. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider extending the deadline for property tax returns in view of the fact the many persons who do not have the option to file on-line have not yet received their forms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23636/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Expenditure (16 May 2013)

Martin Heydon: 129. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide an update on an application for funding from a special needs unit at a school (details supplied) in County Kildare; if he will expedite a decision on same as the end of the school year approaches and plans are being made for next year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23525/13]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Civil Aviation Regulation (15 May 2013)

Martin Heydon: 44. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the progress that has been made on the development of a new civil aviation policy; if such a policy will take cognisance of the issues affecting residents who live adjacent to small airfields and the regulations needed to protect their quality of life; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22958/13]