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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (9 Jul 2019)

Martin Heydon: 794. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if an application for carer's benefit by a person (details supplied) County Kildare will be expedited in view of the circumstances; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29633/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Invalidity Pension Reviews (9 Jul 2019)

Martin Heydon: 800. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a review of an invalidity pension claim by a person (details supplied) in County Kildare will be expedited in view of their illness benefit ceasing in August 2019; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29659/19]

Judicial Council Bill 2017 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (4 Jul 2019)

Martin Heydon: My comments are also on section 18. I thank the Minister and his officials for prioritising the Bill and facilitating the speedy development of the personal injuries guidelines and committee amendments. As everyone knows, there is considerable frustration over the lack of availability and the cost of business insurance. It is a difficult issue for us to address because of constitutional...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Electricity Generation (4 Jul 2019)

Martin Heydon: 26. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the progress on the development of a new micro-generation scheme to allow homeowners to generate their own electricity and sell the excess back to the national grid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28555/19]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Electric Vehicles (4 Jul 2019)

Martin Heydon: 53. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans for local authorities to introduce charging points for electric vehicles on their properties nationally; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28554/19]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Beef Industry (3 Jul 2019)

Martin Heydon: 49. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the details of the new aid package for beef farmers based on EU exceptional aid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28264/19]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Climate Change Adaptation Plans (3 Jul 2019)

Martin Heydon: 58. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his priorities under the recently published Climate Action Plan 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28263/19]

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Summer Economic Statement: Minister for Finance (3 Jul 2019)

Martin Heydon: I thank the Minister and his officials for appearing before the committee on what is a very important topic. Productivity levels in the construction sector have been mentioned at a committee and it is something I have spoken about with the Minister previously in terms of the ambitious plans contained within the national development plan. I am mindful of the fact that a construction sector...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Summer Economic Statement: Minister for Finance (3 Jul 2019)

Martin Heydon: The stability programme update calls for a €8.4 billion reduction in the gross debt by 2020. How realistic is this?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Summer Economic Statement: Minister for Finance (3 Jul 2019)

Martin Heydon: Gross debt.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Summer Economic Statement: Minister for Finance (3 Jul 2019)

Martin Heydon: The committee has heard much commentary to the effect that the economy is approaching full capacity and we could be heading into a period of overheating, as has been touched on here. Obviously a disorderly Brexit would stop that happening. I wish to ask about overall strategy if the economy overheats. Does the Minister accept that we could be facing full capacity, or does he believe there...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Summer Economic Statement: Minister for Finance (3 Jul 2019)

Martin Heydon: I thank the Minister for his answers. I have one further question. Over several difficult months we have seen the Minister's Department dealing with the pressure of several public sector pay demands, from our Defence Forces, HSE staff and beyond. In macro terms, how important is the public service stability agreement to our future economic growth? Does the Minister have any comments on that?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Health Reports (2 Jul 2019)

Martin Heydon: 48. To ask the Minister for Health the progress on implementation of the recommendations and findings of the report of the independent review group established to examine the role of voluntary organisations in publicly funded health and personal social services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27965/19]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Health Reports (2 Jul 2019)

Martin Heydon: The voluntary sector plays a key role around the country in the delivery of health and personal social services. The origin of many voluntary organisations was to provide a service at a time when the State did not. The value of their contribution is immense but given the variety of arrangements, all formalised at different times in the State's history, it is right that we review the...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Health Reports (2 Jul 2019)

Martin Heydon: I am conscious that we have remarkable voluntary organisations such as KARE in my constituency. The Minister is aware of it, as it is also involved in west Wicklow as well as Kildare. It was established in 1967 by parents and friends of children with intellectual disabilities who wanted their children to be able to live at home and to go to school locally. KARE is a fantastic organisation...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Health Reports (2 Jul 2019)

Martin Heydon: The Minister is dead right. At the heart of the issue is addressing service level agreements and making sure they are fit for purpose. In many ways, that will involve the agreements being reviewed and simplified so that they focus on service provision as much as possible. I come across issues in my constituency all the time, which I have raised with the Minister of State, Deputy Finian...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services Provision (2 Jul 2019)

Martin Heydon: 107. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the waiting times for disability services for children in south County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27966/19]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Reports (2 Jul 2019)

Martin Heydon: 233. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the documents published by his Department since 1 January 2016 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27918/19]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Reports (2 Jul 2019)

Martin Heydon: 333. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the documents published by his Department since 1 January 2016 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27917/19]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Reports (2 Jul 2019)

Martin Heydon: 598. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the documents published by his Department since 1 January 2016 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27920/19]