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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Site Acquisitions (22 Jan 2019)

Martin Heydon: 183. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his officials will engage with officials from the Department of Defence in relation to a site for a new school for a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1811/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Site Acquisitions (22 Jan 2019)

Martin Heydon: 184. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the announcement of a new school build for a school (details supplied); the support his Department can provide in the next stage to identify a suitable site; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1812/19]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Heritage Promotion (16 Jan 2019)

Martin Heydon: 75. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the details of the current public consultation process for Heritage 2030; and the opportunities for residents of County Kildare to contribute to the process, including public events. [1689/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Partial Capacity Benefit Scheme Appeals (16 Jan 2019)

Martin Heydon: 242. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a file for an appeal for partial capacity benefit for a person (details supplied) in County Kildare will be forwarded to the appeals office for processing; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1828/19]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Jan 2019)

Martin Heydon: I thank the delegates for attending to discuss what is an important part of the work we have been doing. We spend much time with experts discussing the challenges of the issue, but - it is clear from its presentation that Met Éireann is aware of this - the other key part is how to try to bring people with us because we know that we must bring about significant behavioural change. We...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Fiscal Assessment Report: Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (16 Jan 2019)

Martin Heydon: I thank the Chairman for facilitating our contributions before 5.15 p.m. I thank the Minister and his officials for attending. In our post-budget scrutiny, it is right to acknowledge that, for the first time in more than a decade, our public finances are balanced in cash terms and we are in surplus territory. It is no mean achievement by the Minister, his predecessor, Deputy Noonan, and...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Fiscal Assessment Report: Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (16 Jan 2019)

Martin Heydon: Is the Minister saying that he is worried about value for money in some of the larger projects or about there not being enough skilled workers to see all of them through at the same time?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Fiscal Assessment Report: Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (16 Jan 2019)

Martin Heydon: That is probably a direct result of the lost decade as well and trying to get so much work started.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Fiscal Assessment Report: Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (16 Jan 2019)

Martin Heydon: I thank the Minister. On corporation tax and our reliance on it, what proportion of overall income is made up of corporation tax now compared with historical levels and to what extent is the increase in corporation tax based on underlying corporate profitability as opposed to one-off factors? Would the Minister have data on that?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Fiscal Assessment Report: Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (16 Jan 2019)

Martin Heydon: I thank the Minister.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (15 Jan 2019)

Martin Heydon: 71. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the initiatives he has planned to encourage the development of affordable homes in County Kildare for those who wish to purchase their own homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1466/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Estates (15 Jan 2019)

Martin Heydon: 81. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the progress that has been made on the development of a policy for the taking-in-charge of estates with developer-led waste water infrastructure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1467/19]

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (15 Jan 2019)

Martin Heydon: I concur with those comments. While the petitioner has focused on the standing of a pay-out, it is just one small issue. The gambling control Bill will provide for an independent regulatory body. This was a key decision made by the Government last year to change the original proposal to have an in-house regulatory body in the Department of Justice and Equality. It is important that there...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Examination of the Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly (Resumed) (19 Dec 2018)

Martin Heydon: I thank our guests for attending and for their presentations. I will try to avoid duplication so I will leave aside points I was to make around community ownership and smart meters, which have been covered extensively in the presentation. In the area of microgeneration, the Citizens' Assembly recommended the selling back into the grid of electricity from microgeneration by private...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Examination of the Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly (Resumed) (19 Dec 2018)

Martin Heydon: It is a very important principle. We heard from EirGrid about its ambition to reach to a level where 75% of renewable generation is in the system. Ireland is currently at a world-leading 65% in this regard. It is great that we are showing leadership in the area. What is the impact of having large levels of intermittent renewables on the grid? How is EirGrid and the ESB planning for more...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Examination of the Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly (Resumed) (19 Dec 2018)

Martin Heydon: Can I ask one more question?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Examination of the Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly (Resumed) (19 Dec 2018)

Martin Heydon: On carbon tax, the UK has introduced a price floor for carbon in the electricity sector of £18 per tonne of CO2. Has that been examined in an Irish context for the emissions trading system, ETS, sector and how would the CRU view that? Ireland's Climate Change Advisory Council has also recommended that a long-term price be set for carbon of €80 per tonne by 2030 and that any...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: State Pensions (19 Dec 2018)

Martin Heydon: 52. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of the ongoing review of those in receipt of contributory pensions since 2012; when the reviews will be completed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53388/18]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: State Pensions (19 Dec 2018)

Martin Heydon: 59. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when women on reduced contributory pensions since 2012 owing to time spent caring in the home can expect to hear the results of their reviews; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53438/18]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: State Pensions (19 Dec 2018)

Martin Heydon: Will the Minister update the House on the ongoing review of those in receipt of contributory pensions since 2012? When does she expect the review to be completed? As people throughout the country have received the letters about it, it would be good to receive an update on its status.