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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Mid-Year Review of Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Discussion (3 Oct 2018)

Martin Heydon: It did. I want to make a couple of points on culture and another on heritage. I thank the Minister and Minister of State for their engagement with us today. The Estimates process is very important. On Galway 2020 projects, it has been disappointing to see changes in the management team. I understand the Minister, Deputy Madigan, met the chair of Galway 2020 to discuss the CEO stepping...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Remuneration (3 Oct 2018)

Martin Heydon: 74. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his views on the Defence Forces veterans and families march over pay and conditions. [40065/18]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Curragh Plains Representative Forum (3 Oct 2018)

Martin Heydon: 76. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the engagement between his Department and Kildare County Council regarding ongoing land management and maintenance of the Curragh Plains. [40066/18]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: National Heritage Plan (2 Oct 2018)

Martin Heydon: I ask about the timeline for the publication of the Heritage Ireland 2030 plan, which has been subject to some delay. The Minister might outline the reasons and how close we are to progress on that plan, which is very important for our built and cultural heritage.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: National Heritage Plan (2 Oct 2018)

Martin Heydon: I thank the Minister for her response. Funding will be a key element of any plan. As we provide more money under Project Ireland 2040, good schemes such as the built heritage investment scheme will require increased investment as we emerge from the lost decade. These are very good schemes but they have not been able to do what we would like them to do due to the lack of funding. Resources...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: National Heritage Plan (2 Oct 2018)

Martin Heydon: I acknowledge the role the structure at risk fund in particular has played in villages and towns such as Castledermot, Kilcullen and Kildare town in addressing significant deficits. The heritage officers work closely with the local community groups, and the scheme has been very successful, which shows the value of putting in money and investment. On the Department engaging with heritage...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (2 Oct 2018)

Martin Heydon: I raise the issue of the Public Service Superannuation (Age of Retirement) Bill which aims to allow public servants work beyond the age of 65. This issue is the cause of much concern and has been raised with me by several constituents, many of whom are approaching the age of 65 and would like the opportunity to continue working. The Bill is currently before the Seanad but I am very keen...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Built Heritage Investment Scheme (2 Oct 2018)

Martin Heydon: 90. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the supports provided to protect historic structures at risk in County Kildare in 2017 and to date in 2018; her plans for 2019 in this regard; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39806/18]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Film Industry Development (2 Oct 2018)

Martin Heydon: 112. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the status of support provided to an organisation (details supplied); the benefits from same for County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39807/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Data (2 Oct 2018)

Martin Heydon: 266. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the waiting times for processing entry visas in the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service; and the way in which this compares to 12 months ago. [39444/18]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Early Childhood Care and Education Programmes (2 Oct 2018)

Martin Heydon: 572. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if the entry points of the ECCE programme will be reviewed in order to reinstate a January entry point that many families had planned for; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39949/18]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Housing Estates (27 Sep 2018)

Martin Heydon: The policy of allowing developers to develop and retain control of sewerage systems, as happened in many estates, was questionable from the start. I can offer the example of Walshestown Park in Newbridge, County Kildare. A couple of times each year residents there are subject to an overflow of the wastewater treatment system. Kildare County Council has probably spent a fortune on the...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Housing Estates (27 Sep 2018)

Martin Heydon: 13. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of progress with Irish Water in developing a policy for the taking in charge of developer-led waste water systems which is delaying the taking in charge of many housing estates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39092/18]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Housing Estates (27 Sep 2018)

Martin Heydon: What progress has been made on developing a policy on the taking in charge of developer-led waste water systems which is delaying the taking in charge of many housing estates? Local authorities claim their hands are tied in terms of how they can engage on the matter but in some instances the local authority, such as that in Kildare, is spending a significant amount of money on water tankers...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: National Planning Framework (27 Sep 2018)

Martin Heydon: 47. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the timelines for completion of regional planning strategies under the regional spatial and economic strategies; the way in which they will implement with population targets in the national development plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39093/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Reviews (27 Sep 2018)

Martin Heydon: 99. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the review of the Defamation Act 2009; and if there is a timeline for the review to be completed. [39177/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Dementia Strategy (27 Sep 2018)

Martin Heydon: 134. To ask the Minister for Health if consideration will be given for the funding of a dementia adviser in County Kildare. [39159/18]

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Ex-ante Scrutiny of Budget 2019: Minister for Finance (26 Sep 2018)

Martin Heydon: I apologise for missing the beginning of the meeting. I thank the Minister for his attendance. Mindful of Deputy Burton's reference to comparisons between now and ten years ago, it is fair to acknowledge that our tax base is now considerably wider than when the boom was getting boomier, as it were, and the crash happened. We are now in better shape in that regard. I acknowledge the work...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: State Pension (Contributory) (26 Sep 2018)

Martin Heydon: The Minister said she did not have the money for that.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: State Pension (Contributory) (26 Sep 2018)

Martin Heydon: I thank the Minister for her response. I am glad to hear her reiterate that the details of the plan which were originally announced in January are on track. Some of those affected by this issue have begun to think that it may not happen because there has not been much recent media coverage of the matter. After many years of campaigning, they are almost afraid to believe that the issue will...