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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Groceries Sector: Discussion with Lidl Ireland (9 May 2013)

Martin Heydon: Please allow the witness to respond.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Groceries Sector: Discussion with Lidl Ireland (9 May 2013)

Martin Heydon: Please allow the witnesses to make their responses.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Groceries Sector: Discussion with Lidl Ireland (9 May 2013)

Martin Heydon: We are under time pressure because another meeting is scheduled for this room.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Groceries Sector: Discussion with Lidl Ireland (9 May 2013)

Martin Heydon: Mr. McDonnell might furnish those details to the committee.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Groceries Sector: Discussion with Lidl Ireland (9 May 2013)

Martin Heydon: I thank the witnesses for their attendance and for their presentation to the committee. This is part of a wider range of work undertaken by the committee. It has been very helpful to hear the views of the delegates and to engage with them by way of questions from members.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes Payments (14 May 2013)

Martin Heydon: 564. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding single farm payments that were claimed by a person as an individual in 2011 but the farming set up is now run by them through a limited company; if the company will be able to claim the payments originally activated by the person should the 2011 activation measure, as part of the reference year proposals come...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Sale of Coillte's Harvesting Rights: Discussion (Resumed) with IMPACT (14 May 2013)

Martin Heydon: I thank the gentlemen for attending and for their interesting presentation. I am concerned about the sale of Coillte as I remain unconvinced of its merits. I am not ideologically opposed to the sale of valuable State assets if a business case can prove that it is worthwhile. It would be ideal if money raised could be used for stimulus capital projects. In my constituency in Kildare South...

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]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Rebates (15 May 2013)

Martin Heydon: 129. To ask the Minister for Finance if there is a set time for processing flat rate addition refunds from the Revenue Commissioners; if he will investigate the reason refunds due to Irish breeders (details supplied) are taking longer than normal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23361/13]

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]

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...

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]

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 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 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]