Results 361-380 of 2,944 for speaker:Martin Heydon

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Applications (11 Jul 2013)

Martin Heydon: 231. To ask the Minister for Health the processes that are in place to allow persons coming up to their seventieth birthday to make their applications for a medical card in advance of their birthday to ensure that they have the card in place by the time they turn 70; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33994/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Provision (16 Jul 2013)

Martin Heydon: 385. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason annual school transport charges for category B have increased while the other categories, A, A1, C and D, remain unchanged; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35522/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Delays (18 Jul 2013)

Martin Heydon: 241. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if an appeal in relation to a Student Universal Support Ireland grant application for a person (details supplied) in County Kildare will be processed as soon as possible; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36596/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Grants (18 Jul 2013)

Martin Heydon: 250. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will review the provisions whereby the grant aid of post graduate study is limited to four years, even in the case where no grant has previously been awarded and if this criteria can be reviewed for 2013-2014 in view of the emphasis on high quality training and the smart economy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36770/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Recruitment (18 Jul 2013)

Martin Heydon: 502. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans for further recruitment to An Garda Síochána; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35985/13]

Topical Issue Debate: Credit Unions Issues (18 Sep 2013)

Martin Heydon: I thank the Minister for taking this Topical Issue matter. Under the legislation, the role of the special manager at Newbridge credit union was envisaged as one that would be conducted in an expeditious fashion, for no longer than six months, and at the least possible cost to the State. After 21 months in the role, Mr. Luke Charleton's tenure can be said to have been a failure on all these...

Topical Issue Debate: Credit Unions Issues (18 Sep 2013)

Martin Heydon: I thank the Minister for his response. At our meeting with the Central Bank last Friday I asked direct questions about when the Central Bank had concerns. I specifically asked about a meeting that was supposed to have happened in 2005 between the regulator, the registrar and the board of directors. A fair description is that we were stonewalled, with a lack of information from the Central...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Appeals (18 Sep 2013)

Martin Heydon: 685. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if an appeal for disability allowance will be expedited in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38392/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: FÁS Local Training Initiatives Places (25 Sep 2013)

Martin Heydon: 80. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a person (details supplied) in County Kildare may expect to hear if they have been accepted for a FÁS course; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39920/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Vetting Applications (25 Sep 2013)

Martin Heydon: 172. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding a review of a Garda vetting application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40089/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Farm Assist Scheme Data (26 Sep 2013)

Martin Heydon: 140. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the total amount paid on farm assist claims in 2010, 2011, 2012 and to date in 2013; the total number of claimants in each of those years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40312/13]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Economic Importance of Cattle and Sheep Sectors: Discussion (1 Oct 2013)

Martin Heydon: Many of the points I intended to raise were made earlier and therefore I will not repeat them. I thank the President of the IFA, Professor Renwick and Mr. Kevin Kilcline for coming before us today. Professor Renwick's point was interesting in that the level of intensity of the farming practice also impacts on production costs. In terms of suckler cows and sheep, cattle and sheep farmers...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Planning Issues (2 Oct 2013)

Martin Heydon: 209. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the assistance provided to a person (details supplied) in County Kildare who is having issues with a property next door to them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41378/13]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: 2014 Pre-Budget Briefing: Discussion with Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (2 Oct 2013)

Martin Heydon: I am not sure whether it is proposed to go through each subhead individually.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: 2014 Pre-Budget Briefing: Discussion with Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (2 Oct 2013)

Martin Heydon: For fear that I might not get in at all, I will just make a couple of brief points. I see that gap and I am going for it. I welcome the Minister's comments regarding the suckler herd and the need for a welfare scheme of some type. I would support such a scheme. I also acknowledge the difficulties involved with a short-term environmental scheme. From my point of view, spending...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Eligibility (9 Oct 2013)

Martin Heydon: 76. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a student (details supplied) in County Kildare who was travelling on a school bus to Naas from their home in Kildare until recently can not use this bus now, if this decision may be reviewed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42636/13]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Special Areas of Conservation Criteria (9 Oct 2013)

Martin Heydon: 140. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will provide an update on the work being carried out by the consultants RPS on a national management plan for bogs included in the turf-cutting plan, with specific reference to concerns of residents in those areas regarding potential flooding and the way local residences will be protected; and if he will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Applications (9 Oct 2013)

Martin Heydon: 200. To ask the Minister for Health the average waiting times for processing of new medical card applications for applicants from County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42754/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Motor Tax Exemptions (10 Oct 2013)

Martin Heydon: 149. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government to detail his plans to allow a further extension to the new motor tax regime to allow exemptions for cars off the road and to allow for some cases where the deadline was missed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42973/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Motor Tax Exemptions (10 Oct 2013)

Martin Heydon: 150. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will consider allowing an exception to the new motor tax regime and exemptions for cars off the road in cases where older cars have been off the road for a significant period, for example, in excess of ten years and are being renovated for vintage purposes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42974/13]