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Thu, 10 May 2018
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Curragh Plains Representative Forum
Martin Heydon
29. Deputy Martin Heydon asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the status of the establishment of a new lands management team for the Curragh Plains to be put in place for 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20383/18]
Thu, 10 May 2018
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Roads Maintenance Funding
Martin Heydon
91. Deputy Martin Heydon asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the interaction his Department has had with the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport on the need for supplementary funding of local authorities for road repairs and maintenance budgets following damage caused by recent storms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20669/18]
Thu, 10 May 2018
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Schools Building Projects Status
Martin Heydon
110. Deputy Martin Heydon asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of progress of the design phase of a proposed new school for (details supplied) in view of the delays in the project to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20640/18]
Thu, 10 May 2018
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School Accommodation Provision
Martin Heydon
112. Deputy Martin Heydon asked the Minister for Education and Skills if the demographics of south County Kildare remain under review for the purposes of the provision of a new secondary school; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20670/18]
Thu, 10 May 2018
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School Accommodation Provision
Martin Heydon
113. Deputy Martin Heydon asked the Minister for Education and Skills the criteria used in selecting the new schools included on the recently announced school building programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20677/18]
Thu, 10 May 2018
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Roads Maintenance Funding
Martin Heydon
272. Deputy Martin Heydon asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the analysis that has been carried out on the need for supplementary funding of local authorities for road repairs and maintenance budgets following damage caused by recent storms; when clarity will be provided to local authorities on such funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20679/18]
Wed, 9 May 2018
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Heritage Promotion
Martin Heydon
25. Deputy Martin Heydon asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the role her Department plays in the protection and promotion of heritage crafts here; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20056/18]
Tue, 8 May 2018
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Local Infrastructure Housing Activation Fund
Martin Heydon
67. Deputy Martin Heydon asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government when additional projects in County Kildare can be considered for local infrastructure housing activation fund, LIHAF, funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19734/18]
Thu, 3 May 2018
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State Pension (Contributory)
Martin Heydon
10. Deputy Martin Heydon asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the timeframe for reviews of contributory pensions for those who took time out of work to care for the family, following changes announced in 2017; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19300/18]
Thu, 3 May 2018
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Employment Rights
Martin Heydon
20. Deputy Martin Heydon asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of the work in her Department to resolve issues regarding the classification of stable staff and racehorse trainers as employers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19299/18]
Wed, 2 May 2018
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Action Plan for Rural Development Implementation
Martin Heydon
53. Deputy Martin Heydon asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of the commitment in the Action Plan for Rural Development regarding improvements to 600 towns and villages by 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18985/18]
Wed, 2 May 2018
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Rural Development Programme Funding
Martin Heydon
64. Deputy Martin Heydon asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of the rural regeneration fund which was announced as part of Project Ireland 2040; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18984/18]
Tue, 1 May 2018
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Family Resource Centres
Martin Heydon
34. Deputy Martin Heydon asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her plans to review the funding of existing family resource centres; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18845/18]
Tue, 1 May 2018
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Affordable Childcare Scheme Implementation
Martin Heydon
35. Deputy Martin Heydon asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the status of the implementation of the affordable childcare scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18897/18]
Thu, 26 Apr 2018
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Farm Household Incomes
Martin Heydon
7. Deputy Martin Heydon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the details of farm incomes over the past year; the way in which these figures compare to previous years both nationally and in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18248/18]
Thu, 26 Apr 2018
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Food Exports to China
Martin Heydon
42. Deputy Martin Heydon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the impact for farmers in County Kildare of the opening of the Chinese market for Irish beef; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18243/18]
Thu, 26 Apr 2018
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Community Employment Schemes Supervisors
Martin Heydon
93. Deputy Martin Heydon asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of pensions for community employment supervisors; if a date will be set for a meeting of the high level forum on community employment supervisor pensions to further progress the issue in view of the concerns of community employment supervisors and assistant supervisors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18521/18]
Thu, 26 Apr 2018
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Fire Safety
Martin Heydon
242. Deputy Martin Heydon asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the status of the outcome of a report into fire safety which included a case study on an estate (details supplied) in County Kildare; the steps he will take on the issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18458/18]
Wed, 25 Apr 2018
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National Broadband Plan Funding
Martin Heydon
42. Deputy Martin Heydon asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the impact the investment of €500 million from the European Investment Bank will have on the national broadband plan; the timelines in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18010/18]
Wed, 25 Apr 2018
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Telecommunications Services Provision
Martin Heydon
65. Deputy Martin Heydon asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the way in which the implementation of recommendations from the mobile telephone and broadband task force report is assisting persons in County Kildare who experience poor mobile telephone and broadband coverage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18037/18]