315. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Health if proposed regulations to reduce the use of pharmaceutical assistants nationally will be clarified; the expected number of job losses nationally among the profession; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10504/19]
110. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the reason it states under an item (details supplied) that a citizen who wishes to have a new passport following a name change must have two documents dating back two years from the point of application proving that name; the reason a public services card that was issued less than two years prior to date of application may be accepted as one of the documents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10552/19]
209. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to create a clear and easy-to-read page on www.welfare.ie outlining the persons who will be affected by the changes and the meaning of those changes for their expected pensions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9784/19]
208. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a calculator for the total contributions pension will be in place via the Pensions Authority; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9783/19]
207. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the way in which the pensions of pre-2020 entrants will be affected by the move to a total contributions approach in 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9782/19]
476. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when new air quality monitoring will be rolled out in Dublin city; the type of gasses, pollutants and so on that will be measured (details supplied); the number of stations that will be provided; if real time information will be available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9122/19]
475. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of staff in his Department who work in communications, climate action, oil and gas exploration, regulation issues, environment and other issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9121/19]
474. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the scholarship schemes operated by his Department; the criteria for the award; the amount of the award; the number of awardees for the dates for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9120/19]
473. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans to roll out fast charging infrastructure for electric vehicles; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9119/19]
472. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if Ireland is in breach of the EU emissions ceilings directive on emissions of NOx and the related World Health Organization, WHO, limits for clean air; and if so, his plans and timescale to address same. [9118/19]
421. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on the neurology waiting list in Tallaght Hospital over the past three years by the length of time they have been waiting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9633/19]
245. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 299 of 8 November 2018, the status of the cost rental housing project at a location (details supplied); if the project has gone to tender; the estimated completion date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8524/19]
239. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if those in the public sector who were set to retire at 65 years of age would be entitled to jobseeker's allowance until they reach 67 years of age in view of the changes to the compulsory retirement age in December 2018; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8725/19]
127. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to review the cost of obtaining Irish citizenship with a view to reducing the cost for adult non-widows, widowers and surviving civil partners of Irish citizens in view of the fact that it is prohibitive for many potential applicants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8722/19]
668. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government his plans to introduce legislation which would give local authorities power to address a situation in which a resident's right to light is blocked from neighbouring trees when these trees are on private land; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8316/19]
567. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the changes to Luas fares in each of the years since 2012, in tabular form; the reason for increases in the fares; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8194/19]
530. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans to introduce a public information campaign encouraging motorists not to idle their engines at level crossings due to the additional environmental pollution and carbon emissions this creates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8317/19]
529. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the relationship between the national mitigation plan, the national energy and climate plan and the all-of-Government action plan on climate disruption. [8315/19]
488. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of cases initiated under the Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013 since its inception in the event that there is no centralised collection point of actions taken under the Act; the outcomes of these cases by notices, charges, prosecutions, convictions and sentences; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8321/19]
487. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of charges, prosecutions, convictions and sentencing for each offence under the Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013 since its inception; the number of served notices under the Act; the requirements under the notices; the outcome of these notices by region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8320/19]
486. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there is a centralised point that records all actions taken under the Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013 in general and specifically regarding notices, charges, prosecutions, convictions and sentences; if so, the location of this centralised system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8319/19]
433. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Health if he will address an anomaly in the drugs payment scheme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8318/19]
297. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of fines issued to cars parked on pavements since 2012 in each county and city council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8327/19]
257. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Education and Skills the alternative arrangements which will be made for the education of students in a school (details supplied) in the event that the planning permission process for new prefab buildings at the school is not started in time to allow the prefabs be ready for new students in September 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8323/19]
256. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Education and Skills when the planning permission process will be started for new prefab buildings at a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8322/19]
240. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the rain gardens or other sustainable urban drainage elements proposed for each of the BusConnects core bus corridor designs. [7589/19]
239. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the public seating proposed for each of the BusConnects core bus corridor designs. [7588/19]
238. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of trees to be planted in each of the BusConnects core bus corridor designs. [7587/19]
237. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if landscape architects have worked on the BusConnects core bus corridor designs. [7586/19]
235. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his capital expenditure for the calendar year 2018 from January to December, excluding expenditure by Transport Infrastructure Ireland under the heading of B3 - Road Improvement, Maintenance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7553/19]
232. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to legislate or regulate for the use of cameras by local authorities, An Garda Síochána or others in enforcing traffic regulations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7504/19]
231. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to purchase fully electric public transport vehicles in 2019. [7503/19]
230. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the average age of the Dublin Bus fleet in each of the past five years. [7502/19]
229. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the value and asset spread of the CIÉ pension fund; and if it is adequate to cater for the demands placed on it. [7501/19]
228. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the details of payments made from the green public transport fund. [7500/19]
227. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the rationale for adding an extra lane to the M3-N3 between Clonee and the M50 in view of the resultant increase in traffic this would generate on the M50. [7499/19]
226. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans and timescale for implementing variable speed limits on the M50. [7498/19]
225. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the income and costs associated with the barrier-free tolling on the M50; the number of vehicles passing the tolling point in each of the past five years by vehicle type; and the number evading the toll. [7497/19]
183. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Health the ongoing supervision the Health Products Regulatory Authority carries out for parallel import products, particularly regarding repackaging; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7583/19]
168. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Health the reason Ireland is not monitoring the level of chemicals in the population via the EHBMI-HBM4EU human biomonitoring initiative; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7491/19]
167. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Health the reason Ireland participated in the DEMOCOPHES pilot biomonitoring project but did not continue on to the EHBMI-HBM4EU human biomonitoring initiative; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7490/19]
108. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of successful prosecutions made arising from the use of data from the pilot scheme of red light running cameras in Dublin city at the junction of Benburb Street and Blackhall Place; the period in which these cameras were operational; and his future plans for such cameras. [7496/19]
184. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has met with councillors (details supplied) to discuss the issue of cycling safety and infrastructure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5831/19]
183. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if funding will be made available to local councils to improve road conditions and road safety outside schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5829/19]
176. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the data available on the marginal abatement costs of reductions in greenhouse gas emissions from peatlands; and the volume of emission reductions possible at each cost level. [5885/19]
175. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the reduction in greenhouse gas emissions from peatlands he anticipates over the lifetime of the national mitigation plan, the national energy and climate plan and the all-of-Government plan on climate disruption. [5884/19]
174. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the assessment carried out before signing SI No. 4 of 2019 European Union (Environmental Impact Assessment) (Peat Extraction) Regulations 2019, of the impact of the regulations on the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions from peatlands in line with the national peatlands strategy. [5883/19]
82. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Education and Skills if funding will be made available for autism units in Dublin 12; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5830/19]
Bill entitled an Act to amend the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1992 to provide for the establishment of thermal efficiency standards for rented accommodation, for the testing of rented accommodation for radon, for the remediation of rented accommodation with high concentrations of radon; and to provide for related matters.
391. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Health the number of general practitioner full-time equivalents for the past three years by county and year in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5319/19]