119. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the consultant tendering process that was followed by the Office of Public Works to award the contract for the lower Lee flood relief scheme. [38959/18]
517. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government his plans to enable persons that have been approved for a Rebuilding Ireland home loan from one local authority to draw it down from another authority (details supplied). [38347/18]
516. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the reason the initial practice of enabling members of the public to transfer approval under the Rebuilding Ireland home loan scheme between local authorities was altered to now require applicants to make repeat applications in each local authority area in which they are considering buying a dwelling. [38346/18]
479. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she has received guarantees from the UK Government that the portability and payment of British pensions to older persons resident here will not be affected by the withdrawal of the UK from the European Union; the guarantees and measures which will be put in place to safeguard the financial security of Irish residents in receipt of UK pensions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38440/18]
405. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if the cost of achieving an annual rate of energy-efficient renovation for Government buildings of 6%, as guided by the principles of EU Directive 2012/27/EU on energy efficiency, has been identified; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38442/18]
404. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if his Department has achieved an annual rate of energy-efficient renovation for Government buildings of 3% as required by EU Directive 2012/27/EU on energy efficiency; his plans to extend this to schools, libraries and community facilities, municipal or other public buildings; if the national energy efficiency targets have been set for local or central Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38441/18]
401. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment further to Parliamentary Question No. 1146 of 21 March 2017, the reason the timescale for public consultation in quarter 2 of 2017 was not met in regard to the strategic environmental assessment of the national bioenergy plan, which was drafted in 2014 and has remained in draft form since; the reason the timescale for public consultation in early 2018 which he set out in Parliamentary Question No. 215 of 13 December 2017 was not met; the reason the timescale for public consultation in summer 2018 which he set out in Parliamentary Question No. 1048 of 12 June 2018 was not met; and when the strategic environmental assessment of the draft national bioenergy plan will be put to public consultation. [38345/18]
213. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his views on the waiting time for probate to be considered once submitted to the Dublin Probate Office's principal probate registry; if the office is fully staffed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38431/18]
207. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his views on Garda actions surrounding the removal of occupiers from a location (details supplied); if the wearing of balaclavas by members of An Garda Síochána is lawful or appropriate in such circumstances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38313/18]
64. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the new Garda station for Stepaside, County Dublin, will be purpose built rather than modular; the timeline for its construction; when the plans will be made available to the local community; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37940/18]
813. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government his plans for the development of the Central Mental Hospital site in Dundrum for housing; the scale and type of housing planned; the percentage of affordable and social homes; the timeline for the development of same; his further plans for a cost-rental public housing model for the entire site; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37881/18]
811. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the local authorities that he wrote to regarding family hubs; and the criteria for selecting which local authorities would be contacted on this issue. [37768/18]
768. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to implement the recommendations of an organisation (details supplied) for a universal basic pension; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37767/18]
621. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of persons who have retrofitted their homes with heat pumps under the better energy homes programme since the opening of the programme; if the terms and conditions will be reviewed in view of take-up; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37766/18]
332. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans for the installation of further red light running cameras in Dublin city. [37770/18]
331. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the statistics An Garda Síochána hold that were obtained from the red light running cameras in Dublin city at the junction of Benburb Street and Blackhall Place; the number of days and the dates on which the cameras were in operation; the number of vehicles found to be breaking the red lights; the number of prosecutions initiated; the number of successful prosecutions; the fines paid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37769/18]
244. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to move to a system of digital or paperless payslips for teachers in view of the fact it is perceived that the current system is outdated and adds unnecessary costs and burden on his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37841/18]
323. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to provide extra back-to-school support and grants for children in direct provision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36476/18]
322. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of schools that have provided evidence of adopting the principles of cost-effective practice relating to section 3 of Circular 0032/2017; if these schools have received rewards for same; the detail of such rewards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36475/18]
2852. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the baseline data and analysis upon which the regulations she plans to bring into force under sections 7(1) and 7(2) of the Heritage Bill will be based; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34345/18]
2851. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the data that will be used to ensure that the provisions of sections 7(1), 7(2) and 8 of the Heritage Bill will not negatively impact breeding birds and other wildlife; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34344/18]
2850. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if, during the period of breeding and rearing, a licence will be required to carry out an inspection of hedgerows to determine if hedge cutting in that area would involve the disturbance of a wild bird on or near a nest containing eggs or unflown young; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34327/18]
2849. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the requirements on those who wish to cut roadside hedges for road safety purposes to identify if there are nesting birds in order to ensure that no works are carried out in such an area which might be in contravention of national law or the EU birds directive; the qualifications required of those carrying out inspections in cases in which inspections need to be conducted; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34326/18]
2607. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the reason a proposed road development in Naas, County Kildare, originally planned in 1992 may be funded by the local infrastructure housing activation fund as part of the proposed Naas inner relief road; the reason an outdated road development provides two of three options for the completion of the road; the reason the LIHAF funding for the road has been approved in view of the significant passage of time and the exponential increase in the population of Naas over the past 26 years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33566/18]
2205. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the safe distance that should be kept between hedge-cutting machinery used on or near public roads and unprotected road users, such as pedestrians or cyclists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33565/18]
2204. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if specific guidelines have been produced on the legal requirements on the operators of hedge-cutting machinery working on or near public roads; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33563/18]
2203. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the legal requirements on the operators of hedge-cutting machinery working on or near public roads in respect of matters (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33562/18]
2134. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to create statutory or non-statutory responsibility for local transport planning and delivery in order to ensure a stable platform from which the LocalLink model could be developed through the local authority structure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33567/18]
849. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Justice and Equality when a decision will be made on the opening hours and number of gardaí stationed in respect of the opening of a Garda station in Stepaside, County Dublin, modular or otherwise; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33570/18]
848. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if the decision on the construction of a modular Garda station for Stepaside, County Dublin, is final (details supplied); if it is still planned that the station itself will be refurbished or rebuilt; if consideration has been given to making drawings or models of the modular construction available to the local community in advance of construction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33568/18]
674. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 259 of 19 June 2018, when he expects to hear back from the Garda Commissioner about the reopening of Stepaside Garda station; the expected timeline for the reopening of the station; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32719/18]
597. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Education and Skills when the Education (Admission to Schools) Bill 2016 will be commenced; if the provisions of the Bill, particularly those relating to the partial removal of the baptism barrier, will be applicable for the 2019-2020 school year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34913/18]
411. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the decision on the construction of a modular Garda station for Stepaside, County Dublin is final (details supplied); if it is still planned that the station itself will be refurbished or rebuilt; if consideration has been given to making drawings or models of the modular construction available to the local community in advance of construction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33569/18]
726. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of single person applications and combined person applications that have been made, accepted as valid and granted to date for the Rebuilding Ireland home loan scheme in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31667/18]
616. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the legal provisions that regulate the purchase, ownership and use of scrambler and quad bikes; his plans to legislate to provide for a minimum age of ownership, registration and effective deterrents for when they are used in non-legal situations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31666/18]
543. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 489 of 29 May 2018, if future shipment sizes will be limited until he liaises with the French authorities to secure another suitable rest point in Cherbourg. [31741/18]
542. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 489 of 29 May 2018, the penalties that were applied to those found in breach of the regulations. [31740/18]
541. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the cause of death of six bulls during transit to Libya in February 2018, in view of the fact that it appears these details were not recorded; and if the cause of death of all animals on such shipments will be recorded in future for openness and transparency. [31739/18]
540. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on a recent report (details supplied) that a shipment of 3,000 live bulls is due to be exported to Libya; if all live exports will be suspended during the current heatwave in line with his Department’s policy of not allowing live exports during the months of July and August and in line with EC Regulation 1/2005 (Transport Regulations); and the reason these animals cannot be slaughtered here and exported on the hook and not on the hoof to Libya and other countries. [31738/18]
341. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Health to outline his views regarding the crisis in mental health services in the south east; the way in which he plans to remedy the dangerous situation in the department of psychiatry at St. Luke’s Hospital, in which at-risk patients are sleeping on chairs due to overcrowding and lack of appropriate step-down outpatient facilities and waiting lists for psychology, child and adolescent mental health services and other services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31670/18]
293. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation if the Carcinogens and Mutagens at Work Directive No. 2017/2398 that entered into force on 16 January 2018 will be transposed into law, thereby meeting the deadline for transposition in members states’ laws by 17 January 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31669/18]
207. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason for the significant fee for persons to become naturalised here (details supplied); his plans to introduce a sliding scale of fees for the certificate based on an applicant’s length of stay here if the applicant is self-supporting at all stages; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31668/18]
70. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the deteriorating humanitarian and political situation in Nicaragua (details supplied); if his attention has been drawn to Irish citizens in the country; if so, whether consular assistance will be made available to them; and if he will raise the matter with his counterparts in the European Union to request that the EU condemn the actions of the Nicaraguan Government against legitimate peaceful protest and the constraining of independent media from reporting on the atrocities being carried out. [31671/18]
494. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to amend section 96 of the Road Traffic Act 1961 in order to allow local authorities to provide school traffic wardens over Luas lines and other rail lines, and over private roads that have not yet been taken in charge by the local authority; his further plans he has to tackle the issue of dangerous Luas and railway crossings near schools at which local authorities are unable to provide school traffic wardens; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31376/18]
823. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he received a communication from the Department of Justice and Equality regarding the identity requirements of asylum seekers to obtain a driver licence; and when this communication will receive a response. [30896/18]
677. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Health the capacity of the Ashlin Centre in Beaumont Hospital; the area it serves; and the number of persons waiting to access its services. [30895/18]
676. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Health the capacity of the psychiatric day hospital in the primary care unit in Balbriggan; the area it serves; and the number of persons waiting to access its services. [30894/18]
334. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if an asylum seeker who has been granted international protection self-employment permission may employ or enter into partnership with another asylum seeker; if this practice is restricted; if so, if this is compliant with the EU (recast) reception conditions directive, 2013/33/EU; and the relevant section that allows for such a restriction. [30899/18]
333. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of residents of direct provision centres eligible to apply for the right to work under the EU (recast) reception conditions directive, 2013/33/EU. [30897/18]
179. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Finance if banks here are compliant with Article 2(2) of the European Union (Payment Accounts) Regulations 2016 (details supplied). [30898/18]