424. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a school (details supplied) in Dublin 16 did not qualify for a school bus in view of the fact that it was moved to a new site at a campus in Churchtown; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46949/17]
423. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of site access negotiations for a school (details supplied) in Dublin 16; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46948/17]
377. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Education and Skills the schools with autism units in Dún Laoghaire; if these autism units are located in boys' schools, girls' schools or co-educational schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46449/17]
294. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the opening hours of St. Mary’s Abbey, Dublin 7; and his plans to increase the opening hours in order to promote more tourism in Dublin’s north inner city. [46439/17]
273. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the mileage rate payable for 100% electric vehicles; if this rate is consistent with climate action goals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46443/17]
229. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Finance if an interdepartmental committee is still in operation examining the possibility of taxing civil servants' car parking as a benefit in kind; the length of time it has been in existence; when it last met; the outcomes that have resulted; his plans to introduce such a scheme; and the estimated amount of revenue that could be realised by such a measure. [46445/17]
223. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Finance his plans to introduce relief from local property tax for house and apartment owners dealing with the consequences of defective construction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46398/17]
222. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Finance his plans to amend the conditions of the home renovation scheme to make it available to apartment owners, especially those carrying out repair work to remedy defective construction in their buildings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46397/17]
81. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to reinstate support for student primary school teachers that are attending mandatory Gaeltacht courses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45008/17]
63. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to implement the recommendations of the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills report on positive mental health in schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45009/17]
319. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to bring forward an amendment to section 96 of the Road Traffic Act 2016 to provide that traffic wardens can be provided not only on public roads but also on roads which are intended to become public roads in the future and on other private roads open to the public and used to access primary schools. [44578/17]
245. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to extend the maternity leave and benefit for mothers of premature babies who are currently on maternity leave but whose children were born before 1 October 2017. [44425/17]
615. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if the limits of the exempted development area for roof mounted solar panels, including photovoltaics, will be raised in order to increase Ireland's response to climate change mitigation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43847/17]
485. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if funding is being provided for enhancing cycling routes along the Navan road from the Ashtown roundabout to the quays; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43850/17]
484. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding the provision of a new train station at Pelletstown; if delays in the provision of funding could see planning permission for the station expire; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43848/17]
460. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the current and planned measures his Department is undertaking to allow private persons and small-scale businesses to sell electricity they have generated to the national grid. [43963/17]
435. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of prosecutions there have been for animal cruelty in the past five years; the number of these which resulted in a conviction; the most stringent sentence imposed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43852/17]
434. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the maximum penalties available for convictions for animal cruelty; his plans to raise them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43851/17]
367. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Health the number of HIV infections detected per year since 2011; the number of new HIV infections detected to date in 2017, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43844/17]
266. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if there are methods whereby a community can change the name of their areas on maps; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43849/17]
239. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to restart the community graffiti reduction programme previously funded by his Department in order that householders can get assistance in removing graffiti. [43962/17]
212. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons who have died while in the direct provision system since 1 January 2007; the ages of the persons who died; the reasons for the deaths; the number that were the result of suicide; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43845/17]
196. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Education and Skills the progress made with locating a permanent site for a school (details supplied) recently awarded in the patronage competition for the Pelletstown, Scribblestown and Dublin 7 area; if he has directed Dublin City Council to engage with landowners to secure a site; the measures to accommodate the school in the interim; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43961/17]
120. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Finance the reason it is not possible to register an electric van for vehicle registration tax, particularly with regard to the Government’s objectives to decarbonise the transport sector as per chapter five of the national mitigation plan. [43846/17]
711. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the relationship between the proposals put forward under section 29 of the Local Government Act 1991 by Cork County Council and the work of the Cork local government implementation oversight group, including the implementation plan that it is producing for the alteration of the boundary between Cork City Council and Cork County Council. [42544/17]
710. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if the Cork local government implementation oversight group will complete a detailed implementation plan for the boundary adjustment by September 2017 as per its terms of reference. [42543/17]
709. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if it was his plan when setting the terms of reference of the Cork local government implementation oversight group that the boundary of Cork City Council would be altered in line with the recommendations of the Cork expert advisory group. [42542/17]
68. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he has given consideration to the application by Bord na Móna to purchase a wood pellet factory in Georgia; and the way in which the Government would reach a decision on such an investment. [41897/17]
64. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the expected matters that the national dialogue on climate change will include. [41896/17]
626. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if additional funding under a programme his Department oversees has been provided to local authorities and local community groups in areas in which refugees have been resettled under the refugee protection programme; and if so, the amount of funding allocated by local authority and community group. [41803/17]
625. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if he has requested local authorities to develop their own migrant integration strategies as envisaged by the national migrant integration strategy published by the Department of Justice and Equality earlier in 2017. [41802/17]
624. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the significant amount of bureaucracy confronting local authorities that wish to construct housing (details supplied); if this process has been simplified over the past two years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41770/17]
623. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government his plans to release funding to Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council for the refurbishment of a group of maisonettes which are almost entirely unoccupied at St. Laurence's Park, Stillorgan, County Dublin. [41769/17]
537. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on altering the rules of the road to reflect the advice provided to drivers in the Netherlands (details supplied). [41776/17]
504. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans to put in place an electric vehicle charging point in Leinster House. [41781/17]
503. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the sectoral adaptation plans adopted in accordance with the national climate change adaptation framework since the framework was published in 2012; and the locations in which the sectoral plans can be accessed. [41768/17]
423. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Health if he has satisfied himself with the quality of record keeping, archiving and recording of case histories at a facility (details supplied); if he has further satisfied himself with the level of continued professional development available to and availed by all staff; if he has satisfied himself with the communication with persons by electronic, telephone and other means; if he has further satisfied himself with the availability of information such as leaflets on mental health to persons within the facility; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41772/17]
422. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Health the long-term policy and funding strategy for the care of adults with intellectual disabilities particularly in scenarios in which close relatives are no longer able to provide care. [41767/17]
260. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if his Department has engaged with community groups on the ground in local authority areas in preparation for the Syrian resettlement programme, refugee protection programme and other departmental programmes dealing with the Syrian refugee crisis; if his Department or local authorities are being encouraged to engage with community groups; if so, the means or resources through which it is engaging; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41806/17]
259. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the amount of extra funding and resources being allocated to his Department in preparation for the Syrian resettlement programme and other programmes dealing with the Syrian refugee crisis; the areas to which funding is being allocated by year, section of his Department and type of resource, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41805/17]
258. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if his Department has discussed refugee integration as an aspect of rural development policy with the Departments of Housing, Planning and Local Government and Rural and Community Development; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41804/17]
257. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if extra funding is being provided to community groups in areas in which Syrian refugees are being resettled under the Syrian resettlement programme; the number of months in advance of and after the arrival of refugees funding is being allocated; the breakdown of funding by year, name of community group, type of community activity and local authority area, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41801/17]
256. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the amount of extra funding being allocated to local authorities in advance of the Syrian resettlement programme; the areas to which funding is being allocated, for example, housing, English classes, rural development and community development by year and local authority, in tabular form; if this funding is coming from the European integration fund or another body; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41800/17]
255. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to reintroduce the Syrian humanitarian admission programme to expand Ireland's capacity to respond to the Syrian refugee crisis; the reason he would or would not reintroduce such a programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41799/17]
254. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if his Department has examined community sponsorship models such as the UN community sponsorship initiative as a format that could be used to expand Ireland's capacity to respond to the current Syrian refugee crisis; the reason he would or would not introduce such a programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41798/17]
253. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if books are provided to those residing in direct provision; if so, if these books are provided by the Reception and Integration Agency, the Office for the Promotion of Migrant Integration, the relevant accommodation centre or other bodies; the names of those bodies; the number of books in each accommodation centre; the type of books provided, for example, fiction, language skills or personal development; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41791/17]
252. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if books are provided to Syrian refugees residing in accommodation centres under the scope of his Department's resettlement programme; if so, if these books are provided by the Reception and Integration Agency, the Office for the Promotion of Migrant Integration, the relevant accommodation centre or other bodies; the names of those bodies; the number of books in each accommodation centre; the type of books provided, for example, fiction, language skills or personal development; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41790/17]
215. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his plans to raise concerns with regard to the human rights of civilians in Biafra with the Nigerian Government in relation to the ongoing Operation Python Dance II; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41782/17]
214. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the UK Government is part funding an election observation mission to Somaliland to observe that country's presidential election on 13 November 2017; if funding options and other supports will be examined to enable Irish persons participate in that election observation mission; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41780/17]
213. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has discussed the plight of the Rohingya people in Myanmar with that country’s diplomatic representatives and at European level; and the further measures he plans to take to seek on this issue. [41775/17]