195. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Education and Skills the average cost to a local ETB of providing 12 months of English language tuition to refugees who have been resettled under the refugee protection programme; and the costs of materials required. [41797/17]
194. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Education and Skills the progress that has been made regarding locating a permanent site for a school (details supplied); if he has directed Dublin City Council to actively engage with landowners with a view to securing such a site; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41779/17]
193. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department has assessed the demand for secondary-school places in Dublin 7, with particular reference to the new Scribblestown and Pelletstown communities along the Royal Canal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41778/17]
192. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason for the delay in the commencement of building a new school (details supplied) in Dublin 1; the timeframe for planning permission to be applied for; the timeframe for the school to open; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41771/17]
142. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Education and Skills the cost of providing 12 months of English classes and accompanying basic reading and listening materials to each Syrian refugee who enters the resettlement programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41796/17]
141. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Education and Skills the level of English language supports provided to refugees who have come here under the refugee protection programme and are now settled in communities; the number of refugees who have come through the programme, moved on from EROCs and are now living in communities; the number of such refugees by education and training board, ETB, area; the amount of tuition hours provided for persons on a weekly basis; the number of weeks that such tuition is made available; the percentage uptake of person to this tuition by ETB area; the monetary costs associated with accessing English language supports provided by ETBs; and if each person is tracked by his Department or local ETB in terms of their progress. [41795/17]
140. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Education and Skills if English classes are provided to Syrian refugees and asylum seekers once they leave accommodation centres and are placed in their resettlement communities; if these classes are provided in a routine manner, for example, if they are provided from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. five days per week; and if there is a cost to these persons for same. [41794/17]
139. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Education and Skills the English language supports provided to refugees resident in emergency reception and orientation centres, EROCs, who have come here under the refugee protection programme; the persons among this cohort of refugees who are eligible for such supports; the number of hours of tuition provided on a weekly basis; the number of weeks that such tuition is provided; the way in which persons are facilitated to study in their own time with reading or listening materials; if each person is tracked by his Department in terms of their progress; and the percentage of uptake among the cohort of refugees in question. [41793/17]
138. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Education and Skills if English classes are provided to Syrian refugees residing in accommodation centres under the scope of his Department's resettlement programme; the persons who can attend such classes; the number of hours per week over the number of weeks these classes are provided; if these classes are accompanied by reading or listening materials students can study in their own time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41792/17]
125. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the mileage rate that is payable for 100% electric vehicles; if this rate is consistent with climate action goals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41777/17]
124. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the Office of Public Works rents car parking spaces to other organisations at the National Museum of Ireland, Collins Barracks, Dublin 7; if so, the number of spaces rented; the date this first commenced; the annual income obtained from same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41773/17]
533. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government when the recommendations of the Constituency Commission will be legislated for; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40212/17]
532. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government his plans to alter the terms of reference for the new local election boundary commission with regard to the number of councillors to be elected per ward; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40211/17]
531. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government when the local election boundary commission will be formed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40210/17]
492. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development his plans to bring forward legislation on improving the ability of walkers to access private land for recreational walking; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40217/17]
487. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will implement a system whereby all child care providers in receipt of the new more affordable child care system will be required to place a cap on fees that they charge; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40219/17]
465. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when he plans to open the local authority swimming pool programme for new applications in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40241/17]
464. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if all procurement of new rail rolling stock will provide for increased space for carriage of bicycles in line with the policy as set out in the national cycle policy framework. [40240/17]
463. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if all procurement of new diesel powered rail rolling stock will be hybrid in line with the vision for the long term electrification of rail services and the policy on reducing urban air pollution. [40239/17]
462. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department has calculated indicative costings for the DART expansion project along lines (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40218/17]
461. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if there are taxation incentives to encourage companies to get their employees to use electric vehicles as company cars as opposed to petrol or diesel vehicles; if not, if incentives are planned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40214/17]
446. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment further to Parliamentary Question No. 1034 of 13 July 2017, if there is a policy on the emissions of greenhouse gases from development sites on peatlands, including degraded peatlands, to which planning authorities should have regard when assessing proposals for renewable energy or other developments. [40238/17]
286. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Health the number of persons with intellectual disabilities under 65 years of age living in nursing homes in CHO 5. [40237/17]
285. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Health the number of persons in CHO 5 registered with intellectual disabilities; the funding allocated for services to them in 2017; and the breakdown of this funding between HSE direct spending and indirect spending through section 38 and 39 grants. [40236/17]
284. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Health the number of persons with intellectual and or physical disabilities in HSE CHO 5 who are being PEG fed on an ongoing basis; and the longest periods of PEG feeding involved. [40234/17]
283. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Health the steps being taken to provide pre-exposure prophylaxis medication here, in particular, for groups that are at high risk of HIV infection; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40221/17]
282. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the child and adolescent mental health services, CAMHS, in Dublin 15 only have the resources to deal with emergency cases; if the level of resourcing in the Dublin 15 area is less than in other parts of the country; his plans to increase CAMHS resourcing in Dublin 15; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40216/17]
257. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Health the costs of inquiries into allegations of historical abuse of persons with intellectual disabilities in community healthcare organisation, CHO, 5 in 2015 and 2016; the likely costs in 2017; and the estimates of costs either directly from Government or through the HSE of such inquiries in 2018. [40245/17]
207. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 734 of 20 June 2017, if the final report on the re-opening of six Garda stations was published at the end of June 2017; and if not, when it will be published. [40244/17]
205. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if there is data available on the ethnic demographics of the members of An Garda Síochána; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40233/17]
204. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the training capacity at Templemore Garda College; his plans to increase its capacity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40232/17]
203. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Justice and Equality when the terms of using the Garda reserves was last reviewed; when the next review is scheduled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40231/17]
202. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the criteria under which the Garda reserves are deployed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40230/17]
201. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the focus or resources that are available for further education and-or continuous professional development within An Garda Síochána; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40229/17]
200. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he has considered the establishment of a phone service and an online reporting system to allow persons to report crimes via a phone call or web portal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40228/17]
199. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to the fact that through a tech rehab, for example, the widespread distribution of smart phones for work, that the New Zealand police force experienced productivity gains of 30 minutes per shift; his views on whether An Garda Síochána could benefit from such a policy of modernisation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40227/17]
198. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Justice and Equality when the last technical update of Garda information technology services took place; his plans to upgrade the information technology services of An Garda Síochána to increase efficiency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40226/17]
197. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to bring in body cameras on Garda uniforms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40225/17]
196. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of complaints that have been made to An Garda Síochána by residents of direct provision centres regarding staff or management at these centres; the number of prosecutions that have been taken against staff or management of these centres since 1 January 2007; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40224/17]
195. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons that have died while in the direct provision system since 1 January 2007; the ages of the persons that died; the reason for the death; the number that were the result of suicide; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40223/17]
194. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the funding which is provided for groups or programmes which assist men that have or are likely to engage in intimate partner abuse; the numbers of men that have engaged in such programmes; if there is information on the success of these programmes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40208/17]
187. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to introduce legislation regarding a resident's right to light when light is blocked from neighbouring trees in circumstances in which these trees are on private land; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40209/17]
173. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the communications he has had with representatives of the Russian Government regarding abuses of human rights of LGBT citizens in that country and, in particular, in the Chechen Republic. [40220/17]
135. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Education and Skills the progress which has been made since June 2017 with regard to securing planning permission for a permanent home for a school (details supplied). [40242/17]
134. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Education and Skills if the catchment area map that applied to the competition to award the patronage to a new school in the Carpenterstown and Castleknock area, which was won by an organisation (details supplied), will be the permanent catchment area for that particular school once it is established; if the school’s board of management will be able to amend the catchment area in the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40207/17]
97. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his views on whether the current system under which mileage is calculated for business journeys undertaken in a car creates an incentive to drive greater distance; his plans to undertake a review of this system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40215/17]
69. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Finance if there are taxation incentives to encourage companies to get their employees to use electric vehicles as company cars as opposed to petrol or diesel vehicles; if not, if incentives are planned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40213/17]
19. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the steps he is taking to ensure that after Brexit, Irish citizens do not lose the right to have family members of non Irish origin living with them in Northern Ireland and in the rest of the UK. [31464/17]
1419. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if, in line with Government policy as set out in the national cycle policy framework, all procurement of new rail rolling stock will provide for increased space for carriage of bicycles. [36672/17]