120. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of legal action being taken as a result of a number of school buildings being contaminated with pyrite; if remediation works in the schools is dependent on the completion of this legal action; when this legal action will be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41090/19]
119. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of schools that require works to be undertaken to remove pyrite from some or all of the school buildings or grounds; the details of the schools and their locations; if they are primary or secondary schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41089/19]
118. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he has reviewed the demand for secondary school spaces in an area (details supplied) in view of the exclusion by Meath and Louth ETB of students attending schools in County Meath but living in Dublin from access to a college; if he is satisfied that there are adequate secondary school places in the area to meet existing demand and cater for the large new housing estate which is being built in the area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41088/19]
360. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if he has received a copy of the report of the review group on the planning provisions regarding strategic housing developments; if he will provide a copy of the report; if not, the reason therefor; and when he will release the report. [40195/19]
183. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of households with an adoption declaration that expired without adoption having occurred in each of the past three years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39195/19]
182. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of community crèche spaces available in the Dundrum and Ballinteer areas; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39193/19]
176. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of new train carriages ordered annually basis since 2014; the potential increased passenger capacity of each order; the delivery date of each order; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39189/19]
175. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the requirement for driver licences to be renewed only in their last three months of validity is required by law; and if so, if the rule will be changed in view of the imposition on those who wish to renew their licences in anticipation of working abroad temporarily. [39183/19]
162. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if a verification system is in place to ensure that all recycled goods exported to the UK are processed in the UK rather than a third country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39192/19]
161. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if the increased cost of exporting recycled waste to the UK has been estimated in the event of a no-deal Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39191/19]
160. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the percentage and estimated weight of recycled waste exported to the UK annually since 2016. [39190/19]
141. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the slowdown in the number of approved fair deal funding packages being released by the HSE Dublin north nursing home support scheme office and that the rate of release has dropped from ten approved packages being released per week to 3 to 4 approved packages being released per week; his views on whether this is a deliberate policy choice being taken to save money or for another reason; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39184/19]
140. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Health the number of paediatric consultants employed by the HSE who specialise in the treatment of patients with ME; his plans to include ME on the long-term illness scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39182/19]
96. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the issues regarding a school (details supplied); if additional funding will be provided in order to allow students learn through Irish; the steps he will take to prevent similar issues from arising elsewhere; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39194/19]
95. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Education and Skills if the necessary additional infrastructure will be put in place to enable a school (details supplied) to remain in its current temporary building from 2020 until 2021, in view of the recently announced delay in the opening date for the permanent building; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39188/19]
94. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason for the announced delay of the proposed opening of the permanent building for a school (details supplied) to September 2021 in view of the fact the trustees had been informed it would open by September 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39187/19]
93. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will consider extending the planning area of Blanchardstown west and Blanchardstown village, Dublin15, the subject of a second level school patronage competition being run to include locations (details supplied), in view of the fact that many residents will be excluded from the catchment area of the new school under its current boundaries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39185/19]
199. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the point at which parents are entitled to know that a childcare facility they are using has been failing to meet Tusla standards to such an extent that it has been placed on the critical list; her views on whether parents should be entitled to know that a childcare facility is being placed on this list as soon as this occurs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37848/19]
198. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the names and locations of 37 childcare facilities that Tusla stated were on its critical list at its recent appearance at the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37847/19]
197. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the projected financial impacts on each family type of the proposed universal childcare scheme; if those lone parents who are currently in receipt of the maximum subsidy will continue to receive this amount; and the way in which the proposed changes will be delivered in a manner that supports the financial and other needs of lone parents and low-income single-parent families. [37841/19]
191. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if Irish Rail services have been fully integrated into the Transport for Ireland real-time application for mobile phone service; if the commuter trains are providing actual real-time information to the application; if it is working off the published timetable; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37854/19]
190. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if former Dublin Bus routes that have been transferred to a company (details supplied) have been fully integrated into the Transport for Ireland real-time application for mobile phone service; if buses working on those routes are providing actual real-time information to the application; if it is working off the published timetable; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37853/19]
189. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the Transport for Ireland real-time application for mobile phones is based on actual real-time information provided by buses and trains; if it is based on their presumed arrival time at stations based on the published timetable; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37852/19]
188. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the new Pelletstown station will be open and pedestrian bridge across the Royal Canal complete; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37849/19]
187. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has considered making regulations under section 77 of the Roads Act 1993 to control noise pollution created by traffic on the M50 motorway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37845/19]
186. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if regulations on road noise have been made under section 77 of the Roads Act 1993; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37844/19]
185. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will make extra financial provision in order that the bike locker scheme can be expanded in existing locations and extended to new locations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37842/19]
184. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to improve Luas frequency particularly between Bride's Glen and Sandyford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37837/19]
183. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the capital expenditure of his Department from 1 January to 31 August 2019 under the heading of B3 road improvement, maintenance. [37836/19]
180. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a railway order made by An Bord Pleanála can contain elements which are contrary to zonings or local objectives contained in county development plans; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37858/19]
177. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if it is permissible for waste companies to decide not to service certain estates or areas in Dublin; his views on whether there is potential risk that customers will be left with just one available waste collection service; his further views on whether this risks the creation of monopoly positions in certain areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37850/19]
176. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans to appoint a hub controller installer for residents in County Monaghan that applied for the heating controls grant under the SEAI. [37840/19]
155. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Health if he has received rules (details supplied) for his consideration; if he has prepared plans to prevent job losses among pharmaceutical assistants nationally on these new regulations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37859/19]
154. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Health the reason a new assessment of needs officer has not been appointed in the Dublin 15 assessment of needs area; if this is due to a recruitment freeze; when such an appointment will be made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37855/19]
153. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Health the timeline for the publication of the model of care for infertility being drawn up by his Department and the HSA; the timeline for the accessibility of the associated public fund for assisted human reproduction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37846/19]
152. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Health the policy of the HSE on the use of pesticides on grounds managed by it; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37839/19]
151. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Health his plans to provide a replacement for the recently abolished rehabilitation training allowance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37838/19]
129. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if the tender documents for the new direct provision centres (details supplied) which his Department recently published have as a mandatory requirement of the tender, the provision of kitchen and cooking facilities in order that residents of these potential new centres can live under the independent living model; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37851/19]
116. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Education and Skills when teachers will receive sample exam papers for the new junior cycle Irish course which is due to be first examined in 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37861/19]
92. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Finance the number of householders originally given an exemption from the property tax and-or household charge but that subsequently had the exemption withdrawn retrospectively and were forced to repay the property tax and household charge previously foregone; the amount collected in these retrospective repayments; if he is satisfied that such householders were treated fairly in the application of criteria for the retrospective withdrawal of the exemption; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37857/19]
91. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Finance the situations in which a householder with a house that has pyrite will be given an exemption from property tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37856/19]
420. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Education and Skills when he plans to commence section 7 of the Education (Admissions to Schools) Act 2018. [36118/19]
244. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of schools that provide leaving certificate applied level that have had subject key assignments externally inspected since the introduction of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34688/19]
243. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Education and Skills if asylum seekers are regarded as international students for the purposes of third level fees; if so, his plans to change this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34685/19]
2943. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the person he has appointed to the group to review the operation and effectiveness of the strategic housing development provisions of the planning code; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33782/19]
2690. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the average time for processing an application for a contributory State pension in 2019; the level of communication that usually takes place with the applicant during the processing of the application; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31949/19]
2571. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of new social workers that started in Tusla since January 2018, by local health office; the number of social workers that left since January 2018, by local health office; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33861/19]
2570. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the amount spent by Tusla on private foster care placements in each of the past 24 months by local health office; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33860/19]
2569. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of children in private foster care placements placed outside of their origin local health office by local health office; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33859/19]
2568. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of children in Tusla foster care placement placed outside of their original local health office area by local health office; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33858/19]