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Public Services Pay and Pensions Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (7 Dec 2017)

Catherine Martin: I spoke earlier about this matter when I was speaking to section 21. The Green Party opposes section 33. It requires public servants who not covered by the pay agreement, as defined in section 3, to start making pension contributions at a lower wage threshold than everyone else. Táimid go mór i gcoinne é seo.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Defective Building Materials (7 Dec 2017)

Catherine Martin: 36. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he plans to prepare and publish a plan or nationwide scheme to assist home owners in the carrying out of remedial works to defective housing units; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52278/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Provision (7 Dec 2017)

Catherine Martin: 172. To ask the Minister for Health the timeframe for the publication of the roadmap for out-of-hours access to mental health services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52579/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Data (7 Dec 2017)

Catherine Martin: 259. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the 50 to 100 commenced housing projects referred to by him in the Dáil Éireann on 13 July 2017 during the Second Stage debate of the Planning and Development (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2017; the location and proposed number of units of each housing project listed; the number of units completed at each site before...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Building Control Management System (7 Dec 2017)

Catherine Martin: 260. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of for completion certificates registered with the building control management system by local authorities to date in 2017, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52378/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Building Control Management System (7 Dec 2017)

Catherine Martin: 261. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of for opt out once off single homes registered with the building control management system by local authorities to date in 2017, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52379/17]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (12 Dec 2017)

Catherine Martin: 453. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the bus connect network review report; when the report will be published; and when it will be open to public consultation. [53126/17]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child and Family Agency Data (12 Dec 2017)

Catherine Martin: 481. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of senior practitioner social workers employed by Tusla; the number planned to be appointed in 2018; the estimated extra cost to Tusla per senior practitioner appointed; the contractual obligations of senior practitioners in comparison to both social work team leaders and professionally qualified social workers; and if she...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Aftercare Services (12 Dec 2017)

Catherine Martin: 482. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of persons engaging with aftercare services from either Tusla or a voluntary agency, by age and area. [53127/17]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Aftercare Services (12 Dec 2017)

Catherine Martin: 483. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of persons engaged with aftercare services that are registered with homeless services. [53128/17]

Leaders' Questions (14 Dec 2017)

Catherine Martin: The housing capital budget under Rebuilding Ireland for 2017 was last week increased by the Minister, Deputy Eoghan Murphy, by €100 million to €1.4 billion. However, an answer to a recent parliamentary question confirmed that the total spend on additional social homes from all sources since 1 July 2016, in the form of acquisitions, Part V, local authority builds and approved...

Leaders' Questions (14 Dec 2017)

Catherine Martin: It is hard to believe the figures the Tánaiste is giving for next year when the figures the Government has given for this year show that, of a target of 2,284 houses, only 809 were delivered. There is a huge disconnect between the narrative and reality. The harsh reality is that 8,000 people are homeless. The tragic reality is that 3,000 of them are children and the stark objective...

Leaders' Questions (14 Dec 2017)

Catherine Martin: It is not working.

Leaders' Questions (14 Dec 2017)

Catherine Martin: There were 22 completions. That is a fact.

Technological Universities Bill 2015: Report Stage (14 Dec 2017)

Catherine Martin: I move amendment No. 5:In page 9, to delete lines 26 to 28 and substitute the following:" "student union", in relation to an institute or technological university, means an independent body established by students, with a written constitution ratified by students in a referendum to promote the general interests of students of an institute or technological university and which represents...

Technological Universities Bill 2015: Report Stage (14 Dec 2017)

Catherine Martin: I reiterate what my colleagues said and thank them for speaking in support of my amendment. As it stands, the Bill would lead to the oxymoronic situation where a group would be defined as representing students because the technological university states that and recognises it but an independent body established by students and whose members are democratically elected by students would not be...

Technological Universities Bill 2015: Report Stage (14 Dec 2017)

Catherine Martin: I do not accept that. The amendment is needed to protect the students' union as an independent body democratically elected by the students. We cannot allow a situation in which it depends on the technological university to recognise it and have no regard to the fact it can be democratically elected by the students for the students.

Technological Universities Bill 2015: Report Stage (14 Dec 2017)

Catherine Martin: I move amendment No. 13:"In page 13, line 9, to delete "where practicable" and substitute "in so far as possible". Amendment No. 13 seeks to delete "where practicable" and insert "in so far as possible" in its place when it comes to critical thinking and diversity in technological university education. I believe this would strengthen the commitment of the university to contribute to the...

Technological Universities Bill 2015: Report Stage (14 Dec 2017)

Catherine Martin: I move amendment No. 15:In page 14, line 3, to delete “or” and substitute “and”.

Technological Universities Bill 2015: Report Stage (14 Dec 2017)

Catherine Martin: Amendment No. 16 will ensure that both students and staff will have their academic freedom protected. This is especially important for doctoral students, who are working on the cutting edge of scientific, cultural, social and technological development and who should feel free from discrimination or pressure to conform. Universities are about more than jobs. They are also about creating...