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Written Answers — Department of Health: Legislative Process (21 May 2019)

Catherine Martin: 444. To ask the Minister for Health when the appropriate legislative, regulatory and operational mechanisms are expected to be implemented in order to allow the commencement of Parts 2 and 3 of the Children and Family Relationships Act 2015. [21975/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing (21 May 2019)

Catherine Martin: 643. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his Department has conducted a review of the enhanced long-term social housing leasing scheme; if so, the details of the review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21541/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing (21 May 2019)

Catherine Martin: 653. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if a cost-benefit analysis of the enhanced long-term social housing leasing scheme has been conducted; if so, the details of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21540/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Mayoral Election (21 May 2019)

Catherine Martin: 654. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the funding of the difference in cost between the current annual cost of the Lord Mayor of Cork including salary, office, assistant staff, driver and pensions and the annual cost under the proposal for a directly elected Lord Mayor of Cork will be paid for from the Local Government Reform Fund following commitments made...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Health and Safety (28 May 2019)

Catherine Martin: 123. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the repair work at a college (details supplied) following the discovery of a safety fault in 2018; if the school is scheduled to reopen with full capacity in September 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22806/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (28 May 2019)

Catherine Martin: 124. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the lack of autism spectrum disorder, ASD, units to meet the demand in north County Dublin and that many such units within the area are at full capacity; his plans to tackle these issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22808/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Wind Energy Guidelines (28 May 2019)

Catherine Martin: 486. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when the guidelines for wind farms will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22807/19]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Rural Transport Services (29 May 2019)

Catherine Martin: 30. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development his plans to develop better rural connectivity through increased funding to the transport measures of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23049/19]

Loss of Biodiversity and Extinction of Species: Statements (Resumed) (30 May 2019)

Catherine Martin: The destruction of species, wildlife, flora, fauna, ecosystems and the natural world is a greater threat to our planet and humanity than any we have faced ever before. Last month, Dáil Éireann declared a national biodiversity crisis. It is up to us, as legislators, to act and to live up to the scale of action needed to tackle the crisis we are facing and it is up to the Government...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Issues (30 May 2019)

Catherine Martin: 162. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to put in place provision for persons currently in a house with an approved housing body which is not suitable for their specific needs with no possibility to transfer to the local authority list which would have a wider range of suitable properties; his further plans to create a policy for such transfers in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Use of Reduced Timetables: Discussion (30 May 2019)

Catherine Martin: While that may seem to be the Government's position, it is simply not good enough for the Minister to set it out in reply to a parliamentary question or in a statement in the Dáil. Both he and the previous Minister should have issued a direction to all schools that this practice simply cannot happen. There is a lack of oversight and children are being placed on reduced timetables...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Use of Reduced Timetables: Discussion (30 May 2019)

Catherine Martin: I thank our guests for their presentations. My questions are a follow-up to my earlier questions. I recognise that much of the issue is caused by schools being under-resourced or because the proper supports that ensure children have the well-rounded education they deserve are not in place due to a lack of investment. Who decides which subjects a child has access to in his or her...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Use of Reduced Timetables: Discussion (30 May 2019)

Catherine Martin: I am delighted to hear that those questions feature in the DEIS inspection. Maybe there is some data gathering there. Does it feature on the WSE-MLL?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Use of Reduced Timetables: Discussion (30 May 2019)

Catherine Martin: Is it something at which we need to look? Has there ever been a recommendation following a DEIS inspection? Is it the case that a suggestion has been made that there be a reduced timetable? It would be interesting to know if the inspectorate has ever followed through on this issue.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Use of Reduced Timetables: Discussion (30 May 2019)

Catherine Martin: To clarify, this is not an accusation that is being levelled at the school. The Department is, however, letting schools fly solo on this issue and giving them zero support. It is quite happy not to have the data.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision Data (11 Jun 2019)

Catherine Martin: 359. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of direct provision, emergency reception and orientation centres here; the number of women, men and children residing in each centre in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23866/19]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision Data (11 Jun 2019)

Catherine Martin: 360. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of women who have resided in each direct provision, emergency reception and orientation centre in each of the years 2010 to 2018 and to date in 2019, in tabular form; the length of their stay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23867/19]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision Data (11 Jun 2019)

Catherine Martin: 361. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of children who have resided in each direct provision and emergency reception and orientation centre in each of the years 2010 to 2018 and to date in 2019, in tabular form; the length of their stay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23868/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Direct Provision System (11 Jun 2019)

Catherine Martin: 391. To ask the Minister for Health the pre- and postnatal services being offered to women in direct provision centres and emergency reception and orientation centres; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23869/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Direct Provision System (11 Jun 2019)

Catherine Martin: 392. To ask the Minister for Health the services being offered to women in direct provision centres and emergency reception and orientation centres who have experienced miscarriages; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23870/19]