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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Flexible Work Practices (3 Jul 2019)

Catherine Martin: 347. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if there has been an investigation into the feasibility of introducing a four day work week on the grounds of improving employee well-being and reducing workplace stress as desired by 57% of office workers in a survey (details supplied). [28405/19]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Wildlife Protection (3 Jul 2019)

Catherine Martin: 366. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the actions she is taking to support the international efforts to cease elephant poaching; if she is requesting the adoption of a mandatory and comprehensive EU-wide ban on all external and domestic trading in ivory; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28428/19]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Wildlife Protection (3 Jul 2019)

Catherine Martin: 367. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she has considered banning a domestic ivory trade. [28429/19]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Broadcasting Sector (4 Jul 2019)

Catherine Martin: 48. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the measures he is considering in order to provide provisions of additional and more secure funding streams for public service broadcasting and other local media here. [28481/19]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Renewable Energy Generation (4 Jul 2019)

Catherine Martin: 51. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he has commissioned an analysis on the sustainability of the use of biomass material in co-fired power stations. [28482/19]

Citizens' Assembly on Gender Equality: Motion (9 Jul 2019)

Catherine Martin: I move amendment No. 1:To insert the following after “that facilitate gender discrimination towards girls and boys, women and men;”: “— identify and dismantle economic and salary norms that result in gender inequalities, and reassess the economic value placed on work traditionally held by women;”

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Smarter Transport (9 Jul 2019)

Catherine Martin: 86. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to promote car sharing to reduce demand for car ownership; and if projections are available for the extent of such ownership models. [29509/19]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (9 Jul 2019)

Catherine Martin: 90. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to implement a phased approach to the BusConnects programme; and the timeline for the next phase of the consultation. [29510/19]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Data (9 Jul 2019)

Catherine Martin: 308. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of children that received deportation orders in each of the past five years in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29874/19]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Data (9 Jul 2019)

Catherine Martin: 309. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of children successful in receiving humanitarian leave to remain in each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29875/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cross-Border Health Services Provision (9 Jul 2019)

Catherine Martin: 431. To ask the Minister for Health if the necessary legislation has been put in place here and in the United Kingdom to guarantee cross-Border health arrangements such as patients accessing healthcare in Northern Ireland under the cross border directive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29624/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Organ Transplant Services (9 Jul 2019)

Catherine Martin: 432. To ask the Minister for Health if the two flow cytometers used by the National Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics Service for Solid Organ Transplantation in Beaumont Hospital have been replaced to date in 2019 as promised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29625/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Children's Hospital (9 Jul 2019)

Catherine Martin: 433. To ask the Minister for Health the rationale for the building of a private clinic in the new national children's hospital. [29626/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (9 Jul 2019)

Catherine Martin: 434. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29627/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Staff (9 Jul 2019)

Catherine Martin: 435. To ask the Minister for Health if new entrant management employees in the HSE have an induction period on joining; if so, if the period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29628/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Staff Recruitment (9 Jul 2019)

Catherine Martin: 436. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that new medical entrants to the HSE are required to work unpaid induction periods; his views on whether this is a barrier to the recruitment and retention of essential medical staff here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29629/19]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Childcare Services (10 Jul 2019)

Catherine Martin: 52. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if her Department will carry out an assessment of the impact of the forthcoming national childcare scheme on lone-parent families. [30421/19]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Childcare Services (10 Jul 2019)

Catherine Martin: In light of the forthcoming introduction of the national childcare scheme, will the Department of Children and Youth Affairs carry out an assessment of the impact of this scheme on lone-parent families? Will the Minister show how the scheme will impact on subsidies for childcare and the hours of childcare available to lone parents?

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Childcare Services (10 Jul 2019)

Catherine Martin: I thank the Minister for her reply but I do not feel it will ease fully the worries of the more than 215,000 single-parent families in this State who are not seeing the benefits of this scheme and who are fearful. There are parents, predominantly women, who feel they are at risk of being forced to forgo work or education because of the potential impacts of the national childcare scheme on...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Childcare Services (10 Jul 2019)

Catherine Martin: I agree with the Minister that we should get the word and the proof out to all stakeholders that the level of subsidies under the scheme will not negatively impact on lone-parents' current supports. There must be much clearer two-way communication with single-parent families and with advocacy groups. It must be clear to a mother who is hoping to return to her studies in October that she...