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Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Reports (26 Mar 2019)

Catherine Martin: 1049. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the terms of reference for the report on just transition due in early 2019 (details supplied); and the date for the completion of the report. [13934/19]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Light Rail Projects (26 Mar 2019)

Catherine Martin: 1116. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the low frequency of peak-hour trams serving Broombridge on the Luas green line; and his plans to increase the frequency. [13723/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Commencement of Legislation (26 Mar 2019)

Catherine Martin: 1417. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of the planned establishment of the office of the planning regulator, which was scheduled for January 2019; and if the office will be dealing with complaints from the public. [13718/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Provision (26 Mar 2019)

Catherine Martin: 1418. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the steps he is taking to reduce the amount of underoccupancy in local authority stock, such as offering incentives, a furniture or redecoration grant to tenants to right-size; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13725/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Capital Assistance Scheme (26 Mar 2019)

Catherine Martin: 1425. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the timeline of the renovation of a property (details supplied); if measures are being taken to resolve the funding issues in relation to the renovation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14028/19]

Period Poverty: Motion (13 Mar 2019)

Catherine Martin: I move:That Dáil Éireann:notes that: — the average woman, or anyone who experiences periods, will have 507 periods from age 12 to 51, for roughly 39 years of her life; — in Ireland, sanitary products can cost from €2 to €6 per pack, with the average pack containing 10 to 15 pads or tampons, and that a 12 pack of pain relief tablets costs between...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Brexit Issues (13 Mar 2019)

Catherine Martin: 195. To ask the Minister for Health the arrangements in place for transgender young persons to continue their care with a clinic (details supplied) via the treatment abroad scheme in the event of a no-deal Brexit: if they will be covered by another arrangement with the NHS in the UK; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12474/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (13 Mar 2019)

Catherine Martin: 196. To ask the Minister for Health if transgender young persons or advocates and representatives from the transgender community have been invited to input into the governance committee for the development of the transgender youth clinic to replace a clinic (details supplied); if not, his plans to make such an invitation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12475/19]

An Ghaeilge: Ráitis (12 Mar 2019)

Catherine Martin: Mar Ghlasach, táim tiomanta chun ár n-acmhainní nádúrtha a chaomhnú. Meastar gurb í an Ghaeilge ceann de na hacmhainní is tábhachtaí atá againn sa tír seo. Feictear domsa, mar sin, go gcaitheann an Rialtas seo leis an teanga cosúil leis an gcaoi a gcaitheann sé le gach acmhainn nádúrtha eile atá againn: gan...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (12 Mar 2019)

Catherine Martin: Ar an 11 Feabhra seo caite, dúirt an Coimisinéir Teanga, Rónán Ó Domhnaill, go bhfuil sé "go hiomlán míshásúil" go bhfuil pobal na Gaeilge fós ag brath ar Acht teanga nach bhfuil "sách láidir". Tá breis is seacht mbliana caite ó cuireadh tús leis an bpróiseas leasú a dhéanamh ar Acht na dTeangacha...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Climate Change Policy (12 Mar 2019)

Catherine Martin: 524. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment further to Parliamentary Question No. 539 of 16 October 2018, the terms of reference for the report on just transition due in early 2019 as mentioned by an official at the Joint Committee on Climate Action meeting on 17 September 2018; and the date for the likely completion of the report. [11473/19]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Delivery of Services for Students with Down’s Syndrome: Discussion (12 Mar 2019)

Catherine Martin: Gabhaim buíochas leis na finnéithe as ucht a gcur i láthair inniu. I thank the delegates for their presentations. I have a couple of questions, most of which are for the Department. The Department describes a plan to record the support schools provide for pupils with special educational needs as beneficial both for schools and children and best practice. However, as the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Delivery of Services for Students with Down’s Syndrome: Discussion (12 Mar 2019)

Catherine Martin: Mr. Ward has mentioned that planning is essential and that it is part of good professional practice. As someone who comes from the teaching profession, I take it as a slight on teachers who are not being given the time needed to engage in such professional planning. That is part of the frustration among parents and teachers who do not have the time they need to engage in the planning needed...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Home Building Finance Ireland (7 Mar 2019)

Catherine Martin: It means self-certification.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Home Building Finance Ireland (7 Mar 2019)

Catherine Martin: It does. The Minister says it does not, but it does. It is not robust.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Home Building Finance Ireland (7 Mar 2019)

Catherine Martin: Does the Minister of State know how many apartments there are?

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Home Building Finance Ireland (7 Mar 2019)

Catherine Martin: With respect, these homeowners need more than an acknowledgment of their stress. With regard to the Home Building Finance Ireland scheme, the Minister of State said the Minister for Finance had been very clear, which he was. I have his remarks. He said nothing contained in the HBFI legislation prevented a funding application like this being considered. In reply to my parliamentary...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Home Building Finance Ireland (7 Mar 2019)

Catherine Martin: This is a pre-2014 issue. I ask the Minister of State to accept as a fundamental principle that this is not simply a matter of private contract. For many of these homeowners, there is no recourse to builders and developers who have long since gone bust. Does the Minister of State accept that this is a public safety issue? The Government cannot simply sit idly by.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Home Building Finance Ireland (7 Mar 2019)

Catherine Martin: Is it waiting for a tragedy to occur? Will it take a death? Fire alarms are going off in these buildings and people think their apartment complexes are going to burn down. They are living in fear and the Government must act.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Home Building Finance Ireland (7 Mar 2019)

Catherine Martin: The Government must indicate that it intends to do something.