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Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Policy (5 Mar 2019)

Catherine Martin: 417. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if there is a policy on importing fracked shale gas in view of the recent ban on fracking; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10549/19]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Policy (5 Mar 2019)

Catherine Martin: 418. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the policy on building new fossil fuel infrastructure; if past support for LNG infrastructure will be reassessed in view of the recommendations of a recent report by an organisation (details supplied) and increasing climate court cases here, in Europe and internationally; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Mining Licences (5 Mar 2019)

Catherine Martin: 419. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the public consultation processes in place for mining objections; if further mining will be permitted in areas where a community has expressed its opposition to same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10551/19]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport Subsidies (5 Mar 2019)

Catherine Martin: 469. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the way in which the subsidy for Dublin Bus is calculated; if it is based on the number of buses advertised that is intended to be run rather than the number of buses that are actually run; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10507/19]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Ports Development (5 Mar 2019)

Catherine Martin: 473. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the sale of the Port of Cork property at Custom House Quay, Cork, (details supplied) by the Port of Cork company of which he and the Minister for Finance are the sole shareholders; if transfer of ownership has taken place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10553/19]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (5 Mar 2019)

Catherine Martin: 481. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the ongoing public transport issues in County Limerick particularly with regard to the bus service and its lateness and incorrect real time information both at bus stops and through the app; his plans to tackle the issue; if County Limerick is to receive a BusConnects plan; if so, the timeframe for...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Adaptation Grant Eligibility (5 Mar 2019)

Catherine Martin: 589. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the reason the period of residence in a house is a criterion for having a stair lift installed by the council as in the case of a person (details supplied); the reason necessity is not the determining factor; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10476/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Issues (5 Mar 2019)

Catherine Martin: 591. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will consider making regulations requiring a person signing a consent form for a planning application on their land to provide contact details in order that the council can contact them to ascertain if the consent is genuine or not; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10506/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Pensions Reform (27 Feb 2019)

Catherine Martin: 207. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the way in which the pensions of pre-2020 entrants will be affected by the move to a total contributions approach in 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9782/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Pensions Reform (27 Feb 2019)

Catherine Martin: 208. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a calculator for the total contributions pension will be in place via the Pensions Authority; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9783/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Pensions Reform (27 Feb 2019)

Catherine Martin: 209. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to create a clear and easy to read page on www.welfare.ie outlining the persons that will be affected by the changes and the meaning of those changes for their expected pensions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9784/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists Data (26 Feb 2019)

Catherine Martin: 421. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on the neurology waiting list in Tallaght Hospital over the past three years by the length of time they have been waiting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9633/19]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Air Quality (26 Feb 2019)

Catherine Martin: 472. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if Ireland is in breach of the EU emissions ceilings directive on emissions of NOx and the related World Health Organization, WHO, limits for clean air; and if so, his plans and timescale to address same. [9118/19]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Electric Vehicles (26 Feb 2019)

Catherine Martin: 473. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans to roll out fast charging infrastructure for electric vehicles; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9119/19]

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

Catherine Martin: 474. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the scholarship schemes operated by his Department; the criteria for award; the amount of the award; the number of awardees for the dates for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9120/19]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Staff Data (26 Feb 2019)

Catherine Martin: 475. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of staff in his Department that work in communications, climate action, oil and gas exploration, regulation issues, environment and other issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9121/19]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Air Quality (26 Feb 2019)

Catherine Martin: 476. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when new air quality monitoring will be rolled out in Dublin city; the type of gasses, pollutants and so on that will be measured (details supplied); the number of stations that will be provided; if real time information will be available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9122/19]

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Business of Select Committee (26 Feb 2019)

Catherine Martin: I nominate Deputy Thomas Byrne.

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 26 - Education and Skills (Revised) (26 Feb 2019)

Catherine Martin: It is the first time we have done it that way.

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 26 - Education and Skills (Revised) (26 Feb 2019)

Catherine Martin: In fairness, it is the first time we have ever done it that way.