Results 6,201-6,220 of 7,556 for speaker:Catherine Martin

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Toll Data (14 Feb 2019)

Catherine Martin: 225. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the income and costs associated with the barrier-free tolling on the M50; the number of vehicles passing the tolling point in each of the past five years by vehicle type; and the number evading the toll. [7497/19]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety (14 Feb 2019)

Catherine Martin: 226. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans and timescale for implementing variable speed limits on the M50. [7498/19]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Network (14 Feb 2019)

Catherine Martin: 227. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the rationale for adding an extra lane to the M3-N3 between Clonee and the M50 in view of the resultant increase in traffic this would generate on the M50. [7499/19]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport Data (14 Feb 2019)

Catherine Martin: 228. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the details of payments made from the green public transport fund. [7500/19]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Pension Fund Data (14 Feb 2019)

Catherine Martin: 229. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the value and asset spread of the CIÉ pension fund; and if it is adequate to cater for the demands placed on it. [7501/19]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Dublin Bus Fleet (14 Feb 2019)

Catherine Martin: 230. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the average age of the Dublin Bus fleet in each of the past five years. [7502/19]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann Fleet (14 Feb 2019)

Catherine Martin: 231. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to purchase fully electric public transport vehicles in 2019. [7503/19]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Traffic Regulations Implementation (14 Feb 2019)

Catherine Martin: 232. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to legislate or regulate for the use of cameras by local authorities, An Garda Síochána or others in enforcing traffic regulations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7504/19]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Capital Expenditure Programme (14 Feb 2019)

Catherine Martin: 235. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his capital expenditure for the calendar year 2018 from January to December, excluding expenditure by Transport Infrastructure Ireland under the heading of B3 - Road Improvement, Maintenance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7553/19]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (14 Feb 2019)

Catherine Martin: 237. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if landscape architects have worked on the BusConnects core bus corridor designs. [7586/19]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (14 Feb 2019)

Catherine Martin: 238. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of trees to be planted in each of the BusConnects core bus corridor designs. [7587/19]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (14 Feb 2019)

Catherine Martin: 239. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the public seating proposed for each of the BusConnects core bus corridor designs. [7588/19]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (14 Feb 2019)

Catherine Martin: 240. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the rain gardens or other sustainable urban drainage elements proposed for each of the BusConnects core bus corridor designs. [7589/19]

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (12 Feb 2019)

Catherine Martin: Can I ask a question? The Taoiseach did not answer-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: General Scheme of the Miscellaneous Provisions (Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union on 29 March 2019) Bill 2019: Discussion (12 Feb 2019)

Catherine Martin: While I understand the only item of legislation the Department has been asked to addressed relates to the SUSI grant, my questions relate more broadly to Brexit. What efforts is the Department making to ensure Irish research will be multipolar and international? All of the presentations in the Brexit and Horizon Europe workshop proceedings mentioned that the issue of researcher mobility was...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: General Scheme of the Miscellaneous Provisions (Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union on 29 March 2019) Bill 2019: Discussion (12 Feb 2019)

Catherine Martin: I thank the Minister of State for her reply but my question was not about apprenticeships but more specifically about the green economy. This is happening abroad and I wonder what we are doing in Ireland. People are mostly being trained in retrofitting skills and green build activities abroad, so what are we doing in Ireland?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: General Scheme of the Miscellaneous Provisions (Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union on 29 March 2019) Bill 2019: Discussion (12 Feb 2019)

Catherine Martin: A very obvious issue on which we do not need to do any research is that there is a lack of engineers and retrofitters. We should be leading on the green economy and with Brexit-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: General Scheme of the Miscellaneous Provisions (Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union on 29 March 2019) Bill 2019: Discussion (12 Feb 2019)

Catherine Martin: I am talking specifically about retrofitting.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: General Scheme of the Miscellaneous Provisions (Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union on 29 March 2019) Bill 2019: Discussion (12 Feb 2019)

Catherine Martin: Good. I will keep saying it, with the greatest respect to the Minister of State.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Statement of Strategy 2019-2021: Discussion (12 Feb 2019)

Catherine Martin: I congratulate the Minister. Like Deputy Funchion, I will refer to his question about the strategic direction he wants the education and training sector to travel in over the next three years. I would say that it should be one that has equality at its heart. I agree with Deputy Funchion about equality of access and opportunity for our students, but we also need to address the elephant in...