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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Uptake of Apprenticeships and Traineeships: Discussion (15 Nov 2018)

Catherine Martin: I thank Mr. O'Flaherty. He can send any additional information to the other witnesses through the committee.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Uptake of Apprenticeships and Traineeships: Discussion (15 Nov 2018)

Catherine Martin: I thank the witnesses for the presentations. I note that Waterford and Wexford Education and Training Board, WWETB, is developing a nearly zero energy building, NZEB, centre of excellence and Limerick Institute of Technology is working with it to develop the training content for the programme. This will upskill electricians, plumbers, blocklayers and others. It is terrible that WWETB has...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Uptake of Apprenticeships and Traineeships: Discussion (15 Nov 2018)

Catherine Martin: I asked for a breakdown to see how much of the €120 million allocated for apprenticeships and the €34.6 million allocated for traineeships in 2018 has been invested in climate mitigation or adaptation measures to achieve energy efficiency. What is the exact policy on the retrofit sector? I refer to the work done by Waterford Wexford ETB in that regard. Is it something that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Operation of Caranua: Department of Education and Skills (15 Nov 2018)

Catherine Martin: I thank the witnesses very much for coming in today. I was struck by something in Mr. Costello's opening statement which said "The Department is, of course, aware that there is a degree of dissatisfaction with the quality of the service provided by Caranua." There is much more than a degree of dissatisfaction. It was said in a meeting of this committee earlier this year, and I will repeat...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Operation of Caranua: Department of Education and Skills (15 Nov 2018)

Catherine Martin: I want clarification on a matter. It was said that the Department had no details on the survey that showed 90% positive feedback and that we had to contact Caranua for it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Operation of Caranua: Department of Education and Skills (15 Nov 2018)

Catherine Martin: It strikes us as quite unusual that there was 90% positive feedback, considering the fact that this is not what we hear. Has it not struck the Department as a little bit strange? The Department has a role in oversight and accountability in matters relating to governance.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Operation of Caranua: Department of Education and Skills (15 Nov 2018)

Catherine Martin: Is the freefone number available from a landline and is it free from the UK? I believe 40% of the survivors are in the UK. Is it free from a mobile or just from a landline?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Operation of Caranua: Department of Education and Skills (15 Nov 2018)

Catherine Martin: It is something we need to establish.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Housing Issues (14 Nov 2018)

Catherine Martin: 103. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to conduct an investigation of the extent of latent defects in residential housing with a view to providing practical State reliefs for homeowners in view of the announcement of a redress scheme for those affected by mica; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47171/18]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Housing Issues (14 Nov 2018)

Catherine Martin: 132. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to establish an independent building regulator to administer building control on a nationwide basis; his further plans to provide a supervisory regulatory function in relation to those involved in the construction industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47170/18]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (13 Nov 2018)

Catherine Martin: 169. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason flat rate expenses (details supplied) have been removed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46683/18]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (13 Nov 2018)

Catherine Martin: 170. To ask the Minister for Finance the expected saving from removing flat rate expenses (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46684/18]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (13 Nov 2018)

Catherine Martin: 171. To ask the Minister for Finance the changes to flat rate expenses by the Revenue Commissioners at all grades made in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46685/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (13 Nov 2018)

Catherine Martin: 226. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a school (details supplied) will not have enough classrooms in September 2019 if it takes in a new junior infant class at that stage; if he has made preparations for the provision of new prefabricated classrooms to be operational for September 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: DEIS Scheme (13 Nov 2018)

Catherine Martin: 227. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he has given consideration to the provision of an extra payment or allowance for teachers who remain teaching in DEIS schools for more than a five-year period in order to encourage the retention of experienced teachers in such schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46672/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Eligibility (13 Nov 2018)

Catherine Martin: 228. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on whether it is equitable that a mature student seeking to return to education to undergo a level 8 degree should be denied financial support towards the student's fees in the event that this person already has a level 8 degree obtained at a private university in another EU member state and the student did not have recourse to the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (13 Nov 2018)

Catherine Martin: 232. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to appeal the decision to refuse planning for a new primary school building (details supplied) and a physical education hall for two schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46765/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Psychological Services (13 Nov 2018)

Catherine Martin: 400. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that no replacement has been provided to cover maternity leave for the clinical psychologist in the HSE early intervention team in Churchtown, Dublin 14; the efforts being made to find a replacement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46937/18]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Efficiency (13 Nov 2018)

Catherine Martin: 468. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of households cutting turf on special areas of conservation, SACs, that have availed of a retrofit of their houses to be more energy efficient and to use renewable fuel; and the amount the agreed retrofits will cost. [46696/18]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Electric Vehicles (13 Nov 2018)

Catherine Martin: 475. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he has given consideration to the provision of funding for the trial roll-out of dual public light post e-car charge points in a number of management company operated residential estates (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46674/18]