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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Funding (5 Jul 2017)

Catherine Martin: 240. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to publish a new report on the outcomes of the women in sport programme; and the timeframe for this report to be published. [31586/17]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Funding (5 Jul 2017)

Catherine Martin: 241. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the funding that was provided through the women in sport programme since its inception; and the percentage this accounted for of the overall sports funding. [31587/17]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Capital Programme Administration (5 Jul 2017)

Catherine Martin: 242. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the timeframe for a decision on the approval of the 2017 sports capital programme applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31588/17]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Early Childhood Care and Education Programmes (5 Jul 2017)

Catherine Martin: 243. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the take up of the access and inclusion model in the 2016-17 school year; if an assessment has been undertaken on the scheme; if further funding will be provided for it in the forthcoming school year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31595/17]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Legislation (5 Jul 2017)

Catherine Martin: 244. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her views on the regulatory system put in place for child minding facilities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31596/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Telecommunications Infrastructure (5 Jul 2017)

Catherine Martin: 253. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his plans to introduce guidelines for the construction and placement of telecommunication masts; and his further plans to encourage telecommunication providers to share services rather than placing additional antennae on masts. [31584/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Local Electoral Area Boundary Committee Report (5 Jul 2017)

Catherine Martin: 256. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the timeframe under which he plans to define the extended city boundary of Cork; the timeframe to set the terms of reference for a local electoral area boundary committee to define the local electoral areas for Cork City Council and Cork County Council for the 2019 local elections; and the timeframe for the local...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (29 Jun 2017)

Catherine Martin: 137. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there are guidelines stating the minimum green space requirement for schools; if so, if he will outline same; if not, his plans to create and publish such guidelines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30720/17]

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Education (Admission to Schools) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (28 Jun 2017)

Catherine Martin: I wish to reiterate what all of the members have said. Through the Chair, I believe that section 7(3) of the Act is directly related to admissions to the schools. The provision is fundamentally tied to it. The baptism barrier is a huge issue in admission policies as it allows discrimination across the board. It makes me wonder the following. Why have we discussed the Labour Party's Equal...

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Education (Admission to Schools) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (28 Jun 2017)

Catherine Martin: I am fully in favour of Deputy Shortall's proposal. The Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission has raised the issue for the Minister’s attention that section 30(2)(e) of the Education Act 1998 provides that the Minister “shall not require any student to attend instruction in any subject which is contrary to the conscience of the parent of the student”. My...

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Education (Admission to Schools) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (28 Jun 2017)

Catherine Martin: I appeal to the Minister to reconsider providing guidelines. There should be minimum standards in regard to the nature of the exemption for students. It is not fair on students who are being excluded, whether they are being put to the back of the classroom or sent to a library. It is not fair on the students and teachers in the class who want to study religion because teachers are being...

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Education (Admission to Schools) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (28 Jun 2017)

Catherine Martin: Is Deputy Thomas Byrne withdrawing-----

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Education (Admission to Schools) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (28 Jun 2017)

Catherine Martin: Just for clarification, is amendment No. 83 being withdrawn?

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Education (Admission to Schools) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (28 Jun 2017)

Catherine Martin: No, that is fine. I was just checking about amendment No. 83.

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Education (Admission to Schools) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (28 Jun 2017)

Catherine Martin: With regard to that, is it specific to the unit or is just a case of the school catering for a specific special education need and stopping any other?

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Education (Admission to Schools) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (28 Jun 2017)

Catherine Martin: Where in the admission policy will it state what needs are catered for and what needs are not catered for?

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Education (Admission to Schools) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (28 Jun 2017)

Catherine Martin: If it is oversubscribed?

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Education (Admission to Schools) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (28 Jun 2017)

Catherine Martin: It is because it is reserved for special education needs. Okay.

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Education (Admission to Schools) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (28 Jun 2017)

Catherine Martin: There are two matters to be clarified. First, did the Minister say it is not only the autism units? Second, if a special needs class was dealing with three specific needs, would that lead to a school deciding, for example, that a child who has all those needs but also has, for example, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, ADHD, and an emotion behaviour disorder, would not be suitable...

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Education (Admission to Schools) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (28 Jun 2017)

Catherine Martin: Putting forward amendment No. 16 was the only way I could see of getting round the restriction of not being able to open up the Equal Status Act. I saw in it some way of tackling the baptism barrier. The amendment states: "In page 6, line 13, after “school” to insert “not aided by the Department of Education and Skills”. I am of the opinion that this would mean...