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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Staff Data (18 May 2017)

Catherine Martin: 144. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the staffing levels of each local authority compared to 2012. [23698/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Planning Issues (18 May 2017)

Catherine Martin: 145. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his plans to change the planning status of large scale peat extraction; and the public consultation he plans to undertake on proposed changes. [23699/17]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Greenways Development (18 May 2017)

Catherine Martin: 187. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if progress on the provision of a pedestrian and cyclist route along the railway across the Broadmeadow estuary is being delayed due to a lack of resources in the National Parks and Wildlife Service, NPWS; and the NPWS's response to the draft proposal and natural impact assessment. [23697/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Coillte Teoranta Activities (18 May 2017)

Catherine Martin: 245. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason Coillte has stopped afforesting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23695/17]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Planning Issues (18 May 2017)

Catherine Martin: 277. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he has been consulted by the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government on proposed changes to the planning status of large scale community extraction; and if he has provided his views in response regarding the impact such changes could have on the carbon sequestration and storage functions of...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Reports (17 May 2017)

Catherine Martin: 213. To ask the Minister for Health if he has received a report on the external evidence review to inform the parameters of a revision of A Vision for Change; if he will publish same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23417/17]

Equal Participation in Schools Bill 2016: Second Stage [Private Members] (16 May 2017)

Catherine Martin: Tá an Comhaontas Glas sásta tacaíocht a thabhairt don Bhille. The Bill seeks to tackle the issue of the baptism barrier in our schools and the place of religion in our schools. This is not the first time we have dealt with this issue in this House and not the first time I have had the opportunity to contribute on it. The Oireachtas Joint Committee on Education and Skills is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Review of Skills and Apprenticeship Schemes: Discussion (16 May 2017)

Catherine Martin: I thank the witnesses for their presentations. I certainly agree with Mr. Dermot Carey. It sounds like some sort of nationwide campaign to promote apprenticeships is needed, perhaps on social media or television, and it needs to happen soon. My question for all groups is about what could be done to attract more women to apprenticeships. Mr. Michael Hourihan from Cork Institute of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Review of Skills and Apprenticeship Schemes: Discussion (16 May 2017)

Catherine Martin: Have efforts been made to link in with the Institute of Guidance Counsellors and say there is a need for this-----

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Estimates for Public Services 2017 (Resumed)
Vote 26 - Education and Skills (Revised) (16 May 2017)

Catherine Martin: Regarding C11, has the Minister considered allocating supports to students from low income families who are still being refused SUSI grants while doing their full-time degrees in independent third-level colleges, such as the Dublin Business School and Griffith College? Some students appeared before this committee in the past year who are really struggling and doing their best to get through...

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Estimates for Public Services 2017 (Resumed)
Vote 26 - Education and Skills (Revised) (16 May 2017)

Catherine Martin: I know it would be a policy change but is there any intention to do exactly that and to weigh up the pros and cons? We are talking about students from disadvantaged areas and low income families and, as the Chairman pointed out, the CAO form does not make it clear that they would be unable to access grants for their chosen courses. There is a journalism course, in particular, that attracts...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Refugee Resettlement Programme (11 May 2017)

Catherine Martin: 40. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to seek a review of the UNCHR policy in relation to resettlements of refugees here and other countries with respect to the policy of deprioritising of children with long term illnesses for resettlement in view of a recent report (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22410/17]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (9 May 2017)

Catherine Martin: 585. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the way in which his Department is planning for the possibility of up to €5.5 billion in fines in 2030 if the State does not meet its climate targets (details supplied); the way in which his Department has been liaising with the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform in relation to same, particularly with...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (9 May 2017)

Catherine Martin: 84. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the economic analysis which underpins the climate targets he has set out. [21897/17]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs Data (9 May 2017)

Catherine Martin: 156. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of persons claiming relief under the special assignment relief programme for each year it has been in operation, in tabular form; the total value of tax relief on income granted for each year it has been in operation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21790/17]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs Data (9 May 2017)

Catherine Martin: 157. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of relevant employees entitled to make a claim for relief under the special assignment relief programme that have made a claim in relation to tuition fees for each year of operation, in tabular form; and the total value of such claims for each year of operation. [21791/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Admissions (9 May 2017)

Catherine Martin: 209. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans following the recently concluded consultation on school admissions; his further plans to publish the results; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21789/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Commencement of Legislation (9 May 2017)

Catherine Martin: 241. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his plans to commence section 28(1) of the Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Act 2016. [21792/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (9 May 2017)

Catherine Martin: 445. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to increase the availability of trained interveners for persons that are deafblind; and his further plans to increase availability of and accessibility to early intervention from a deafblind specialist for persons with congenital or acquired deafblindness. [21788/17]

Prohibition of Micro-Plastics Bill 2016: Second Stage [Private Members] (4 May 2017)

Catherine Martin: Cinnte go bhfuil an Comhaontas Glas fíor-shásta tacaíocht a thabhairt don Bhille seo. I welcome this Bill and warmly commend Deputy Sherlock for bringing it before the House. The Green Party will, of course, be wholeheartedly supporting it. As many Members have said, the issue of microbead and micro-plastic pollution was first raised in the Oireachtas by my Green Party...