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Ceisteanna - Questions: Gaeltacht Policy (21 Feb 2017)

Catherine Martin: Tá deacracht agam faoi cad tá faoi chaibidil ag an Rialtas mar léiríonn sé, b'fhéidir, go mbainfear tacaíocht ós na Gaeltachtaí diaidh ar ndiaidh. Caithfimid níos mó cabhair a thabhairt dóibh. Go háirithe, ba chóir ionad a chur ar fáil chun níos mó cabhair agus tacaíocht a thabhairt do dhaoine chun an...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Positive Mental Health in Schools: Discussion (21 Feb 2017)

Catherine Martin: Go raibh maith agaibh agat as ucht teacht anseo inniu agus cur i láthair chomh mionsonraithe a dhéanamh. I thank the delegates so much for their detailed presentations. I commend them on their excellent work on children's mental health, which represents such a vital field. I, for one, welcome that, finally in recent years, the spotlight is on our children's mental health and on...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Gender Recognition (21 Feb 2017)

Catherine Martin: 305. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the precise legal basis on which persons applying for a gender recognition certificate and wishing to use a name different from that on their original birth certificate are required to provide evidence of use and repute in respect of a name or to produce a deed poll that has been enrolled in the High Court; the reason such additional...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Child Abuse (15 Feb 2017)

Catherine Martin: 84. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Question No. 1682 of 17 January 2017, the role the Garda will have in the process of creating a national service model for sexual abuse services for children and their families; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7508/17]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Youth Justice Strategy (15 Feb 2017)

Catherine Martin: 85. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when the annual reports of the committee appointed to monitor the effectiveness of the diversion programme for 2015 and 2016 will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7509/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Weight of Schoolbags (15 Feb 2017)

Catherine Martin: 135. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to outline the steps that will be taken to address the issue with regard to the recent survey conducted by the National Parents’ Council Primary regarding the back health of children from carrying heavy school bags; when his Department last issued information to all primary and post-primary schools highlighting the health hazards of...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes Support Scheme Administration (15 Feb 2017)

Catherine Martin: 210. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to lower the premium placed on land and property assets of persons availing of the nursing homes support scheme from 7.5% to its previous level of a 5% premium; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7512/17]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Abuse (15 Feb 2017)

Catherine Martin: 300. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs further to Parliamentary Question No. 1682 of 17 January 2017, the reason the Garda is not an agency involved in the process of creating a national service model for sexual abuse services for children and their families, particularly since she mentions Garda investigation as a key element in her reply; and if she will make a statement on...

Clarification of Statements made by the Taoiseach and Ministers: Statements (Resumed) (14 Feb 2017)

Catherine Martin: Considering the grave extent of incompetencies and mistakes made to date by Tusla, can the Minister, Deputy Zappone, confirm whether or not similar mistakes of this magnitude have been made by Tusla, and whether or not Tusla made this mistake in respect of any other members of An Garda Síochána, or persons who are not members of the force? Is this an isolated incident? Or have...

Hospital Waiting Lists: Statements (9 Feb 2017)

Catherine Martin: Maidir leis na fíricí a nochtadh ar RTE ar an Luain, caithfear a rá go bhfuil córas sláinte na tíre seo ina chíor thuathail amach is amach. Ba chóir go mbeadh bainisteoirí an chórais ag deimhniú nach bhfull aon othar ag fulaingt, ach a mhalairt atá fíor mar go bhfuil an córas beag beann ar fhualaingt an othair. ...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Equal Status (Admission to Schools) Bill 2016: Discussion (7 Feb 2017)

Catherine Martin: I apologise for being late and missing the contributions of the witnesses but I have read the written statements that were submitted beforehand. I have a couple of questions. Ar dtús, maidir le hionchur an Fhorais Pátrúnachta, aontaím gur chóir tús áite a thabhairt do dhaltaí na nGaelscoileanna. Sílim go bhfuil riachtanas ann go ndéanfadh...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Equal Status (Admission to Schools) Bill 2016: Discussion (7 Feb 2017)

Catherine Martin: In response to what Mr. Mulconry said, it is something I have raised consistently in the Dáil and at this committee. I am very aware of the discrimination against children with special educational needs. I have come across schools that have taken in children, but the siblings with special educational needs are told to go to the school down the road. It is outrageous. It is not helped...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (1 Feb 2017)

Catherine Martin: 202. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of substitutable days whereby no substitute teachers were employed in primary schools for the school years 2015-16 and 2016-17 to date, by year and whether the school in question is a special school, in tabular form. [4884/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Functions (1 Feb 2017)

Catherine Martin: 217. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the number of enforcement notices issued nationwide since 1 January 2013, by year and by council, in tabular form. [4880/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Functions (1 Feb 2017)

Catherine Martin: 218. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the number of prosecutions under the Building Control Act 2007 in the past five years for South Dublin, Dún Laoghaire Rathdown, Fingal, Meath, Kildare and Donegal County Councils and Dublin City Council, by year and by council, in tabular form. [4881/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Functions (1 Feb 2017)

Catherine Martin: 219. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the number of completion certificates rejected under the Building Control (Amendment) Regulations, Statutory Instrument No. 9 of 2014 in each of South Dublin, Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown, Fingal, Meath, Kildare and Donegal County Councils and Dublin City Council, by council, in tabular form. [4882/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Expenditure (1 Feb 2017)

Catherine Martin: 220. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the amount spent on rectifying defective social housing in the past ten years by South Dublin, Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown, Fingal, Meath, Kildare and Donegal County Councils and Dublin City Council, by year and by council, in tabular form. [4883/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Eligibility (31 Jan 2017)

Catherine Martin: 446. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that in calculation of income for the family income supplement, superannuation and the pension levy are deducted for the purpose of calculating assessable income, whereas they are not for the medical card, whereby only tax, PRSI and the USC are deducted; if his attention has been further drawn to the fact that...

Leaders' Questions (25 Jan 2017)

Catherine Martin: While I appreciate the Taoiseach's recognition that we need a supervisory authority, the fact is local authority building control is greatly underfunded. In many cases claims against builders are statute barred because defects were not noticed by home owners in the legally stipulated period and there are still no solutions for people whose homes were built pre-2014. The huge legislative gap...

Leaders' Questions (25 Jan 2017)

Catherine Martin: This week, individual citizens and families in my constituency have become the latest innocent victims of being forced to face the fallout, living nightmare and financial upset of learning that their dream homes have been severely blighted by inept, incompetent, greed-driven building standards that were not properly regulated by the State. There is a duty on Government to protect its people...