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Nomination of Taoiseach (Resumed) (14 Apr 2016)

Catherine Martin: Toisc gurb í seo an chéad uair dom labhairt sa Dáil, ba mhaith liom i dtús báire mo bhuíochas a ghabháil le muintir Bhaile Átha Cliath - Ráth an Dúin as an onóir seo a thabhairt dom agus as a gcuid muiníne ioman a léiriú chun ionadaíocht a dheánamh ar a son sa Dara Dáil is Tríocha. As this is my first...

Mental Health Services: Statements (26 Apr 2016)

Catherine Martin: Ireland's mental health policy, A vision for Change, was launched in 2006. This document was heralded as innovative, exciting, progressive and inspirational. By positioning the service user at the heart of his or her own recovery journey, it promised a new and modern approach for citizens with mental health difficulties. It offered pathways through which our mental health services could be...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Physical Education Facilities (26 Apr 2016)

Catherine Martin: 416. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of second level schools that do not have a physical education hall. [8488/16]

Central Bank (Variable Rate Mortgages) Bill 2016: Second Stage [Private Members] (17 May 2016)

Catherine Martin: The banks are deliberately overcharging homeowners unlucky enough to be stuck with variable rate mortgages. The banks do this because they can. A family with an average mortgage in the State can now lose up to €400 per month or up to €100,000 over the lifetime of a mortgage. This is money unjustifiably taken from ordinary families and stolen from the real economy. The irony...

Central Bank (Variable Rate Mortgages) Bill 2016: Second Stage [Private Members] (17 May 2016)

Catherine Martin: It is crucial that we get this right from the start. We propose that the Bill in its current form be withdrawn and presented again as soon as possible. Not in six months' time as in the Minister's proposed amendment, as six months is too long and does not acknowledge the urgency of this matter, but as soon as possible once the Bill is capable of passing the basic tests of constitutionality.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Admissions Entry Requirements (17 May 2016)

Catherine Martin: 288. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he is aware of the concerns that grade comparisons may be working at a disadvantage to Northern Ireland students and if he will resolve this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9905/16]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Planning Issues (17 May 2016)

Catherine Martin: 361. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if new apartment minimum sizes, specified in a publication by his Department entitled 'Sustainable Urban Housing: Design Standards for New Apartments - Guidelines for Planning Authorities', are mandatory for local authorities and if they supersede local minimum apartment sizes specified in local development plans...

An Teanga Gaeilge: Statements (18 May 2016)

Catherine Martin: De réir saineolaithe idirnáisiúnta, tá an Ghaeilge sa Ghaeltacht ag cúlu go tapaidh mar theanga laethúil an phobail. Go bunúsach, tá todhchaí na Gaeltachta i mbaol. Cad is Gaeltacht ann? An áit fisiciúil nó meon aigne í? Nó an bhfuil an dá rud fite fuaite lena chéile? Caithfear an cheist a chur ar gach...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Physical Education Facilities (24 May 2016)

Catherine Martin: 169. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to support and expedite the provision of a physical education hall in a school (details supplied). [11487/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Physical Education Facilities (24 May 2016)

Catherine Martin: 170. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to expedite the provision of a permanent building for a school (details supplied); and his Department's efforts to date to secure this. [11488/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Data (25 May 2016)

Catherine Martin: 98. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of teachers who are currently on payroll qualified as teachers in or after February 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11920/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teachers' Remuneration (25 May 2016)

Catherine Martin: 99. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to move all of the teachers who qualified in or after February 2012 to the pay-scales which are currently in place for teachers who qualified prior to that date; if so, if teachers who qualified in or after February 2012 will be compensated for reduced earnings from the date of their qualification to the date on which they are added...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Irish Language (25 May 2016)

Catherine Martin: 101. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when he will publish the Irish language early education policy for the Gaeltacht; if he intends to implement it in full; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11971/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Gaelscoil Issues (25 May 2016)

Catherine Martin: 106. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he has identified a site for the new Gaelscoil in Goatstown-Stillorgan, the patronage of which was announced on 19 May 2016; and his efforts to secure same. [11998/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Respite Care Services (25 May 2016)

Catherine Martin: 299. To ask the Minister for Health why there are no respite services for a person (details supplied) for the past three years; and when the person will receive same. [12139/16]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Stations (31 May 2016)

Catherine Martin: 228. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to reopen a Garda station (details supplied); and the timeline and process of doing same. [13535/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation Provision (31 May 2016)

Catherine Martin: 331. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to support and expedite the provision of a physical education hall in a school (details supplied) which has been without same for over 30 years on a stand alone basis, without linking the decision with a primary school on the same campus. [13432/16]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Ministerial Appointments (31 May 2016)

Catherine Martin: 942. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the position regarding the responsibilities of the Minister of State at his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12979/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Gaelscoileanna Il-sainchreidmheacha (2 Jun 2016)

Catherine Martin: 171. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills cad iad na pleananna atá aige chun gaelscoil ilchreidmheach a chur ar fáil i gceantar Dhroim Conrach i mBaile Átha Cliath le go ndéanfar freastal ar mhianta cuid mhór tuismitheoirí agus a bpáistí; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina thaobh [14121/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Physical Education Facilities (9 Jun 2016)

Catherine Martin: 56. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills why his Department did not provide a physical education hall to a school (details supplied) from 1980 to 2012. [15113/16]