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Tue, 23 Oct 2018
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Coroners Service
Catherine Martin
331. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the action he has taken to implement the Review of the Coroner Service – Report of the Working Group; his plans to expedite the publication of recommendations from coroners’ reports on road traffic accidents in order that local authorities and other agencies can consider their recommendations in a timely manner; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43742/18]
Tue, 23 Oct 2018
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Air Pollution
Catherine Martin
549. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the progress that has been made on the roll-out of additional monitoring sites for air pollution (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43739/18]
Tue, 23 Oct 2018
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Natural Gas Grid
Catherine Martin
573. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the delays in regulatory approval for the proposed compressed natural gas pumps at a filling station (details supplied); if he will take steps to expedite its opening; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43740/18]
Tue, 23 Oct 2018
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Road Traffic Legislation
Catherine Martin
574. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide a copy of the regulations under section 1(1) of the Road Traffic Act 1961 allowing local authorities to make by-laws regarding the use of vehicles in public places which may include animal drawn vehicles under section 46(a) of the Road Safety Authority (Commercial Vehicle Roadworthiness) Act 2012 in view of a further incident involving collisions between horse-drawn carriages and mechanically propelled vehicles (details supplied); and if he will commence section 31(1) of the Road Traffic Act 2016 which allows the National Transport Authority to make regulations under section 20(5) of the Taxi Regulations Act 2013 in relation to horse-propelled hackney carriages. [43743/18]
Tue, 23 Oct 2018
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Road Safety Data
Catherine Martin
575. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the most recent breakdown of figures for road casualties and collisions here relate to 2014; and his plans to expedite the making available of such information in a more timely manner. [43744/18]
Tue, 23 Oct 2018
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Rail Network Expansion
Catherine Martin
576. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the provision of a new train station at Pelletstown; the funding being provided in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43750/18]
Thu, 18 Oct 2018
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Capitation Grants
Catherine Martin
59. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to restore the schools capitation grant to 2010 levels; the timeline for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42111/18]
Thu, 18 Oct 2018
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School Accommodation Provision
Catherine Martin
72. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Education and Skills the details of the analysis of the accommodation and condition reports regarding the school buildings element of the pilot school building inventory (details supplied) carried out in County Kildare; his plans to expand this element of the inventory for the rest of the country, particularly in the context of accurately identifying the accommodation capacity of existing schools nationwide; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42110/18]
Tue, 16 Oct 2018
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Schools Site Acquisitions
Catherine Martin
215. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Education and Skills when a site for a school (details supplied) will be purchased and publicly announced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41964/18]
Tue, 16 Oct 2018
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Schools Site Acquisitions
Catherine Martin
216. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Education and Skills the progress made with regard to locating a permanent site for a school (details supplied); if Dublin City Council has been directed to actively engage with landowners with a view to securing such a site; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41965/18]
Tue, 16 Oct 2018
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Road Traffic Legislation
Catherine Martin
288. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the status of discussions of the high level task force on quads and scramblers which his Department is participating in with the Dublin local authorities; the number of times it has met; the initial recommendations it is bringing forward; if it is recommending legislative changes regarding Garda seizure powers; if the task force is considering recommendations regarding legislation providing for a minimum age of ownership, registration and effective deterrents for when they are used in non-legal situations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41967/18]
Tue, 16 Oct 2018
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Vaccination Programme Data
Catherine Martin
391. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Health his plans for a catch-up programme of meningitis B vaccinations for children who had not received it prior to the roll-out of the current vaccination scheme; the estimated cost of such a catch-up programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41966/18]
Tue, 16 Oct 2018
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Climate Change Policy
Catherine Martin
539. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the terms of reference for his Department's report on just transition due early in 2019 as mentioned by an official from his Department at the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Climate Action on 17 September 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41913/18]
Tue, 16 Oct 2018
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Public Transport Data
Catherine Martin
566. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the data available in regard to regular overcrowding of commuter buses, trams and trains; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41901/18]
Tue, 16 Oct 2018
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Urban Development
Catherine Martin
567. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to recent changes in the United Kingdom regarding shared space guidance in the public realm; his plans to make changes in Irish guidance to reflect this, such as modifying the design manual for urban streets and roads and other design guidance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41902/18]
Wed, 10 Oct 2018
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Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Catherine Martin
12. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the actions he plans to take to facilitate an end to the sale of combustion engine private cars by 2030. [41105/18]
Wed, 10 Oct 2018
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Energy Efficiency
Catherine Martin
17. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the way in which he plans to meet the target of 45,000 deep retrofits per annum by 2021. [41104/18]
Wed, 10 Oct 2018
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Capitation Grants
Catherine Martin
84. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Education and Skills when the primary school grants calendar will be issued; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41400/18]
Tue, 9 Oct 2018
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Schools Administration
Catherine Martin
137. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he has considered the introduction of a one day per week release for all teaching principals of national schools further to the recommendations at the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Education and Skills' 2018 summer meeting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41124/18]
Tue, 9 Oct 2018
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International Programmes
Catherine Martin
343. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Health if he plans to continue with Ireland's participation in the human biomonitoring programme DEMOCOPHES; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41123/18]