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Tue, 10 Jul 2018
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Asylum Seeker Employment
Catherine Martin
334. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if an asylum seeker who has been granted international protection self-employment permission may employ or enter into partnership with another asylum seeker; if this practice is restricted; if so, if this is compliant with the EU (recast) reception conditions directive, 2013/33/EU; and the relevant section that allows for such a restriction. [30899/18]
Tue, 10 Jul 2018
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Primary Care Centres
Catherine Martin
676. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Health the capacity of the psychiatric day hospital in the primary care unit in Balbriggan; the area it serves; and the number of persons waiting to access its services. [30894/18]
Tue, 10 Jul 2018
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Hospital Services
Catherine Martin
677. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Health the capacity of the Ashlin Centre in Beaumont Hospital; the area it serves; and the number of persons waiting to access its services. [30895/18]
Tue, 10 Jul 2018
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Driver Licences
Catherine Martin
823. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he received a communication from the Department of Justice and Equality regarding the identity requirements of asylum seekers to obtain a driver licence; and when this communication will receive a response. [30896/18]
Wed, 4 Jul 2018
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Electric Vehicles
Catherine Martin
314. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the speed limits for electric bicycles will be increased from 25 to 30 km; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29591/18]
Wed, 4 Jul 2018
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Road Projects Data
Catherine Martin
315. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the cost of the new intersection under construction on the M7 between junctions 9 and 10 outside Naas; if part of the cost is being met by developer contributions; and his views on whether the provision of this infrastructure will contribute to meeting the aims of the national planning framework. [29595/18]
Wed, 4 Jul 2018
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Planning Data
Catherine Martin
348. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of planning permissions for housing that were extended for five years on the basis of section 42A(1)(ii) of the Planning and Development Act 2000 (details supplied) in each of the years 2016, 2017 and to date in 2018; the number of housing units that were impacted, by local authority, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29592/18]
Wed, 4 Jul 2018
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European Parliament Elections
Catherine Martin
349. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if there will be a review of European election constituency boundaries following the provision of two extra MEPs to Ireland; the timeline for the undertaking of the boundary review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29593/18]
Wed, 4 Jul 2018
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Water Conservation
Catherine Martin
350. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of offences that have been prosecuted in the past five years by Irish Water for breaches of section 54(2) of the Water Services Act 2007 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29594/18]
Wed, 27 Jun 2018
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Waterways Issues
Catherine Martin
276. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if her attention has been drawn to the fact that Waterways Ireland has introduced a new set of permits blocking persons living aboard their boats from continuing to do so; her plans to increase the number of mooring points for houseboats on the Dublin canals and basins; and the reason canal dwellers are being removed from their homes. [28254/18]
Tue, 26 Jun 2018
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European Investment Bank Loans
Catherine Martin
125. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Finance the number of loans drawn down from the European Investment Bank; the date of commencement; the repayment schedule; the interest rate and purposes of each loan in tabular form; and his plans to allocate additional funding for the provision of social housing from the EIB. [27963/18]
Tue, 26 Jun 2018
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Schools Site Acquisitions
Catherine Martin
152. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a site for a school (details supplied) was purchased at the site on the southern end of the Ballycullen Road, Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27479/18]
Tue, 26 Jun 2018
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Schools Building Projects Status
Catherine Martin
222. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the commencement of building for a school (details supplied) when he expects planning permission to be applied for and the school to open; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27964/18]
Tue, 26 Jun 2018
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National Traveller-Roma Integration Strategy
Catherine Martin
223. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Education and Skills the progress on each action outlined in the National Traveller and Roma Inclusion Strategy 2017-2021 that fall under his Department’s remit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27976/18]
Tue, 26 Jun 2018
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Traffic Management
Catherine Martin
264. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason for the delay in the roll-out of red light running cameras in Dublin city other than at the junction of Benburb Street and Blackhall Place; the timeline for progress; the proposed locations for a further roll-out; and the number of different types of vehicles found breaking the traffic signals in the past year for which figures are available. [27971/18]
Tue, 26 Jun 2018
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National Traveller-Roma Integration Strategy
Catherine Martin
265. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the progress on each action outlined in the National Traveller and Roma Inclusion Strategy 2017-2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27974/18]
Tue, 26 Jun 2018
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Electric Vehicles
Catherine Martin
461. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the ESB is no longer rolling out a new charging infrastructure in the form of charging points for electric vehicles; the measures he is putting in place to remedy this; and the funding amounts and timelines for same. [27965/18]
Tue, 26 Jun 2018
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Departmental Agencies Staff Data
Catherine Martin
468. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the per capita waste management and enforcement staff numbers in the EPA and waste officers in local authorities here compared to the UK, Germany, Sweden and Belgium. [27962/18]
Tue, 26 Jun 2018
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Departmental Funding
Catherine Martin
494. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the capital and current funds made available for walking and cycling investment in each of the past five years; the amount of funding he plans to make available in 2018, 2019 and 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27966/18]
Tue, 26 Jun 2018
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Public Transport Data
Catherine Martin
495. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the payments made from the green public transport fund. [27967/18]