Parliamentary questions

Cycle to Work Scheme

Catherine Martin

132. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Finance his plans to extend the terms of the cycle to work scheme to cover pedal-assisted e-bikes and increase the eligibility financial limits; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53710/19]

Office of Public Works Data

Catherine Martin

146. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of car parking spaces controlled by the Office of Public Works in Dublin 1, 2, 7 and 8; the number commercially leased; and the annual income from same. [53708/19]

National Parks

Catherine Martin

147. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of the draft Phoenix Park visitor experience strategic review; if his attention has been drawn to the degree of public opposition to some of the changes proposed in the document; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53718/19]

School Patronage

Catherine Martin

168. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Education and Skills when the outcome of the patronage process for the new secondary school in Goatstown, Dublin 14 due to open in 2020 will be announced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53606/19]

Schools Building Projects Status

Catherine Martin

169. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Education and Skills if the permanent school buildings for the recently opened primary and the post-primary school (details supplied) to be opened in September 2019 in an area will be included in the recently announced contract tenders for new school buildings; if not, when the contract tender for the permanent buildings for these schools is likely to be announced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53607/19]

Schools Building Projects Status

Catherine Martin

174. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of and the timeline for the commencement of the building of a new school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53707/19]

Migrant Integration

Catherine Martin

175. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Education and Skills if funding is provided for integration projects undertaken with primary or secondary schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53715/19]

Schools Building Projects Status

Catherine Martin

176. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Education and Skills the person or body that will own the school building and the school site for a school (details supplied) on the Phoenix Park site; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53719/19]

Road Traffic Offences Data

Catherine Martin

213. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to ensure the Courts Service provides a detailed breakdown of road traffic offences in an open format that would allow for the analysis of trends over date and by region in view of the fact that the absence of such data may be inhibiting evidence-based policy formation in achieving road safety goals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53712/19]

Prison Service Data

Catherine Martin

214. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans for the future of Arbour Hill Prison, Dublin 7 and the possible rehousing of long-stay prisoners; and the details of the prison population by years served in Arbour Hill. [53713/19]

Migrant Integration

Catherine Martin

215. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if funding is provided for integration projects undertaken with primary or secondary schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53716/19]

Home Help Service Provision

Catherine Martin

309. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a person (details supplied) has been allocated the necessary home help hours in order to return home but has been informed that the funding is not available for the hours; his plans to tackle the issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53625/19]

Home Help Service

Catherine Martin

310. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Health the number of occurrences of home help hours being awarded without the funding in place to deliver the hours in each of the past three years in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53626/19]

Hospital Services

Catherine Martin

311. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Health the previous time resources were increased to the stoma colorectal clinical nurse specialists service in Crumlin Children’s Hospital; the resourcing for the service in the past five years in tabular form; his plans to adequately fund the service in view of the ongoing demands on the service which have resulted in children and their parents experiencing long delays; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53627/19]

Childcare Services Provision

Catherine Martin

312. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 110 of 13 November 2019, if he has engaged with the Department of Education and Skills to explore the provision of crèche facilities in the development of a permanent school building for two schools (details supplied) in view of the need for childcare places in Goatstown, Dublin 14; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53628/19]

Departmental Strategies

Catherine Martin

373. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the steps taken to implement the National Positive Ageing Strategy in his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53598/19]

Departmental Expenditure

Catherine Martin

387. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the capital expenditure by his Department from 1 January to 31 August 2019 under headings (details supplied); and the projects funded under B8.1 Smarter Travel and Sustainable Urban Transport, in tabular form. [53599/19]

Traffic Management

Catherine Martin

397. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of his plans for the installation of further red light running cameras in Dublin city at Blackhall Place, Con Colbert Road and Queen Street; and when the enabling legislation will be updated. [53709/19]

Light Rail Projects Status

Catherine Martin

398. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the proposed extension of the Luas green line from Broombridge to Finglas; if a station will be provided at Royal Canal Park and Pelletstown; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53717/19]

Road Traffic Offences Data

Catherine Martin

112. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of e-scooters that have been confiscated by gardaí in the past 18 months in tabular form, by month and by Garda division. [52308/19]

Freedom of Information Data

Catherine Martin

113. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of freedom of information requests received in each of the years 2017, 2018 and to date 2019; the number in each year that were delivered on time, the number in each year that were delivered with an extended deadline; and the number in each year that were not delivered within deadline. [52309/19]

Proposed Legislation

Catherine Martin

277. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Justice and Equality when his Department will table the required amendments to the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act 2015; when the amendments will be enacted; when the Act will be commenced in full; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51666/19]

Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service Administration

Catherine Martin

278. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the steps he is taking to address the severe and ongoing shortage of available appointments for persons seeking to renew their visas with the INIS. [51667/19]

Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service Administration

Catherine Martin

279. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to the ongoing issue of INIS appointments being sold by third parties online to visa applicants; the measures being taken to prevent the activity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51668/19]

Live Exports

Catherine Martin

489. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to review live exports of cattle to third countries by ship; and his further plans to introduce a moratorium on same in view of a recent disaster (details supplied). [51669/19]

Live Exports

Catherine Martin

490. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the contingency plans in place in cases in which a live transport disaster such as recently occurred in Romania befalls a ship carrying live Irish cattle in view of the fact that the use of ships to transport live cattle is covered by Council Regulation (EC) No. 1/2005 within and outside the EU for the full extent of the journey. [51670/19]

Animal Welfare

Catherine Martin

494. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on reports that officials from his Department have recently removed approximately 25 feral goats from the herd in the Scalp area of Kiltiernan, County Dublin; his plans to manage the population of the herd; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51771/19]

Climate Change Policy

Catherine Martin

553. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the analysis he or bodies under his aegis with responsibility for transport such as the National Transport Authority have carried out of the potential contribution to decarbonisation of transport which could be made by small and lightweight electric vehicles including electric bicycles, tricycles, cargo bikes and small cars; and the consideration he has given to encouraging such small and light electric vehicles which appear to be excluded from his policies to electrify transport systems. [51770/19]

Park and Ride Facilities

Catherine Martin

554. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of car parking spaces at the Luas park and ride facility in Carrickmines, Dublin 18; the equivalent number of spaces at the Red Cow; the number of parking fines levied by or on behalf of Luas at each car park during 2018; the number of parking fine refunds granted at each in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51772/19]

Public Transport Expenditure

Catherine Martin

207. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the planned expenditure in each of the next five years for new projects in public transport (details supplied); and the definition of new roads used in the statement, for example, if it includes the widening of existing roads. [50525/19]

Employment Rights

Catherine Martin

234. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the practice of certain retailers conducting searches of employees when they are leaving their workplace at the end of their shifts; her plans to address the issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50523/19]

Employment Rights

Catherine Martin

235. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if employers are obliged to inform staff members in writing if there is to be a change of security procedures in their workplace from randomised to mandatory searches in cases in which they are leaving their workplace; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50524/19]

Passport Data

Catherine Martin

114. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of passports issued in each of the past five years to high net worth individuals that planned to invest here; the details of such persons; the investments of each; and his plans to review the enabling legislation. [50073/19]

Corporation Tax

Catherine Martin

143. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Finance his views on a minimum effective corporate tax rate within the European Union; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50301/19]

School Accommodation Provision

Catherine Martin

222. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to purchase outright or seek a licence for a vacant site near a school (details supplied) to enable the school to provide for a fourth stream of junior infants to be taken in September 2020; his further plans to allow for the construction of ASD units or to provide for a temporary site for the school while the major works necessary for the removal of pyrite from the foundations are carried out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50064/19]

National Educational Psychological Service Data

Catherine Martin

223. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of pupils with regard to the 8,309 referrals for individual casework undertaken by National Educational Psychological Service Data, NEPS, psychologists during the 2016/2017 academic year that underwent direct assessment as part of the involvement of the psychologist. [50066/19]

Schools Site Acquisitions

Catherine Martin

224. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of plans for a permanent home for a school (details supplied); if a site for the school has been identified; and if so, the location of same. [50067/19]

Special Educational Needs Data

Catherine Martin

225. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of applications for SNA access made nationwide to the NCSE during the 2018/2019 and 2019/2020 school years, respectively by county in tabular form. [50076/19]

Special Educational Needs Data

Catherine Martin

226. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of applications for SNA access made since the May 2019 allocation of SNA posts by county in a tabular form. [50077/19]

Special Educational Needs Staff Data

Catherine Martin

227. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated number of extra special needs assistants that would be needed in order to ensure there is a SNA for each class at primary and post-primary level; the estimated cost of such an increase in provision for primary and post-primary level; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50081/19]

Road Traffic Legislation

Catherine Martin

277. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to update the enabling legislation on red light running cameras. [50068/19]

EU Directives

Catherine Martin

294. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation her views on the proposal by the European Council for mandating disclosure of country-by-country reporting by multinational companies to highlight the issue of tax avoidance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50300/19]

Services for People with Disabilities

Catherine Martin

398. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to a meeting by an association (details supplied) with the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Health in which the CEO of the association stated the preference of members for an integrated hotel model of care and to continue a service; his plans to take action on the issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50078/19]

Services for People with Disabilities

Catherine Martin

399. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that an association (details supplied) did not undertake a consultation with its members in relation to the closure of a centre in advance of the announcement of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50079/19]

Services for People with Disabilities

Catherine Martin

400. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Health his views on a meeting by an association (details supplied) with the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Health during which its CEO stated that it would not be closing a centre if it had been able to attain funding; his plans to secure the funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50080/19]

Education and Training Boards Administration

Catherine Martin

486. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if education training boards are bodies for the purposes of section 15 of the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Act 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50065/19]

Data Centres

Catherine Martin

487. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans to ensure that large data farms make sufficient financial contributions for the required supporting infrastructure including power generation and transmission; his views on whether their purchasing of renewable electricity may be restricting the availability of renewable electricity to residential consumers; and if he will consider regulating to ensure that their waste heat is used and not wasted. [50069/19]

Air Quality

Catherine Martin

488. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his views on the lack of permanent air quality monitoring in the north inner city areas of Dublin city; his plans to provide same; and if the presentation of data in a manner that is more accessible to the general public will be included. [50070/19]

Cycling Facilities Provision

Catherine Martin

513. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the level of provision for the carriage of bikes he plans to provide in future commuter and inter-city train carriages in view of the shortcomings of existing provision; and if the provision in Denmark and other countries will be examined which provide flexible solutions (details supplied). [50071/19]

Road Traffic Legislation

Catherine Martin

514. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the Road Traffic Act 2004 (details supplied) does not appear to allow for 20km/h or 40km/h speed limits; and if such speeds will be provided [50072/19]

Road Safety

Catherine Martin

515. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when he plans to provide a new national pedestrian safety action plan in view of the fact the existing publication is out of date. [50075/19]

School Patronage

Catherine Martin

206. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Education and Skills when the patronage process for the new post-primary school for the Kilcoole and Greystones area is due to be finalised; when the patron is due to be announced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48799/19]

Special Educational Needs Service Provision

Catherine Martin

116. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 251 of 5 November 2019, if he has explored the possibility of the provision of an ASD unit in the present location of the school in the event that the new school building is delayed due to planning appeals. [47876/19]

Nursing Homes Support Scheme

Catherine Martin

176. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Health his plans in relation to a centre (details supplied) in County Dublin which has reported a funding shortfall of €7 million since 2012 due to the gap between funding from the nursing home support scheme and the significant costs of meeting the high dependency needs of persons living with dementia and has indicated it will need to close its day care facility at the end of 2019. [47878/19]

Electric Vehicles

Catherine Martin

248. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans to introduce supports or grants for small businesses to install electric vehicle charging points on their premises; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47877/19]

Ministerial Meetings

Catherine Martin

367. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of occasions on which she or her officials met with a club (details supplied) between 9 August and 16 October 2019, and the details of the said meetings. [47879/19]

Ministerial Meetings

Catherine Martin

368. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of occasions on which she or her representatives met with stakeholders in animal welfare and conservation between 9 August and 16 October 2019, (details supplied); and if the details of the said meetings will be provided. [47880/19]

Animal Diseases

Catherine Martin

369. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the definition of the term "areas unaffected" in respect of designation of areas impacted by the RHD2 virus; if this is exclusively on a county basis; and if not, if there are other divisions of classification. [47881/19]

Third Level Funding

Catherine Martin

34. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans for medium and long-term funding for third level education in view of the increasing demographic demand and the effect of substantial per capita reductions in investment in the sector in recent years; his timeline for receipt of the economic analysis of the Cassells report in view of the first funding major benchmark from the report in 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47825/19]

Apprenticeship Programmes

Catherine Martin

140. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to encourage the provisions and uptake of apprenticeships in green skills, for example those required in retrofitting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47826/19]

School Accommodation Provision

Catherine Martin

204. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to expand capacity at a college (details supplied) and the associated timelines; if the modular classrooms due for March 2020 are to cope with the current overcrowded conditions; his further plans for expansion beyond 2020. [47636/19]

Schools Building Projects Status

Catherine Martin

205. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the progress of his Department on providing a permanent building for a school (details supplied); and the planned timeline for delivery of a permanent school. [47637/19]

State Examinations

Catherine Martin

206. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Education and Skills if all the examiners of the 2019 leaving certificate papers were qualified teachers and registered with the Teaching Council. [47638/19]

School Fees

Catherine Martin

207. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Education and Skills the measures put in place to ensure that schools are abiding by section 9 of the Education (Admission to Schools) Act 2018 regarding the prohibition of application fees; if there are schools in contravention of this section; the action that should be taken by a person whose attention has been drawn to a school acting in contravention of this section; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47639/19]

Cycling Facilities Funding

Catherine Martin

559. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the expected spend on urban cycling as a percentage of the total capital expenditure recently announced for his Department in budget 2020; the amount of the €114 million that will be spent on urban cycling measures, excluding greenways, BusConnects measures and active travel such as walking; the amount of the €114 million will be spent in the next financial year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47632/19]

Greenways Development

Catherine Martin

560. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if all new greenway projects funded through his Department through the National Transport Authority will be designed around a path width of at least four metres; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47633/19]

Cycling Facilities Provision

Catherine Martin

561. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will report on the plans of the National Transport Authority to set up a dedicated office to concentrate on delivery of cycling infrastructure in the greater Dublin area; if it will provide support to Dublin City Council or to the other Dublin local authorities; if it will be providing staff resources only or if it will also provide funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47635/19]

Childcare Services

Catherine Martin

583. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the measures she will take to ensure that the level of remuneration received by childcare practitioners in crèches reflects the level of responsibility they hold as carers and educators; the further steps she can take to make careers in the field of childcare increasingly attractive to new and existing practitioners; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47634/19]

State Examinations Appeals

Catherine Martin

78. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of students that sat their leaving certificate in 2019 that had their appeals fee refunded subsequent to a successful re-check of an exam paper. [46964/19]

School Accommodation Provision

Catherine Martin

110. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to arrange for the provision of crèche facilities on the site for a new primary and post-primary school (details supplied) alongside the schools in view of the need in the area for childcare places; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46728/19]

Schools Data

Catherine Martin

207. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of primary schools that are not designated feeder schools to a post-primary school; the way in which he plans to ensure that primary schools are each a designated feeder school to at least one post-primary school; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46591/19]

Direct Provision System

Catherine Martin

211. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Education and Skills the access persons living in direct provision have to further and higher education with their local education and training boards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46597/19]

Nursing Homes Support Scheme Review

Catherine Martin

390. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Health when the report on the fair deal scheme for nursing homes will be published. [46592/19]

Departmental Strategies

Catherine Martin

596. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if Ireland was represented at the European peatland strategy workshop in Bonn on 28 and 29 October 2019; if so, the Departments or agencies in this regard; if Ireland supported the attendance at the workshop of civil society representatives; and if so, the organisations in this regard. [46587/19]

National Children's Hospital

Catherine Martin

146. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Health the form of insulation materials being used in building the national children's hospital; and if they are fully compliant with standards required for fire safety in buildings over eighteen metres in height [45855/19]

Bord na gCon Expenditure

Catherine Martin

167. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the new care fund of Bord na gCon was set up; the initiatives and programmes the new fund will cover; the amount spent on each initiative and programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45858/19]

Cycling Facilities Funding

Catherine Martin

192. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 224 of 24 October 2019, the details of the allocated €91 million to the two principal active travel funding programmes under budget 2020; the specific projects it is planned to cover; and the breakdown between walking and cycling. [45856/19]

Cycling Facilities Funding

Catherine Martin

193. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 224 of 24 October 2019, the breakdown of the €48 million towards the two principal active travel funding programmes; and the projects covered. [45857/19]

National Training Fund

Catherine Martin

229. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reserve surplus in the national training fund; the projected reserve surplus year-on-year over the next five years in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44590/19]

Schools Amalgamation

Catherine Martin

249. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to meet and engage with representative committees (details supplied) which represent stakeholders from schools and wish to engage productively with his Department to avoid the closure of two schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44920/19]

School Accommodation Provision

Catherine Martin

250. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Education and Skills if the need for a new secondary school in Midleton, County Cork has been assessed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44921/19]

Special Educational Needs Service Provision

Catherine Martin

251. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a school (details supplied) will have an ASD unit in place for second-level students by the commencement of the 2020-2021 school year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44922/19]

Medicinal Products Availability

Catherine Martin

612. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that pharmacies are experiencing a shortage of certain types of medication, particularly Micardis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44923/19]

Brexit Preparations

Catherine Martin

613. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Health his plans to prevent medicine shortages in the event of a hard Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44924/19]

VAT Rate Application

Catherine Martin

60. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Finance his plans to change the VAT rate on food supplements as previously reported; the engagement he has had with business and civil society on such an increase in view of the potentially negative impacts on small businesses, persons with disabilities and other groups; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43922/19]

School Accommodation Provision

Catherine Martin

104. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department has identified a permanent site for the new secondary school which is planned for the Blanchardstown village and Blanchardstown west planning areas; when the school will open; if the school will initially be in temporary accommodation; if so, the location of the temporary accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43926/19]

Cycling Facilities Funding

Catherine Martin

219. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the projects and timeframes covered by the expenditure of €9 million on greenways and €146 million on other cycling infrastructure which was mentioned recently. [43928/19]

Cycling Facilities Funding

Catherine Martin

224. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the funding allocated by his Department towards cycling infrastructure and cycling projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43923/19]

Greenways Funding

Catherine Martin

225. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the funding available to connect greenways to local towns they pass close to along their routes. [43929/19]

Aviation Industry Regulations

Catherine Martin

226. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the consideration national policy has given to the differential impacts of aviation emissions on the climate depending on the time of day and year when they are omitted; and the actions taken or under consideration by his Department or agencies under his aegis to reduce the climate impacts of aviation emissions by taking the time of day and year and weather conditions into account in the timing and routing of flights. [43930/19]

Local Infrastructure Housing Activation Fund

Catherine Martin

350. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the projects to which LIHAF funding has been allocated and not drawn down, in full or in part, in addition to the amount involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43924/19]

Local Infrastructure Housing Activation Fund

Catherine Martin

351. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government his plans to reallocate LIHAF funding not drawn down; and if so, the details of same. [43925/19]

National Parks Projects

Catherine Martin

360. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her plans with respect to the creation of a Liffey valley national park; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43927/19]

Schools Building Projects Status

Catherine Martin

118. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a schools building project request by a school (details supplied) to go to tender for special classes for ASD; the timeline for a decision to be made on same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43768/19]

Student Grant Scheme Eligibility

Catherine Martin

199. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to make a change to the eligibility criteria for the SUSI grant to deal with situations such as that of a person (details supplied); the measures he plans to undertake to improve the fairness of the SUSI grant eligibility criteria; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43156/19]

Special Educational Needs Service Provision

Catherine Martin

202. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a school (details supplied) is planned to have an ASD unit in place by the start of the 2020/2021 school year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43192/19]

Schools Building Projects Status

Catherine Martin

231. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the construction of a permanent building for a school (details supplied); the reason for the delay in progressing the project in view of the fact that planning permission was granted in December 2018 and construction is not due to commence until quarter 2 of 2020 and in further view of the fact that the school has been more than 20 years without a permanent building; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43561/19]

Budget 2020

Catherine Martin

41. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Education and Skills if additional core funding has been provided for the third level education sector in budget 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42439/19]

Budget 2020

Catherine Martin

43. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Education and Skills the additional funding provided for higher level student supports in budget 2020, in particular for SUSI; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42440/19]

Online Safety

Catherine Martin

56. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the timeline for the introduction of legislation for a digital safety commissioner; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42274/19]