Parliamentary questions

Broadband Service Provision

Catherine Martin

242. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if the area, Barnacullia, Sandyford, County Dublin, is in the schedule for the roll-out of rural broadband and when it is due to be completed. [27680/16]

Family Reunification Data

Catherine Martin

99. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the average time period between when a refugee or person with subsidiary protection makes an application for family reunification and the arrival of their family into the country; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26710/16]

Sustainable Development Goals

Catherine Martin

462. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the person responsible for tracking the implementation of the sustainable development goals; his plans to support the implementation of the sustainable development goals relevant to his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24896/16]

Broadband Service Provision

Catherine Martin

858. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if an address (details supplied) is in the schedule for the roll-out of rural broadband; and if so, when it is due to be completed. [27025/16]

Broadband Service Provision

Catherine Martin

859. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if an address (details supplied) is in the schedule for the roll-out of rural broadband, and if so, when it is due to be completed. [27027/16]

Crime Data

Catherine Martin

17. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of arrests made for prostitution offences between each of the years 2008 and to date in 2016, by offence type, county, gender and age group in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24456/16]

Education and Training Boards Funding

Catherine Martin

378. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will review the main scheme non-pay allocation to Dublin and Dún Laoghaire education board which has been capped at 2012 levels; if he is aware that student numbers have increased by 3,000 since this point; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24365/16]

School Catchment Areas

Catherine Martin

383. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason the temporary location for a school (details supplied) is outside the catchment area of the school; the temporary location options which were considered for the school; the length of time he expects the school to be housed on this site; the progress which has been made in finding a site for the building of a permanent structure for the school; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24452/16]

Special Educational Needs

Catherine Martin

415. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the pilot programme commenced by his predecessor on the implementation of the National Council for Special Education, NCSE document, delivery for students with special educational needs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25125/16]

School Accommodation

Catherine Martin

416. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department has analysed the provision of primary school places in an area (details supplied) in view of the construction of large new housing estates; if his Department has been in touch with Fingal County Council regarding reserving a new site for a primary school in the draft Fingal development plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25126/16]

Schools Building Projects Status

Catherine Martin

469. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a school (details supplied) has recently been informed that funding is not available to commence its building project even though the previous Minister confirmed that building would commence in 2016; the reason this project has been delayed relative to other projects that were given a similar commitment by the previous Minister; when building at the school will commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25830/16]

Sustainable Development Goals

Catherine Martin

841. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the person responsible for tracking the implementation of the sustainable development goals; his plans to support the implementation of the sustainable development goals relevant to his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24905/16]

Middle East Issues

Catherine Martin

853. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to outline the steps he will take to contribute to making the recommendations of a recent report (details supplied); if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the same report states such changes are essential not only to alleviate the current hardship but also to reduce the likelihood of a new escalation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26187/16]

Heritage Council

Catherine Martin

956. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if she will consider creating a vision and learning structure at primary school level to ensure that every child is exposed to engagement with the built and natural heritage around them and that they graduate from primary school with a sense of cultural history and knowledge of key elements of natural heritage; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24890/16]

National Cultural Institutions

Catherine Martin

957. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if she will set benchmarks for investments in culture and heritage that put Ireland alongside our European counterparts; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24891/16]

National Cultural Institutions

Catherine Martin

958. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the way in which she plans to create an environment where the cultural sector can be supported through multiannual budgeting to allow a more strategic and sustainable focus, particularly among the State's cultural institutions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24892/16]

Digital Archiving

Catherine Martin

959. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if she will consider creating an enabling environment for digitisation of archives and records across all levels in the State, including cultural institutions, Government bodies, educational institutions and so on; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24893/16]

Arts Funding

Catherine Martin

960. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs her plans to deliver policies and incentives to engage the private and business sector in supporting culture, through philanthropic support of the traditional arts, strategic partnerships and shared synergies; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24894/16]

Sustainable Development Goals

Catherine Martin

1765. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the person responsible for tracking the implementation of the sustainable development goals; his plan to support the implementation of the sustainable development goals relevant to his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24911/16]

Sustainable Development Goals

Catherine Martin

1948. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the person responsible for tracking the implementation of the sustainable development goals; his plans to support the implementation of the sustainable development goals relevant to his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24901/16]

Action Plan for Jobs

Catherine Martin

856. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if she is aware that the Dublin region panel of enterprise champions has not been announced, while all other regional enterprise champion panels have been in place for six months; when this announcement will be made; the person who is overseeing the Dublin Action Plan for Jobs in the absence of an enterprise champion; her views that Dublin will be disadvantaged as a result of this absence; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23734/16]

Criminal Law

Catherine Martin

95. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality her views on the way sex workers will be decriminalised by measures in Part IV of the sexual offences Bill while still retaining sanctions for a person working together with another for safety and criminalising solicitation under the Public Order Act; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23292/16]

EU Budget Contribution

Catherine Martin

106. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Finance when Ireland's net contribution is made to the European Union; if Ireland's recently announced gross domestic product for 2015 figure will impact this either directly or indirectly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23171/16]

Legislative Measures

Catherine Martin

78. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she is aware of the report of the home affairs committee in the British House of Commons entitled Prostitution Report (Third Report of Session 2016-17); if its conclusions have implications for Part 4 of the Sexual Offences Bill 2015; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21408/16]

Sexual Offences Data

Catherine Martin

79. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the available research and statistics on the instances and types of prostitution in Ireland and if she will consider undertaking in-depth research on prostitution in Ireland prior to proceeding with Part 4 of the Sexual Offences Bill 2015; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21409/16]

Sexual Offences Data

Catherine Martin

80. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of prosecutions and convictions for solicitation in a public place; for loitering for the purposes of prostitution in a public place; and for keeping a brothel, under the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 1993 in each of the years 2011 to 2016 to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21410/16]

Immigration Data

Catherine Martin

81. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of non-European Economic Area nationals registered with the Garda Síochána National Immigration Bureau since 2013 by immigration stamp category; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21411/16]

Immigration Data

Catherine Martin

82. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons granted leave to remain on humanitarian grounds under section 3 of the Immigration Act 1999 in each of the years 2013 to 2016 to date, in tabular form; if they were asylum-related or non-asylum related; the number of such applications pending; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21412/16]

Deportation Orders Data

Catherine Martin

83. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of deportation orders signed under section 3 of the Immigration Act in each of the years 2013 to 2016 to date, in tabular form; if they were asylum-related or non-asylum related; the numbers of these enforced and the number of these subsequently revoked under section 3 (11); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21413/16]

Voluntary Repatriation Schemes

Catherine Martin

84. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons who agreed to voluntary repatriation under section 3 of the Immigration Act 1999 in each of the years 2013 to 2016 to date in tabular form; if they were asylum-related or non-asylum related; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21414/16]

Civil Service Staff Data

Catherine Martin

161. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the grades at which new entrants to the Civil Service have been recruited in each of the years from 2010 to 2016 to date; and if the overall staffing level at each of these grades has diminished or increased over that period of time. [21441/16]

Citizens Assembly

Catherine Martin

135. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Taoiseach the reason he is not including any politicians in the Citizens Assembly; the process for selection of the chair, executive and members of this assembly; and the timelines for same. [21371/16]

Environmental Policy

Catherine Martin

5. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht why she is proposing to de-designate 46 Natural Heritage Areas, which were designated as Natural Heritage Areas in order to satisfy the ruling of the European Court of Justice against Ireland in Case C-392/96; and the alternative steps she will take to protect these valuable conservation areas from destruction by drainage and peat extraction. [20156/16]

Natural Heritage Areas Designation

Catherine Martin

186. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht why she is proposing to de-designate 46 raised bog natural heritage areas, given the importance of protecting and restoring peatlands, including raised bogs in protecting biodiversity, mitigating greenhouse gas emissions and preventing and mitigating flooding in a highly cost-effective fashion, as demonstrated by the Environmental Protection Agency funded Bogland project, leading to large-scale peatland restoration projects in other countries in the European Union and further afield. [20157/16]

Appointments to State Boards

Catherine Martin

67. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Taoiseach the number of appointments he has made to State boards since the move to the Public Appointments Service two years ago to date; the names of those appointed and the relevant position on each board; the names of those persons on the short-list; the date when the short-list was provided to him; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20073/16]

Appointments to State Boards

Catherine Martin

76. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of appointments she has made to State boards since the move to the Public Appointments Service two years ago to date; the names of those appointed and the relevant position on each board; the names of those persons on the shortlist; the date when the short list was provided to her; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20070/16]

Appointments to State Boards

Catherine Martin

94. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Finance the number of appointments he has made to State boards since the move to the Public Appointments Service two years ago to date; the names of those appointed and the relevant position on each board; the names of those persons on the shortlist; the date when the shortlist was provided to him; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20066/16]

Appointments to State Boards

Catherine Martin

108. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of appointments he has made to State boards from the move to the Public Appointments Service two years ago to date; the names of those appointed and the relevant position on each board; the names of those persons on the shortlist; the date when the shortlist was provided to him; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20064/16]

Appointments to State Boards

Catherine Martin

124. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of appointments he has made to State boards since the move to the Public Appointments Service two years ago to date; the names of those appointed and the relevant position on each board; the names of those persons on the shortlist; the date when the shortlist was provided to him; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20065/16]

Appointments to State Boards

Catherine Martin

160. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of appointments he has made to State boards since the move to the Public Appointments Service two years ago to date; the names of those appointed and the relevant position on each board; the names of those persons on the shortlist; the date when the shortlist was provided to him; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20072/16]

Appointments to State Boards

Catherine Martin

172. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of appointments he has made to date to State boards since the move to the Public Appointments Service two years ago; the names of those appointed and the relevant position on each board; the names of those persons on the short-list; the date when the short-list was provided to him; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20067/16]

Appointments to State Boards

Catherine Martin

188. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of appointments he has made to State boards since the move to the Public Appointments Service two years ago to date; the names of those appointed and the relevant position on each board; the names of those persons on the shortlist; the date when the shortlist was provided to him; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20071/16]

Appointments to State Boards

Catherine Martin

200. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of appointments she has made to State boards since the move to the Public Appointments Service two years ago to date; the names of those appointed and the relevant position on each board; the names of those persons on the short-list; the date when the short-list was provided to her; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20060/16]

Appointments to State Boards

Catherine Martin

231. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Health the number of appointments he has made to State boards since the move to the Public Appointments Service two years ago to date; the names of those appointed and the relevant position on each board; the names of those persons on the shortlist; the date when the shortlist was provided to him; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20068/16]

Appointments to State Boards

Catherine Martin

241. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of appointments he has made to State boards since the move to the Public Appointments Service two years ago to date; the names of those appointed and the relevant position on each board; the names of those persons on the short-list; the date when the short-list was provided to him; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20059/16]

Appointments to State Boards

Catherine Martin

245. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the number of appointments he has made to State boards since the move to use the Public Appointments Service two years ago to date; the names of those appointed and the relevant position on each board; the names of those persons on the short-list; the date when the short-list was provided to him; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20062/16]

Appointments to State Boards

Catherine Martin

250. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of appointments he has made to State boards since the move to use the Public Appointments Service two years ago to date; the names of those appointed and the relevant position on each board; the names of those persons on the short-list; the date when the short-list was provided to him; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20074/16]

Appointments to State Boards

Catherine Martin

258. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of appointments to date she has made to State boards since the move to the Public Appointments Service two years ago; the names of those appointed and the relevant position on each board; the names of those persons on the short-list; the date when the short-list was provided to her; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20069/16]

Appointments to State Boards

Catherine Martin

270. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of appointments she has made to State boards since the move to the Public Appointments Service two years ago, to date; the names of those appointed and the relevant position on each board; the names of those persons on the short list; the date when the short list was provided to her; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20061/16]

Appointments to State Boards

Catherine Martin

273. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of appointments he has made to State boards since the move to the Public Appointments Service two years ago, to date; the names of those appointed and the relevant position on each board; the names of those persons on the short list; the date when the short list was provided to him; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20063/16]