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Wed, 28 Sep 2016
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Community Policing
John Lahart
85. Deputy John Lahart asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to increase the number of community gardaí in the Dublin metropolitan region. [27392/16]
Tue, 27 Sep 2016
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Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements
John Lahart
82. Deputy John Lahart asked the Taoiseach the current position regarding the north east inner city initiative he announced in July 2016; the number of times the ministerial task force he chairs has met; the Ministers who are members of this task force; when he anticipates a report from a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27365/16]
Fri, 16 Sep 2016
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Fáilte Ireland Budget
John Lahart
1724. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount of a budget allocated to Fáilte Ireland for 2016 and the way it is intended to be spent. [24399/16]
Fri, 16 Sep 2016
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Tourism Promotion
John Lahart
1725. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the breakdown of funding for the Destination Dublin promotion; the value of the contribution from each of the four local authorities, Fáilte Ireland and the private sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24400/16]
Fri, 16 Sep 2016
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Tourism Promotion
John Lahart
1726. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number and estimated cost of staff allocated from Fáilte Ireland to the Destination Dublin project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24401/16]
Thu, 21 Jul 2016
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Garda Recruitment
John Lahart
50. Deputy John Lahart asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if the target of 15,000 gardaí, as outlined in the programme for Government, includes Garda reserves or is it exclusive of Garda reserve numbers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23766/16]
Thu, 21 Jul 2016
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Garda Strength
John Lahart
51. Deputy John Lahart asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Gardaí in Dublin city and county and their shift patterns; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23767/16]
Thu, 21 Jul 2016
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Garda Strength
John Lahart
52. Deputy John Lahart asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of community service gardaí based in Dublin city and county, including a breakdown according to division, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23768/16]
Thu, 21 Jul 2016
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Garda Resources
John Lahart
53. Deputy John Lahart asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the cost of training in the use of Garda bicycles including the cost of bicycle purchase; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23769/16]
Thu, 21 Jul 2016
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Garda Resources
John Lahart
54. Deputy John Lahart asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Segway vehicles in use by the Garda in the Dublin metropolitan area; the cost of provision of the Segways; the cost of training and other associated costs such as insurance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23770/16]
Thu, 21 Jul 2016
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Garda Retirements
John Lahart
55. Deputy John Lahart asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí who retired between 2010 and 2016 in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23771/16]
Thu, 21 Jul 2016
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Summer Works Scheme Data
John Lahart
191. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Education and Skills the works taking place in schools in Dublin this summer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23779/16]
Thu, 21 Jul 2016
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Education Data
John Lahart
192. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of primary and post-primary schools in Dublin and the number of primary and post-primary teachers employed in Dublin. [23780/16]
Thu, 21 Jul 2016
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Schools Building Projects
John Lahart
193. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of primary and post-primary schools planned for Dublin between 2016 to 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23781/16]
Thu, 21 Jul 2016
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State Examinations Data
John Lahart
194. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of students who repeated their leaving certificate from 2001 to 2016 in tabular form. [23782/16]
Thu, 21 Jul 2016
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Third Level Fees
John Lahart
195. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Education and Skills the annual yield from the annual student registration fee at third level from 2010 to 2016 in tabular form. [23783/16]
Thu, 21 Jul 2016
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English Language Training Organisations
John Lahart
196. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of English language schools and colleges here; and the number of nationalities attending them proportionately by nationality. [23784/16]
Thu, 21 Jul 2016
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English Language Training Organisations
John Lahart
197. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the present situation with English language colleges in Dublin; the way they are regulated and audited; the number that ceased trading in the period from 2010 to 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23785/16]
Thu, 21 Jul 2016
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English Language Training Organisations
John Lahart
198. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Education and Skills the annual spend on research and development in respect of English language education here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23786/16]
Thu, 21 Jul 2016
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English Language Training Organisations
John Lahart
199. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Education and Skills the annual expenditure with regard to the marketing of English language education here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23787/16]
Thu, 21 Jul 2016
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Schools Chaplaincy Services Provision
John Lahart
200. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of chaplains employed in post-primary and third level education here; the cost to his Department of chaplaincies in training; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23788/16]
Thu, 21 Jul 2016
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Water Quality
John Lahart
242. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his views on the condition of the beaches along the coastline of County Dublin in terms of environmental standards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23790/16]
Thu, 21 Jul 2016
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Research and Development Funding
John Lahart
725. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount spent on research and development in food-related activities on an annual basis from 2010 to 2016 in tabular form. [23789/16]
Thu, 21 Jul 2016
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Land Issues
John Lahart
760. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the authority or organisation that has responsibility for the rivers in Dublin city and county; the body with responsibility for physical boundaries such as river banks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23791/16]
Thu, 21 Jul 2016
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Broadband Service Provision
John Lahart
761. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources to provide mapping information of broadband areas which include the broadband capability and plans for the Dublin Mountains area in Dublin South West, including Cruagh, Tibradden, Bohernabreena and Glenasmole; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23792/16]
Thu, 21 Jul 2016
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Public Transport Provision
John Lahart
807. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has examined the possibility of providing a bus route serving the Knocklyon, Ballycullen, Firhouse and Rathfarnam areas and UCD; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23772/16]
Thu, 21 Jul 2016
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Rail Passengers Data
John Lahart
808. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the annual numbers of the public using the DART in Dublin in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23773/16]
Thu, 21 Jul 2016
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Rail Passengers Data
John Lahart
809. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the annual total users of the red and green Luas lines in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23774/16]
Thu, 21 Jul 2016
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Light Rail Projects
John Lahart
810. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the Luas extensions and the detailed timeline for completion. [23775/16]
Thu, 21 Jul 2016
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Private Bus Operators
John Lahart
811. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of private bus operators utilising public bus routes in Dublin, that is, those who are contracted to provide a service along public routes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23776/16]
Thu, 21 Jul 2016
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Public Transport Initiatives
John Lahart
812. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the development of rapid bus transport in the Dublin region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23777/16]
Thu, 21 Jul 2016
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Tourism Funding
John Lahart
813. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount of the tourism budget allocated towards research and development on an annual basis from 2010 to 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23778/16]
Wed, 20 Jul 2016
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School Transport
John Lahart
120. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Education and Skills the criteria set for obtaining a concessionary bus ticket for students attending second level schools; the number of these tickets that were issued for the academic year 2015-2016 in Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22919/16]
Wed, 20 Jul 2016
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Student Support Schemes
John Lahart
121. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Education and Skills when he will restore financial supports for postgraduate students; to what level he intends on restoring the funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22920/16]
Wed, 20 Jul 2016
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Student Accommodation
John Lahart
122. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Education and Skills his views that, in Dublin, the shortage of accommodation together with the cost of available accommodation is resulting in a pattern of non-progression to third level, especially for students from outside of Dublin who wish to attend third level in the capital; his plans to make some National Asset Management Agency owned properties available for affordable student accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22921/16]
Wed, 20 Jul 2016
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Higher Education Institutions Staff
John Lahart
123. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he plans to take decisive action to ensure that postgraduate students who are hired as academic staff are afforded the necessary working conditions, incorporating pay and duration of contract, to deliver high quality education to students; if not, if he will put plans in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22922/16]
Wed, 20 Jul 2016
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Student Grant Scheme Eligibility
John Lahart
124. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he is will develop a scheme to encourage Irish persons living abroad to return here and return to education; if he is aware that the current Student Universal Support Ireland criteria exclude Irish citizens who have being living abroad for more than three of the previous five years on date of application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22923/16]
Wed, 20 Jul 2016
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Disability Support Services
John Lahart
291. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the number of persons of 18 years of age who are accommodated in institutions across the State overseen by his Department and the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22924/16]
Wed, 20 Jul 2016
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Sports Capital Programme Data
John Lahart
408. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the sports capital allocation by county for 2015 in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22925/16]
Wed, 20 Jul 2016
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Sports Capital Programme Data
John Lahart
409. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the sporting organisations and their affiliated clubs and units that received funding from the sports capital programme in 2015 in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22926/16]
Wed, 20 Jul 2016
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Sports Capital Programme Data
John Lahart
410. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the details of the clubs that have applied for sports capital funding for the 2016/2017 sports capital programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22927/16]
Wed, 20 Jul 2016
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Sports Capital Programme Data
John Lahart
411. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount of the sports capital funding allocation in 2015 that remains to be drawn down; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22928/16]
Wed, 20 Jul 2016
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Sports Capital Programme Data
John Lahart
412. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the outstanding funding that remains to be drawn down from sports clubs under the sports capital programme for years prior to 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22929/16]
Tue, 19 Jul 2016
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Garda Operations
John Lahart
135. Deputy John Lahart asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí deployed as part of the Marlay Park concerts; the cost to the State of these deployments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22590/16]
Tue, 19 Jul 2016
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Garda Stations
John Lahart
136. Deputy John Lahart asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda stations in Limerick city; the number of gardaí deployed in each of these stations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22591/16]
Tue, 19 Jul 2016
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Garda Deployment
John Lahart
137. Deputy John Lahart asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí employed in Tallaght Garda station, Dublin 24; and the breakdown between rank and file. [22592/16]
Tue, 19 Jul 2016
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Third Level Education
John Lahart
232. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will increase the funding given specifically for the provision of adequate counselling services to all third level students either through the direct employment of more counsellors or in purchasing external counselling session hours; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22584/16]
Tue, 19 Jul 2016
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End-of-Life Vehicles Disposal
John Lahart
366. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the statistics in respect of abandoned cars in the four Dublin local authorities for 2015 and in 2016 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22594/16]
Tue, 19 Jul 2016
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Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General
John Lahart
501. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform to consider including local authorities in the remit of the Comptroller and Auditor General; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22593/16]
Tue, 19 Jul 2016
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Film Industry
John Lahart
538. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the funding allocated to the film industry between 2011 to 2016; the spending on the film industry as a percentage of GNP in that time in tabular form; and her views on funding plans for the film industry in budget 2017. [22589/16]
Tue, 19 Jul 2016
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Mental Health Awareness
John Lahart
658. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health to develop and provide funding for a mental health strategy specifically for mental health promotion in third level universities and institutions and to include an action plan for the strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22585/16]
Tue, 19 Jul 2016
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Mental Health Services Funding
John Lahart
659. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health to provide a commitment that all the funding allocated to mental health stays within mental health areas for the duration of the term of the 32nd Dáil; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22586/16]
Tue, 19 Jul 2016
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Prescriptions Data
John Lahart
660. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health if there has been a noticeable increase in the prescribing of the drug Lyrica by doctors to patients; if he is aware of the dramatic increase in the misuse of this drug and the effect it has on users; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22587/16]
Tue, 19 Jul 2016
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Charitable and Voluntary Organisations
John Lahart
661. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the steps being taken to protect the confidentiality of the clients of the suicide charity, Console, in the aftermath of its collapse; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22588/16]
Wed, 13 Jul 2016
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Access to Higher Education
John Lahart
112. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he is aware of any specific access programmes that are being established to provide a route to third level, specifically to Dublin Institute of Technology, Grangegorman, for young persons from the inner city of Dublin; if there are none, if he will consider putting some in place; if he recognises the importance of such access programmes for persons from disadvantaged areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21439/16]
Wed, 13 Jul 2016
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Urban Renewal Schemes
John Lahart
123. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his immediate plans to renovate or demolish the flats at O'Devaney Gardens, Dublin 7; if he is aware of the level of anti-social behaviour in that area, including regular fires being started in abandoned flats; if he will consider allocating some funds to refurbish the flats; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21388/16]
Tue, 12 Jul 2016
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Hospital Waiting Lists
John Lahart
48. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the reason for the substantial increase between December 2015 and May 2016 in the number of children waiting more than a year for an outpatient consultation in Temple Street Children's University Hospital, Dublin 1. [20974/16]
Tue, 12 Jul 2016
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Hospital Waiting Lists
John Lahart
76. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the reason for the substantial increase between December 2015 and May 2016 in the number of children waiting more than a year for an outpatient consultation in Our Lady's Hospital for Sick Children, Crumlin, Dublin 12. [20973/16]
Thu, 7 Jul 2016
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Local Authority Housing
John Lahart
123. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans for the existing complex of flats on Dominick Street, Dublin 1, including if he will refurbish them or have them demolished, given his announcement on 29 June 2016 of the development of 72 units of social housing and community facilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20399/16]
Tue, 5 Jul 2016
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School Enrolments Data
John Lahart
209. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of Chinese nationals who attended schools here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19537/16]
Tue, 5 Jul 2016
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School Curriculum
John Lahart
210. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Education and Skills the stage which plans to introduce the teaching of Mandarin as a language on the leaving certificate are at; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19538/16]
Tue, 5 Jul 2016
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Long-Term Illness Scheme Eligibility
John Lahart
300. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Social Protection why spinal injuries are excluded from the list of long-term illnesses in the awarding of benefits; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19367/16]
Tue, 5 Jul 2016
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Hospitals Funding
John Lahart
526. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the funding granted to the National Rehabilitation Hospital in each of the years 2010 to 2016, in tabular form. [19363/16]
Tue, 5 Jul 2016
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Departmental Expenditure
John Lahart
527. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the funding totals from his Department allocated to the treatment of spinal injuries, in tabular form. [19364/16]
Tue, 5 Jul 2016
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Long-Term Illness Scheme Eligibility
John Lahart
528. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health why paralysis is not classed as a long-term illness; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19365/16]
Tue, 5 Jul 2016
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Medical Card Eligibility
John Lahart
529. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the criteria that must be met for a person with spinal injuries to be granted a medical card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19366/16]
Wed, 29 Jun 2016
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Blood Donations
John Lahart
150. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health his plans to lift a ban on blood donations from gay men and to bring Ireland into line with Northern Ireland, which lifted a lifetime ban in June 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18576/16]
Tue, 28 Jun 2016
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Garda Operations
John Lahart
51. Deputy John Lahart asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of incident calls to Tallaght and Rathfarnam Garda stations received between 1 January and 31 May 2016, by month; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17955/16]
Tue, 28 Jun 2016
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Court Sittings
John Lahart
52. Deputy John Lahart asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the relocation of the court services to Tallaght, Dublin 24; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17956/16]
Tue, 28 Jun 2016
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Garda Reserve
John Lahart
75. Deputy John Lahart asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of recruits who have opted out of the Garda Síochána Reserve, by division, in each of the years 2010 to 2016 to date in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18448/16]
Tue, 28 Jun 2016
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Garda Training
John Lahart
76. Deputy John Lahart asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality about the number of trainee members of An Garda Síochána who have been allowed to pass through any phase of their training without fully completing that phase since the inception of the Bachelor of Arts in Applied Policing; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18449/16]
Tue, 28 Jun 2016
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Social Welfare Benefits Eligibility
John Lahart
261. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Social Protection if a sum is taken into account for subsequent social protection allowances, if a person receives a €100,000 redundancy payment after in excess of 25 years of employment; if any interest received on the amount, subject to deposit interest retention tax is taken into account in terms of a person's social protection entitlements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18074/16]
Tue, 28 Jun 2016
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Legislative Measures
John Lahart
348. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the legislation in place and the body responsible for the preservation and ongoing maintenance of listed and preserved buildings; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17959/16]
Tue, 21 Jun 2016
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Domestic Violence Policy
John Lahart
84. Deputy John Lahart asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to provide better protection to victims of domestic violence by ratifying and implementing the Istanbul Convention; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17036/16]
Tue, 21 Jun 2016
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Domestic Violence Policy
John Lahart
85. Deputy John Lahart asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to amend the Domestic Violence Act to extend eligibility for safety orders to all parties who are or have been in an intimate relationship, regardless of cohabitation, and to provide for emergency barring orders; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17037/16]
Tue, 21 Jun 2016
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Legislative Programme
John Lahart
86. Deputy John Lahart asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to introduce stalking legislation to cover traditional, online and digital stalking in their direct and indirect forms; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17038/16]
Tue, 21 Jun 2016
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Home Repossessions
John Lahart
96. Deputy John Lahart asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will urgently legislate for a moratorium on family home evictions until such time as a reasoned solution to the family housing crisis is formulated by the Houses of the Oireachtas; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17238/16]
Tue, 21 Jun 2016
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Garda Training
John Lahart
97. Deputy John Lahart asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality what the training programme entails for a recruit to An Garda Síochána and if a group of trainee gardaí has ever been allowed to skip certain segments of the programme in order to quickly allocate gardaí to stations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17263/16]
Tue, 21 Jun 2016
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Schools Building Projects Status
John Lahart
168. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the provision of permanent buildings for schools (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16827/16]
Tue, 21 Jun 2016
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Waste Disposal Charges
John Lahart
254. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his views on the plans to introduce a new billing system by private collectors for bin collections from 1 July 2016; if he is aware of the serious public annoyance at the dramatic increases in the flat rate for collection; the increase among some companies in their weight collection charges; to explain the legislative basis to the changes and/or European Union directive changes; the measures he will implement regarding a waiver system for those on social protection payments and low incomes, as promised in the programme for Government in 2011; the regulatory framework there is in place to ensure that customers are not at a disadvantage, as a result of the changes in the pricing regime; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17190/16]
Tue, 21 Jun 2016
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Departmental Funding
John Lahart
562. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will restore funding to the Women's Aid organisation and to the extension of its national freefone helpline to a 24 hour, seven day service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17034/16]
Tue, 21 Jun 2016
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Domestic Violence Services Funding
John Lahart
563. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will restore and increase funding to domestic violence services so they can meet demand and increase refuge provision to meet international standards; if she will provide dedicated funding for training of relevant State agencies; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17035/16]
Tue, 21 Jun 2016
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Child and Family Agency Services
John Lahart
564. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her plans to increase the number of women's refuges of which Ireland has 21, with places for 141 families, which represents only 31% of what is needed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17039/16]
Tue, 14 Jun 2016
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Garda Resources
John Lahart
127. Deputy John Lahart asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will allocate additional manpower, vehicles and resources to Tallaght Garda Síochána station; when she will begin the long promised redevelopment of the station given the major population and high rate of crime in the area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15894/16]
Tue, 14 Jun 2016
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HSE Properties
John Lahart
405. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the status of a facility (details supplied) leased by the Health Service Executive. [15373/16]
Thu, 9 Jun 2016
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Schools Building Projects Status
John Lahart
55. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of building projects proposed for schools (details supplied). [15112/16]
Thu, 9 Jun 2016
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School Patronage
John Lahart
57. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Education and Skills the process for assigning the patronage of new primary and secondary schools; and how a body can apply to be assigned as a patron. [15114/16]
Thu, 9 Jun 2016
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Primary Care Centres Data
John Lahart
133. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on primary care facilities in the constituency of Dublin South West, including those at pre-planning stage or those which have applied for planning permission; to provide details of existing primary care centres in the constituency and future plans. [15110/16]
Thu, 9 Jun 2016
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Public Bike Schemes
John Lahart
215. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to extend the city bike scheme to the villages of south Dublin county, Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown county and remaining villages in the city council area of Dublin; his alternative plans in place for bike schemes in these counties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15109/16]
Wed, 8 Jun 2016
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Schools Building Projects
John Lahart
184. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason for the delay in commencing construction of a purpose-built school (details supplied); when construction will commence and when the pupils and teachers will move into the school. [14397/16]
Wed, 8 Jun 2016
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School Admissions
John Lahart
221. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the Education (Admission to Schools) Bill 2015, including if and why he has removed it as a priority from the legislative programme, given the Stage to which it had advanced. [14599/16]
Wed, 8 Jun 2016
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Schools Site Acquisitions
John Lahart
222. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Education and Skills to investigate the possibility of purchasing the Augustinian Novitiate building on Old Court Road, Killakee, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16 as a secondary school. [14629/16]
Wed, 8 Jun 2016
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Regeneration Projects Funding
John Lahart
270. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will ensure adequate funding to Dublin City Council to allow the long awaited and much overdue regeneration of Dominick Street to proceed. [14398/16]
Wed, 8 Jun 2016
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Psychological Services
John Lahart
437. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health his plans to introduce regulation of the counselling and psychotherapy profession to address this serious public health issue, in view of a recent newspaper article (details supplied) which stated that members of the public are participating in online, unaccredited courses in counselling and then practising in this area [14598/16]
Wed, 8 Jun 2016
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Psychological Services
John Lahart
438. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health when the consultation phase for the statutory regulation of counselling and psychotherapy (details supplied) will take place; and how soon after that regulation of the sector will be introduced. [14600/16]
Wed, 8 Jun 2016
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Psychological Services
John Lahart
439. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health when he will regulate the counselling and psychotherapy sector (details supplied) [14601/16]
Wed, 8 Jun 2016
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Psychological Services
John Lahart
440. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health if there is any provision for the possibility of grandfathering to take place in order that regulation will allow professionals who have been practising for a long period to be eligible to work as accredited counsellors and psychotherapists in view of the standards set by Quality and Qualifications Ireland that those who want to work as professional practitioners will have to achieve. [14602/16]
Wed, 8 Jun 2016
written
National Dementia Strategy
John Lahart
506. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the reason there is no register of Alzheimer's patients here; and if there is a reason for the prevention of such a register being established. [15015/16]
Wed, 8 Jun 2016
written
National Dementia Strategy
John Lahart
507. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health to establish a national register of Alzheimer's sufferers; and to explain the absence of such a register. [15016/16]
Tue, 31 May 2016
written
Coroners Service
John Lahart
83. Deputy John Lahart asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality how unclaimed deceased remains are treated by the State; the laws which govern the burial of deceased persons whose remains are unclaimed by family members or relatives; the annual figures of unclaimed deceased here over the past decade; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12777/16]