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Tue, 12 Nov 2019
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Direct Provision Expenditure
John Lahart
273. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the amount that has been paid to private companies for services relating to direct provision from 2014 to date in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46638/19]
Tue, 12 Nov 2019
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Direct Provision Data
John Lahart
274. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of privately owned companies hired for the purpose of facilitating direct provision; his views on whether the services offered by these private companies could not be provided by his Department or by other State bodies; his plans to review the use of these privately held companies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46639/19]
Wed, 6 Nov 2019
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State Examinations
John Lahart
81. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Education and Skills the protocol for a student that has particular needs and has the use of a laptop while attending school when it comes to the sitting of State exams; if there is criteria that must be met by the students that allows them to use the laptop during an exam; the length of time in advance of sitting an exam the student will be advised that they can use it; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45636/19]
Wed, 6 Nov 2019
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National Parks
John Lahart
223. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if her attention has been drawn to the fact that the residents in the Glenamole region of the Dublin Mountains use parts of the national park in that area to graze animals and that there have been numerous requests to the local authorities to install cattle grids in the area to prevent the sheep from roaming onto the four public roads the run through the park; if her attention has been further drawn to a precedent that exists of installing cattle grids on public park lands (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45629/19]
Tue, 5 Nov 2019
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Fiscal Policy
John Lahart
124. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Finance when the transfer of funds to the rainy day fund will commence; and when the intended €500 million will be transferred into same in the event of an orderly Brexit. [44415/19]
Tue, 5 Nov 2019
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Parking Provision
John Lahart
914. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the use by coach companies of the NTA-provided coach park in the vicinity of a location (details supplied) on the quays in Dublin; the reason it closes at 7 p.m. each evening; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44534/19]
Tue, 5 Nov 2019
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Parking Provision
John Lahart
915. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the cost of the NTA coach parking facility at the quays in Dublin; the number of spaces it contains; the average number of coaches that park there each evening including weekends; the cost of parking; the operating hours from Monday to Sunday; his views on whether it represents value for money; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44535/19]
Thu, 24 Oct 2019
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Electricity Grid
John Lahart
209. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the contacts and responses to date his Department has received from the ESB regarding a documentary (details supplied) earlier in 2019 in which it was revealed that the ESB had polluted the Dodder River as a result of poor maintenance of utility equipment and had shielded this from the public for many years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43917/19]
Thu, 24 Oct 2019
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Waste Management
John Lahart
212. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the impediments there are to banning single use plastic bottles. [44005/19]
Thu, 24 Oct 2019
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Driver Test Data
John Lahart
223. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the failure rates in Dublin for the driver theory test and outside of Dublin, respectively, (details supplied). [43916/19]
Wed, 23 Oct 2019
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Electric Vehicles
John Lahart
174. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of publicly funded electric car charging as opposed to charging points in residential and commercial business places points he envisages will be in place by end of each of the years 2020 to 2022; and the locations of same. [43670/19]
Tue, 22 Oct 2019
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Ireland Strategic Investment Fund
John Lahart
149. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Finance the steps which will be taken regarding the €500 million due to be paid into the rainy day fund in the event of an orderly Brexit. [43254/19]
Tue, 15 Oct 2019
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Home Care Packages Administration
John Lahart
410. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the grounds and protocols on which home support hours are allocated. [41930/19]
Thu, 10 Oct 2019
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Hospital Appointments Delays
John Lahart
69. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the plans in place to reduce waiting times for an outpatient appointment in Tallaght hospital in which the numbers waiting over a year have seen a more than four-fold increase since the end of 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41214/19]
Thu, 10 Oct 2019
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Services for People with Disabilities
John Lahart
171. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the amount spent on out of country placements (details supplied) for deaf persons in each of the years 2014 to 2018 and to date in 2019, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41394/19]
Tue, 8 Oct 2019
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Brexit Preparations
John Lahart
46. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Finance if assurances are in place that life insurance companies based in the UK will honour their policies in the event of a no-deal Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40909/19]
Wed, 2 Oct 2019
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Electric Vehicles
John Lahart
59. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has considered introducing specific measures to incentivise and support the use of e-bikes on roads; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39747/19]
Wed, 2 Oct 2019
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Road Network
John Lahart
94. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the introduction of variable speed limits and other demand management measures on the M50; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39748/19]
Wed, 2 Oct 2019
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Inland Fisheries Ireland
John Lahart
205. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if his attention has been drawn to the fact that Inland Fisheries Ireland waited for over 15 years to implement the planning and development regulations contained in the Planning and Development Regulations 2001 pertaining to instream fishery work; the reason it took so long to implement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40132/19]
Wed, 2 Oct 2019
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Inland Fisheries Ireland
John Lahart
206. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the reason Inland Fisheries Ireland is not availing of their potential exemptions as referred to in Parliamentary Question No. 499 of 21 May 2019; if exemptions have been availed of; the details of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40133/19]