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Thu, 24 Mar 2022
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Ukraine War
John Lahart
140. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he is satisfied that all the activities of the staff in the Russian embassy are compatible with their diplomatic status. [15146/22]
Tue, 22 Mar 2022
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Departmental Strategies
John Lahart
42. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Social Protection the planned priority measures for 2022 under the Roadmap for Social Inclusion 2020-2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14821/22]
Tue, 22 Mar 2022
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Ukraine War
John Lahart
76. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Social Protection the status of the supports her Department is providing for persons arriving from Ukraine including supports for those arriving under the EU Temporary Protection Directive; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14820/22]
Tue, 22 Mar 2022
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Construction Industry
John Lahart
322. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the recourse that a consumer has in cases in which shoddy building work has been carried out on their home and in which the contractor is not registered with organisations (details supplied); the avenues they can explore to make good on the shoddy workmanship; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14227/22]
Tue, 22 Mar 2022
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Special Educational Needs
John Lahart
497. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Education the number of additional schools in the Dublin 6, 6W and 12 areas that have made a decision to open or already have opened an ASD unit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14257/22]
Tue, 22 Mar 2022
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Special Educational Needs
John Lahart
498. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Education the steps her Department has taken to ensure the opening of additional ASD units in the Dublin 6, 6W and 16 areas of an electoral area (details supplied); the position regarding this process; and her plans with regard to the provision of additional ASD units in schools in these areas. [14258/22]
Tue, 22 Mar 2022
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Special Educational Needs
John Lahart
499. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Education the schools in Dublin 6W, 6 and 16 that do not have ASD units and which have or have not made applications to provide ASD units; the stages these requests are at in terms of timelines for delivery; the reason for these schools’ refusals to provide ASD units; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14259/22]
Tue, 22 Mar 2022
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Special Educational Needs
John Lahart
500. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Education the schools in Dublin 6, 6W, 12, 16 and 24 that have ASD units at both primary and post-primary level; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14260/22]
Tue, 22 Mar 2022
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Special Educational Needs
John Lahart
501. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Education the steps that she has taken to persuade or oblige schools in Dublin 6, 6W and 16 to provide ASD units in their schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14261/22]
Tue, 22 Mar 2022
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State Pensions
John Lahart
581. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason persons (details supplied) would suddenly have their qualified adult pension withdrawn completely after 20 years; if her attention has been drawn to the distress that such an event can cause to senior members of society; the reason that there is not a mechanism in place that prevents such a sudden and distressing event from happening; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13993/22]
Tue, 22 Mar 2022
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Nursing Education
John Lahart
948. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health his plans to address the significant shortfall in nursing applications through the CAO process for the coming year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14400/22]
Tue, 22 Mar 2022
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Health Services
John Lahart
951. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health when a person will receive support (details supplied). [14408/22]
Thu, 10 Mar 2022
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Defence Forces
John Lahart
12. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Defence his views on and response to the finding of the Commission on the Defence Forces that it is clear, in relation to the Defence Forces, that there are recurring themes and specific HR-related issues that are a source of considerable frustration and, in some cases, exasperation; and that among the issues raised are those concerning aspects of career progression, career planning, the lack of a modern organisational perspective on worklife balance, the criteria surrounding pensions and extensions of contractual service, and the lack of flexibility within the current establishment. [13220/22]
Thu, 10 Mar 2022
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Defence Forces
John Lahart
34. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Defence his views on and response to the belief expressed by the Commission on the Defence Forces that representative bodies should be active participants in future public service pay bargaining processes. [13221/22]
Thu, 10 Mar 2022
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Irish Sign Language
John Lahart
119. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Education the strategies in place to support children and young persons in education whose primary language is Irish Sign Language; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13487/22]
Thu, 10 Mar 2022
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Educational Disadvantage
John Lahart
136. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Education her strategy to boost education outcomes and inclusiveness for children and young persons who are at risk of educational disadvantage; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13488/22]
Thu, 10 Mar 2022
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National Transport Authority
John Lahart
177. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Transport the reason that the NTA has not moved to calibrate taxi meters appropriately given that there is an additional bank holiday in 2022 and taxi drivers will be out of pocket as a consequence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13618/22]
Wed, 9 Mar 2022
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School Admissions
John Lahart
117. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Education when a person (details supplied) who has an intellectual disability will be granted a school place. [13144/22]
Tue, 8 Mar 2022
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Third Level Costs
John Lahart
74. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of students in third-level institutions by institution and reason applying for support under the student assistance fund, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12765/22]
Tue, 8 Mar 2022
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Third Level Education
John Lahart
79. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his strategy to end sexual violence and harassment in third-level education; the funding allocated by institution for this issue in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12764/22]
Tue, 8 Mar 2022
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Third Level Costs
John Lahart
411. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the current maximum income allowed for a household for a new SUSI applicant; if the applicants income is taken into consideration; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12621/22]
Tue, 8 Mar 2022
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Health Services
John Lahart
666. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health if he will report on the provision of free contraception for 17 to 25-year-olds; when it will commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12939/22]
Tue, 8 Mar 2022
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Hospital Appointments Status
John Lahart
730. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive a cataract operation. [13128/22]
Wed, 2 Mar 2022
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Environmental Schemes
John Lahart
48. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications when the new retrofitting grants for homeowners will become available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11938/22]
Wed, 2 Mar 2022
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Environmental Schemes
John Lahart
49. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications when the first of the proposed one-stop-shops will open to advise householders in relation to retrofitting and insulation; the locations of same; the persons or bodies that will operate them; the existing locations; if premises need to be leased or purchased to facilitate these information outlets for consumers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11939/22]
Tue, 1 Mar 2022
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National Economic and Social Council
John Lahart
6. Deputy John Lahart asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the National Economic and Social Council. [10084/22]
Tue, 1 Mar 2022
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Departmental Programmes
John Lahart
18. Deputy John Lahart asked the Taoiseach if he will provide a report on the implementation of his Department's Strategy Statement 2021-2023. [11430/22]
Tue, 1 Mar 2022
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Covid-19 Pandemic
John Lahart
65. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the cumulative additional expenditure undertaken due to the Covid pandemic since February 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11485/22]
Tue, 1 Mar 2022
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Departmental Expenditure
John Lahart
86. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the recently announced package on the cost of living will require any revised estimates to be introduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11478/22]
Tue, 1 Mar 2022
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Medicinal Products
John Lahart
617. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health if he will give an indication of when voretigene neparvovec, Luxturna, will be added in line with the Health Act 2013 and the national framework agreed with the pharma industry in which a company must submit an application to the HSE to have a new medicine added to the reimbursement list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10868/22]
Tue, 1 Mar 2022
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Legislative Reviews
John Lahart
748. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the groups with whom he has engaged with regard to the review of the operation of the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018; the rationale behind the groups that have been engaged with; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11475/22]
Thu, 24 Feb 2022
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Equality Issues
John Lahart
35. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the status of meeting the target of 40% female representation on the boards of sporting organisations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10433/22]
Thu, 24 Feb 2022
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Sport and Recreational Development
John Lahart
62. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the status of the development of local sports plans; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10432/22]
Thu, 24 Feb 2022
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Environmental Schemes
John Lahart
140. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if there is a timeline for the establishment of the national residential retrofit oversight steering group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10480/22]
Thu, 24 Feb 2022
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Environmental Schemes
John Lahart
182. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if there is a timeline for the establishment of the national residential retrofit oversight steering group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10608/22]
Thu, 24 Feb 2022
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Irish Language
John Lahart
244. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the requisites for an Irish speaker within the public service; if an honours leaving certificate in Irish constitutes the same given the announcement recently with regard to a proportion of jobs being allocated to Irish speakers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10609/22]
Thu, 24 Feb 2022
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Special Educational Needs
John Lahart
290. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Education if her attention has been drawn to a lack of resourcing for reading schools in Dublin (details supplied); if she has any plans to increase supports for reading schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10517/22]
Wed, 23 Feb 2022
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Covid-19 Pandemic
John Lahart
216. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health if he will address a series of issues (details supplied) relating to the EU Digital COVID Certificate. [10190/22]
Tue, 22 Feb 2022
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Census of Population
John Lahart
4. Deputy John Lahart asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the plans of the Central Statistics Office for census 2022. [10083/22]
Tue, 22 Feb 2022
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Economic Policy
John Lahart
52. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Finance the action he is taking to maintain Ireland’s economic competitiveness; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9494/22]
Tue, 22 Feb 2022
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Insurance Industry
John Lahart
69. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Finance if an update will be provided on the work of the Office to Promote Competition in the Insurance Market since its establishment. [9495/22]
Tue, 22 Feb 2022
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Tax Code
John Lahart
231. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Finance if he plans to change the measure whereby a childless, single person can only leave substantially less to a sibling, niece or nephew free of inheritance tax than to a son or daughter, who can inherit €335,000 from a parent before paying the tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9267/22]
Tue, 22 Feb 2022
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Special Educational Needs
John Lahart
486. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Education her plans to increase further the number of SNAs for the coming year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9869/22]
Tue, 22 Feb 2022
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Flexible Work Practices
John Lahart
634. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Justice if a person (details supplied) is entitled to continue to work from home due to their circumstances; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9188/22]
Tue, 22 Feb 2022
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Home Care Packages
John Lahart
719. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to standardise home care rates of pay and benefits across Ireland (details supplied). [9261/22]
Tue, 22 Feb 2022
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Home Care Packages
John Lahart
720. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the steps that are being taken to ensure better terms and conditions will be provided to enable Alzheimer's organisations (details supplied) to retain home care staff; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9262/22]
Tue, 22 Feb 2022
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Home Care Packages
John Lahart
721. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health if he is considering increasing the funding for organisations (details supplied) to operate a buddy system or to allow new starters to work alongside more experienced staff for a meaningful period of time. [9263/22]
Tue, 22 Feb 2022
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Home Care Packages
John Lahart
722. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health his views on the need for a review to provide a balance between State providers of home care services and their NGO and private sector counterparts (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9265/22]
Thu, 17 Feb 2022
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Legislative Measures
John Lahart
133. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Justice if she will expedite legislation on stalking. [8605/22]
Thu, 17 Feb 2022
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Crime Prevention
John Lahart
141. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Justice the steps that are being taken to combat knife crime. [8604/22]
Tue, 15 Feb 2022
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Departmental Strategies
John Lahart
21. Deputy John Lahart asked the Taoiseach if he will report on Harnessing Digital - The Digital Ireland Framework, which was published by his Department on 1 February 2022. [7967/22]
Tue, 15 Feb 2022
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Health Service Executive
John Lahart
83. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health when the 2022 HSE service plan will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7969/22]
Tue, 15 Feb 2022
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Hospital Waiting Lists
John Lahart
138. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health when he expects hospital waiting lists and waiting times to reduce; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7970/22]
Tue, 15 Feb 2022
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Parking Provision
John Lahart
251. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Transport the relevant regulation governing any obligation on private car park operators in areas such as shopping centre car parks to provide disabled spaces and to provide them free of charge; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7918/22]
Tue, 15 Feb 2022
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Insurance Industry
John Lahart
295. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Finance the reason that a community run and operated community centre (details supplied) which has not had an insurance claim over 15 years has seen its premia rise by €10 in the past year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7919/22]
Tue, 15 Feb 2022
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Special Educational Needs
John Lahart
420. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Education if consideration will be given to the use of school buildings to facilitate the July provision in the context of the summer provision for children with special needs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7504/22]
Tue, 15 Feb 2022
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Care of the Elderly
John Lahart
812. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the steps that are being taken to ensure that older persons can age in their own home with dignity and independence as long as possible. [8096/22]
Tue, 15 Feb 2022
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Home Care Packages
John Lahart
813. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health if he will expand the home care sector. [8097/22]
Tue, 15 Feb 2022
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Departmental Bodies
John Lahart
814. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to enhance the principle and concept of care in society, thereby promoting care giving as a profession. [8098/22]
Tue, 15 Feb 2022
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Home Care Packages
John Lahart
815. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to harvest data around the provision of home care and the need for such care in Ireland. [8099/22]
Tue, 15 Feb 2022
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Care of the Elderly
John Lahart
816. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to analyse the need for home care in the State. [8100/22]
Tue, 15 Feb 2022
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Care of the Elderly
John Lahart
817. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to equalise the inequity between different HSE regions with regard to provisions of home care and particularly with regard to the provision of travel expenses. [8101/22]
Tue, 15 Feb 2022
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Care of the Elderly
John Lahart
818. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to tackle the level of unregulated care, including informal employment in a person's home in the home care sector. [8102/22]
Tue, 15 Feb 2022
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Departmental Bodies
John Lahart
819. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to meet the challenges that are huge in Ireland with regard to ensuring a quantitatively and adequate long-term care workforce to meet the rising demand for long-term care and providing a choice and support for informal carers. [8103/22]
Tue, 15 Feb 2022
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Care of the Elderly
John Lahart
820. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the steps being taken to address what the World Health Organization Global Report on Ageism states is evidence of ageism in the provision of long-term care of older persons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8104/22]
Tue, 15 Feb 2022
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Health Services
John Lahart
824. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to ensure adequate services are provided given the increasing prevalence of dementia in Ireland which is projected to increase and more than double in the next 20 years. [8116/22]
Tue, 15 Feb 2022
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Care of the Elderly
John Lahart
854. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the steps she is taking to address care of people with dementia in their home given that some people may not meet the narrow criteria for personal care but do require other forms of care in the home such as stimulation and are denied any care as a consequence of not meeting narrow criteria. [8221/22]
Tue, 15 Feb 2022
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Departmental Funding
John Lahart
995. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the organisations in south-western areas of Dublin that have been in receipt of funding from her Department. [8362/22]
Thu, 10 Feb 2022
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Employment Rights
John Lahart
20. Deputy John Lahart asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will be bringing forward new policy proposals in the wake of the case of a company (details supplied). [6807/22]
Thu, 10 Feb 2022
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Personal Injuries Assessment Board
John Lahart
93. Deputy John Lahart asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he has plans to reform the Personal Injuries Assessment Board. [6808/22]
Wed, 9 Feb 2022
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Crime Prevention
John Lahart
116. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Justice if she has engaged with the Garda Commissioner regarding actions being taken to address the incidence of knife crime. [7106/22]
Tue, 8 Feb 2022
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Further and Higher Education
John Lahart
117. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his strategy to support students impacted by domestic violence including access to SUSI supports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6372/22]
Tue, 8 Feb 2022
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Further and Higher Education
John Lahart
137. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the progress made to encourage and support students of DEIS schools to access further and higher education; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6373/22]
Tue, 8 Feb 2022
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Covid-19 Pandemic
John Lahart
719. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health if National Public Health Emergency Team, NPHET, has carried out an up to date evidence-based risk assessment and risk-benefit analysis on the imposition of mask mandates in retail and other settings, particularly bearing in mind the recent lifting of restrictions. [6464/22]
Tue, 8 Feb 2022
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Covid-19 Pandemic
John Lahart
720. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health if NPHET carried out an up to date evidence-based risk assessment and risk-benefit analysis on the continuing imposition of face mask wearing by children in schools and other settings. [6465/22]
Tue, 8 Feb 2022
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Covid-19 Pandemic
John Lahart
721. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health if NPHET has requested an up-to-date report from HIQA with regard to the continuing imposition of face mask wearing by children in schools and other settings. [6466/22]
Tue, 8 Feb 2022
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Covid-19 Pandemic
John Lahart
722. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health if NPHET has not requested an up-to-date report from HIQA with regard to the continuing imposition of face mask wearing by children in schools and other settings; and the reason it has not done so. [6467/22]
Tue, 8 Feb 2022
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Covid-19 Pandemic
John Lahart
723. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the expertise and qualifications of the members of NPHET that qualifies them to make decisions and recommendations regarding the health and well-being of children. [6468/22]
Tue, 8 Feb 2022
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Covid-19 Pandemic
John Lahart
724. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the studies and data that have been relied upon by NPHET to form the basis for the statement that Covid-19 still poses a risk to public health and that the evolution of SARS-CoV-2 can be expected to continue (details supplied). [6469/22]
Tue, 8 Feb 2022
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Covid-19 Pandemic
John Lahart
725. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the published studies and precise recorded data that NPHET relies on to ground the statement that the Omicron variant is a variant of concern. [6470/22]
Tue, 8 Feb 2022
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Covid-19 Pandemic
John Lahart
726. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the basis on which NPHET states that mask use should continue in schools and other settings in view of the removal of the requirement in the UK and many other countries. [6471/22]
Tue, 8 Feb 2022
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Covid-19 Pandemic
John Lahart
727. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health if NPHET and his Department are prepared to be transparent with the public and publish all data, studies, assessments, reports and other documentation or global public health advice relied upon to continue to impose restrictions on the Irish populace in this manner. [6472/22]
Tue, 8 Feb 2022
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Covid-19 Tests
John Lahart
801. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health if he will provide assurances that there is a plan and pathway in place for cancer patients who are immunocompromised to access rapid PCR tests and results; and if he will also provide a commitment that there is a supply of Covid-19 treatments available to patients who are not inpatients in acute settings. [6677/22]
Thu, 3 Feb 2022
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Social Welfare Benefits
John Lahart
28. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will report on the various supports available from her Department under the treatment benefit scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5382/22]
Thu, 3 Feb 2022
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Social Welfare Benefits
John Lahart
39. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of those applying for, granted and refused a heating supplement under the supplementary welfare allowance by county in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5383/22]
Thu, 3 Feb 2022
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Childcare Services
John Lahart
158. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the supports in place for early years providers that continue to experience severe sustainability issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5441/22]
Thu, 3 Feb 2022
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International Protection
John Lahart
174. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the way that Tusla has responded to the arrival of 36 unaccompanied child refugees in 2021; the supports that were made available to them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5442/22]
Wed, 2 Feb 2022
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Antisocial Behaviour
John Lahart
124. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Justice the measures being taken to combat antisocial behaviour. [5479/22]
Tue, 1 Feb 2022
oral
Cabinet Committees
John Lahart
18. Deputy John Lahart asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on housing will next meet. [4725/22]
Tue, 1 Feb 2022
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School Facilities
John Lahart
103. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Education the strategies in place to offer mental health supports for primary and secondary students, including access to emotional well-being supports in schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4662/22]
Tue, 1 Feb 2022
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Disadvantaged Status
John Lahart
154. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Education her views on the impact of Covid-19 on retention rates for students and the gap in retention between DEIS and non-DEIS schools; her plans to address same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4663/22]
Tue, 1 Feb 2022
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Flexible Work Practices
John Lahart
192. Deputy John Lahart asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the steps he is taking to facilitate remote working particularly taking into account the childcare challenges faced by many working parents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4375/22]
Tue, 1 Feb 2022
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Heritage Projects
John Lahart
325. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if a final report was furnished to him with regard to an archaeological excavation (details supplied); if so, if a copy of the report will be provided to this Deputy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4299/22]
Tue, 1 Feb 2022
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Social Welfare Offices
John Lahart
537. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will investigate the continual difficulties that persons have been having for many weeks in contacting the local Intreo office in Tallaght, Dublin 24. [4297/22]
Thu, 27 Jan 2022
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Passport Services
John Lahart
22. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of applications for passports from residents of Dublin city and county that are currently outstanding; the planning that is being carried out to ensure that there is no repeat of the delays with applications experienced in 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3694/22]
Thu, 27 Jan 2022
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Foreign Conflicts
John Lahart
47. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the discussions that have taken place at European Union level with regard to the situation in Ukraine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3695/22]
Thu, 27 Jan 2022
oral
Defence Forces
John Lahart
103. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Defence the number of new recruits it is planned to recruit in the Defence Forces in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3819/22]
Thu, 27 Jan 2022
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Departmental Budgets
John Lahart
131. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Defence the way Ireland’s defence spending as a share of national income compares with other neutral members of the European Union; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3818/22]
Thu, 27 Jan 2022
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Business Regulation
John Lahart
303. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Justice if there are caps in place for commercial rent increases. [4168/22]
Wed, 26 Jan 2022
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Covid-19 Pandemic
John Lahart
163. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the details of the panel that will be established to assess claims for the Covid-19 pandemic bonus payment; if he will address matters (details supplied) arising in relation to the payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3713/22]