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Thu, 12 Oct 2023
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Schools Building Projects
John Lahart
115. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Education for an update with regard to proposed works at a school (details supplied). [44542/23]
Thu, 12 Oct 2023
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Schools Building Projects
John Lahart
116. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Education to provide an update with regard to the outstanding works that are necessary at a school (details supplied). [44543/23]
Thu, 12 Oct 2023
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Schools Building Projects
John Lahart
117. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Education to provide an update on the request by a school (details supplied) for a new school building [44553/23]
Thu, 12 Oct 2023
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Schools Building Projects
John Lahart
118. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Education to provide an update with regard to a new school announced last year (details supplied). [44555/23]
Tue, 10 Oct 2023
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Public Sector Staff
John Lahart
149. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform given the requirement of some public servants to retire at 60 years of age and given that some public servants wish to continue working, and if they seek to transfer across to another position within the public service, it appears that they must begin on a starting salary scale; the actions he is considering with regard to remedying the situation and bringing it to a point where people can move on their existing salary scale or a similar salary scale when they transfer. [43708/23]
Tue, 10 Oct 2023
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Property Management Companies
John Lahart
336. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Justice if it is legal for management companies, which takes ownership of a substantial amount of apartments in an apartment complex that, that a management company then has the majority vote when it comes to increasing the management fee on the owner/occupiers in the remaining part of the apartment complex; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44115/23]
Tue, 10 Oct 2023
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Cancer Services
John Lahart
569. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health if he is concerned by the warning in a presentation by senior oncologists (details supplied); if he is considering making a statement on the matter; if he is taking steps to ensure that timelines for Irish patients to access new medicines do not continue to worsen; if he is considering how much funding will be required to prevent a deterioration in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44063/23]
Tue, 10 Oct 2023
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Health Services
John Lahart
571. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health how Ireland ranks according to the latest IQVIA Patients WAIT Indicator Survey; the rate of availability of new medicines in Ireland compared with the EU average; the average waiting time for access to new medicines in Ireland in comparison with the EU average; and the average waiting time for patients in Ireland. [44065/23]
Thu, 5 Oct 2023
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Active Travel
John Lahart
26. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Transport to outline if he is satisfied with the public consultation aspect of active travel projects supported by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42891/23]
Thu, 5 Oct 2023
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Active Travel
John Lahart
41. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Transport to make whatever arrangements are necessary to ensure that full Part 8 planning requirements are followed with regard to active travel schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42892/23]
Thu, 5 Oct 2023
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Tax Yield
John Lahart
125. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide an overview of the trends in corporation tax receipts in the recent past. [42890/23]
Thu, 5 Oct 2023
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Fiscal Policy
John Lahart
159. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Finance if he is considering any measures to leverage the billions in savings accounts held by Irish people into investment opportunities in areas such as State affordable housing vehicles or other investment vehicles directed towards the public good; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42889/23]
Tue, 3 Oct 2023
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Departmental Policies
John Lahart
148. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he has any plans to assist those in receipt of the State pension with the annual cost of servicing their gas/oil boilers, which can cost an average of €170 per annum at present prices; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42131/23]
Tue, 3 Oct 2023
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Medicinal Products
John Lahart
576. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health if the Minister is considering the repeal of the requirement for a consultant's signature to sign off on the prescribing of cariban, as some GPs feel that they should be able to prescribe this without there being a financial penalty to the woman (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42201/23]
Wed, 27 Sep 2023
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Educational Disadvantage
John Lahart
77. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Education if, concerning the OECD report into the DEIS system, she will assure schools in areas of acute disadvantage that such schools will be included in any OECD report and will be visited as part of any such report. [41714/23]
Tue, 26 Sep 2023
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Financial Services
John Lahart
167. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Finance his views on reports and complaints of card processing fees that have been levied by a company (details supplied) on businesses credit card accounts in the past year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41253/23]
Tue, 26 Sep 2023
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Financial Services
John Lahart
168. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Finance if he is aware of reports and complaints with regard to alleged increase in credit card (merchant charges) in a nine-month period by up to 134% by a company (details supplied), which have clear and adverse consequences for the businesses concerned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41256/23]
Tue, 26 Sep 2023
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Housing Schemes
John Lahart
169. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Finance if he has any plans to make changes to the rent-a-room scheme with regard to taxable income (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41257/23]
Tue, 26 Sep 2023
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Financial Services
John Lahart
170. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Finance if he is aware of complaints and reports of increases in the cost of processing VISA commercial debit cards, the year-on-year cost of which have increased by 385% for some businesses; what action he might consider taking in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41258/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Energy Prices
John Lahart
81. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the basis for the standing charge for a person that owns the physical mater attached to a residential property on which energy is metered and subsequently charged; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37423/23]