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Wed, 20 Mar 2024
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Business Supports
John Lahart
328. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when the rates rebate for businesses that was announced as part of Budget 2024 will be rolled out; how qualifying businesses will receive these grants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12069/24]
Wed, 20 Mar 2024
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Schools Building Projects
John Lahart
438. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Education for an update on the tender process for the construction of a permanent building for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12090/24]
Wed, 20 Mar 2024
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School Funding
John Lahart
463. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Education the position in relation to the minor works scheme for primary schools, which for some if not many schools have not been paid for 2022 and 2023; if such works will be funded in 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12429/24]
Wed, 20 Mar 2024
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Electoral Process
John Lahart
649. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the reason postal votes cannot be arranged in advance of election day to accommodate people who are abroad/cannot make it to their local polling station on election day; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12320/24]
Wed, 20 Mar 2024
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Medical Cards
John Lahart
1479. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health if consideration will be given to assessing medical card applications for individuals over 70 years-of-age based on their net income, in alignment with the current practice for those under 70 years-of-age, to ensure consistency across age groups; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12870/24]
Wed, 20 Mar 2024
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Hospital Facilities
John Lahart
1519. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health if the HSE still has management control over a facility (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13126/24]
Thu, 7 Mar 2024
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Foreign Policy
John Lahart
52. Deputy John Lahart asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will outline Ireland and the EU's position with regard to the current situation in Iran; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10914/24]
Thu, 7 Mar 2024
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Human Rights
John Lahart
75. Deputy John Lahart asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he considers that the Iranian government has committed crimes against humanity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10915/24]
Tue, 5 Mar 2024
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International Relations
John Lahart
105. Deputy John Lahart asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs to outline Ireland's position, and that of the EU, with regard to the present government in Iran, and if the Irish Government is pushing for the IRGC to be recognised as a terrorist organisation. [10708/24]
Tue, 5 Mar 2024
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Special Educational Needs
John Lahart
285. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Education to facilitate the contact from an official within her planning department and a school (details supplied) specifically concerning an additional special classroom as recommended to it by the NCSE to fulfil a need in the area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10103/24]
Tue, 5 Mar 2024
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School Funding
John Lahart
286. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Education the status of funding for a school (details supplied) to enable it to resource its sensory room. [10104/24]
Tue, 5 Mar 2024
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Schools Building Projects
John Lahart
287. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Education for a progress report on a school (details supplied). [10105/24]
Tue, 5 Mar 2024
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Naturalisation Applications
John Lahart
494. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Justice whether her attention has been drawn to the fact that many people who attended citizenship ceremonies on December 18 and 19 have yet to receive their certificates (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10577/24]
Tue, 5 Mar 2024
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Departmental Funding
John Lahart
514. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine how much State funding has been provided to the DSPCA facility at Mount Venus Road from 2019-2024, in tabular form; the purposes for which this money was granted to the organisation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10102/24]
Tue, 5 Mar 2024
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Health Services
John Lahart
686. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health if he has been given an explanation by the HSE as to who within the HSE or at what level of management issued a directive in relation to the cuts to mastectomy supports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10240/24]
Thu, 29 Feb 2024
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Nursing Homes
John Lahart
19. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health to clarify the ownership of a nursing home (details supplied); if it remains in the ownership of the State in the form of the HSE; if there are plans to dispose of it; if local people can continue to enjoy historical rights-of-way over parts of the land; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9377/24]
Thu, 29 Feb 2024
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Vaccination Programme
John Lahart
48. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health if RSV vaccines will be available to sections of the population this winter; if so, how such a vaccination programme will be rolled out; how the vaccines will be procured in light of the State's experience of the pandemic vaccine procurement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9376/24]
Thu, 29 Feb 2024
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Disability Services
John Lahart
88. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of persons with disabilities that received home support hours in CHO6 in 2023; the number of persons with disabilities in 2023 that received personal assistance hours in CHO6 in 2023; the total number of hours provided in each category in CHO6 in 2023; the target number of hours for each category in CHO6 in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9526/24]
Thu, 29 Feb 2024
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Disability Services
John Lahart
147. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of persons with disabilities that received home support hours in CHO7 in 2023; the number of persons with disabilities in 2023 that received personal assistance hours in CHO7 in 2023; the total number of hours provided in each category in CHO7 in 2023; the target number of hours for each category in CHO7 in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9527/24]
Wed, 28 Feb 2024
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Road Traffic Offences
John Lahart
89. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Justice the number of vehicles that were confiscated by gardaí at the roadside for non-display of road tax in 2023; and the normal protocol for dealing with a driver with an out-of-date or non-display of motor tax disc. [9462/24]