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Tue, 16 Jun 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic
John Lahart
451. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation her plans for cinema opening; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11352/20]
Tue, 16 Jun 2020
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Infectious Diseases
John Lahart
666. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health if there have been cases of tuberculosis in private or State-run nursing homes. [11351/20]
Tue, 16 Jun 2020
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Domestic Violence Services
John Lahart
917. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the reason Tusla is planning to decentralise its national remit for domestic sexual and gender-based violence to local structures (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11349/20]
Tue, 16 Jun 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
John Lahart
979. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she considered the request from an organisation (details supplied) with regard to implementing a time extension on pandemic supports to photography and videography businesses, giving its members the certainty required to keep their companies going until there is a recovery for the industry. [10689/20]
Tue, 16 Jun 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic
John Lahart
1092. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her plans for theatre opening; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11352/20]
Tue, 9 Jun 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic
John Lahart
311. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health his views on a matter (details supplied); the reason Ireland has chosen a different course of action; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9963/20]
Tue, 9 Jun 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic
John Lahart
337. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health if consideration will be given to allowing persons with holiday homes outside the 20 km zone to be given permission to travel to them to carry out essential maintenance and upkeep on these homes earlier than the anticipated date in the Roadmap for Reopening Society and Business; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9777/20]
Tue, 9 Jun 2020
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Primary Care Centres
John Lahart
344. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the status of the provision of a primary care centre at a location (details supplied); when construction can begin on the site; and the facilities which will be available to the public therein. [9823/20]
Tue, 9 Jun 2020
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Bituminous Fuel Ban
John Lahart
354. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the status of work to secure the implementation of a nationwide smoky coal ban; if he has engaged with officials from the Department of Communications, Climate Action and the Environment since January 2020 on the matter; his views from a health perspective regarding ongoing delays in implementing a nationwide smoky coal ban; if he has studied the report on the health consequences from poor air quality by the Environmental Protection Agency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9906/20]
Tue, 9 Jun 2020
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Bituminous Fuel Ban
John Lahart
511. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of work to implement a nationwide smoky coal ban; if he has reviewed the recent report from the Environmental Protection Agency on the need for a nationwide smoky coal ban; the status of the threatened legal challenge by a number of coal suppliers to the smoky coal ban; if he has met with officials from the Department of Health on the implementation of a smoky coal ban; if he has provided additional resources to local authorities to carry out enforcement of the existing smoky coal ban in their respective areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9907/20]
Tue, 9 Jun 2020
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Taxi Regulations
John Lahart
576. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when protective plastic screens will become mandatory for taxis. [10120/20]
Tue, 9 Jun 2020
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Planning Issues
John Lahart
698. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if he is considering an exemption for self-catering holiday homes that have been inadvertently affected by planning rules introduced to reduce the impact of a company (details supplied) on the available housing stock in general; and his views on the position taken by an organisation which is seeking a fair exemption from these planning laws for those that have been legitimately operating in tourism accommodation for at least the past five years [9965/20]
Wed, 3 Jun 2020
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School Curriculum
John Lahart
152. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a person (details supplied) has been denied an exemption from a subject on the curriculum; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8354/20]
Wed, 3 Jun 2020
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Schools Building Projects
John Lahart
173. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the rendering process for a cluster of primary school building projects including a school (details supplied); the timeline for tender completion and assignment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8485/20]
Wed, 3 Jun 2020
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School Staff
John Lahart
223. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of teacher insurance for the 2020/2021 academic year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8886/20]
Wed, 3 Jun 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic
John Lahart
341. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will address the lack of social distancing by large groups in the Moore Street area of Dublin. [8487/20]
Wed, 3 Jun 2020
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Visa Applications
John Lahart
346. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the status of a visa application by a person (details supplied); and the reason for the delay with same. [8537/20]
Wed, 3 Jun 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic
John Lahart
459. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation if she will consider the parallel opening of large and small retail premises in Dublin to alleviate the issue of queuing and street congestion and to facilitate greater individual personal space around general mobility within the city and suburban centres to ensure maximum safety and minimum queuing. [9034/20]
Wed, 3 Jun 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic
John Lahart
460. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation if consideration has been given by the Roadmap for Reopening Society and Business planners to time and space rationing and staggering in Dublin (details supplied). [9035/20]
Wed, 3 Jun 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic
John Lahart
504. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health if he is considering a review of the compulsory travel ban in view of representations from the aviation industry and in further view of the potential job losses in the sector with specific regard to concerns regarding a blanket travel ban that takes no account of the prevalence of Covid-19 in specific locations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9048/20]
Wed, 3 Jun 2020
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Hospital Appointments Status
John Lahart
642. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) can expect to have an operation which has been cancelled; if the procedure can take place in one of the State controlled private hospitals if there is a capacity issue in the public hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9045/20]
Wed, 3 Jun 2020
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Medicinal Products
John Lahart
694. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the restrictions in place to prevent minors from purchasing paracetamol tablets in supermarkets and other retail units at self-service tills and other such checkouts; his plans to introduce measures to prevent the abuse of such purchasing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9337/20]
Wed, 3 Jun 2020
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Driver Test
John Lahart
852. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the plans in place for the return of the driver theory test, the resumption of the mandatory driving lessons and subsequent driver test; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8317/20]
Wed, 3 Jun 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic
John Lahart
881. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the way in which a company (details supplied) is managing and monitoring physical distancing on Luas trams. [8486/20]
Wed, 3 Jun 2020
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Córas Iompair Éireann
John Lahart
934. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the financial position regarding the CIÉ group of companies; the changes that have been made to the public service obligation as a consequence of Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9050/20]
Wed, 3 Jun 2020
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Registration of Title
John Lahart
1162. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government his plans for the Land Registry to resume its function following the Covid-19 crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8350/20]
Wed, 3 Jun 2020
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Land Development Agency
John Lahart
1225. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the details of the ongoing work of the Land Development Agency; the details of the members appointed to the board; the qualifications of each; and the date of appointment of each. [9046/20]
Wed, 3 Jun 2020
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Land Development Agency
John Lahart
1226. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if there are members of the board of the Land Development Agency with qualifications in architecture, town planning and planning; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9047/20]
Wed, 27 May 2020
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State Examinations
John Lahart
113. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Education and Skills if junior certificate or leaving certificate examinations material had been already prepared for the 2020 exam; if so, if these papers can be salvaged for future examinations; the cost of preparing these papers; the function of State Examinations Commission staff for the coming months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7070/20]
Wed, 27 May 2020
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Schools Building Projects
John Lahart
168. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a new school building for a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7395/20]
Wed, 27 May 2020
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Maternity Leave
John Lahart
303. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to extend paid maternity leave as a result of Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7083/20]
Wed, 27 May 2020
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Maternity Leave
John Lahart
310. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to extend maternity leave for new mothers that have been impacted by Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7688/20]
Wed, 27 May 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic
John Lahart
510. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the statistics regarding contact tracing since the first case of Covid-19; the operation infrastructure behind the contact tracing process; and the details of referencing the chronological connection between positive test results and follow-up contact tracing in tabular form. [7082/20]
Wed, 27 May 2020
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Domestic Violence Services
John Lahart
914. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her views on the fact that women and children fleeing domestic violence are homeless (details supplied). [7423/20]
Wed, 27 May 2020
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Maternity Benefit
John Lahart
964. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to increase the maternity benefit payment to €350 in line with the pandemic unemployment payment for new mothers who have been impacted by Covid-19; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7689/20]
Wed, 27 May 2020
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Electoral Process
John Lahart
1051. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the basis for and the origin of the instruction to commence planning and preparation for elections and referenda in the context of the Covid-19 crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7424/20]
Wed, 20 May 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic
John Lahart
675. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the number of contact tracing episodes engaged in by relevant staff and organisations by date in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5763/20]
Wed, 20 May 2020
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Covid-19 Tests
John Lahart
676. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the number of positive test results which have been followed up with contact tracing; the number of persons requested to self-isolate as a result of this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5764/20]
Wed, 20 May 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic
John Lahart
677. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the number of patients who have contacted their general practitioners or medical centre or primary care centre or a hospital expressing a concern that they may have Covid-19 symptoms and did not receive a test for the virus; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5765/20]
Wed, 20 May 2020
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Taxi Regulations
John Lahart
1078. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason a new arrangement of returning discs and cancelling insurance was introduced for the taxi industry for drivers that were forced to stop driving as a result of Covid-19 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6871/20]
Wed, 13 May 2020
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Bus Services
John Lahart
1025. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the timeline by route for the roll out of 24-hour bus services in Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3991/20]