Parliamentary questions

Co-operative Sector

John Lahart

155. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his plans for the development of the co-operative sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5587/24]

Commemorative Events

John Lahart

225. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if it would be possible, given an RTÉ documentary on Spike Island suggesting there are unmarked Famine graves there, that the island be considered as the venue for the 2025 National Famine Commemoration Day; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5323/24]

Vaccination Programme

John Lahart

524. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health if he is considering adding the shingles vaccine to the adult immunisation programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5268/24]

Health Services

John Lahart

525. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health when the new dementia specific weekend day centres are intended to be operational; the locations of same and how carer's/those suffering with dementia can avail of this new and exciting service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5283/24]

Departmental Data

John Lahart

557. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health to report on the outcomes of having taxed sugar drinks; and whether any detailed research has been carried out into the outcomes. [5539/24]

Special Educational Needs

John Lahart

42. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Education if her Department is aware of the lack of learning support resources in classrooms due to the shortage of teachers and, as a result, resource teachers having to be redirected to fill the place of the teacher in many classrooms across the country; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4352/24]

Widow's Pension

John Lahart

92. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Social Protection the terms of the widows' or widower's pension, particularly in respect of non-married or co-habiting couples; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4343/24]

Foreign Policy

John Lahart

125. Deputy John Lahart asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs what initiatives his Department’s embassies are taking to gain international recognition of St. Brigid’s Day, with a particular reference to the 1,500th anniversary; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3744/24]

Waste Management

John Lahart

160. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications how Ireland's public and private hospitals deal with radioactive waste; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4051/24]

Schools Building Projects

John Lahart

263. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Education her plans for a new post-primary school to serve the Knocklyon and Rathfarnham areas; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3753/24]

Social Welfare Benefits

John Lahart

146. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason the threshold for fuel allowance for a single person is the same for a couple; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3169/24]

Schools Building Projects

John Lahart

293. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Education to provide an update on school building projects (details supplied). [2715/24]

Waste Management

John Lahart

566. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health how do Ireland's hospitals, public and private, deal with radioactive waste; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2423/24]

Hospital Services

John Lahart

569. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the new services that are available at the surgical hub at Mount Carmel Hospital, Churchtown Dublin 14 which he recently opened; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2432/24]

Consular Services

John Lahart

44. Deputy John Lahart asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the initiatives his Department's embassies are undertaking to gain international recognition of St. Brigid's day with a particular reference to the 1500th anniversary; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1302/24]

Post Office Network

John Lahart

126. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications in light of the Post Office scandal in the UK, if he has considered conducting a review of the situation of postmasters in this country, or of the potential need for an independent adjudication mechanism; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1664/24]

School Curriculum

John Lahart

520. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Education the reason school curricula are not audibly accessible to children who struggle with reading; and if plans are in place to facilitate this across the board; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56950/23]

Housing Provision

John Lahart

829. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his views on the recent revelation that an estate built-to-sell originally has been bought by a company which is now charging rents of €3,000 per month (details supplied) excluding first-time buyers completely from the market; and what action he will take in this regard, if any, to prevent this from happening. [1663/24]

Refugee Appeals Tribunal

John Lahart

1010. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Justice how a person can apply for the position of adjudicator on the Refugee Appeals Tribunal. [56513/23]

An Garda Síochána

John Lahart

1141. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Justice if her Department has commissioned any survey work with regard to obstacles to recruitment into An Garda Síochána; and if so, the insights garnered from such an essential process, given the challenges in terms of Garda recruitment. [1780/24]