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Thu, 22 Jun 2023
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Tax Yield
John Lahart
129. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Finance for a report on the trend in corporation tax revenue stream since just before the pandemic. [30037/23]
Thu, 22 Jun 2023
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Tax Yield
John Lahart
146. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Finance his estimate of the level of windfall receipts since the start of 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30038/23]
Wed, 21 Jun 2023
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Abortion Services
John Lahart
206. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health if the Health Service Executive has established an implementation group to progress the operational recommendations made in the Report of the Independent Review of the Operation of the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018; the chair and membership of the group; its relationship with the clinical advisory forum on termination of pregnancy services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30050/23]
Tue, 13 Jun 2023
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Diplomatic Representation
John Lahart
135. Deputy John Lahart asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the requirements for an honorary consul to be appointed by Ireland; the requirements for a country to appoint an honorary consul to Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27568/23]
Tue, 13 Jun 2023
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An Garda Síochána
John Lahart
400. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform his plans to upgrade Tallaght district Garda station, due to the age of the station; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27323/23]
Tue, 13 Jun 2023
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School Facilities
John Lahart
569. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Education the reason that a school (details supplied) is the only community school in the country for which provision for all-weather playing facilities was never made; how her Department could go about assisting the school in this matter now; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27902/23]
Tue, 13 Jun 2023
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Sports Funding
John Lahart
641. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the funding available to an individual (details supplied) who is representing Ireland at an underage level at the upcoming European Championships; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28223/23]
Tue, 13 Jun 2023
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International Protection
John Lahart
881. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Justice since reform in January 2021, how many international protection applicants have sought work after six months of waiting for a decision on their international protection application; and the percentage of international protection applicants that are currently in employment. [27484/23]
Tue, 13 Jun 2023
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Childcare Qualifications
John Lahart
1071. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the reason montessori or other pre-school teachers/practitioners who may have taken time out to care for their own children for a period of time, find that the qualifications accepted when they started out in their careers and saw some of them progress to managerial positions in the industry, now find on their return that these qualifications and experience are not universally recognised. [27898/23]
Tue, 13 Jun 2023
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Childcare Qualifications
John Lahart
1072. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the reason a qualification would be accepted by ECCE as a teaching qualification but disregarded by his Department and Tusla when it comes to a returning professional who had taken some time out to care for their own children and had many years of experience accumulated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27899/23]
Tue, 13 Jun 2023
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Health Services Staff
John Lahart
1115. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health if he will outline the situation with regard to the HSE job evaluation team scheme as it relates to the Haddington Road Agreement of May 2013 where an undertaking was given to assess and where feasible, upgrade a position if it was held by a person for a period in excess of 24 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27181/23]
Tue, 13 Jun 2023
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Third Level Education
John Lahart
1365. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the Oireachtas direct line contact details for Solas (details supplied). [27792/23]
Wed, 31 May 2023
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Job Losses
John Lahart
54. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the interactions he and his Department have had with the employees who have recently lost their jobs in a company (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26456/23]
Wed, 31 May 2023
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Job Losses
John Lahart
55. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the interactions he and his Department have had with the employees who have recently lost their jobs in a company (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26457/23]
Wed, 31 May 2023
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Job Losses
John Lahart
56. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the interactions he and his Department have had with a company (details supplied) following the recent redundancies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26458/23]
Wed, 31 May 2023
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Job Losses
John Lahart
57. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the interactions he and his Department have had with a company (details supplied) following the recent redundancies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26459/23]
Tue, 30 May 2023
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Planning Issues
John Lahart
376. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the position, in general terms, when an application is under review with An Bord Pleanála, in terms of whether any activity relating to the said application can be entered into. [25782/23]
Tue, 30 May 2023
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Medicinal Products
John Lahart
659. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health if the working group that is to review governance arrangements to support HSE drug reimbursement process has been set up; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25663/23]
Tue, 30 May 2023
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Apprenticeship Programmes
John Lahart
792. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will examine the apprenticeship process to allow students from Dublin to complete their apprenticeship in Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25665/23]
Thu, 25 May 2023
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Medicinal Products
John Lahart
264. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health for a timeline on the consultation process committed to in respect of drug cost reimbursement including the cost of drugs for rare diseases. [25387/23]
Tue, 23 May 2023
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Defective Building Materials
John Lahart
422. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will consider including houses built as part of multi-unit developments that are currently included in the defective apartments and duplexes redress scheme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24486/23]
Tue, 23 May 2023
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Social Welfare Benefits
John Lahart
495. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will consider including qualified adult payment recipients in the Christmas bonus double payment and any such double payment in future budgets; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24942/23]
Tue, 23 May 2023
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Health Services
John Lahart
641. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when he expects the neurological rehabilitation team in CHO7 to be in place to deliver services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24916/23]
Tue, 23 May 2023
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Departmental Strategies
John Lahart
898. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health if he will clarify the reason that the current governance model used in other CHO areas cannot be used in CHO7; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24917/23]
Tue, 23 May 2023
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Disease Management
John Lahart
899. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health his plans to develop a specialist service for Huntington's disease; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24918/23]
Thu, 18 May 2023
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Commemorative Events
John Lahart
12. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media when planning for the famine remembrance days will be incorporated into her Department (details supplied). [12876/23]
Thu, 18 May 2023
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Commemorative Events
John Lahart
30. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will consider the request by an organisation (details supplied) that both the national and international An Gorta Mór Day be held on the same day to unite Irish people at home with Ireland's global Irish family overseas in commemoration of this event. [12877/23]
Thu, 18 May 2023
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Housing Provision
John Lahart
138. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage how many social homes were delivered in 2022; how this compares to 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23645/23]
Thu, 18 May 2023
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Rental Sector
John Lahart
154. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage how many cost rental homes are to be delivered in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23644/23]
Thu, 18 May 2023
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Departmental Schemes
John Lahart
206. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Finance the regulations governing the bike-to-work scheme; if a person can change their choice of bike or e-bike during the process of purchasing their chosen vehicle; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23722/23]
Thu, 18 May 2023
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Famine Artefacts
John Lahart
257. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media when the inaugural 2008 national famine commemoration date plaque will be unveiled 15 years after it was held at the Custom House in Dublin. [12875/23]
Tue, 16 May 2023
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Defence Forces
John Lahart
15. Deputy John Lahart asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence for a report on his most recent engagement with the Women of Honour Group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22698/23]
Tue, 16 May 2023
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Defence Forces
John Lahart
19. Deputy John Lahart asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the current strength of the Defence Forces across all three services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22697/23]
Tue, 16 May 2023
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Bus Services
John Lahart
255. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Transport when BusConnects in Dublin South West will be rolled out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23146/23]
Tue, 16 May 2023
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School Transport
John Lahart
332. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Education the plans her Department has for the transport of pupils to a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22735/23]
Thu, 11 May 2023
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School Transport
John Lahart
181. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Education the position in relation to school transport services for students attending a particular school (details supplied) from outside its catchment area because that school is the only school capable of accommodating the excess student population in the area; if all such students will be provided with transport; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22252/23]
Tue, 9 May 2023
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Housing Schemes
John Lahart
357. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the rules that govern the movement of housing assistance payment tenants from one local authority area to another; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21657/23]
Tue, 9 May 2023
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Housing Schemes
John Lahart
358. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if a local authority can reject a housing assistance payment application for a tenant whose HAP application has been approved and processed by another local authority due to their income threshold; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21658/23]
Tue, 9 May 2023
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Housing Schemes
John Lahart
359. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if local authorities outside of the four Dublin local authorities can grant homeless persons the housing assistance payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21659/23]
Tue, 9 May 2023
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Health Service Executive
John Lahart
651. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a list of members of the Clinical Expert Group on the free contraception scheme in the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21724/23]
Wed, 3 May 2023
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Bus Services
John Lahart
80. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Transport the residents in Dublin South-West who have received or will receive a letter of compulsory purchase order for the construction of the BusConnects programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20320/23]
Wed, 3 May 2023
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Legislative Measures
John Lahart
331. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will provide an update on the drafting of legislation to ban conversion therapy in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20236/23]
Wed, 3 May 2023
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Legislative Measures
John Lahart
332. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will provide an update on the research commissioned by his Department on capturing the views and experiences of people who have been subjected to conversion practices in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20237/23]
Thu, 27 Apr 2023
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Official Engagements
John Lahart
14. Deputy John Lahart asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will report on his recent meeting with the Serbian Foreign Minister; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19766/23]
Thu, 27 Apr 2023
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Northern Ireland
John Lahart
43. Deputy John Lahart asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will provide an update on his recent engagement with the Equality Commission for Northern Ireland and the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19767/23]
Tue, 25 Apr 2023
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Cybersecurity Policy
John Lahart
633. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health if he will provide details of the hacking of the Secretary General of his Department; if the hacking was reported to the Data Protection Commissioner, the National Cyber Security Centre and other relevant officials; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19602/23]
Tue, 25 Apr 2023
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Apprenticeship Programmes
John Lahart
644. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of apprentice electricians recorded in the State in 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19536/23]
Tue, 25 Apr 2023
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Apprenticeship Programmes
John Lahart
645. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of apprentice plumbers were recorded in the State in 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19537/23]
Tue, 25 Apr 2023
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Apprenticeship Programmes
John Lahart
646. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of apprentice plasterers recorded in the State in 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19538/23]
Tue, 25 Apr 2023
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Apprenticeship Programmes
John Lahart
647. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of apprentice bricklayers recorded in the State in 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19539/23]