Ní féidir ach ceisteanna agus freagraí a foilsíodh tar éis Iúil 2012 a amharc anseo. Is féidir amharc de réir téarma nó dátaí ar leith ó Mhárta 2016 ar aghaidh do Ranna Rialtais. Foilsítear freagraí scríofa de réir mar a fhaightear iad ó Ranna. Chun ceisteanna parlaiminte a foilsíodh roimh Iúil 2012 a fheiceáil, cuardaigh Díospóireachtaí na Dála.
Ceisteanna agus freagraí le haghaidh Téarma Dála nó Seanaid
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Céad, 24 Márta 2021
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Social Enterprise Sector
John Lahart
196. Deputy John Lahart asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of companies that were registered as social enterprises with the Companies Registration Office in 2020. [15810/21]
Céad, 24 Márta 2021
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Defence Forces Representative Organisations
John Lahart
517. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the plans in place for the direct involvement of Defence Forces representative associations in national pay talks. [15965/21]
Céad, 24 Márta 2021
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Building Regulations
John Lahart
731. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the steps his Department has taken or the assistance that is available to those residents of apartment complexes who have experienced issues with their balconies only to discover that redress from the builder or developer is statute-barred and they have to foot enormous costs personally through their management companies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15750/21]
Céad, 24 Márta 2021
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Defence Forces Strength
John Lahart
788. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Defence the strength of the Permanent Defence Forces as of 1 March 2021; the breakdown of all ranks across the three services; the gender breakdown of same in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16255/21]
Céad, 24 Márta 2021
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Defence Forces Remuneration
John Lahart
810. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Defence the way in which he plans to bridge the gap of ten years between forced early retirement on age grounds in the Defence Forces and access to the State pension. [15960/21]
Céad, 24 Márta 2021
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Defence Forces Remuneration
John Lahart
811. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Defence his plans to extend the supplementary pension provision to post-2013 new entrants to give them the option of a lengthy career in the Defence Forces. [15961/21]
Céad, 24 Márta 2021
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Defence Forces Remuneration
John Lahart
812. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Defence the status of the implementation of the strengthening of the Defence Forces high-level implementation plan. [15962/21]
Céad, 24 Márta 2021
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EU Directives
John Lahart
813. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Defence the status of the implementation of the EU Working Time Directive in relation to the Defence Forces. [15963/21]
Céad, 24 Márta 2021
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Defence Forces Expenditure
John Lahart
814. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Defence his plans for additional defence investment in strategic airlift, air intercept and airspace monitoring primary radar capability and cyber defence and intelligence. [15964/21]
Céad, 24 Márta 2021
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Social Insurance
John Lahart
960. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Social Protection the PRSI classes reckonable for the benefit payment for 65-year-olds announced in February 2021; if there are plans to extend applicability to An Garda Síochána and Defence Forces personnel; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14012/21]
Céad, 24 Márta 2021
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Refugee Resettlement Programme
John Lahart
1055. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the status of the transfer of families and unaccompanied children from the Moria camp, Greece to Ireland; if the 64 persons that Ireland has committed to admit have arrived here; his views on the call by a group (details supplied) to increase the number being admitted from the camp to 400; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15779/21]
Céad, 24 Márta 2021
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Crime Data
John Lahart
1202. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Justice the estimated value of cash discoveries by An Garda Síochána and CAB in 2019 and 2020; the steps taken in relation to the cash seized; the use which is made of these funds; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14161/21]
Céad, 24 Márta 2021
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Health Services Staff
John Lahart
1308. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that only a very limited number of intern jobs are available for medical students who have studied in Ireland; his plans to increase the number of intern positions available to help with understaffing of the health system; his views on whether such an increase in intern places would prevent newly qualified doctors from leaving to find work elsewhere; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13912/21]
Céad, 24 Márta 2021
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Hospice Services
John Lahart
1794. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the breakdown of the recurring funding for each hospice (details supplied) announced on 17 January 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15456/21]
Céad, 24 Márta 2021
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Alcohol Pricing
John Lahart
1928. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health if he has examined the beneficial effects accruing from the introduction of minimum unit pricing for alcohol in Scotland; and when section 11 of the Public Health (Alcohol) Act 2018 will be commenced in order that similar benefits can be gained here. [15953/21]
Céad, 24 Márta 2021
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Social Enterprise Sector
John Lahart
2087. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of social enterprises registered in Ireland. [15799/21]
Céad, 24 Márta 2021
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Social Enterprise Sector
John Lahart
2088. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the estimated revenue brought into the economy by social enterprises in 2020 and to date in 2021. [15800/21]
Céad, 24 Márta 2021
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Social Enterprise Sector
John Lahart
2089. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of new social enterprises that were registered in Ireland in 2020.; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15801/21]
Céad, 24 Márta 2021
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Social Enterprise Sector
John Lahart
2090. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of persons employed by social enterprises in Ireland. [15802/21]
Céad, 24 Márta 2021
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Dormant Accounts Fund
John Lahart
2091. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the funding that has been provided to social enterprises by the Dormant Accounts Fund since 2019. [15803/21]
Céad, 24 Márta 2021
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Dormant Accounts Fund
John Lahart
2092. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the social enterprises which have received funding from the Dormant Accounts Fund since 2019. [15804/21]
Céad, 24 Márta 2021
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Social Enterprise Sector
John Lahart
2093. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the breakdown of the sectors under which Irish social enterprises are registered; and the way in which the majority are registered within each sector. [15805/21]
Céad, 24 Márta 2021
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Social Enterprise Sector
John Lahart
2094. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if the national social enterprise policy implementation group is still functioning. [15806/21]
Céad, 24 Márta 2021
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Social Enterprise Sector
John Lahart
2095. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if the social enterprise higher education institutes network is still in place. [15807/21]
Déar, 11 Márta 2021
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Covid-19 Pandemic
John Lahart
1. Deputy John Lahart asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if garden centres fully qualify as essential retail outlets under level 5 restrictions; if not, if partial restrictions apply; and if his attention has been drawn to concerns within the industry with the arrival of spring which is a traditionally busy time for the sector. [13613/21]
Déar, 11 Márta 2021
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Vaccination Programme
John Lahart
185. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health his views on matters raised in correspondence (details supplied) regarding the roll-out of vaccines. [13579/21]
Céad, 10 Márta 2021
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Programme for Government
John Lahart
156. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if the commitment in the Programme for Government to reduce polluting emissions by an average of 7% a year and by 51% in total by 2030 will be restated in the context of the commitments in the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2020. [12616/21]
Céad, 10 Márta 2021
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Rail Network
John Lahart
260. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Transport if he will allow stakeholders such as local representative groups to have an input into both the terms of reference and the liaison with the appointed consultants in relation to the feasibility study for extending the MetroLink to south-west County Dublin in keeping with the Aarhus Convention; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13423/21]
Céad, 10 Márta 2021
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Rail Network
John Lahart
261. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Transport if the feasibility study on extending the MetroLink to south-west County Dublin will focus on a continuation of the link from Beechwood to Knocklyon as opposed to a standalone metro line on the Knocklyon corridor as is proposed in the terms of reference; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13424/21]
Céad, 10 Márta 2021
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Arts Funding
John Lahart
353. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the purpose for which the funding of theatres (details supplied) will be used. [13381/21]
Céad, 10 Márta 2021
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Passport Services
John Lahart
431. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the reason for the level 5 pause in respect of the issuing of passports by the Passport Office; his plans to deal with the impending delays for passport issuing given that persons need their passports on a daily basis for identification purposes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12685/21]
Céad, 10 Márta 2021
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Prison Service Staff
John Lahart
723. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Justice the reason for the delay in processing security checks for applications to the Irish Prison Service; when a person (details supplied) will be informed if they have passed their checks; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13390/21]
Céad, 10 Márta 2021
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Hospital Facilities
John Lahart
928. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the details of the specific arrangements in place at public hospitals to ensure that cancer patients are facilitated with easy access to car parking at reduced rates as directed to the HSE by his Department in 2018, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13211/21]
Céad, 10 Márta 2021
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Hospital Facilities
John Lahart
929. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the details of the specific arrangements in place at public hospitals to ensure flexible charging systems for families and friends of patients that are frequent visitors as directed to the HSE by his Department since 2018, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13212/21]
Céad, 10 Márta 2021
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Vaccination Programme
John Lahart
980. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health if he plans to introduce a no fault compensation scheme to cover the Covid-19 vaccine programme in 2021; if the introduction of such a scheme would require primary legislation; if so, when this legislation will be drafted and introduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13495/21]
Céad, 10 Márta 2021
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Vaccination Programme
John Lahart
981. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the status of the implementation of a national vaccine registry and the planned national immunisation information system; if a national registry will be in place to collect information on Covid-19 immunisation in 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13496/21]
Déar, 4 Márta 2021
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Podiatry Services
John Lahart
250. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the number of persons in each LHO area waiting for a podiatry appointment in primary care as of 1 March 2021 or the latest date available; and the number waiting 0 to 12, 12 to 26, 26 to 52 and more than 52 weeks. [12420/21]
Déar, 4 Márta 2021
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Ophthalmology Services
John Lahart
251. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the number of persons in each LHO area waiting for a ophthalmology appointment in primary care as of 1 March 2021 or the latest date available; and the number waiting 0 to 12, 12 to 26, 26 to 52 and more than 52 weeks. [12421/21]
Déar, 4 Márta 2021
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Audiology Services
John Lahart
252. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the number of persons in each LHO area waiting for a audiology appointment in primary care as of 1 March 2021 or the latest date available; and the number waiting 0 to 12, 12 to 26, 26 to 52 and more than 52 weeks. [12422/21]
Déar, 4 Márta 2021
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Primary Care Services
John Lahart
253. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the number of persons in each LHO area waiting for a dietetics appointment in primary care as of 1 March 2021 or the latest date available; and the number waiting 0 to 12, 12 to 26, 26 to 52 and more than 52 weeks. [12423/21]
Déar, 4 Márta 2021
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Mental Health Services
John Lahart
254. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the number of persons in each LHO area waiting for a psychology appointment in primary care as of 1 March 2021 or the latest date available; and the number waiting 0 to 12, 12 to 26, 26 to 52 and more than 52 weeks. [12424/21]
Déar, 4 Márta 2021
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Counselling Services
John Lahart
255. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the number of persons in each LHO area waiting for a counselling appointment in primary care as of 1 March 2021 or the latest date available; and the number waiting 0 to 12, 12 to 26, 26 to 52 and more than 52 weeks. [12425/21]
Déar, 4 Márta 2021
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Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services
John Lahart
256. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the number of persons in each local health office area waiting for a child and adolescent mental health services appointment as of 1 March 2021 or the latest date available; and the number waiting 0 to 12, 12 to 26, 26 to 52 and more than 52 weeks. [12426/21]
Déar, 4 Márta 2021
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Mental Health Services
John Lahart
257. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the number of children admitted to adult mental health units to date in 2021. [12427/21]
Déar, 4 Márta 2021
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Home Help Service
John Lahart
258. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the number of home support hours currently being provided in each LHO area as of 1 March 2021 or the latest date available; the way it compares to target in each LHO for the same time period; the number of persons currently on the waiting list for home support hours in each LHO area; and the number waiting 0 to 3, 3 to 6, 6 to 12 and 12 months plus in tabular form. [12428/21]
Déar, 4 Márta 2021
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Nursing Homes Support Scheme
John Lahart
259. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the number of persons awaiting placement under the fair deal scheme as of 1 March 2021 or the latest date available; the average waiting time; the number of persons currently awaiting placement under the scheme in each local health area in tabular form; and the length of time waiting. [12429/21]
Déar, 4 Márta 2021
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Medical Cards
John Lahart
260. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the number of medical cards as of 1 March 2021; the number of general practitioner cards on the same date; and the number for each type of card issued on a discretionary basis on that date. [12430/21]
Déar, 4 Márta 2021
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Hospital Data
John Lahart
261. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the number of delayed discharges in each public and voluntary hospital at the end of February 2021; and the number to date in 2021, in tabular form. [12431/21]
Déar, 4 Márta 2021
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Hospital Data
John Lahart
262. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the number of bed days lost in each public and voluntary hospital owing to delayed discharges in January and February 2021, in tabular form. [12432/21]
Déar, 4 Márta 2021
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Emergency Departments
John Lahart
263. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the number of patients aged 75 years or over that experienced an emergency department wait time more than 24 hours during January 2021; the number during February 2021; and the hospitals in which the wait occurred. [12433/21]