256. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Finance the total amount on deposit in banks nationwide; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5688/25]
255. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Justice if he will introduce legislation to deport people who commit a criminal offence in Ireland; the present position in relation to same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5342/25]
145. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Transport the official procedure for retired taxi drivers wishing to sell their taxi plates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5339/25]
119. Deputy John Lahart asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs to provide an update on the way the Government is assisting the Gaza paediatric care initiative in carrying out its vital work in providing healthcare to the children of Gaza; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5323/25]
142. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when the Companies Registration Office will enact the new Companies (Corporate Governance Enforcement and Regulatory Provisions) Act 2024 with regard to audit exception. [5053/25]
135. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform for an update on the two flood alleviation schemes being undertaken by the OPW in an area (details supplied) and to make a statement on the costs involved the progress of work to date. [5005/25]
118. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Finance to consider tax relief on oxygen tanks for those who suffer from lung fibrosis in the context of Budget 2026 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5004/25]
85. Deputy John Lahart asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs for an update with regard to the deeply troubling abduction and abuse of a person (details supplied) by the Israeli Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4999/25]
134. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Transport the reason so many buses, in particular the S4, S6 and S8, are regularly cancelled last minute or just don't show up at bus stops; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4005/25]
171. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Justice for an update in respect of the Stardust redress scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3643/25]
170. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Justice the alternative arrangements available for Cuban nationals applying for an Irish visa, given that the current process requires online payment, reliable postal services, and the ability to travel to Mexico for an interview, none of which is feasible for most applicants in Cuba; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3630/25]
1262. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health to confirm the direction of travel on licensing an immunotherapy treatment (details supplied). [3189/25]
1126. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health if plans are in place to recruit additional public health nurses; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2522/25]
1125. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health if a plan is now in place to ensure staffing levels in Ballyboden primary care centre, in particular OTs and physiotherapists; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2518/25]
614. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the short-, medium- and long-term future of the cost rental tenant-in-situ scheme and the social housing variation of same, given that the issue is causing a lot of anxiety among tenants in Dublin south west with South Dublin County Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3098/25]
613. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he is considering additional funding to local authorities such as South Dublin County Council, to enable the council to pursue in a more aggressive way the replacement of sodium bulbs with LED lighting (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3095/25]
473. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Education whether she would consider the idea, as exists in social housing, of a mutual transfer facility for students with neurological challenges who find that the educational setting for them is either above or below their needs and whose schooling is inadequate as a consequence if they were able to mutually transfer with a child from another school whose school setting is considered inappropriate also, that a direct swap could be facilitated. [2910/25]
252. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Finance if there is a particular reason as to why the child support payment is taxable for those in receipt of invalidity pension but not on other payments such as illness benefit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2279/25]
1026. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Justice to consider measures to facilitate emergency visitor visas for grieving non-EU family members in the event of the death of a migrant or an Irish citizen with family overseas; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1656/25]
882. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the details of the ARP programme for refugees; how many individuals have availed of it in 2024; the overall cost; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43966/24]
638. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Social Protection how the procedures for means testing for carer’s allowance are carried out; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44090/24]
637. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Social Protection how the procedures for means testing for disability allowance are carried out; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44089/24]
564. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on the apartment defects legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44348/24]
453. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Education the steps that are being taken to ensure equal treatment of all school support staff, in particular school secretaries, regarding access to public service pension schemes and leave entitlements such as bereavement leave; and her plans to address discrepancies in pay, leave, and pension rights between contracted teachers, SNAs and secretaries. [44740/24]
278. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Finance to clarify the tax implications for both parents and married children in situations where the parents financially assist with home extensions or improvements on the children’s primary residence, including any relevant thresholds or exemptions under current tax legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44611/24]
834. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health if consideration could now be given for the drug Saxenda to be included on the drugs payment scheme for patients who have been prescribed the medication; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43245/24]
712. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health what stipulations have been made in the budget allocation to an organisation (details supplied) regarding the funding's remit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42654/24]
711. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the amounts, and timing of, funds which have allocated to an organisation (details supplied) in the 2025 health budget; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42653/24]
710. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health how an organisation (details supplied) will access allocated funding given the absence of a clinical lead for interstitial lung disease (lung fibrosis); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42652/24]
701. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health how an organisation (details supplied) accesses the funding for a number of its services from his Department or the HSE as it is its first occasion to be granted funding and it does not have a direct line to a HSE clinical lead or departmental official; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42621/24]
599. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine whether, as requested previously, he has moved to include the Glenasmole Valley in south county Dublin on the border with Wicklow in the deer control programme, which includes fifteen ‘hotspots’ nationally; when is this likely to happen; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42856/24]
334. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Education the number of school building refurbishments and new builds that have commenced and have subsequently been completed since 2016; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42597/24]
327. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Education to list the schools which have accommodated special need classes since 2021 for the areas Dublin 6w, Dublin 12, Dublin 24, Dublin 16 and Dublin 14; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42509/24]
126. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications for an update on the latest developments in relation the development of synthetic fuel as a possibility to use as a fuel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42660/24]
125. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications how car batteries are finally recycled, and what happens to each of their individual parts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42659/24]
293. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he could provide a list of all childcare services in Dublin 6W. 14. 16 and 24 that have withdrawn from the core funding model; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42225/24]
292. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he could provide a list of all childcare services in Dublin 1, 3, 9 and 11 that have withdrawn from core funding. [42224/24]
132. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Education the up-to-date position with regard to the DEIS-Plus request from a number of schools in the Dublin region (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42034/24]
127. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Education further to a previous Parliamentary Question, whether or not the board of management of a school (details supplied) has ever approached her Department with a view to expanding the school capacity, in light of the over-subscription of the school over many years; if she is minded to explore such options with the school’s board of management; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41866/24]
603. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health when the full health technology assessment of immunisation against RSV will start; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41122/24]
305. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Education if she will report on the reduction in second level school places in the Citywest area (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41332/24]
315. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if there are any subsistence grants available for Irish students who travel across the Border to study; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40759/24]
184. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the details of the contract with a hotel (details supplied) for housing IP applicants and Ukrainian refugees in terms of length of time; timeline; terms and conditions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40551/24]
289. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of new PPS numbers that have been created by her Department to date in 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39808/24]
207. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Education her plans or the plans of agencies under her aegis in the education field to increase post-primary school capacity or places to serve the general Knocklyon area of Dublin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40107/24]
248. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the details of clinical trials that are taking place in Ireland; the rate of clinical trials that have taken place over the past four to five years; the collaboration between pharma or academics, north and south on the island; the joint work being done to promote clinical trials across the island on a cooperative basis; the obstacles there may be to such trials being undertaken given Ireland’s reputation as a strong pharma base; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39345/24]
461. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health when there will be an improvement for 6th class children attempting to access the public health dental service (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38660/24]