96. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Transport if he will request the National Transport Authority to address the irregularity of the No. 9 bus service on St. James Road, Greenhills, Dublin 12, given there are persons, for example, attending hospital appointments and find the irregularity of this bus service frustrating. [38924/24]
557. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he has considered qualifying veterinary students in Hungary for student grants, similar to the process of allowing students in Northern Ireland access to grants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37814/24]
658. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health if the free national bowel screening process ends at the age of 65 years; if so, his views on if this is best considering people over the age of 65 years would be more prone to bowel cancer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36077/24]
541. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the case for the provision of a floating pier at a location (details supplied) can be examined; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36074/24]
97. Deputy John Lahart asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the measures the Government is taking in relation to the terms and conditions of Defence Forces personnel and in relation to their housing situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36091/24]
2021. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the local groups in Dublin that were granted funding under the Community Recognition Fund in 2023 and 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33995/24]
1690. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health when a pay issue will be resolved (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34306/24]
1065. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Justice the Garda numbers in Tallaght and Rathfarnham Garda Stations 2020-2024, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33996/24]
924. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Social Protection her plans, if any, to abolish or reduce employers’ PRSI for small businesses; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34096/24]
902. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding provision of the hot school meals programme for a school (details supplied). [33788/24]
847. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the reason that when a HAP tenant who has been served notice-to-quit, stops paying their share of the rent and this precipitates the termination of any HAP payment to the landlord, who is now in the position of being not in receipt of any rent at all on a property in which the tenant is continuing to live rent-free; if he intends to remedy this anomaly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35129/24]
724. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will consider including the islands as a possible location for a future national Famine commemoration; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34304/24]
723. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if, in the context of the marking annually of the Famine, one year's notice would be given to the town, city or townland area that will be hosting the national Famine commemoration. [34303/24]
722. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will consider dropping the word "national" in relation to the National Famine Commemoration Day and instead call it the Irish Famine Commemoration Day, given that the commemoration takes place internationally and is an internationally inclusive day. [34302/24]
721. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the reason the National Famine Commemoration Plaque, which should have been erected in the grounds of the Customs House (famine sculpture), has not been erected; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34301/24]
535. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Education to investigate the lack of facilities and resources at a school (details supplied) where a wonderful staff is doing their absolute best, however the lack of facilities and resources do not meet with health and safety standards and are not appropriate to meet the needs of the curriculum; and if her officials will liaise with the school to help improve the situation and deliver the facilities and resources that are appropriate to these children. [34298/24]
284. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Transport to confirm if aircraft from the United States are using Irish airspace to transport military supplies to Israel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35383/24]
268. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Transport the reason a disabled traveller had booked an Irish Rail ticket two days in advance, they were allocated a seat in the carriage closest to the locomotive engine and farthest from the platform starting-point and a carriage without any additional disabled space, as is not the case with the first carriage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35127/24]
267. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Transport what facilities and arrangements are in place for disabled travellers travelling on Irish Rail; including provision during rush hour and what arrangements are available from a personnel viewpoint to disabled people while actually on the train in terms of assisting them with movement and so on. [35126/24]
266. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Transport the reason a disabled traveller has to give details each individual time they make a train journey to Irish Rail officials over the phone and the reason details cannot be kept for such individuals. [35125/24]
265. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Transport whether there are any restroom toilet facilities properly equipped for disabled passengers on Irish Rail trains; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35124/24]
85. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications what Ireland’s responsibilities are concerning noise pollution, specifically motorway noise pollution, and more specifically the M50 residential corridor; how our laws compare to EU and UK best practice; and whether he plans significant noise amelioration measures along busy residential motorway corridors. [34103/24]
2668. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the men's sheds and women’s sheds funded in Dublin south-west in the past three years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31622/24]
2113. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health what new primary care provision has been made in CH07 since 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31618/24]
2112. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the Alzheimer’s disease services available in the CHO 7 area, and specifically in Dublin South-West. [31617/24]
1997. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health if a plan is in place to ensure the HSE is equipped to administer radioligand therapy treatments for cancer by investing in the infrastructure, the highly trained personnel and models of care that are required. [31011/24]
1768. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he is aware that nine tents were pitched in the bushes on the corner of the Saggart Luas stop; the steps his Department has taken to relocate the occupiers of the tents to alternative, more suitable locations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31438/24]
1612. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine how a person who has concerns regarding animal-bird welfare could go about setting up a meeting with a relevant official with a view to discussing these concerns; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30991/24]
1438. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Justice to examine a case for visa extensions (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31102/24]
919. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media how the pilot minimum income scheme for artists and musicians is proceeding; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31661/24]
918. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media how the Sport for All funding has been dispersed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31658/24]
593. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Education to outline the Government’s over-arching strategy for children on the autism spectrum; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30984/24]
475. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the capital expenditure by his Department on the Whitechurch Stream and River Poddle flood alleviation schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31621/24]
474. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the developments in terms of expenditure and capital works that have taken place at Rathfarnham Castle since 2020, or that are planned. [31620/24]
321. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 68 of 10 July 2024, the estimated available gains to the Exchequer from the schemes (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31649/24]
285. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the funding provided to Cork Kerry Community Healthcare for children’s and adults respite respectively in each of the years 2019 to date, by year, in tabular form. [30122/24]
284. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the status of the reimbursement of radioligand therapy (RLT) treatments by the HSE; if he will ensure that this treatment is made available to cancer patients immediately once reimbursed; if he is aware that cancer patients were left waiting at least two years to receive one form of RLT after the treatment was reimbursed in 2021 due to the fact that the health service was not equipped to administer the treatment. [30121/24]
281. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health if there are plans to update the reimbursement criteria for heart failure patients with reduced ejection fraction to align with European cardiology guidelines (details supplied); if he is aware that this update could potentially save 2,000 to 4,000 outpatient appointments annually, cut outpatient appointment costs and ultimately reduce mortality and hospitalisation risks for patients;; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30114/24]
68. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Finance the costs to the Exchequer of the bike-to-work scheme and the number of people that have availed of it since 2020, in tabular form. [30306/24]
419. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the status of the work of the Electoral Commission, particularly concerning arrangements for those who cannot vote due to a sudden light illness, holiday examinations and so on, or absence due to work from the country (details supplied); the objectives he set the Electoral Commission in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29407/24]
326. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Education her plans to provide additional school places to children living in the general Kimmage area (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29413/24]
143. Deputy John Lahart asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he will detail the circumstances allowing sports organisations operating on the Curragh Plains in County Kildare to fence in their facilities, as in the case of three organisations (details supplied); if it was a condition attached to permission to fence that the clubs acquire a number of sheep grazing rights in order to proceed with the work; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28346/24]
244. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to outline the details of the €31.9 million urban regeneration and development fund for several projects in Tallaght town; and the projects on which this money has been spent. [27111/24]
198. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Education the status of a building project (details supplied) which was granted permission on appeal by An Bord Pleanála in 2021 and to make a statement on when she anticipates that building works can be approved by her Department; and when it ought to commence [27113/24]
196. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Education if she will investigate the allocation of SNAs for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27092/24]
208. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the availability of the drug skyrizi (risankizumab-rzaa) for patients with severe Crohn’s disease, given the delays due to price negotiations and its current availability in the UK and Europe. [26650/24]
168. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Education if she will provide an update on the letter of intent issued to a school (details supplied) for which there has been no movement since its issuance some months ago; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26170/24]
165. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Education to consider allocating further funding of €10,000 to a school in view of the additional costs associated with their new classroom (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26147/24]
163. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Education if she is aware of the number of primary schools in the diocese of Dublin that are running deficits; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26126/24]
162. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Education if, given that United Nations Article 9 mentions accessible pathways for all when it comes to education, she will agree that accessible public buildings are vital for young children; if she will she approve the request from a school (details supplied) which has a child with disabilities who requires wheelchair use, has been requested by her Department to provide an OT report (even though the school principal has written and informed her Department that there is a child with disabilities attending the school next September); if she will ensure that the request for new pathways/pavements and the replacement of the existing dangerous canopy be expedited as quickly as possible; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26121/24]