161. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Education when the grants for furniture and IT equipment, which form part of the new build which was completed and opened officially last year at a school (details supplied), will be provided to the school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26115/24]
160. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Education if additional funding can be provided to a school (details supplied) to cover the cost of landscaping and maintenance, given that every school receives the same amount of capitation per head, but some schools have significantly greater overheads compared to others, and this particular school has extensive grounds and trees that have to be maintained and cut on a regular basis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26114/24]
158. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Education her views on a matter (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26051/24]
157. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Education if she will ensure that an engineer from her Department's primary school section visits a school (details supplied), with a view to assisting the school in designing a safe parking scheme given it is located on a rural country road; and if the provision of funding for same will be considered. [26050/24]
156. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Education her views on a matter (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26049/24]
102. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Transport if the NTA will confirm that talks or communications have taken place with Dublin Bus and the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide a solution to the problem of Dublin Bus servicing the Crooksling area (details supplied); what those solutions will be; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26006/24]
426. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will outline, in the context of the designated areas of Corca Dhuibhne as a national park, what material difference this will make to the area; the additional requirements, if any, on the authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25557/24]
183. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider the example of New Zealand where all vehicles using the road have a requirement to be registered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24986/24]
182. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Finance if he will examine the hospitality VAT rate given restaurants and cafés are struggling to survive (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24985/24]
105. Deputy John Lahart asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if as some media reports suggest, Ireland pays an Israeli government owned weapons company (details supplied) €295,000 each year to maintain drones bought from it, which the same company supplying aerial vehicles and drones being used to kill Palestinian people in Gaza; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24982/24]
162. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the status of the HSE pathfinder project associated with Tallaght University Hospital (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24125/24]
89. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Education if she will outline, when an error is made by a school processing RACE applications, which results in the student being denied RACE, what the procedure to rectify this error is if the school, on realising its error, is not allowed to submit correct material to the SEC after the final date for submission of the application; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24331/24]
402. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to outline where asylum seekers and refugees have been accommodated, by county, in 2023/2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23720/24]
175. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform his plans in response to queries from persons who are concerned that there will be a break in the parity between retired civil and public servants and existing civil servants when it comes to retiring; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23796/24]
172. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the Government's position on measures in relation to the new EU Directive on the minimum wage, which unions regard as critical (details supplied). [23409/24]
471. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Justice if she is satisfied that the maximum effort is being made by her Department to fully utilize the Transfer of Sentenced Persons Act 1995 to return any convicted criminals to their own countries; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21814/24]
159. Deputy John Lahart asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence further to Parliamentary No. 165 of 9 April 2024, if eligibility requirements for a particular post may be considered to have been met when the applicant has acted successfully in the post over a reasonable period of time.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21820/24]
310. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health if he has received the final report of a working group (details supplied) on the medicines reimbursement decision-making process; when he plans to publish the report; what his plans are for reform of the reimbursement system on foot of this report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21107/24]
266. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the reason he did not avail of an opportunity to meet with local public representatives and national representatives on his recent visit to Tallaght, where there has been an anxiety to quietly and safely discuss his Department’s proposals for St. John’s in Tallaght and its repurposing as a migrant/asylum seeker’s hub; if he would be minded to have such a meeting in the very near future to help local public representatives convey accurate and credible information to the local business population in particular; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21077/24]
510. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the person who has been appointed to chair the Epilim inquiry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20230/24]
484. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the current waiting period for children aged over two years attending audiology services to receive a review appointment, by CHO area; his views that in many areas this is well outside recommended guidelines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20111/24]
483. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the current number of audiologist wholetime equivalents, WTEs, in post per 100,000 population in each community healthcare organisation or CHO area; his views that there is a wide variation of audiology staff between CHO areas; and if he accepts that this contributes to inequitable waiting lists between CHO areas. [20110/24]
482. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health his views that audiology waiting lists for a first appointment and for a review appointment are too long; his further views that there is a significant postcode lottery involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20109/24]
254. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media to provide an update on the progress of a report on the financial health of the commercial radio sector that she requested from the BAI on 5 December 2022; if she will share the details of the report; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20829/24]
234. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Education to explain the process in applying for funding for a four-teacher school (detail supplied); and any other advice she can offer in this matter. [20869/24]
233. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Education if there is funding available for resourcing a sensory room in a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20868/24]
112. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Transport if he is considering a cap on the fines for failing to pay a toll the first or second time (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20229/24]
111. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Transport whether he has considered a charge-back card system where the electricity used at a public EV charging point could be charged back to the person’s domestic bill at the home tariff rate (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20224/24]
453. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Social Protection if she is considering any measures that would assist in the reduction of the cost of bin charges for older persons (details supplied). [19043/24]
305. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Education her plans for mixed post primary schools in the general Greenhills area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19023/24]
163. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the criteria for householders to avail of energy saving interventions in their homes, particularly for old-age pensioners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19024/24]
162. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the criteria for householders to avail of energy saving interventions such as attic insulation, in their homes, particularly for those who are over 65 years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19022/24]
366. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if there are plans to consider allocating grants based on energy ratings for vacant houses, particularly in cases where the property was not vacant for the required duration to meet the requirements for the vacant home grant due to recent purchase; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17677/24]
123. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of businesses in each of the four Dublin local authority areas that have registered for the increased cost of business grant to date; when payments under the grant will commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16886/24]
113. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if new mediation measures are providing a significant step change for resolving insurance claims nationwide; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16887/24]
31. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if new mediation measures are providing a significant step change for resolving insurance claims nationwide; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16944/24]
30. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of businesses in each of the four Dublin local authority areas that have to date registered for the increased cost of business grant; when payments under the grant will commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16943/24]
1730. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development when and how the public and public representatives can engage with the new stakeholder group established to deal with dangerous breeds of dogs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14693/24]
1457. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health if, with regard to the regulation and registration of counsellor and psychotherapy professionals, he will outline the latest position and development, which has been ongoing for many years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14670/24]
1424. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health where the testing for the recently announced new conditions to be added to the national bloodspot screening programme, namely SMA and SCID, will take place (details supplied); whether CHI Crumlin is the interim solution to ensure testing for babies commences this year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14503/24]
1423. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health If a decision has been made on the location for the main laboratory for genetic testing in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14502/24]
1165. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth what plans his Department is connected with in relation to a location (details supplied); what are the latest plans, if any, for another location in Brittas, County Dublin; and if there are plans for any other sites located in the constituency for Dublin South West. [15140/24]
990. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans for expanding deer management in the country; and if he plans to extend deer management areas to the Glenasmole Valley/Bohernabreena area in Dublin south west, where there is great interest in such a scheme. [14649/24]
552. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Education if her Department will send an official to a school (details supplied) in order to assist the school in ascertaining the best approach to improve and enhance the school building. [15364/24]
497. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Education to outline the details of the works at a school (details supplied) approved by her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14695/24]
219. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Transport to outline what steps have been taken to provide park-and-ride facilities at major motorway interchanges, as is the case in Derry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14529/24]
218. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Transport to outline in detail what plans and action have been taken by the NTA to date, or are planned for the future, in terms of providing park-and-ride facilities for Dublin commuters - particularly on the southside of the city, to take advantage of any proposed BusConnects projects which are due to be implemented subject to An Bord Pleanála decisions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14528/24]