122. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the amount of funding he is allocating to support Government initiatives that are helping Ukraine and the Ukrainian people; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20546/22]
71. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Finance the cost of the VAT reduction to 9% in gas and electricity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20549/22]
13. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Finance if motor insurance premiums are decreasing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20548/22]
104. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Education if he will report on the new post-primary schools for Ballycullen and Citywest, Dublin; if a school (details supplied) will be vacating the site of another school before September 2022 for its new location at Ballycullen; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21402/22]
89. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he is satisfied with the performance of all of the members of the Board of An Bord Pleanála; if he is satisfied that they have all satisfied their statutory requirements under ethics and planning legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21398/22]
925. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Education the steps that are being taken with regard to addressing flood damage and the required repairs necessary in a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20615/22]
54. Deputy John Lahart asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the role that his Department plays in supporting social enterprises; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18481/22]
38. Deputy John Lahart asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the funding that is being provided in 2022 to support enterprises in the south Dublin local enterprise office area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18480/22]
107. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Education the reason a school (details supplied) all of whose principal feeder schools have DEIS status, has not been awarded DEIS status; when the circumstances of this will be reconsidered; if the school may appeal the failure by her Department to award it DEIS recognition; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18561/22]
41. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health if his Department will continue to fund a service (details supplied) as a result of the wind-down of Covid-19 services in Dublin 24; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13009/22]
133. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health if he will provide updated plans for the new National Maternity Hospital at St. Vincent's University Hospital. [16807/22]
473. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Social Protection when a person (details supplied) can expect to receive an appointment to apply for a PPS card; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16031/22]
144. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Justice the action that is being taken to tackle drug crime, especially in view of recent seizures in Tallaght, Dublin 24; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16195/22]
95. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Justice the number of gardaí currently based in Tallaght station, Dublin 24; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16194/22]
140. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he is satisfied that all the activities of the staff in the Russian embassy are compatible with their diplomatic status. [15146/22]
81. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will detail all the sanctions that Ireland has imposed on Russia in response to its invasion of Ukraine. [15147/22]
57. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will provide an update on the total admissions to the Irish Refugee Protection Programme since its inception, including when the next group of refugees from Jordan and Lebanon are expected; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15312/22]
53. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will provide an update on progress made towards the establishment of a national memorial and archive for survivors of institutional abuses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15313/22]
948. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health his plans to address the significant shortfall in nursing applications through the CAO process for the coming year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14400/22]
581. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason persons (details supplied) would suddenly have their qualified adult pension withdrawn completely after 20 years; if her attention has been drawn to the distress that such an event can cause to senior members of society; the reason that there is not a mechanism in place that prevents such a sudden and distressing event from happening; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13993/22]
501. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Education the steps that she has taken to persuade or oblige schools in Dublin 6, 6W and 16 to provide ASD units in their schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14261/22]
500. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Education the schools in Dublin 6, 6W, 12, 16 and 24 that have ASD units at both primary and post-primary level; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14260/22]
499. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Education the schools in Dublin 6W, 6 and 16 that do not have ASD units and which have or have not made applications to provide ASD units; the stages these requests are at in terms of timelines for delivery; the reason for these schools’ refusals to provide ASD units; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14259/22]
498. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Education the steps her Department has taken to ensure the opening of additional ASD units in the Dublin 6, 6W and 16 areas of an electoral area (details supplied); the position regarding this process; and her plans with regard to the provision of additional ASD units in schools in these areas. [14258/22]
497. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Education the number of additional schools in the Dublin 6, 6W and 12 areas that have made a decision to open or already have opened an ASD unit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14257/22]
322. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the recourse that a consumer has in cases in which shoddy building work has been carried out on their home and in which the contractor is not registered with organisations (details supplied); the avenues they can explore to make good on the shoddy workmanship; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14227/22]
76. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Social Protection the status of the supports her Department is providing for persons arriving from Ukraine including supports for those arriving under the EU Temporary Protection Directive; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14820/22]
42. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Social Protection the planned priority measures for 2022 under the Roadmap for Social Inclusion 2020-2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14821/22]
177. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Transport the reason that the NTA has not moved to calibrate taxi meters appropriately given that there is an additional bank holiday in 2022 and taxi drivers will be out of pocket as a consequence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13618/22]
136. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Education her strategy to boost education outcomes and inclusiveness for children and young persons who are at risk of educational disadvantage; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13488/22]
119. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Education the strategies in place to support children and young persons in education whose primary language is Irish Sign Language; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13487/22]
34. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Defence his views on and response to the belief expressed by the Commission on the Defence Forces that representative bodies should be active participants in future public service pay bargaining processes. [13221/22]
12. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Defence his views on and response to the finding of the Commission on the Defence Forces that it is clear, in relation to the Defence Forces, that there are recurring themes and specific HR-related issues that are a source of considerable frustration and, in some cases, exasperation; and that among the issues raised are those concerning aspects of career progression, career planning, the lack of a modern organisational perspective on worklife balance, the criteria surrounding pensions and extensions of contractual service, and the lack of flexibility within the current establishment. [13220/22]
117. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Education when a person (details supplied) who has an intellectual disability will be granted a school place. [13144/22]
666. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health if he will report on the provision of free contraception for 17 to 25-year-olds; when it will commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12939/22]
411. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the current maximum income allowed for a household for a new SUSI applicant; if the applicants income is taken into consideration; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12621/22]
79. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his strategy to end sexual violence and harassment in third-level education; the funding allocated by institution for this issue in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12764/22]
74. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of students in third-level institutions by institution and reason applying for support under the student assistance fund, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12765/22]
49. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications when the first of the proposed one-stop-shops will open to advise householders in relation to retrofitting and insulation; the locations of same; the persons or bodies that will operate them; the existing locations; if premises need to be leased or purchased to facilitate these information outlets for consumers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11939/22]
48. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications when the new retrofitting grants for homeowners will become available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11938/22]
748. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the groups with whom he has engaged with regard to the review of the operation of the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018; the rationale behind the groups that have been engaged with; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11475/22]
617. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health if he will give an indication of when voretigene neparvovec, Luxturna, will be added in line with the Health Act 2013 and the national framework agreed with the pharma industry in which a company must submit an application to the HSE to have a new medicine added to the reimbursement list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10868/22]
86. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the recently announced package on the cost of living will require any revised estimates to be introduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11478/22]
65. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the cumulative additional expenditure undertaken due to the Covid pandemic since February 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11485/22]
18. Deputy John Lahart asked the Taoiseach if he will provide a report on the implementation of his Department's Strategy Statement 2021-2023. [11430/22]