722. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health if NPHET has not requested an up-to-date report from HIQA with regard to the continuing imposition of face mask wearing by children in schools and other settings; and the reason it has not done so. [6467/22]
721. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health if NPHET has requested an up-to-date report from HIQA with regard to the continuing imposition of face mask wearing by children in schools and other settings. [6466/22]
720. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health if NPHET carried out an up to date evidence-based risk assessment and risk-benefit analysis on the continuing imposition of face mask wearing by children in schools and other settings. [6465/22]
719. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health if National Public Health Emergency Team, NPHET, has carried out an up to date evidence-based risk assessment and risk-benefit analysis on the imposition of mask mandates in retail and other settings, particularly bearing in mind the recent lifting of restrictions. [6464/22]
137. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the progress made to encourage and support students of DEIS schools to access further and higher education; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6373/22]
117. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his strategy to support students impacted by domestic violence including access to SUSI supports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6372/22]
174. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the way that Tusla has responded to the arrival of 36 unaccompanied child refugees in 2021; the supports that were made available to them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5442/22]
158. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the supports in place for early years providers that continue to experience severe sustainability issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5441/22]
39. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of those applying for, granted and refused a heating supplement under the supplementary welfare allowance by county in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5383/22]
28. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will report on the various supports available from her Department under the treatment benefit scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5382/22]
537. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will investigate the continual difficulties that persons have been having for many weeks in contacting the local Intreo office in Tallaght, Dublin 24. [4297/22]
325. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if a final report was furnished to him with regard to an archaeological excavation (details supplied); if so, if a copy of the report will be provided to this Deputy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4299/22]
192. Deputy John Lahart asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the steps he is taking to facilitate remote working particularly taking into account the childcare challenges faced by many working parents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4375/22]
154. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Education her views on the impact of Covid-19 on retention rates for students and the gap in retention between DEIS and non-DEIS schools; her plans to address same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4663/22]
103. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Education the strategies in place to offer mental health supports for primary and secondary students, including access to emotional well-being supports in schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4662/22]
131. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Defence the way Ireland’s defence spending as a share of national income compares with other neutral members of the European Union; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3818/22]
103. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Defence the number of new recruits it is planned to recruit in the Defence Forces in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3819/22]
47. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the discussions that have taken place at European Union level with regard to the situation in Ukraine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3695/22]
22. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of applications for passports from residents of Dublin city and county that are currently outstanding; the planning that is being carried out to ensure that there is no repeat of the delays with applications experienced in 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3694/22]
177. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health his plans to expand the successful weight management service provided by the HSE throughout Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3809/22]
163. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the details of the panel that will be established to assess claims for the Covid-19 pandemic bonus payment; if he will address matters (details supplied) arising in relation to the payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3713/22]
305. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the number of emergency ambulances currently in service according to the year they entered service; the number of intermediate care ambulances currently in service by the year they entered service; the number of rapid response vehicles currently in service by the year in which they entered service and the HSE region in which they are based in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2815/22]
303. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the number of additional staff whole-time equivalent that will be required by the National Ambulance Service over the next five years; the estimated full-year cost of recruiting same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2813/22]
302. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the plans that are in place for development of the National Ambulance Service over the next five years. [2812/22]
301. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the number of frontline personnel whole-time equivalent in the National Ambulance Service at the end of each year since 2016; the number of additional personnel who are expected to be recruited in 2022; and the overall increases in personnel in whole-time equivalent terms that is projected for 2022, in tabular form. [2811/22]
241. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Education if she is considering changes to junior certificate assessment examinations (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2711/22]
217. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Housing; Local Government and Heritage when a person (details supplied) will receive their full pension entitlements from his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2753/22]
126. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media her plans to encourage wider participation in sport across all ages and abilities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2499/22]
88. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the number of applications and grants under the live performance support scheme 3, LPSS3 and for the seasonal musical theatre and pantomime scheme, LPSS2, by county in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2500/22]
59. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide an update on the report of the Independent Body Examining Additional Working Hours; if the Government is accepting the recommendations; the estimated full-year cost of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2357/22]
29. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the estimated cost to the public service in 2021 of remote working; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2358/22]
2060. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the agencies and organisations that received the social enterprise capital grant scheme for dispersal in 2021 in an area (details supplied); the way the grant was advertised locally; the number of applicants; the organisations to which funding was dispersed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1940/22]
1896. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the situation with regard to the building and ownership of the proposed new national maternity hospital at St. Vincent's University Hospital. [2317/22]
1755. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the measures he plans to take to ensure that antigen tests are made available at least not above cost by retailers and pharmacists (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1634/22]
1748. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health when an alternative booster shot will be available for a very small cohort of persons who have been advised for medical reasons not to receive a further vaccine (details supplied) but instead another vaccine in its place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1582/22]
1626. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the prevention of tuberculosis in Ireland with specific regard to the roll-out of the BCG vaccine which appears to have stalled since 2015-2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1126/22]
1358. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health his views on the report recently launched by Tallaght drugs and alcohol task force with regard to emerging trends in relation to drugs and crack cocaine in particular. [62987/21]
1321. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Justice if she will address a matter (details supplied) in relation to the criteria for undocumented migrants scheme. [2318/22]
1184. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Justice her views on the fact that the operators of unregulated websites are earning thousands of euro by block booking appointments on the State’s online visa system; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63007/21]
594. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the status of a request by Tallaght Fire Station for the provision of an aerial platform at the station; if his attention has been drawn to the importance of having a permanent aerial platform in place at Tallaght Fire Station; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2168/22]
462. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his views on the positions of an organisation (details supplied) with regard to homelessness; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63113/21]
115. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the way he plans to tackle Ireland’s energy needs given the decision to progress the Bill banning offshore drilling for oil and gas; the steps that have been put in place in the short and medium-term; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63109/21]
381. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Education the status of the project at a school (details supplied) in terms of timelines and stages and the likely conclusion and opening dates. [62471/21]
380. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Education the likely recommencement date for works at a school (details supplied); the details of the present situation; the next phases of work and timelines for completion; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62470/21]
379. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Education the status of a post-primary school for Ballycullen and Firhouse, Dublin, in terms of timelines, stages and likely commencement date. [62469/21]
378. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Education the status of a post-primary school for Citywest, Dublin, in terms of timelines, stages and likely commencement date. [62468/21]