Results 181-200 of 6,698 for speaker:John Lahart

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Enterprise Support Services (1 May 2025)

John Lahart: 60. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment how he is supporting Irish exporters; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21585/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Tax Reliefs (1 May 2025)

John Lahart: 326. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if she will clarify if there is a position regarding tax relief or other supports available to parents who engage the services of childminders who are not currently registered with Tusla; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21756/25]

Final Draft Revised National Planning Framework: Motion (30 Apr 2025)

John Lahart: I thank the Minister of State for his presence today. I am keen to make a contribution on the national planning framework, which is essentially the creation of an environment for accelerated housing development in Ireland, and other issues it concerns itself with. In no particular order I will just throw in a couple of ideas or issues close to my heart. I do not represent a Dublin city...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Offices (29 Apr 2025)

John Lahart: 24. To ask the Taoiseach if he will provide an update on the work of the policing reform implementation programme office in his Department. [16777/25]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (29 Apr 2025)

John Lahart: Regarding the Cabinet sub-committee on housing, I know the issue of the gazumping of young people will mean a lot to the Taoiseach. I saw a house for sale recently in my constituency for €495,000. That is really expensive but by the time it was sold, it had gone up and up. In Scotland, when a house is put up for sale, quite a bit of consideration is given by the vendor and the...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (29 Apr 2025)

John Lahart: 6. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on housing will next meet. [13977/25]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Collection (29 Apr 2025)

John Lahart: 568. To ask the Minister for Finance if he is aware of the disparities in the inheritance tax thresholds between individuals with children and those without, or those without close relatives; if he acknowledges the concerns regarding the current system (details supplied); if he plans to review this system to ensure fairness and equity for all; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Housing Schemes (29 Apr 2025)

John Lahart: 566. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will extend the help-to-buy schemes to first-time buyers for second-hand homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18928/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (29 Apr 2025)

John Lahart: 802. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there are any plans for special needs bus escorts to receive a pay rise; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18905/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Social Media (29 Apr 2025)

John Lahart: 939. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills with respect to parental and pupil concerns with regard to abuse and exposure to social media platforms, is she satisfied that schools maintain a well-informed dialogue with parents and students with regard to the vulnerabilities of individuals around social media. [19916/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (29 Apr 2025)

John Lahart: 960. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the gender breakdown of primary school teachers full and part-time for the years 2020-2024, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20067/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (29 Apr 2025)

John Lahart: 1177. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the reason South Dublin County Council or an AHB purchased an entire apartment development in Rathfarnham for social housing and failed to allow any to go on the market for either affordable-rent or affordable-purchase or for private purchase by either first-time buyers or those within the locality who might have favoured...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (29 Apr 2025)

John Lahart: 1400. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the rationale for aligning the rate of disability allowance with jobseeker’s payments, particularly given that many people with disabilities face ongoing medical and personal care costs not covered by existing supports. [18922/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (29 Apr 2025)

John Lahart: 1401. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection what safeguards are in place to prevent administrative errors in social welfare payments and taxation, particularly in cases where individuals are recorded as receiving supports they have not applied for, or been eligible to receive. [18923/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Code (29 Apr 2025)

John Lahart: 1402. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the supports available to single adults with disabilities who are living independently, with limited or no family supports; and the measures being taken to address gaps in housing provision and long-term income stability for this cohort. [18924/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (29 Apr 2025)

John Lahart: 1533. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of vehicles that were confiscated by Gardaí at the roadside for non-display of road tax in 2024; and the normal protocol for dealing with a driver with an out-of-date or non-display of a motor tax disc. [18958/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: United Nations (29 Apr 2025)

John Lahart: 1806. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide an update on Ireland’s full implementation of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18921/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (29 Apr 2025)

John Lahart: 1873. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when a new National Disability Strategy will be commenced; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19927/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Health Services (29 Apr 2025)

John Lahart: 2046. To ask the Minister for Health to outline what services are currently in place for adults over the age of 18 years living with complex, lifelong or rare medical conditions, particularly in cases where such individuals are not currently availing of any disability services. [18919/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Healthcare Policy (29 Apr 2025)

John Lahart: 2047. To ask the Minister for Health her plans to improve equitable access to emergency healthcare in circumstances where treatment for a condition is only available in a specific hospital, and if consideration has been given to addressing service gaps for conditions such as muscular dystrophy, which can require specialist care and support; and if she will make a statement on the matter....