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Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Special Educational Needs (23 Mar 2023)

John Lahart: I thank the Minister of State. There is a lot of food for thought. As the Minister of State knows, the scarcity of ASD places and other places for children with additional needs and special classes, notwithstanding improvements, which I wish to acknowledge, places huge financial, psychological and other unnecessary stresses on parents who are already stretched as parents of children with...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Special Educational Needs (23 Mar 2023)

John Lahart: I detect quite a lot of movement. I met the Tallaght Parents Autism Support Group recently, who are grouped together because they all have children with autism. Often, they find they are applying to the same schools for their children. They are disciplined and resilient enough not to fall into the awful trap of competitiveness with each other if there is a place available. If there was a...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Parking Provision (21 Mar 2023)

John Lahart: 265. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the rules that govern the provision of disabled car parks; if a private provider can be compelled to provide disabled parking spaces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12953/23]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Commemorative Events (21 Mar 2023)

John Lahart: 378. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht when one year's minimum notice for the commemoration day for An Gorta Mór, both at home and abroad, will be inaugurated; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12555/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Museum Projects (21 Mar 2023)

John Lahart: 412. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will investigate the possibility of the Custom House History Museum recording, recognising and acknowledging An Gorta Mór with a permanent exhibition in the museum as soon as possible; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12556/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Defective Building Materials (21 Mar 2023)

John Lahart: 434. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if homes within an apartment complex (details supplied) qualify under the defective apartments redress scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13000/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Defective Building Materials (21 Mar 2023)

John Lahart: 435. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when he expects the defective apartments redress scheme to be operational; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13001/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Code (21 Mar 2023)

John Lahart: 820. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a person in receipt of the livin- alone allowance on the State pension can relinquish this payment in order to avail of the fuel allowance and any other associated funding where being in receipt of the fuel allowance is necessary in order to successfully apply; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12848/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (21 Mar 2023)

John Lahart: 1148. To ask the Minister for Health the funding provided by both his Department and the HSE to each of the local drugs and alcohol taskforces in 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022, in tabular form. [12312/23]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (23 Mar 2023)

John Lahart: 24. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will expand the Collins medal scheme to retired members of the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13888/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (23 Mar 2023)

John Lahart: 107. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to increase the number of school places in mainstream post-primary schools in Dublin south west for children with ASD and additional needs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13890/23]

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Business of Select Committee (19 Apr 2023)

John Lahart: I second that nomination.

Joint Committee On Health: Life Cycle Approach to Mental Health: Discussion (18 Apr 2023)

John Lahart: Yes, I am in my office. I thank the witnesses for their presentations. I practised as a psychotherapist and I have a particular interest in mental health. I was taken aback by some of the content of the presentations. I thank ALONE, Sage Advocacy and the Mental Health Commission for forwarding papers to the sub-committee. Any Oireachtas Members or members of the public listening in will...

Joint Committee On Health: Life Cycle Approach to Mental Health: Discussion (18 Apr 2023)

John Lahart: I would have known professionally how, as a society, we generally still associate loss with the loss of a loved one. While not as acute, loss of status, health or a pet, some materially cherished thing or a home can have a significant impact on people. Depression used to be the concept that dared not speak its name. Loneliness is a much more difficult thing for people to speak about. I...

Joint Committee On Health: Life Cycle Approach to Mental Health: Discussion (18 Apr 2023)

John Lahart: Before Mr. Moynihan continues, will he give us that definition again?

Joint Committee On Health: Life Cycle Approach to Mental Health: Discussion (18 Apr 2023)

John Lahart: That is fine. I have finished.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Report of the Commission on Taxation and Welfare: Discussion (Resumed) (19 Apr 2023)

John Lahart: I thank Mr. Macey for coming. I am on the Joint Committee on Health as well. We will try to get him in there too as this is a broad debate and I was very taken with some of the questions Deputy Conway-Walsh asked. Mr. Macey can see that we take a different perspective given we are concerned with budgetary oversight. It is not that we are not interested in the health aspect of it, but...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Report of the Commission on Taxation and Welfare: Discussion (Resumed) (19 Apr 2023)

John Lahart: Why does Mr. Macey think the Department of Health has not engaged in the evaluation?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Report of the Commission on Taxation and Welfare: Discussion (Resumed) (19 Apr 2023)

John Lahart: What does he think is the cost of not dealing with it?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Report of the Commission on Taxation and Welfare: Discussion (Resumed) (19 Apr 2023)

John Lahart: That is per day.