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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]

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (7 May 2025)

John Lahart: This is a transport issue. Under the last Government, and it was generally welcomed at the time, the Minister for Transport introduced very relaxed laws around e-bikes, e-scooters and electric bikes. Now there are electric bikes and scooters that travel at the speed of mopeds and motor bikes that are completely powered-up and do not require any pedalling activity to get them moving. At the...

Europe Day: Statements (7 May 2025)

John Lahart: A statement was made regarding Garda strip-searching. That was denied by gardaí, and just because someone can come back in and keep repeating it does not make it so. I am a person with a record of calling things out here, just as the Leas Cheann-Comhairle did - I took my lead from him - but just repeating any accusation does not make it so, and it went unchallenged.

Europe Day: Statements (7 May 2025)

John Lahart: The Taoiseach called out the horrors yesterday at the Global Ireland Summit in front of as large an international representative audience as you could get, from around the world and the European Union. I wish he could do it every day but that seems to be what is being asked for on the Opposition benches. My colleague Deputy O'Meara put it very well with regard to the inability of the...

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....

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

John Lahart: 2202. To ask the Minister for Health the current average wait time for scoliosis-related orthopaedic appointments at Cork University Hospital; if the hospital is following its own published guidance around early intervention and regular monitoring in mild scoliosis cases; the steps being taken to ensure that children in rapid growth phases receive timely care; and if she will make a statement...

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

John Lahart: 2356. To ask the Minister for Health when the inquiry into the historical licensing and prescribing of Sodium Valproate will commence its work (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20423/25]