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Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Postal Services (28 Sep 2021)

John Lahart: I thank the Minister of State for his attendance. I had tabled this matter last week and, as happens with some Topical Issues, time moved on and it became a little less topical. However, over the last two weeks I had queries from a number of constituents around the same time. I am sure the Minister of State has anticipated the arrival of parcels from loved ones abroad over the years and...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (28 Sep 2021)

John Lahart: I point out to the Deputy opposite that we are all desperate for answers. Nobody has a monopoly on desperation or the need for information. Does the Taoiseach have any news for the House regarding extra hospital beds coming into the system, assessments of needs of teenagers and young children in particular under the Disability Act, or home help waiting lists, which are, obviously, very...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (28 Sep 2021)

John Lahart: 23. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on health last met; and when it is next due to meet. [43815/21]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (28 Sep 2021)

John Lahart: 17. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on housing last met; and when it is next due to meet. [43816/21]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (28 Sep 2021)

John Lahart: I congratulate the Taoiseach on the Bloomberg report today which states Ireland is the best place to be at this stage in the pandemic. That is down to a significant degree to his stewardship of the Government during this period, and that should be acknowledged. We are familiar with social housing lists. Every county or administrative area in the country has them. In the context of the...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (28 Sep 2021)

John Lahart: Forty years ago. Excuse me, Taoiseach.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Budgets (28 Sep 2021)

John Lahart: 256. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the budgets allocated by or on behalf of his Department for transport projects in 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023 in Dublin, Galway, Cork and Limerick cities in terms of roads, rail, light rail, bicycle-related and other transport allocations by city in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46305/21]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pay (28 Sep 2021)

John Lahart: 305. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of persons at secretary general level in the civil service who are receiving payments in each of the four categories or bands of the secretary general grade in tabular form. [46113/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (28 Sep 2021)

John Lahart: 455. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to restore the funding to the school library fund given that there are so many new schools with libraries with no funding to stock them; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46304/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Promotion (28 Sep 2021)

John Lahart: 722. To ask the Minister for Health if he is considering the option of providing resources in Budget 2022 to enable the reduction in the age of those women who can avail of a free breast check; and if he is considering introducing a general practitioner service to breast check all young women of the age of 18 upwards as part of standard general practitioner visits. [46269/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centres (28 Sep 2021)

John Lahart: 723. To ask the Minister for Health the completion date and timeline for opening for the Ballyboden primary care centre; the services to be provided on opening and over time; the anticipated geographical reach of the centre; the way in which staff will be recruited on the administrative side for the centre; the hours of opening; the overall cost of the project both anticipated and real time;...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (28 Sep 2021)

John Lahart: 781. To ask the Minister for Health when day care centres for service users with mental health illnesses will reopen; the number that have opened to date; the expected timeline for a full reopening in line with the reopening of society; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46593/21]

Ceisteanna Eile (Atógáil) - Other Questions (Resumed): Public Sector Pay (23 Sep 2021)

John Lahart: 76. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if there will be a pandemic bonus for public sector workers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45487/21]

Ceisteanna Eile (Atógáil) - Other Questions (Resumed): Public Sector Pay (23 Sep 2021)

John Lahart: There is always a theme of punishment and reward coming from the other side of the House. I trust the Minister on this. I would not rush into it but I do not want that to be misinterpreted as me saying that I am not enthusiastic about this. I support the thrust of it but it could easily end up being quite a divisive issue if it is not handled sensitively. The Minister rightly mentioned...

Ceisteanna Eile (Atógáil) - Other Questions (Resumed): Public Sector Pay (23 Sep 2021)

John Lahart: I said that I trust the Minister on this. My experience of any bonuses offered is that they end up being taxed and so the bonus that comes into an individual's hand is minor. I do not want that to be interpreted as a lack of enthusiasm for this. I am really enthusiastic, as the Minister clearly is, to recognise some of the real heroes in the early days of Covid. If we remember them, and...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Expenditure (23 Sep 2021)

John Lahart: 58. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the cumulative additional spending his Department has sanctioned as a consequence of the pandemic since March 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45488/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Mental Health Services (23 Sep 2021)

John Lahart: 157. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the current and planned mental health supports in place for primary and secondary students; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45665/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (23 Sep 2021)

John Lahart: 176. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to a school (details supplied) that has lodged an appeal regarding the inadequate support being supplied for children with very high needs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45506/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic (22 Sep 2021)

John Lahart: 109. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will outline planned research into the impact on student learning from the disruption during the Covid-19 pandemic; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45746/21]

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Budget 2022 Scrutiny: Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (22 Sep 2021)

John Lahart: I welcome the council members, as usual. I just have one criticism to make. I have enjoyed reading the report but we got it far too late. Maybe they do not expect us to read anything beyond the summary but there are 70 pages in it. I got an opportunity this morning to start reading it. I found it really interesting. The summary captures it. Mr. Barnes managed to incorporate what I...