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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Building Regulations Amendments (4 Oct 2016)

John Lahart: 238. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his plans regarding the upgrading and-or reform of building regulations to provide for full wheelchair accessible houses to be built and to arrange for this to happen as soon as possible; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28530/16]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Housing Adaptation Grant (4 Oct 2016)

John Lahart: 239. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his plans to increase the housing adaptation grants as requested in a recent submission by the Irish Wheelchair Association; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28531/16]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Jobseeker's Allowance Payments (4 Oct 2016)

John Lahart: 294. To ask the Minister for Social Protection his plans to end the inequitable age segregation in respect of jobseeker's allowance payments whereby persons under the age of 26 years are paid less then those aged over 26; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28539/16]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (4 Oct 2016)

John Lahart: 295. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he will fully restore the Christmas bonus to those in receipt of social protection payments; if he will consider changing the eligibility criteria from 15 months to 12 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28540/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Drug Treatment Programmes Funding (4 Oct 2016)

John Lahart: 351. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to provide additional funding to allow an addiction clinic (details supplied) to continue to provide residential and detox services to 15 to 21 year olds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28534/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Medical Services Scheme (4 Oct 2016)

John Lahart: 361. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to an instance in which a general practitioner, who is not participating in the free under-six scheme, is having patients aged 70 years or over removed from the care of the practice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28082/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (4 Oct 2016)

John Lahart: 459. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to increase the personal assistance hours for wheelchair users; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28532/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Drugs Strategy Budget (4 Oct 2016)

John Lahart: 460. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to allocate additional funding to support the national drugs strategy in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28533/16]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Reserve (28 Sep 2016)

John Lahart: 44. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda reservists in the Dublin metropolitan region. [27393/16]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Community Policing (28 Sep 2016)

John Lahart: 85. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to increase the number of community gardaí in the Dublin metropolitan region. [27392/16]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (27 Sep 2016)

John Lahart: 82. To ask the Taoiseach the current position regarding the north east inner city initiative he announced in July 2016; the number of times the ministerial task force he chairs has met; the Ministers which are members of this taskforce; when he anticipates a report from a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27365/16]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Fáilte Ireland Budget (16 Sep 2016)

John Lahart: 1724. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount of a budget allocated to Fáilte Ireland for 2016 and the way it is intended to be spent. [24399/16]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Tourism Promotion (16 Sep 2016)

John Lahart: 1725. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the breakdown of funding for the Destination Dublin promotion; the value of the contribution from each of the four local authorities, Fáilte Ireland and the private sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24400/16]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Tourism Promotion (16 Sep 2016)

John Lahart: 1726. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number and estimated cost of staff allocated from Fáilte Ireland to the Destination Dublin project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24401/16]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Rising Cost of Motor Insurance: Minister of State (7 Sep 2016)

John Lahart: I thank the Chairman for prioritising the issue of rising motor insurance premiums within the finance committee and thank the Minister of State, Deputy Eoghan Murphy, for his attendance. While I do not question the Minister of State's personal or political bona fides on this issue, as he is aware it has been highlighted for nearly two years. It was highlighted by my colleague, Deputy...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Rising Cost of Motor Insurance: Minister of State (7 Sep 2016)

John Lahart: I will wrap up. There are just some final points on this. The relationship between the insurance industry and body repair centres has not been mentioned. That is the motor aspect of this. I would like if the committee could investigate it. I am told that traditionally if one's car had got a bang, one went to the panel repair shop, they assessed it, called one's insurance company and it...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Rising Cost of Motor Insurance: Minister of State (7 Sep 2016)

John Lahart: My final point is on the insurance industry, its staff, their employees and knowledge base. I am told that insurance officials used to have to have a six-exam qualification. It is now a three-exam qualification. The knowledge base is not there anymore within car insurance companies. That is mixed with the banding of work over a half day or a day. These are things I would like the...

Education (Amendment) Bill 2016: Second Stage [Private Members] (21 Jul 2016)

John Lahart: At the outset, as this is the final speech I will be making in this session of the Dáil, I thank the Ceann Comhairle and the staff of his office for their kindness and efficiency in making my job as a TD so enjoyable in this first term. I would be grateful if the Ceann Comhairle could pass those sentiments on to them. I am grateful to Deputy Jim Daly for bringing forward this Bill....

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Recruitment (21 Jul 2016)

John Lahart: 50. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if the target of 15,000 gardaí, as outlined in the programme for Government, includes Garda reserves or is it exclusive of Garda reserve numbers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23766/16]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Strength (21 Jul 2016)

John Lahart: 51. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Gardaí in Dublin city and county and their shift patterns; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23767/16]