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Programme for Government: Statements (Resumed) (11 Feb 2025)

John Lahart: Rather than repeat or echo-----

Programme for Government: Statements (Resumed) (11 Feb 2025)

John Lahart: I was told I have seven, actually.

Programme for Government: Statements (Resumed) (11 Feb 2025)

John Lahart: The Lord giveth. Rather than repeat what Deputy Cleere said, I want to echo his comments, in particular about the ambition of the programme for Government and its emphasis, in stark contrast to what went on in opposition today, on delivery and the aims of objectives of the programme ahead of us. We come to Government and Dáil at a time of great turbulence internationally....

Programme for Government: Statements (Resumed) (11 Feb 2025)

John Lahart: Have I even more latitude?

Programme for Government: Statements (Resumed) (11 Feb 2025)

John Lahart: I will let Deputy Timmins in. I was coming in to land at that point.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (11 Feb 2025)

John Lahart: What about-----

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (11 Feb 2025)

John Lahart: 134. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason so many buses, in particular the S4, S6 and S8, are regularly cancelled last minute or just don't show up at bus stops; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4005/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (6 Feb 2025)

John Lahart: 170. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the alternative arrangements available for Cuban nationals applying for an Irish visa, given that the current process requires online payment, reliable postal services, and the ability to travel to Mexico for an interview, none of which is feasible for most applicants in Cuba; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Stardust Fire (6 Feb 2025)

John Lahart: 171. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality for an update in respect of the Stardust redress scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3643/25]

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 Feb 2025)

John Lahart: I will raise a local public transport issue. Buses that appear due on the app are being cancelled minutes prior to their scheduled arrival with people at bus stops waiting for them. The next scheduled bus does not then meet the schedule, arrives late and is too full to take on board any other passengers. These are very regular experiences of my constituents in Dublin South-West, especially...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Social Welfare Payments (5 Feb 2025)

John Lahart: 252. To ask the Minister for Finance if there is a particular reason as to why the child support payment is taxable for those in receipt of invalidity pension but not on other payments such as illness benefit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2279/25]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Schools Administration (5 Feb 2025)

John Lahart: 473. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills whether she would consider the idea, as exists in social housing, of a mutual transfer facility for students with neurological challenges who find that the educational setting for them is either above or below their needs and whose schooling is inadequate as a consequence if they were able to mutually transfer with a child from another school...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Housing Schemes (5 Feb 2025)

John Lahart: 614. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the short-, medium- and long-term future of the cost rental tenant-in-situ scheme and the social housing variation of same, given that the issue is causing a lot of anxiety among tenants in Dublin south west with South Dublin County Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3098/25]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Local Authorities (5 Feb 2025)

John Lahart: 613. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he is considering additional funding to local authorities such as South Dublin County Council, to enable the council to pursue in a more aggressive way the replacement of sodium bulbs with LED lighting (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3095/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centres (5 Feb 2025)

John Lahart: 1125. To ask the Minister for Health if a plan is now in place to ensure staffing levels in Ballyboden primary care centre, in particular OTs and physiotherapists; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2518/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (5 Feb 2025)

John Lahart: 1126. To ask the Minister for Health if plans are in place to recruit additional public health nurses; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2522/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (5 Feb 2025)

John Lahart: 1262. To ask the Minister for Health to confirm the direction of travel on licensing an immunotherapy treatment (details supplied). [3189/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (22 Jan 2025)

John Lahart: 1026. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to consider measures to facilitate emergency visitor visas for grieving non-EU family members in the event of the death of a migrant or an Irish citizen with family overseas; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1656/25]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Exemptions (5 Nov 2024)

John Lahart: 278. To ask the Minister for Finance to clarify the tax implications for both parents and married children in situations where the parents financially assist with home extensions or improvements on the children’s primary residence, including any relevant thresholds or exemptions under current tax legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44611/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (5 Nov 2024)

John Lahart: 453. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps that are being taken to ensure equal treatment of all school support staff, in particular school secretaries, regarding access to public service pension schemes and leave entitlements such as bereavement leave; and her plans to address discrepancies in pay, leave, and pension rights between contracted teachers, SNAs and secretaries....