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Tue, 7 Mar 2017
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Jobseeker's Allowance Applications
John Lahart
308. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Social Protection the status of an application in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11458/17]
Tue, 28 Feb 2017
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Land Transfers
John Lahart
329. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of and timeframe for completion on the transfer of lands (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10198/17]
Tue, 28 Feb 2017
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Health and Social Care Professionals Regulation
John Lahart
575. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the status of developments towards the regulation of counselling and psychotherapy professionals; the stakeholder groups he has met in the context of this reform; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9882/17]
Tue, 21 Feb 2017
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Services for People with Disabilities
John Lahart
458. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the services available for a person (details supplied) in Dublin 24. [8404/17]
Thu, 16 Feb 2017
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Garda Equipment
John Lahart
26. Deputy John Lahart asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to expand the capabilities of the PULSE system as part of the Garda Síochána Modernisation and Renewal Programme 2016-2021; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7638/17]
Wed, 15 Feb 2017
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Appointments to State Boards
John Lahart
79. Deputy John Lahart asked the Taoiseach the number of non-Irish nationals who have been appointed to State and semi-State boards. [7536/17]
Wed, 15 Feb 2017
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Appointments to State Boards
John Lahart
80. Deputy John Lahart asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the gender breakdown on State and semi-State boards since 2011. [7537/17]
Wed, 15 Feb 2017
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Probation and Welfare Service
John Lahart
86. Deputy John Lahart asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the details of the budgets provided to the Probation Service for dealing with graffiti in the Dublin region; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7548/17]
Wed, 15 Feb 2017
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Teacher Data
John Lahart
138. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Education and Skills to set out in tabular form the gender breakdown of teachers in primary and post-primary schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7538/17]
Wed, 15 Feb 2017
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School Patronage
John Lahart
139. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide the breakdown of primary schools here under the headings of Roman Catholic, Church of Ireland, Protestant, multi-denominational and non-denominational; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7539/17]
Wed, 15 Feb 2017
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Water Conservation Grant
John Lahart
159. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the number of applications that were received for the water conservation grant since its introduction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7526/17]
Wed, 15 Feb 2017
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Office of Public Works Projects
John Lahart
174. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the details of, and his views on, recent projects completed at Rathfarnham Castle and the Pearse Museum in Rathfarnham; if further projects are planned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7541/17]
Wed, 15 Feb 2017
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Land Acquisition
John Lahart
185. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the way in which the State proposes to utilise the lands at Glenasmole-Featherbeds which were purchased recently; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7542/17]
Wed, 15 Feb 2017
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General Practitioner Data
John Lahart
212. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the number of general practitioners who are practising in Dublin South-West per capita; the way this compares with other constituencies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7546/17]
Wed, 15 Feb 2017
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Hospital Staff Data
John Lahart
213. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the number of nurses, doctors and consultants employed at AMNCH, Tallaght, since 2011 in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7547/17]
Wed, 15 Feb 2017
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Bus Services
John Lahart
269. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of bus operators, including private operators, that are operating on regular commuter routes in Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7527/17]
Wed, 15 Feb 2017
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Dublin Bus Fleet
John Lahart
270. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the passenger capacity of the Dublin Bus fleet for each of the years 2010 to 2016 in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7528/17]
Wed, 15 Feb 2017
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Dublin Bus Fleet
John Lahart
271. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of buses in the Dublin Bus fleet for each of the years 2010 to 2016 in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7529/17]
Wed, 15 Feb 2017
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Dublin Bus Fleet
John Lahart
272. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the details of the different models of buses operating in the Dublin Bus fleet; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7530/17]
Wed, 15 Feb 2017
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Dublin Bus Fleet
John Lahart
273. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the age profile of the Dublin Bus fleet in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7531/17]
Wed, 15 Feb 2017
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Dublin Bus Fleet
John Lahart
274. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the gender balance in terms of drivers in the Dublin Bus fleet; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7532/17]
Wed, 15 Feb 2017
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Dublin Bus Fleet
John Lahart
275. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if there are any proposals to redesign the livery of the Dublin Bus fleet; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7533/17]
Wed, 15 Feb 2017
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National Transport Authority Funding
John Lahart
276. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the funding provided by the NTA towards projects in Dublin South-West in 2016 and 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7543/17]
Wed, 15 Feb 2017
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Tourism Project Funding
John Lahart
277. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the details of any tourism initiatives being undertaken in south Dublin county and Government funding being provided for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7545/17]
Wed, 15 Feb 2017
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Enterprise Support Schemes
John Lahart
289. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the details of the projects supported by Enterprise Ireland and IDA Ireland in the constituency of Dublin South-West; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7540/17]
Wed, 15 Feb 2017
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Job Creation Data
John Lahart
290. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of jobs provided by a company (details supplied) at its new facility in Tallaght; the purpose of the facility in Tallaght; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7544/17]
Tue, 14 Feb 2017
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Schools Building Projects Status
John Lahart
203. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Education and Skills the stage the tendering process is at for permanent buildings for a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7125/17]
Tue, 14 Feb 2017
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Irish Water Administration
John Lahart
264. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government when the full completion of the transfer of commercial water rates to Irish Water will take place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7422/17]
Tue, 14 Feb 2017
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Housing Data
John Lahart
265. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the number of single occupancy houses in the Dublin region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7424/17]
Tue, 14 Feb 2017
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Housing Assistance Payment Expenditure
John Lahart
266. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the cost of the HAP in the Dublin region in 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7427/17]
Tue, 14 Feb 2017
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Local Authority Housing Waiting Lists
John Lahart
267. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the number of persons on the housing lists for the Dublin local authorities in each of the years 2010 to 2016, inclusive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7429/17]
Tue, 14 Feb 2017
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Jobseeker's Benefit
John Lahart
298. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons on jobseeker's benefit in Dublin and specifically in Dublin South West; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7425/17]
Tue, 14 Feb 2017
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Land Acquisition
John Lahart
329. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs her plans to purchase lands (details supplied); if her attention has been drawn to the importance of these lands to hikers and to tourism; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7005/17]
Tue, 14 Feb 2017
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Commencement of Legislation
John Lahart
638. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if section 17(22) of the Dublin Transport Authority Act 2008 (details supplied) has been commenced; if not, the reason; and his plans to establish the Dublin transport authority advisory council. [7096/17]
Tue, 14 Feb 2017
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Road Projects
John Lahart
648. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the road infrastructure projects undertaken in the Dublin region since 2011; the amount expended on same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7419/17]
Tue, 14 Feb 2017
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Infrastructure and Capital Investment Programme
John Lahart
649. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the capital expenditure undertaken on infrastructural projects in the Dublin region in tabular form in each of the years 2007 to 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7420/17]
Tue, 14 Feb 2017
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Electric Vehicles
John Lahart
650. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the plans for electrically-powered buses for the Dublin area; the number of non-conventionally fuelled-powered vehicles operating in the Dublin Bus public transport fleet; to enumerate the growth in non-fossil fuelled vehicles since 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7423/17]
Tue, 14 Feb 2017
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Road Projects
John Lahart
651. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the new capital infrastructure road projects planned for the Dublin region in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7426/17]
Wed, 8 Feb 2017
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School Funding
John Lahart
137. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Education and Skills the amount of funding that was allocated to the secondary education committee in 2015 and 2016; if his Department has any input on the administrating of these funds from the committee; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6266/17]
Tue, 7 Feb 2017
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UK Referendum on EU Membership
John Lahart
90. Deputy John Lahart asked the Taoiseach if he will set out Ireland's red line issues before Britain triggers Article 50 of the Lisbon treaty and begins negotiations to leave the EU. [5331/17]
Tue, 7 Feb 2017
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UK Referendum on EU Membership
John Lahart
91. Deputy John Lahart asked the Taoiseach if the Government will commission a detailed assessment of the way in which Brexit will affect individual sectors of the economy to determine which industries may be adversely or positively affected. [5333/17]
Tue, 7 Feb 2017
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UK Referendum on EU Membership
John Lahart
92. Deputy John Lahart asked the Taoiseach the co-ordinator of Ireland's role in the Brexit negotiations. [5341/17]
Tue, 7 Feb 2017
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UK Referendum on EU Membership
John Lahart
93. Deputy John Lahart asked the Taoiseach his plans to appoint a Minister with Cabinet rank with special responsibility for Brexit; and his further plans to appoint an envoy with special responsibilities, and delegated staff, to deal with the Brexit situation. [5352/17]
Tue, 7 Feb 2017
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UK Referendum on EU Membership
John Lahart
94. Deputy John Lahart asked the Taoiseach the plans he and the Government have to involve both Houses of the Oireachtas in the ongoing Brexit discussions, policy formation and contribution to policy formulation. [5353/17]
Tue, 7 Feb 2017
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Brexit Issues
John Lahart
99. Deputy John Lahart asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if British Border Force officers being stationed at ports and airports here has been discussed; and her views on whether this is acceptable to Ireland. [5337/17]
Tue, 7 Feb 2017
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Brexit Issues
John Lahart
147. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Finance the preparations the Revenue Commissioners have in place for the potential ending of the customs union; and if there is an estimation of the cost of establishing customs and excise surveillance along the Border. [5338/17]
Tue, 7 Feb 2017
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EU Budget Contribution
John Lahart
148. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Finance the extent to which Ireland's contribution to the EU budget will increase following Britain's departure from the EU; and the impact the loss of British funding to the EU will have for schemes including the Common Agricultural Policy. [5339/17]
Tue, 7 Feb 2017
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Brexit Issues
John Lahart
149. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Finance if the Government has secured any assurances that Ireland's corporation tax regime will not be targeted following Britain's departure from the EU. [5340/17]
Tue, 7 Feb 2017
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Brexit Issues
John Lahart
195. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a strategy for the education sector will be developed in relation to Brexit (details supplied). [5348/17]
Tue, 7 Feb 2017
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Brexit Issues
John Lahart
260. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the measures he has taken in co-ordinating the four Dublin local authorities in preparing Dublin for a post-Brexit situation in order to maximise the housing opportunities for immigrant workers associated with such foreign direct investment opportunities. [5354/17]
Tue, 7 Feb 2017
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Brexit Issues
John Lahart
329. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the detail of the response of the President of the European Commission for Ireland to retain its existing relationship with Britain. [5336/17]
Tue, 7 Feb 2017
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Brexit Issues
John Lahart
330. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if discussions have taken place with the British administration regarding the status of Irish citizens living in the UK post-Brexit. [5342/17]
Tue, 7 Feb 2017
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Brexit Issues
John Lahart
331. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if English will continue to be one of the working languages of the European institutions post-Brexit. [5343/17]
Tue, 7 Feb 2017
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Good Friday Agreement
John Lahart
332. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the future status of the Good Friday Agreement and institutions set up as a result of the peace process. [5345/17]
Tue, 7 Feb 2017
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Brexit Issues
John Lahart
333. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if Ireland will support British requests for access to the single market without reciprocal rights for freedom of movement for other EU states. [5349/17]
Tue, 7 Feb 2017
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Brexit Issues
John Lahart
334. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the Government's plans to organise a global Irish Brexit forum along the lines of previous global Irish forums held in Farmleigh. [5351/17]
Tue, 7 Feb 2017
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Brexit Issues
John Lahart
480. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the impact Brexit will have on Ireland's thoroughbred breeding industry. [5344/17]
Tue, 7 Feb 2017
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North-South Interconnector
John Lahart
556. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if the North-South electricity interconnector project will continue; and the effect of Brexit on the single electricity market between Ireland and Northern Ireland. [5347/17]
Tue, 7 Feb 2017
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IDA Ireland Jobs Data
John Lahart
669. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if IDA Ireland has identified the number of multinational companies that are based here solely to service the British market; and the number of associated jobs that are at risk of moving. [5334/17]
Tue, 7 Feb 2017
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Financial Services Sector
John Lahart
670. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation to set down the number of financial services jobs that can be gained by Ireland as a result of companies moving from London; and if the State has done everything possible to maximise the potential flow of workers. [5335/17]
Tue, 7 Feb 2017
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Enterprise Support Services Provision
John Lahart
671. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation to outline her plans to provide additional resources in the coming years for agencies, including IDA Ireland and Enterprise Ireland, and for vulnerable sectors of the economy, such as food and farming. [5346/17]
Tue, 7 Feb 2017
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Foreign Direct Investment
John Lahart
672. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation to outline the measures she has taken in co-ordinating the four Dublin local authorities to prepare Dublin for a post-Brexit situation and to promote Dublin as a destination for foreign direct investment. [5354/17]
Thu, 2 Feb 2017
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Crime Data
John Lahart
75. Deputy John Lahart asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of bicycles reported stolen in the Dublin region in 2016; the number of these bicycles retrieved by An Garda Síochána; the number claimed by members of the public; and the number remaining in Garda stations throughout the county. [5220/17]
Thu, 2 Feb 2017
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Garda Reserve
John Lahart
76. Deputy John Lahart asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda Reserve members on duty nationally and in Dublin during December 2016; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5221/17]
Thu, 2 Feb 2017
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International Education
John Lahart
138. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Education and Skills the budget set aside by his Department or any other Department for 2017 for the promotion of Ireland and Dublin as a base for the education of international students in the English language; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5219/17]
Thu, 2 Feb 2017
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Energy Infrastructure
John Lahart
320. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his views on the ESB's proposed smart metering project and the tendering system for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5218/17]
Thu, 2 Feb 2017
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Road Network
John Lahart
339. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to supply capital investment for the extension of the N81 route from Tallaght to the border with County Wicklow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5217/17]
Wed, 1 Feb 2017
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Hospitals Funding
John Lahart
74. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the proportion of the €9 million new funding for hospital services nationally in 2017 that will go to Tallaght hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4681/17]
Wed, 1 Feb 2017
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Hospital Waiting Lists
John Lahart
120. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the improvement that can be expected in 2017 in the long waiting times for an outpatient appointment in Tallaght hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4680/17]
Wed, 1 Feb 2017
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Pension Levy
John Lahart
164. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Finance the measures he is taking to replenish the private pensions funds which the Government has repeatedly accessed over the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4760/17]
Wed, 1 Feb 2017
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Taxi Licences Renewals
John Lahart
321. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to difficulties taxi drivers are experiencing in renewing their licences in certain circumstances (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4740/17]
Tue, 31 Jan 2017
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International Students
John Lahart
117. Deputy John Lahart asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if her attention has been drawn to recent reports that international students here are to face rises in the cost of their health insurance due to the policies being deemed to be in breach of the law; if these reports are accurate; if so, her views on whether this is damaging to Ireland's reputation as an international destination for students and that competitors in the international educational space will try to take advantage of this major slip, which is not the fault of the Irish institutions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4473/17]
Tue, 31 Jan 2017
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Education and Training Provision
John Lahart
155. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of tourism and hospitality skills training positions which were allocated to the south Dublin area in 2015 and 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4488/17]
Tue, 31 Jan 2017
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Education and Training Provision
John Lahart
156. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Education and Skills the amount of funding which was allocated to the south Dublin area for tourism and hospitality skills training for 2015 and 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4489/17]
Tue, 31 Jan 2017
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Education and Training Provision
John Lahart
157. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Education and Skills the agency or Government body which has oversight and responsibility for hospitality and tourism skills development policy here. [4490/17]
Tue, 31 Jan 2017
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Environmental Policy
John Lahart
676. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the actions the Government has taken on the international emissions scandal surrounding a company (details supplied); the investigation the Government has established to investigate whether the company's cars on sale here actually comply with EU emissions standards; if the company's car models on sale here achieve the emissions savings outlined in their marketing; if the Government has taken steps to investigate whether the emissions levels advertised by motor manufacturers are actually tested and actually meet their standards in real time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4001/17]
Tue, 31 Jan 2017
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Ministerial Meetings
John Lahart
754. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if she will report on the details of meetings she has had with promoters of a facility (details supplied); if she will elaborate on the financial, legal and logistical issues that have been alluded to in the reply to Parliamentary Question No. 282 of 25 January 2017; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4515/17]
Wed, 25 Jan 2017
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Manufacturing Sector
John Lahart
282. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if her attention has been drawn to the efforts being made by a company (details supplied) to establish a facility in Dublin; her views on whether the project is worth supporting; if so, her plans to advance the delivery of this project which already has been specifically highlighted in the Dublin Region Action Plan for Jobs; her further views on whether Dublin and Ireland will be disadvantaged as a result of the continuing absence of said facility from the manufacturing innovation ecosystem here at a time when there are myriad supports, facilities and investments all catering narrowly for the software sector; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3460/17]
Tue, 24 Jan 2017
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Nursing Home Services
John Lahart
421. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health if he will reverse the decision to close a nursing home (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2649/17]
Wed, 18 Jan 2017
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Banking Sector Regulation
John Lahart
90. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Finance if his Department has considered any of the implications of a television programme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2192/17]
Wed, 18 Jan 2017
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Motor Tax
John Lahart
142. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the actions the Government has taken with regard to the international emissions scandal surrounding a company (details supplied); if the Government has considered the motor tax implications for the company and other connected models as a consequence of the findings of the US EPA; the investigation of its own the Government has set up to investigate if the company's cars on sale here actually comply with EU emissions standards; if models for sale here achieve the emissions savings outlined in their marketing; if the Government has taken steps to investigate whether the emissions levels advertised by motor manufacturers are actually tested and actually meet their standards in real time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2188/17]
Wed, 18 Jan 2017
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Local Authority Housing Provision
John Lahart
143. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the number of local authority houses which were constructed by the four Dublin local authorities in 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2189/17]
Wed, 18 Jan 2017
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Fishing Industry
John Lahart
226. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the future of Ireland's fishing functions in a post-Brexit, newly configurated EU context; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2190/17]
Wed, 18 Jan 2017
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Fishing Industry
John Lahart
227. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position of his Department with regard to the fisheries industry in a post-Brexit context; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2191/17]
Tue, 17 Jan 2017
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Proposed Legislation
John Lahart
403. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Education and Skills if the planned protection of enrolled learners in qualifications and quality assurance (amendment) Bill will provide for a bias for academic bonding over financial bonding in the context of learner protection; if so, whether the Bill will stipulate that where providers choose academic bonding over financial bonding, this non-regulated solution to learner protection should be recorded by the provider as a contingency liability in company accounts, as defined in financial reporting standard 102; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41843/16]
Tue, 17 Jan 2017
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Proposed Legislation
John Lahart
404. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Education and Skills when he will bring forward the draft protection of enrolled learners in qualifications and quality assurance (amendment) Bill; if a public consultation will occur in advance of this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41844/16]
Tue, 17 Jan 2017
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School Accommodation
John Lahart
445. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Education and Skills to outline his plans to provide funding for the refurbishment of a school (details supplied); if his attention has been drawn to the urgent repairs required at the school which are making it a health and safety risk for children and staff; if he will put in place a timeline to have the refurbishments carried out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1883/17]
Tue, 17 Jan 2017
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Presidential Elections
John Lahart
467. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the reasons for postponing the referendum on extending presidential voting rights to all Irish citizens; when he expects this referendum to take place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41305/16]
Tue, 17 Jan 2017
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Commemorative Events
John Lahart
792. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the date in 2017 on which the national famine commemoration day will be held; if she will fix a date on which the commemoration can be held annually; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1805/17]
Tue, 17 Jan 2017
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Health Services Provision
John Lahart
922. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health his plans to provide funding to narcolepsy units within the HSE for children that have just turned 16 years of age or are due to turn 16 years of age, suffering from narcolepsy due to the pandemrix vaccine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41304/16]
Fri, 16 Dec 2016
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Garda Deployment
John Lahart
20. Deputy John Lahart asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if there are plans in place to increase the number of Garda detectives in the Dublin region; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40444/16]
Fri, 16 Dec 2016
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Garda Reserve
John Lahart
26. Deputy John Lahart asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide a progress report on the programme for Government commitment to double the numbers in the Garda Reserve; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40445/16]
Thu, 8 Dec 2016
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Garda Deployment
John Lahart
65. Deputy John Lahart asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda stations and the number of gardaí in each in the Dublin eastern metropolitan region on 31 October 2016; and the proportion of the proposed 800 additional recruits in 2017 who are likely to be assigned to the Dublin southern metropolitan region. [39333/16]
Tue, 6 Dec 2016
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Disease Management
John Lahart
336. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health if he will consider developing a national strategy for those suffering from colitis and Crohn's disease, with particular focus on equitable access to inflammatory bowel disease nurses, self care and patient empowerment and sustainable funding models; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38549/16]
Tue, 6 Dec 2016
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Driver Licence Applications
John Lahart
474. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if persons over 70 years of age can apply to have their driving licence renewed to the NDLS by post, rather than having to attend in person; if not, the reason; and if he will consider issuing a directive to the NDLS to allow persons over 70 years of age to apply for their driving licence renewal by post in order to improve access for elderly citizens. [38733/16]
Thu, 1 Dec 2016
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Hospital Waiting Lists
John Lahart
11. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the reason, in October 2016, that 362 persons had been on the inpatient and day case waiting lists in Tallaght Hospital for more than 18 months. [38039/16]
Thu, 1 Dec 2016
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Hospital Waiting Lists
John Lahart
15. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the reason for the 137% increase in inpatient and day case waiting lists in Temple Street Children’s Hospital since April 2014, significantly ahead of the national average increase of 57%. [38038/16]
Wed, 30 Nov 2016
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Tourism Promotion
John Lahart
197. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount spent on promoting rural coach tours to European visitors; if his Department has a plan in place to deal with such tourism; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37802/16]
Tue, 29 Nov 2016
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National Concert Hall
John Lahart
39. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the plans in place for the development of the National Concert Hall; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37394/16]
Tue, 29 Nov 2016
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Arts Funding
John Lahart
42. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the current funding being provided for the arts in 2017; the amount that will be allocated by the agencies or organisations under the remit of her Department; the amount being allocated to arts projects directly by her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37395/16]