88. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Finance if he will be reviewing the qualifying conditions for tax relief on oxygen tanks for those who suffer from lung fibrosis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16276/25]
161. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform for an update on the Whitechurch Stream flood alleviation scheme, including expenditure and timeline for completion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16316/25]
169. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform for an update on the River Poddle flood alleviation scheme, including expenditure and timeline for completion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16315/25]
232. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media his views on whether ten weeks’ notice for the town that’s hosting the National Day of Famine Remembrance is acceptable given the amount of preparation that must be put in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16372/25]
329. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider tax relief on oxygen, electricity costs and travel expenses for those who suffer from pulmonary fibrosis, in the context of Budget 2026, similar to those received by kidney dialysis patients (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15082/25]
343. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform for an update on the Poddle and Whitechurch stream flood alleviation schemes, including expenditure and timeline for completion. [15013/25]
533. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Justice the protocols for Garda when a member of the public can track their stolen items to a specific location as a consequence of GPS or mobile tracking of devices (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15014/25]
700. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health to review hospital car-parking charges for certain cohorts of patient (details supplied) [15036/25]
703. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health is she aware that once cancer treatment is completed, some patients are prescribed high tech medication for which the HSE can only allow a three-month script, meaning patients have to go into the hospital every three months just to get a prescription; and if she sees any practical way of overcoming this costly and time-consuming inconvenience. [15039/25]
714. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the progress of allocating the historic funding for pulmonary fibrosis in Budget 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15078/25]
715. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the regional executive officers or HSE Department given Section 39 granting authority for pulmonary fibrosis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15079/25]
716. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health on the progress of the 0.2 WTE pulmonary fibrosis clinical care pathway lead role that was originally committed to by the HSE in April 2023, but remains unstaffed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15080/25]
347. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views in relation to the record number of greyhounds euthanised at races in the last year; the steps it is intended to take, or that have been taken, to deal with this significant problem; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14782/25]
21. Deputy John Lahart asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he is aware that in previous times, the Defence Forces used to make available marquee community organisations for family and community day events, and also erected and removed such marquees for the group; whether such a facility remains in place; and if so, how a community group in the constituency of Dublin South West can go about availing of this…
538. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Social Protection if he has considered addressing the disparity in benefits eligibility between individuals who have paid PRSI contributions at Class ‘D’ for the majority of their careers and those who have paid Class ‘A’ contributions for a shorter period; if any review is being conducted to ensure fairness in access to dental and optical benefits for long-term contribu…
43. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage If there are plans to increase funding for the housing adaptation grant for council tenants who require urgent home adaptations to make their living conditions more suitable to their needs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12941/25]
82. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the measures being taken to enhance support services and accessibility to emergency accommodation for homeless families; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12940/25]
119. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Justice to provide an update on the Garda numbers of Tallaght and Rathfarnham Garda stations, for the years 2023, 2024 and 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12943/25]
162. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Justice considering the challenges faced by non-EU family members seeking emergency visitor visas in urgent circumstances, such as family bereavement, if there are plans to review the current processing procedures to ensure that genuinely urgent cases are facilitated as swiftly as possible; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12942/25]
381. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Finance if he will clarify the assertion by the Revenue Commissioners that the Finance Act 2022 inadvertently created a loophole allowing employers to make unlimited, tax-free contributions to employee PRSAs, contrary to the policy's original intent, resulting in significant tax avoidance by a small cohort of companies, when the majority of company directors utilised it …
385. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Finance to explain significant changes in budget 2025 to the tax relief annual contribution limits for PRSAs; if the identification by the Revenue Commissioners be outlined where 125 companies had each transferred at least €100,000 into individual PRSAs to exploit generous tax reliefs, with 17 of these cases involving contributions exceeding €500,000, and some surpassing…
507. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the options available to a person (details supplied) to remain working longer within the private sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10724/25]
571. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Education if she will facilitate a meeting, as requested in correspondence to her office on 4 March 2025, between the principals of schools (details supplied) and senior officials of her Department as a matter of urgency to find a solution to the schools’ crisis financial situation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10840/25]
579. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Education her views on progress in fulfilling the commitment made by the previous Government to build a replacement of a school (details supplied) which is 50 years old this year; to outline where the project is at present; the reason for the delay in commencing works; and if she will commit to a timeline for completion. [10973/25]
654. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Education the measures being considered to support children with special educational needs who are unable to attend mainstream or special schools due to severe anxiety, ASD, or other related conditions; if there are plans to expand long-term online learning options beyond temporary home tuition schemes; if consideration will be given to developing structured, accredited …