John Lahart

1684. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the specific measures that will be put in place to protect the independent, community-led role of local drug and alcohol task forces under the proposed regional governance arrangements in the draft National Drugs Strategy 2026–2029; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18389/26]

1685. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health whether, under the proposed regional structures in the draft National Drugs Strategy 2026–2029, all public funding for community-based drug services, including local drug and alcohol task forces, will be pooled at HSE health region level; the safeguards that will be put in place to prevent dilution of funding to areas of high deprivation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18390/26]

949. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the approval process for bempedoic acid (nilemdo) under the drugs payment scheme; the reason for delays in processing individual applications for this medication; if she will ensure that applicants who have exceeded the monthly DPS threshold while awaiting approval will be reimbursed in full; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17075/26]

283. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Transport if he will comment on media reports around the alleged use of Shannon Airport to facilitate the deportation of Palestinian citizens to Israel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15199/26]

402. Deputy John Lahart asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will provide an estimate of the Exchequer cost of increasing capital acquisitions tax threshold B to €300,000, on both a first-year and full-year basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15178/26]

403. Deputy John Lahart asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will provide an estimate of the Exchequer cost of increasing capital acquisitions tax threshold C to €200,000, on both a first-year and full-year basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15179/26]

404. Deputy John Lahart asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if his Department has examined the feasibility of introducing a lifetime inheritance threshold, index-linked and applying across all gifts and inheritances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15180/26]

405. Deputy John Lahart asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if his Department has undertaken any modelling on the distributional or intergenerational impacts of changes to capital acquisitions tax thresholds, particularly in the context of intergenerational fairness; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15181/26]

695. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on the number of social housing units currently owned or managed by each local authority, and the most recent figures available for additions to the social housing stock; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15174/26]

696. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the most up-to-date average cost of delivering a new-build social housing unit in each local authority, including any relevant factors affecting cost variations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15175/26]

697. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide details of the annual maintenance and upgrade expenditure on social housing by each local authority for the past three years, including the average annual maintenance cost per unit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15176/26]

698. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the estimated total asset value of the existing social housing stock nationally; the methodology used to determine that valuation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15177/26]

925. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the body, organisation, department which is responsible for the Royal Victoria Eye and Ear hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14115/26]

22. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if he will report on the work the Cost of Business Advisory Forum; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13080/26]

67. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the funding allocated in his Department’s NDP to support home-grown enterprises; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13079/26]

101. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the measures being taken to address issues with employer costs of auto-enrolment for section 56 organisation employees; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13075/26]

116. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if a provider withdraws from core funding, if they can remain in other schemes, such as the national childcare scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13074/26]

259. Deputy John Lahart asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance whether he will consider increasing the DIRT exemption thresholds and raising the income limits for liability, including the current €36,000 threshold for a married couple or civil partners (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13705/26]

627. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the Government’s long-term approach to supporting people suffering from long-Covid, in circumstances where specific illness benefit arrangements for long-Covid ended on 31 December 2025 (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13704/26]

141. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Education and Youth the basis on which the recent SNA review determination was made in respect of a school (details supplied); if she will address the serious concerns raised regarding the credibility, transparency and integrity of the SNA review process in this case, given that the initial decision to reduce the school’s SNA allocation was only reversed after it was pointed out that the review had proceeded without the full documentation; the measures being taken to ensure that special schools are not placed in unsafe positions by being required to manage pupils with complex medical needs, including type 1 diabetes and epilepsy, without access to appropriate nursing or clinical support, pending the provision of such supports; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13167/26]

197. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport when the pension increase for An Post staff will be implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13158/26]

214. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will review and examine the visas restrictions with regard specifically to a South African business operating in Ireland as processing delays are making it difficult for directors of Irish operations to access the country in a timely manner; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13157/26]

272. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if her Department has been made aware of the detention of an Irish citizen (details supplied); if consular assistance has been offered or is being provided; if she will intervene or engage with the relevant US authorities regarding the circumstances of their detention; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12257/26]

275. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12394/26]

535. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if he has considered or is considering approving the agreed increases to retired staff of An Post; if he is considering extending retrospectively, the agreed and Ministerial-approved changes to superannuation on health grounds in An Post; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12316/26]