John Lahart

254. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Education and Youth the current status of the major building project for a primary school (details supplied); if the project is included in the next tranche of projects due to progress to construction; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7023/26]

161. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to provide an update on the funding situation in terms of pay parity with HSE equivalents and proper funding generally for section 39 organisations, including the restoration of pay parity between section 39 workers and their counterparts in State-run services; if it can be guaranteed that such parity will be maintained in future, including wage increases and to address the ongoing pension issues that have been raised by their representatives; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6811/26]

207. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the funding situation in terms of pay parity with HSE equivalents and proper funding generally for section 39 organisations, including the restoration of pay parity between section 39 workers and their counterparts in State-run services; if it can be guaranteed that such parity will be maintained in future, including wage increases and to address the ongoing pension issues that have been raised by their representatives; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6810/26]

324. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Transport to clarify which authority is responsible for the monitoring and enforcement of disabled persons’ blue badge parking bays located in privately operated shopping centre car parks; if any statutory enforcement powers apply in such private settings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5995/26]

384. Deputy John Lahart asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will consider introducing a targeted tax relief for people living with lung fibrosis who require long-term oxygen therapy, to help offset the significant energy costs associated with oxygen provision at home, similar to the relief available to individuals undertaking kidney dialysis at home; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6188/26]

76. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the medium support accommodation options available in Tallaght, or more broadly within the Dublin 24 area, for individuals living with severe epilepsy. [5069/26]

116. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health for an update on the accessibility of the drug givinostat for patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy. [5070/26]

201. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage with particular reference to arrangements involving the OCCU in partnership with South Dublin County Council, the statutory basis for the use by local authorities of third-party agencies, either on a stand-alone basis or in partnership with local authorities, in the delivery and management of cost-rental tenancies; to outline the governance and accountability arrangements applying to such bodies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5067/26]

216. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to clarify whether he accepts that current income eligibility and salary-bracket limits may be excluding many middle-income workers in Dublin from accessing cost-rental homes, despite their inability to afford market rents; the measures being considered to revise cost-rental caps and income thresholds in high-cost urban areas, including Dublin, to support the long-term delivery and financial sustainability of approved housing body-provided housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5068/26]

275. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the current travel advisory for Ecuador, with specific reference to the city of Quito given that the broad “avoid non-essential travel” warning results in Irish travellers being refused insurance coverage for transiting through Quito en route to the Galápagos Islands; if she will clarify the evidence supporting a blanket advisory for the entire country despite the UK and US providing more region-specific guidance; and the reason Irish citizens are subject to stricter advice than travellers from neighbouring jurisdictions, which places Irish travel businesses at a competitive disadvantage. [5198/26]

399. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to clarify in relation to the designation of heavily modified water bodies for Ireland’s third cycle river basin management plan, if the proposal appeared is to remove the requirement to achieve GES Good Ecological Status and instead aim for GEP Good Ecological Potential; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5150/26]

503. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the steps she is taking to address the barriers faced by parents and lifelong carers of adults with significant intellectual disabilities who are required to seek decision-making representative orders under the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act 2015; in particular the requirement for such carers to apply to the Circuit Court for permission to make the application, and the impact of the current means test and associated legal costs; and if she will make provision for parents or full-time carers to be recognised as exempted persons for the purposes of these applications. [5413/26]

261. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the body or bodies responsible for ensuring that retail outlets operating reverse vending machines under the deposit return scheme for plastic and aluminium bottles and cans are fully operational and that the associated receptacles are emptied on a regular and timely basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4275/26]

671. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the position regarding the scheme to address defects in apartments and duplexes; to outline the current status of the proposed statutory remediation scheme which is being developed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4271/26]

217. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade regarding the decision by the Israeli Government to restrict the ability of 37 international humanitarian aid organisations, including respected organisations (details supplied), from operating in the occupied Palestinian territory her views that if Israel is allowed to prevent these organisations from operating, it will have dire consequences for Palestinians as well as establishing an incredibly dangerous precedent for the free flowing of aid in humanitarian crises, a framework already so damaged over the past two years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3200/26]

436. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Defence if a matter (details supplied) will be examined; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1010/26]

1510. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Social Protection the Government’s position on proposals contained in the pensions authority’s recent consultation on PRSA investment rules; whether he has considered the potential impact that restricting direct property investment within personal retirement savings accounts will have on small pension savers who use such arrangements to invest prudently in individual properties, as distinct from institutional or collective property funds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73983/25]

1511. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Social Protection if it is Government policy to support a balanced approach between small-scale pension investors, including self-directed PRSA holders investing in individual properties, and large institutional investors (vulture funds); and whether he has concerns that the investment restrictions under consideration by the pensions authority could disproportionately disadvantage individual or “mom-and-pop” pension investors relative to institutional participants in the property market; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73984/25]

1615. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if, following recent calls for the establishment of a national register of wills, his plans to establish it; if there are any plans to progress with the legislation necessary to put it in place; the reasons the Bill proposed in 2011, again in 2016, and again in 2021 was never progressed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73982/25]

1667. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration his position regarding the issue of facial recognition technology being broadly available in society; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [74852/25]

1982. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the position regarding issues relating to the locking away of files connected with mother and baby homes; the status of this matter, particularly over any outstanding legal matters that were required to be resolved at the time; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1384/26]

2269. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the current cost of the seasonal influenza vaccine for students who do not qualify under the HSE free scheme; and if she will consider measures to reduce or subsidise this cost to encourage uptake among the student population. [74875/25]

527. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Education and Youth her Department’s plans to address the shortage of post-primary school places in the Knocklyon/Rathfarnham area; if capacity will be expanded in existing schools or if a new school is planned; and to provide the expected timeline for these measures. [72563/25]

754. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration her views on a case (details supplied) regarding citizenship applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [72432/25]

906. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health if she will give consideration to providing greater flexibility within the medical card means test so that experienced professionals in essential services such as mental health and child welfare can take on occasional additional hours without losing their medical card; the way in which this could support workforce capacity in sectors experiencing significant staffing pressures; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71410/25]