Results 141-160 of 6,165 for speaker:John Lahart

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (22 Feb 2024)

John Lahart: 128. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the Department will provide the money for the contract work that was carried out at a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8408/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (22 Feb 2024)

John Lahart: 248. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he can provide any information on funding that may be available for providers of early intervention services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8417/24]

Select Committee on Health: Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (21 Feb 2024)

John Lahart: Chair, I mentioned an issue during the private meeting yesterday. Is it appropriate for me to mention now some of the issues concerning the compensatory piece? Have we dealt with all of them? I do not want to use the term "grandfathering". I want to make a few points on it. Is it appropriate to raise them now?

Select Committee on Health: Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (21 Feb 2024)

John Lahart: Okay. That is grand.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (20 Feb 2024)

John Lahart: 163. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport what plans can be put in place to reduce the backlog for driving test appointments; if consideration is being given for appointments to be made available at weekends and evenings as a temporary measure to try to reduce the backlog; if the testers who were employed in 2023 are helping to reduce the backlog; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (20 Feb 2024)

John Lahart: 314. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to provide additional post primary schools for the Knocklyon/Firhouse area; if she has any plans, or has she been requested to, expand the existing school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8003/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: School Meals Programme (20 Feb 2024)

John Lahart: 367. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will provide a progress report on the school meals programme and its successful expansion. [7554/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (20 Feb 2024)

John Lahart: 620. To ask the Minister for Health if St. John of God's Hospital received the Covid payment for front-line staff who worked through the pandemic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8016/24]

Recent Developments in Northern Ireland: Statements (14 Feb 2024)

John Lahart: Like the last speaker, I am a member of the British-Irish Parliamentary Assembly and it is one of the most worthwhile and valuable things I have undertaken in my time in the Dáil. Like previous speakers, I want to generously congratulate Michelle O'Neill on her appointment and election as First Minister and Emma Little-Pengelly, as her deputy First Minister. It is almost an...

Road Traffic Bill 2024: Second Stage (13 Feb 2024)

John Lahart: I thank the Minister of State for his presence and for this Bill. I am old enough to remember that it was the late Séamus Brennan as Minister for Transport who introduced penalty points. He just got tired of people pussyfooting around the issue and putting obstacles in the way of bringing in something pragmatic. He went for it and introduced it. It had a dramatic impact on driver...

Road Traffic Bill 2024: Second Stage (13 Feb 2024)

John Lahart: Okay. As it is not in the briefing note I got, the Minister of State might come back to that in his answer. As a constituency TD, most of the complaints and requests I get for traffic-calming measures are for within residential estates, which means it is the residents in those estates who are speeding. It seems to be impossible for the Garda. I have never seen gardaí police speeding...

Road Traffic Bill 2024: Second Stage (13 Feb 2024)

John Lahart: So we are not talking about the speed limits in Dublin being reduced to 30 km/h universally. The Minister of State might elaborate on what he has in mind there. The drugs measures, drink driving and penalty points have been mentioned. I did not mention them but I support them and there is no point in repeating them. The public wants more police in cars with cameras on secondary and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: System for Assisted Dying and Alternative Policies: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Feb 2024)

John Lahart: I echo what colleagues said and thank the Chair for the manner in which he has chaired the public sessions. I commend the secretariat and support staff who have provided us with a huge amount of invaluable work and research and background assistance as we move into the final stage of this. I thank our witnesses for coming today. I take a different view from previous speakers. I think the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: System for Assisted Dying and Alternative Policies: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Feb 2024)

John Lahart: Will Dr. Ní Bhriain speak about the intergenerational impact of suicide?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: System for Assisted Dying and Alternative Policies: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Feb 2024)

John Lahart: I can see that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: System for Assisted Dying and Alternative Policies: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Feb 2024)

John Lahart: I am interested in the suicide piece as well.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: System for Assisted Dying and Alternative Policies: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Feb 2024)

John Lahart: I suppose it is the kinds of spiritual challenges that someone coming towards the end of life or with a life-limiting illness might experience. That is what I would like to tease out.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: System for Assisted Dying and Alternative Policies: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Feb 2024)

John Lahart: That is one of the points I wanted to draw out and Dr. Twomey has done that, which is not to equate spirituality necessarily with an institutional faith or an institutional belief-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: System for Assisted Dying and Alternative Policies: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Feb 2024)

John Lahart: -----but that it clearly can transcend.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: System for Assisted Dying and Alternative Policies: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Feb 2024)

John Lahart: They have to be given political direction.