Results 281-300 of 6,167 for speaker:John Lahart

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services in Counties Dublin, Kildare, Meath and Wicklow: Discussion (29 Nov 2023)

John Lahart: No but I can make the point I want to make. I thank the Leas-Chathaoirleach for even allowing me in. I raised a Topical Issue late last night in the Dáil. It was on the introduction of the S8 and the S6, and the shortfall in those schedules. They replaced the 75 and 175 and in doing so seriously discommoded commuters on both sections of those routes because there was a direct...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services in Counties Dublin, Kildare, Meath and Wicklow: Discussion (29 Nov 2023)

John Lahart: They come from Citywest. I ask the NTA to be aware that it is probably five years since the public consultation and there have been dramatic demographic changes in the areas these are serving. Citywest and Ballycullen would be classic examples. There has been a real change in the people using them. Some people are happy to connect. Some people are enthusiastic there are now connections...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services in Counties Dublin, Kildare, Meath and Wicklow: Discussion (29 Nov 2023)

John Lahart: The promise to keep it under review is important. Also, the schedules have not got to every house. Those metro-style maps are challenging for many people. Many people just give up at that first step. I do not want the CEO to misinterpret what I have said. I have said I am enthusiastic about aspects of it. There have been many comments on it from those 3,500 people. It was not an...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Bus Services (28 Nov 2023)

John Lahart: It is close to midnight, and I very much appreciate the Minister of State coming to the House to take this question of behalf of the Government. As the Minister of State will probably be aware from his own constituency, continuous changes as part of the BusConnects project and changes in bus schedules continue to be rolled out by the NTA. Some of them have rolled out in my constituency. I...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Bus Services (28 Nov 2023)

John Lahart: I thank the Minister of State. I would be very grateful if he could go back to the Minister, Deputy Ryan, to tell him this. I say this particularly in the light of one of the points the Minister of State made regarding what the Government has been doing with fares to encourage people to abandon their cars and use public transport. I refer particularly to young people. One of the comments...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Safeguarding Medical Professionals: Discussion (28 Nov 2023)

John Lahart: Our witnesses are getting caught in the time trap that we all are subject to. We often do not appreciate their full meaning until they are in full flow. I thank them for all their contributions, some of which I watched online earlier. I have a question for the Irish College of General Practitioners. How many members are there?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Safeguarding Medical Professionals: Discussion (28 Nov 2023)

John Lahart: Thank you for undertaking it but fewer than 100 participated in it. The age cohort of those was over 40 and predominantly rural. I do not know how to interpret that. However, like any poll, it was a useful snapshot of how GPs feel. One of the points mentioned in the feedback was GPs reporting that patient wishes were overruled by family members or ignored by hospitals. Could we have even...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Safeguarding Medical Professionals: Discussion (28 Nov 2023)

John Lahart: It is in the report, saying there were GPs who reported patients' wishes were overruled or ignored. I do not even want to know the wishes but just to give the committee a little bit of substance on what happens. How do GPs become aware if a patient's wish is just overruled by family and for what reasons? I would like a bit of context.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Safeguarding Medical Professionals: Discussion (28 Nov 2023)

John Lahart: We could have a very long conversation just about that piece, about a patient's wishes and a family overruling it, possibly, and a GP going with a course of action based on what, I wonder. I do really wonder about the knowledge of the wider family, given the interaction time GPs have with people. It is not particularly long. I have also experienced GP interaction in my own family in those...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Safeguarding Medical Professionals: Discussion (28 Nov 2023)

John Lahart: It was really quite a small sample, then, that took part in the survey.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Safeguarding Medical Professionals: Discussion (28 Nov 2023)

John Lahart: I have great respect for Senator Keogan, who talked about the slippery slope in Canada. A big bunch of Canadians do not regard it as a slippery slope; rather, they regard it as a logical conclusion. I am not making any judgment either way. Their society is at a different place, either before or after ours. From the evidence we gathered on both sides, the statistics were very interesting....

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Defective Building Materials (28 Nov 2023)

John Lahart: 312. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government for a detailed update with regard to the details and timelines in respect of the remediation of apartment defects to help allay any anxieties of apartment owners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51865/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (28 Nov 2023)

John Lahart: 347. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection to review a case (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51852/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (28 Nov 2023)

John Lahart: 348. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection to review the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51863/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Network (21 Nov 2023)

John Lahart: 138. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if permanent speed cameras are a feature on regional Irish roads and national primary routes; and if so, to provide details regarding same. [50951/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Network (21 Nov 2023)

John Lahart: 155. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if permanent speed cameras are a feature on regional Irish roads and national primary routes; and to provide details regarding same. [50952/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (21 Nov 2023)

John Lahart: 557. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the forecasted levels of biosimilar and generic medicines substitution in 2024 and expected budget savings from same; whether funding for new medicines in 2024 will be entirely dependent on savings made in other parts of the overall medicines budget in 2024, given no additional funding for next year; whether he expects delays in access to new...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Fire Safety (14 Nov 2023)

John Lahart: 232. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if, in light of reports of fires in multi-storey car parks, some of which seem to emanate from either car or bicycle batteries, he will outline any steps his Department has taken to carry out investigations in terms of the safety of multi-storey car parks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49272/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Sector (14 Nov 2023)

John Lahart: 234. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his views on census figures which show a much higher proportion of properties being rented out than those that are registered; his views on the discrepancy; how this can be addressed to ensure tenants have a fair deal from their landlords; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49279/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Sector (14 Nov 2023)

John Lahart: 276. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to outline what the position is with ground rent that might not have been paid on a residential property in many years; whether it is still due; whether an interest or moiety has accrued on it; at what level that can be charged; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49934/23]