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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on the Response to the Covid-19 Pandemic: National Public Health Emergency Team (13 Apr 2021)
John Lahart: But NPHET is ruling out a choice?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on the Response to the Covid-19 Pandemic: National Public Health Emergency Team (13 Apr 2021)
John Lahart: I thank the witnesses.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Review of the Operation of the Medical Card Scheme: Irish Dental Association (8 Apr 2021)
John Lahart: All the talk of root canals has brought me out in goosebumps and a rash. I say that humorously but half very definitely not humorously. My colleague, Deputy Cullinane, asked a number of questions I wanted to ask. If I were to summarise by saying the focus of the DTSS tends to be reactive as opposed to proactive, would that be a good summary?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Review of the Operation of the Medical Card Scheme: Irish Dental Association (8 Apr 2021)
John Lahart: I meant to thank Mr. Hourihan, Dr. McAllister and Dr. Robins at the start. Maybe Mr. Hourihan could give us some information on that. The fixation on extractions struck me as being slightly Dickensian. From a business angle, what is the difference between the cost of an extraction and the cost of a filling and what kind of time is involved? Is there any reason extractions were favoured...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Review of the Operation of the Medical Card Scheme: Irish Dental Association (8 Apr 2021)
John Lahart: That is what I picked up and that is very important for us in any kind of findings. A number of my colleagues asked the questions I wanted to ask and the witnesses have answered them. There are a couple of others I want to ask. It is not that I missed them. I am really keen on the answers the witnesses gave. Dentists were not the only ones to whom the HSE failed to deliver PPE. The HSE...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Review of the Operation of the Medical Card Scheme: Irish Dental Association (8 Apr 2021)
John Lahart: It seems that this should not be the role of the Irish Dental Association but, rather, that of the HSE. I am sure the witnesses are far too busy in their working lives to have noticed it but we published a report yesterday on vitamin D. The public have been much more aware of that because of Covid and the context of it. I am taken with what the witnesses have said about being taken for...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Review of the Operation of the Medical Card Scheme: Irish Dental Association (8 Apr 2021)
John Lahart: Are dentists in the public care system still involved in testing and tracing or have they gone back into the community? Is it included as part of primary care? I know it is a stupid question from a politician.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Review of the Operation of the Medical Card Scheme: Irish Dental Association (8 Apr 2021)
John Lahart: That is noted. Dr. Robins and Dr. O'Neill wanted to respond too.
- Prime Time Investigates Programme on Department of Health: Statements (1 Apr 2021)
John Lahart: I am grateful for the opportunity to speak on the "RTÉ Investigates" programme on this issue. I wish to put on record that the Minister of State, Deputy Rabbitte, is blameless in regard to this matter. It is important to state that. I thank the Minister of State for being here. She has come to this place after only eight months in office. The question for me is how did we get...
- Vaccination Programme and Covid-19: Statements (1 Apr 2021)
John Lahart: We have eight minutes remaining rather than ten. In the interests of impartiality, I was generous with regard to ministerial responses. Deputy McAuliffe has three minutes and the Minister has the remainder of the time available. I ask that this be reflected on the clock.
- Vaccination Programme and Covid-19: Statements (1 Apr 2021)
John Lahart: Not at this point. I will give the Minister plenty of latitude at the end.
- Vaccination Programme and Covid-19: Statements (1 Apr 2021)
John Lahart: I did not ask the Minister.
- Vaccination Programme and Covid-19: Statements (1 Apr 2021)
John Lahart: The Minister may respond to Deputy Healy-Rae but I will take time from the Minister's final contribution. I have been quite generous in the time he has been given and we are up against the clock because of Leaders' Questions. I ask him to be conscious of that.
- Vaccination Programme and Covid-19: Statements (1 Apr 2021)
John Lahart: The Deputy may ask a question but the answer will not come until the very end.
- Vaccination Programme and Covid-19: Statements (1 Apr 2021)
John Lahart: Deputy Shanahan is next. Is he looking for answers?
- Vaccination Programme and Covid-19: Statements (1 Apr 2021)
John Lahart: The next four speakers are sharing time. In about 12 minutes the Minister will have a little extra time, so if they do not get an answer to their questions they may wish to wait in the Chamber.
- Vaccination Programme and Covid-19: Statements (1 Apr 2021)
John Lahart: No, the Deputy did not.
- Vaccination Programme and Covid-19: Statements (1 Apr 2021)
John Lahart: It is only unfair if I do not ask the Minister to answer the questions.
- Vaccination Programme and Covid-19: Statements (1 Apr 2021)
John Lahart: It is only unfair if the Minister is not asked to respond. I am asking him to respond. Deputy Colm Burke asked the same question.
- Vaccination Programme and Covid-19: Statements (1 Apr 2021)
John Lahart: I am actually agreeing with the Deputy. Deputies O'Donnell and Colm Burke asked questions.