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Illegal Drugs: Motion [Private Members] (5 Nov 2019)

John Lahart: I thank my colleague, Deputy Curran, for bringing forward this Private Members' motion. I have heard the Minister of State, Deputy Catherine Byrne, speak here on many occasions on this and many other topics. I have no doubt about her personal commitment to this, and her own personal experience and background in it. I echo the Minister of State's comments in relation to her officials who no...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Fiscal Policy (5 Nov 2019)

John Lahart: 124. To ask the Minister for Finance when the transfer of funds to the rainy day fund will commence; and when the intended €500 million will be transferred into same in the event of an orderly Brexit. [44415/19]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Parking Provision (5 Nov 2019)

John Lahart: 914. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the use by coach companies of the NTA-provided coach park in the vicinity of a location (details supplied) on the quays in Dublin; the reason it closes at 7 p.m. each evening; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44534/19]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Parking Provision (5 Nov 2019)

John Lahart: 915. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the cost of the NTA coach parking facility at the quays in Dublin; the number of spaces it contains; the average number of coaches that park there each evening including weekends; the cost of parking; the operating hours from Monday to Sunday; his views on whether it represents value for money; and if he will make a statement on the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Issues Affecting the Quality of Water: Discussion (5 Nov 2019)

John Lahart: I will be brief. I have three questions. May I put them and get answers?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Issues Affecting the Quality of Water: Discussion (5 Nov 2019)

John Lahart: What conversations did the EPA have with Irish Water, particularly after the events of yesterday?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Issues Affecting the Quality of Water: Discussion (5 Nov 2019)

John Lahart: Given an incident has happened so quickly after the original one, is there even a wringing of hands? What is the first conversation the EPA had with Irish Water?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Issues Affecting the Quality of Water: Discussion (5 Nov 2019)

John Lahart: What will the EPA say to them?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Issues Affecting the Quality of Water: Discussion (5 Nov 2019)

John Lahart: My last question was a repeat of the first.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Issues Affecting the Quality of Water: Discussion (5 Nov 2019)

John Lahart: What if Irish Water does not respond adequately regarding the very recent previous incident, which has just been repeated? It clearly has not done so. Even the National Transport Authority fines bus companies if they do not meet the demands and requirements of their contracts. The second aspect of that question is that Irish Water informed the EPA at 11 a.m. on the Tuesday but the incident...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Issues Affecting the Quality of Water: Discussion (5 Nov 2019)

John Lahart: It was on the timing.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Electricity Grid (24 Oct 2019)

John Lahart: 209. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the contacts and responses to date his Department has received from the ESB regarding a documentary (details supplied) earlier in 2019 in which it was revealed that the ESB had polluted the Dodder River as a result of poor maintenance of utility equipment and had shielded this from the public for many years; and if he...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Waste Management (24 Oct 2019)

John Lahart: 212. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the impediments there are to banning single use plastic bottles. [44005/19]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test Data (24 Oct 2019)

John Lahart: 223. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the failure rates in Dublin for the driver theory test and outside of Dublin, respectively, (details supplied). [43916/19]

Public Ownership of the National Broadband Network: Motion [Private Members] (23 Oct 2019)

John Lahart: In accordance with Standing Order 70(2), the division is postponed until the weekly division time on Thursday, 24 October 2019.

Teachtaireacht ón Seanad - Message from Seanad (23 Oct 2019)

John Lahart: Seanad Éireann has passed the Family Law Bill 2019 without amendment.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Electric Vehicles (23 Oct 2019)

John Lahart: 174. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of publicly funded electric car charging as opposed to charging points in residential and commercial business places points he envisages will be in place by end of each of the years 2020 to 2022; and the locations of same. [43670/19]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Peatlands Restoration and Rehabilitation: Discussion (23 Oct 2019)

John Lahart: I thank my colleague for the opportunity to ask questions. What is the difference between flooding and rewetting?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Peatlands Restoration and Rehabilitation: Discussion (23 Oct 2019)

John Lahart: Can Dr. Renou-Wilson elaborate on farming carbon?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Peatlands Restoration and Rehabilitation: Discussion (23 Oct 2019)

John Lahart: Dr. Renou-Wilson said that landowners should be encouraged to farm carbon.