Results 4,181-4,200 of 6,533 for speaker:John Lahart
- Written Answers — Department of Finance: Brexit Preparations (8 Oct 2019)
John Lahart: 46. To ask the Minister for Finance if assurances are in place that life insurance companies based in the UK will honour their policies in the event of a no-deal Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40909/19]
- Firearms and Offensive Weapons (Amendment) Bill 2019: Second Stage [Private Members] (2 Oct 2019)
John Lahart: I join my colleagues in commending Deputy O'Callaghan for bringing this legislation forward. I wish to share with the House some correspondence that I entered into with the Garda Commissioner's office on foot of the Christchurch, New Zealand massacre regarding the use of semi-automatic weapons. I put down a few questions and got comprehensive replies. I asked initially when legislation was...
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (2 Oct 2019)
John Lahart: They are not homes.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (2 Oct 2019)
John Lahart: They are units.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (2 Oct 2019)
John Lahart: How many of them are private?
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Electric Vehicles (2 Oct 2019)
John Lahart: I thank the Leas-Cheann Comhairle for facilitating me and I welcome the question from my colleague. The National Transport Authority, NTA, announced it was to purchase 600 hybrid diesel vehicles but it seems the jury is out on that. The Minister said the preference is for electrification of the fleet, so how can the NTA indicate it will purchase 600 hybrid diesels in the coming years when...
- Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Electric Vehicles (2 Oct 2019)
John Lahart: 59. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has considered introducing specific measures to incentivise and support the use of e-bikes on roads; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39747/19]
- Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Network (2 Oct 2019)
John Lahart: 94. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the introduction of variable speed limits and other demand management measures on the M50; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39748/19]
- Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Inland Fisheries Ireland (2 Oct 2019)
John Lahart: 205. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if his attention has been drawn to the fact that Inland Fisheries Ireland waited for over 15 years to implement the planning and development regulations contained in the Planning and Development Regulations 2001 pertaining to instream fishery work; the reason it took so long to implement; and if he will make a...
- Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Inland Fisheries Ireland (2 Oct 2019)
John Lahart: 206. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the reason Inland Fisheries Ireland is not availing of their potential exemptions as referred to in Parliamentary Question No. 499 of 21 May 2019; if exemptions have been availed of; the details of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40133/19]
- Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Inland Fisheries Ireland (2 Oct 2019)
John Lahart: 207. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the reason Inland Fisheries Ireland is referring instream fishery works that are within an Office of Public Works drainage scheme to local planning authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40134/19]
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Citizen and Community Measures: Discussion (2 Oct 2019)
John Lahart: I cannot believe the two witnesses have not met. This process has gone on very long and there needs to be an answer as to why. We are quite frustrated about it. Did the Germans have smart metering before they started connecting residents and communities to the grid? The late chief executive of South Dublin County Council mentioned smart metering seven years ago in the context of water...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Citizen and Community Measures: Discussion (2 Oct 2019)
John Lahart: Who is responsible for that?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Citizen and Community Measures: Discussion (2 Oct 2019)
John Lahart: Which network?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Citizen and Community Measures: Discussion (2 Oct 2019)
John Lahart: ESB Networks.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Citizen and Community Measures: Discussion (2 Oct 2019)
John Lahart: When Mr. Kenny referred to the system operators, who is the system operator?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Citizen and Community Measures: Discussion (2 Oct 2019)
John Lahart: From whom?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Citizen and Community Measures: Discussion (2 Oct 2019)
John Lahart: Everybody seems to be afraid to say the phrase "ESB Networks". The word “Networks” is pronounced but the word “ESB” is said quietly. We need to call it. ESB Networks has been the biggest obstacle to the Tipperary Energy Agency making progress.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Citizen and Community Measures: Discussion (2 Oct 2019)
John Lahart: Is that because of the legislation?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Citizen and Community Measures: Discussion (2 Oct 2019)
John Lahart: Has the CRU visited the Tipperary Energy Agency sites? Deputy Dooley mentioned that the Tipperary Energy Agency is best in the class. I agree. However, it is easy to be when one is the only one in the class. There were multiple agencies set up but only a few survive. Can the Tipperary Energy Agency talk us through why it survived? It is important if we want more of this model that we...