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Other Questions: Garda Strength (30 Mar 2017)

John Lahart: My question relates to the action being taken to address the 27% fall in the number of personnel in the Garda traffic corps in Dublin over the past six or seven years. In her previous answer, the Tánaiste referred to the increase in road deaths, including the increase in the deaths of cyclists, the lack of roadside checks and the ongoing lack of speed checks as a result of the reduction...

Other Questions: Garda Strength (30 Mar 2017)

John Lahart: This is good news. The Tánaiste has made the connection herself because she mentioned the increase in road deaths. I have raised the issue of the deaths of cyclists, so an increase in resources can only be good news. The Tánaiste spoke about the statistics the Commissioner has given her. What is the Tánaiste's attitude to the Commissioner, who is essentially the head of an...

Other Questions: Garda Strength (30 Mar 2017)

John Lahart: Can I come back?

Other Questions: Garda Strength (30 Mar 2017)

John Lahart: That is very good of the Ceann Comhairle. My question concerns the contamination effect of the past week in terms of the efficacy of the information provided by the Tánaiste as Minister for Justice and Equality to the Dáil in response to parliamentary questions. As a parliamentarian, I wonder whether we can trust the statistics that are coming forward and what the Tánaiste's...

Leaders' Questions (30 Mar 2017)

John Lahart: We have traffic congestion.

Leaders' Questions (30 Mar 2017)

John Lahart: He does not want to resolve it.

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Air Corps Operations (29 Mar 2017)

John Lahart: 35. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the reason the Air Corps could not provide top cover for the Coast Guard in north County Mayo on 15 March 2017 but was able to provide two helicopters covering a large cash in transit on the M50 towards the mint in Sandyford two days later. [15259/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Policy (29 Mar 2017)

John Lahart: 57. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if consideration will be given to introducing a humanitarian admission programme that would enable refugees, migrants and naturalised citizens apply for their extended family members who are currently displaced to join them here; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15564/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Family Reunification Policy (29 Mar 2017)

John Lahart: 58. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if consideration will be given to enabling Irish citizens and organisations to co-sponsor a family reunification application; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15565/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Staff (29 Mar 2017)

John Lahart: 103. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will re-examine the decision to reduce the number of resource teachers at a school (details supplied); his views on whether the new model of allocating resource teachers is unfair due to the component of complex needs being based on one year only; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15673/17]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Rural Development Plan (29 Mar 2017)

John Lahart: 122. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht when she expects applications to open for the rural renewal schemes, specifically CLÁR; the amount of funding allocated to each of the schemes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15676/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Refugee Resettlement Programme (28 Mar 2017)

John Lahart: 84. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of the 4,000 Syrian refugees that the Government committed to taking in that have been taken as of 28 February 2017; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15008/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (28 Mar 2017)

John Lahart: 186. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a proposed school (details supplied); if the school is going ahead; the progress being made in securing a temporary site for this school; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15384/17]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: National Monuments (28 Mar 2017)

John Lahart: 299. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the detail of the archaeological discoveries adjacent to and in the surrounding area of the Hellfire Club in Rathfarnham, Dublin 16; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15007/17]

Intoxicating Liquor (Breweries and Distilleries) Bill 2016: Second Stage [Private Members] (23 Mar 2017)

John Lahart: With my colleagues, I support the Bill and thank Deputy Alan Kelly for introducing it. There was an interesting article in The Irish Timestwo years ago. The business of producing craft beer has since moved on and advanced. The article mentioned Seamus O'Hara and O'Hara's beer. It looked as far back as 1996, when the outlook for the discerning beer drinker, as described in the article, was...

Intoxicating Liquor (Breweries and Distilleries) Bill 2016: Second Stage [Private Members] (23 Mar 2017)

John Lahart: -----or a glass of spirits, particularly in the afternoon.

Intoxicating Liquor (Breweries and Distilleries) Bill 2016: Second Stage [Private Members] (23 Mar 2017)

John Lahart: My time absolutely flew, but I did want to mention Oliver Hughes. My late mother was from west Kerry where we have the great success story that is Dingle gin and whiskey. Reputationally, it is a huge success story and shows what microbreweries can do.

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Coast Guard Services (23 Mar 2017)

John Lahart: 217. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the reason the Air Corps could not provide top cover for the Coast Guard in north County Mayo on 15 March 2017 but was able to provide two helicopters covering a large cash in transit on the M50 towards the mint in Sandyford two days later. [14628/17]

Mediation Bill 2017: Second Stage (Resumed) (22 Mar 2017)

John Lahart: I am told that is beyond the scope of this Bill. As a psychotherapist, I might be able to offer better skills than mediation.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Business of Committee (22 Mar 2017)

John Lahart: Apologies have been received from the following Deputies: Stephen Donnelly, Pearse Doherty and Lisa Chambers as well as from the Chairman, who is unable to attend today. I will go through the agenda for today's meeting. Are the minutes of the meeting of 8 March 2017 agreed? Agreed. Are there any matters arising? No. Next on the agenda is the work programme agreed at the meeting of 8...