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Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Funding (13 Dec 2023)

John Lahart: 101. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the details of the application by a school (details supplied), under the 2020 Sports Capital Programme; and the name of the community sports organisations that assisted the school in its successful application for funding towards its dome project. [55695/23]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Cardiovascular Health, Stroke and Heart Attack: Discussion (13 Dec 2023)

John Lahart: I thank the witnesses for their statements. A year ago, I had heart surgery, so I am looking back on that now and the interventions that have taken place since. I am interested in some of the points made. Mr. Macey made the point that you are required to have your car NCTed. Why do my health insurers not require me to have my blood pressure checked and have an annual check-up? Not doing...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Cardiovascular Health, Stroke and Heart Attack: Discussion (13 Dec 2023)

John Lahart: One of the greatest things that has happened to me is cardio rehab. I would have undergone cardio rehab after being under the care of the HSE. It is contracted out to ExWell. I do that. We share a constituency in Thomas Davis GAA Club. It is there on Wednesday and Friday. I think there are four classes. There is a man doing it with me who is 93. It is post-event so it is after a...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (12 Dec 2023)

John Lahart: 6. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Social Affairs and Public Services will next meet. [55089/23]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (12 Dec 2023)

John Lahart: 13. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Social Affairs and Public Services will next meet. [55383/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (12 Dec 2023)

John Lahart: 65. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to report on the Garda response to the provisions relating to the anti-social use of scrambler motorcycles and quads included in the latest Transport Bill, and which are now law and therefore being enforced by some Garda divisions nationally. [55070/23]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pensions (12 Dec 2023)

John Lahart: 279. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform what the current status of pension parity for retired members of An Garda Síochána is, given its impending expiration on 31 December 2023, aligned with the conclusion of the building momentum agreement; why the Garda Síochána retired members association are not included in the ongoing discussions concerning the...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Code (12 Dec 2023)

John Lahart: 498. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the measures that are being taken by her Department to address the discriminatory treatment faced by post-1995 members of An Garda Síochána in accessing their supplementary pensions, particularly concerning the requirement to declare themselves as jobseeker's and limitations imposed on holidays and part-time...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Industrial Disputes (7 Dec 2023)

John Lahart: 235. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection to address the ongoing issue of the 15% pay gap between Tús supervisors and community employment supervisors within South Dublin County partnership at County Hall, despite performing similar duties; if her Department has any plans to resolve this pay disparity issue between Tús supervisors and community employment...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Regulatory Bodies (7 Dec 2023)

John Lahart: 317. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the public consultation by CORU on its proposed standards of proficiency and criteria for training and the training of psychotherapists that closed on 1 December 2023; whether there was sufficient, in-depth consultation with the professional bodies in reaching the CORU proposals; the process of engagement that took place with the...

Planning and Development Bill 2023: Second Stage (Resumed) (6 Dec 2023)

John Lahart: I welcome the opportunity to speak on the Bill and welcome Minister Noonan to the House to listen to our contributions. When my parents moved to a parish called Ballyroan in Rathfarnham, it was the last development before the Dublin Mountains. Tallaght was a village. When we were on a journey down the country, we gave the famous children's catchcry, "Are we there yet?", when we got to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Protecting Vulnerable People: Discussion (5 Dec 2023)

John Lahart: I was very taken by Dr. McDonagh's written contribution. It is very powerful. I will certainly be advocating inclusion in any report of some of the elements she has mentioned today with regard to assisted living. One of the big learnings for me throughout recent months is that as a State, we need to redouble our efforts. This does not mean we are going to get it right, but we need to take...

Select Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 38 - Health (Supplementary) (29 Nov 2023)

John Lahart: I welcome the Minster and the Minister of State. In summary, there was a shortfall in the budget for 2024 and the back end of this year which required a Supplementary Estimate, and that has been provided. Will the Minister outline some of the progress that has been made during his tenure in the health portfolio, not only in the last year but in the last two years? I will give him a...

Select Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 38 - Health (Supplementary) (29 Nov 2023)

John Lahart: I am particularly struck by the progress made across a range of women’s healthcare issues. An issue raised at our briefing today, which was also raised when Bernard Gloster was before the committee, is the scope for savings. The Secretary General, Mr. Watt, also made that point when he was here. We are told that significant progress has been made in the programme to curtail...

Select Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 38 - Health (Supplementary) (29 Nov 2023)

John Lahart: I have read that. What is the Minister’s expectation or objective on, say, the savings yield there? Has he been given any kind of picture as to that?

Select Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 38 - Health (Supplementary) (29 Nov 2023)

John Lahart: Is this the first time such a team will be brought in?

Select Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 38 - Health (Supplementary) (29 Nov 2023)

John Lahart: The Minister has not been given much time to talk about price inflation which, like all backbenchers, I experience. Whether it is in respect of local authority or Department of Education projects, inflation is having an impact. It clearly takes out a lot of projects that they have in mind. What is the trajectory of price inflation for capital projects in health?

Select Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 38 - Health (Supplementary) (29 Nov 2023)

John Lahart: Is there any parallel between the direction of inflation and the general direction of economic inflation, which seems to be slowing?

Select Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 38 - Health (Supplementary) (29 Nov 2023)

John Lahart: How much did inflation add to the overall health budget in 2023? I ask for a ballpark figure.

Select Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 38 - Health (Supplementary) (29 Nov 2023)

John Lahart: How much is that in millions?