Results 301-320 of 6,533 for speaker:John Lahart

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (15 Nov 2016)

John Lahart: 206. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans for a post-primary school for the Firhouse and Ballycullen, Dublin 24, area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34487/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (15 Nov 2016)

John Lahart: 207. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of proposed additional rooms at two national schools (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34488/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (15 Nov 2016)

John Lahart: 208. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the stage his plans are at for the provision of permanent buildings for two schools (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34489/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (15 Nov 2016)

John Lahart: 209. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the stage his plans are at for a post-primary school for the Citywest and Saggart areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34490/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Provision (15 Nov 2016)

John Lahart: 480. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the serious issues facing a health centre (details supplied) due to understaffing; his plans to deal with the chronic understaffing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34568/16]

Local Government Reform (Amendment) (Directly Elected Mayor of Dublin) Bill 2016: Second Stage [Private Members] (22 Nov 2016)

John Lahart: I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time" I am sharing time with Deputy Shane Cassells. I welcome the opportunity to go into more detail on the Bill. I thank the Minister of State for being present. The idea of a mayor for Dublin goes back to the time of the former Minister and Deputy, Mr. Noel Dempsey. In 2001 or 2002, it resurfaced in the context of the Fianna...

Local Government Reform (Amendment) (Directly Elected Mayor of Dublin) Bill 2016: Second Stage [Private Members] (22 Nov 2016)

John Lahart: Did Deputy Farrell?

Local Government Reform (Amendment) (Directly Elected Mayor of Dublin) Bill 2016: Second Stage [Private Members] (22 Nov 2016)

John Lahart: I thank those from all parties who contributed to what has been a discussion, not a debate. Everybody had constructive things to say. We all come into public service for different reasons. I look at Dublin as a Dubliner and, like many of my colleagues, I served as a local authority member for a number of years. I see the efficacy of the work of the four Dublin local authorities. However,...

Local Government Reform (Amendment) (Directly Elected Mayor of Dublin) Bill 2016: Second Stage [Private Members] (22 Nov 2016)

John Lahart: We have been working very hard and we have played our part in that. Nobody here envisages a diminished role for councillors or councils. In fact, everybody agrees that we should enhance their roles. I accept that point about business people coming to Ireland but I do not want to get hung up on business people. Business drives a lot of things in Dublin but there is a danger that those...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (22 Nov 2016)

John Lahart: 112. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her plans on ratifying the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, which was adopted by the UN General Assembly in 2006; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35780/16]

Local Government (Mayor and Regional Authority of Dublin) Bill 2016: Second Stage [Private Members] (23 Nov 2016)

John Lahart: As the Minister has said, we are here again with thanks to Deputies Eamon Ryan and Catherine Martin. The Minister has spoken on some of the governmental and legislative framework contained in the Bill. I want to talk about some of the political elements. I suspect it is a reflection of his time on the city council but Deputy Ryan referred to the "city". Coming from Dublin City Council I...

Local Government (Mayor and Regional Authority of Dublin) Bill 2016: Second Stage [Private Members] (23 Nov 2016)

John Lahart: It could be the Deputy.

Local Government (Mayor and Regional Authority of Dublin) Bill 2016: Second Stage [Private Members] (23 Nov 2016)

John Lahart: The Deputy just lost a quarter of his electorate.

Local Government (Mayor and Regional Authority of Dublin) Bill 2016: Second Stage [Private Members] (23 Nov 2016)

John Lahart: We are working with Deputy Eamon Ryan.

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: National Concert Hall (29 Nov 2016)

John Lahart: 39. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the plans in place for the development of the National Concert Hall; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37394/16]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arts Funding (29 Nov 2016)

John Lahart: 42. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the current funding being provided for the arts in 2017; the amount that will be allocated by the agencies or organisations under the remit of her Department; the amount being allocated to arts projects directly by her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37395/16]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: National Gallery (29 Nov 2016)

John Lahart: 457. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if a group of new magnolia trees will be planted in the west corner of the lawn to complete the garden composition as per her predecessor’s reply to Parliamentary Question No. 407 of 30 April 2014, with regard to the development of the National Gallery. [37119/16]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Tourism Promotion (30 Nov 2016)

John Lahart: 197. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount spent on promoting rural coach tours to European visitors; if his Department has a plan in place to deal with such tourism; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37802/16]

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic Bill 2016 (Seanad): Committee Stage (30 Nov 2016)

John Lahart: The Minister has just said that this is the first phase of rolling out the testing for drugs. He has recognised that there is a growing list of drugs that need to be on the test schedule and that these will be included at some stage in the future.

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic Bill 2016 (Seanad): Committee Stage (30 Nov 2016)

John Lahart: Based on the Minister's response and Deputy Murphy's comments, we will withdraw the amendment.