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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Whistleblower Allegations: Department of Health (5 May 2021)
John Lahart: This might clarify things. I will go through some of the points Mr. Watt made earlier. There is no evidence that the Department of Health is prying on families so I will leave that one out. Mr. Watt stated that there is no evidence the Department of Health gathered information that was beyond instructions as part of the normal defence of a litigation case. Is there any evidence that the...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Whistleblower Allegations: Department of Health (5 May 2021)
John Lahart: Mr. Watt stated there is no evidence the Department of Health sought updates or reports on plaintiffs directly from schools or the Department of Education. Is there any evidence the State, through any of its agencies, did so?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Whistleblower Allegations: Department of Health (5 May 2021)
John Lahart: In the main, but is there any evidence the State, through any of its agencies, sought updates or reports on plaintiffs directly from schools or the Department of Education?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Whistleblower Allegations: Department of Health (5 May 2021)
John Lahart: Mr. Watt stated that there is no evidence the Department sought clinical reports on plaintiffs directly from clinicians. Is there any evidence that the State or any of its agencies sought clinical reports on plaintiffs directly from clinicians?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Whistleblower Allegations: Department of Health (5 May 2021)
John Lahart: In Mr. Watt's experience as Secretary General, or in the experience of any of the other witnesses, is there a point where, having gathered evidence in respect of an ongoing case, the evidence coming in was so compelling on the plaintiff's side that, as a result of the harvesting of information - I use the term "harvesting" loosely and not in the GDPR sense - the State decided it was time to...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Whistleblower Allegations: Department of Health (5 May 2021)
John Lahart: Will Mr. Watt provide an example? Has this applied to special needs cases?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Whistleblower Allegations: Department of Health (5 May 2021)
John Lahart: Sure.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Whistleblower Allegations: Department of Health (5 May 2021)
John Lahart: On the point made by Mr. Watt to the effect that there is no evidence the Department of Health sought updates or reports from plaintiffs directly, from schools or from the Department of Education, he answered my question in that regard as to whether there is evidence that the State or it agencies did so. The committee should note Mr. Watt's response. There may be other committees that may...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Whistleblower Allegations: Department of Health (5 May 2021)
John Lahart: I know this is outside his remit but is Mr. Watt aware of cases in which parents, as plaintiffs, went to their local school and said they needed all the reports on their child over the previous year, including school reports, exam reports, psychologists reports and speech and language therapist reports, to mount a case against the Department?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Whistleblower Allegations: Department of Health (5 May 2021)
John Lahart: I thank Dr. MacLellan for that. My next question relates to the whistleblower. What protections are in place in the Department for the whistleblower? It must be quite an isolated position for the whistleblower to be in.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Whistleblower Allegations: Department of Health (5 May 2021)
John Lahart: Before Mr. Watt's tenure, which is just two months old at this stage, there was a suggestion on the "RTÉ Investigates" programme that the whistleblower had brought this matter to the attention of the previous Secretary General. Is Mr. Watt satisfied that the steps taken by his predecessor pass muster and met all the standards? Were the relevant queries made and was the summation they...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Whistleblower Allegations: Department of Health (5 May 2021)
John Lahart: What would Mr. Watt say to RTÉ?
- Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (Resumed) (6 May 2021)
John Lahart: The Deputy is still making waves. I thank him for that. I call Deputy Ó Laoghaire to take us to midday.
- Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (Resumed) (6 May 2021)
John Lahart: I welcome the Minister to the House. One of the first things I want to do is to acknowledge that Ireland and the world owes the green movement a huge debt of thanks. I must acknowledge the Green Party was ahead of the posse here, notwithstanding the efforts of the odd individual, conservationist or ecologist who might have international status and be very well known to people publicly. The...
- Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Solar Energy Guidelines (6 May 2021)
John Lahart: 65. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the details on his Department's review of siting and size conditions for rooftop solar panels on homes and review of exemptions for educational and community buildings as part of the current development of interim planning regulations; the details of the stated need to consider environmental assessment reporting before...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (6 May 2021)
John Lahart: 162. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the increase in dementia adviser numbers nationwide; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23315/21]
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: EU Meetings (11 May 2021)
John Lahart: 52. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on the meeting of the EU Foreign Affairs Council on 10 May 2021. [24134/21]
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: EU Meetings (11 May 2021)
John Lahart: This question concerns the European Council meeting but I have two questions and I am quite prepared to cede the rest of my time to the Minister if he wishes to develop the theme. The Minister mentioned that he called in the Israeli ambassador today and outlined what he said to him. Will the Minister give us some flavour of the ambassador's response? I understand the Minister had some...
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: EU Meetings (11 May 2021)
John Lahart: The conversation seemed to reflect a complete change in attitude, tone and temperature from the United States on the Paris accords and climate action in general.
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: EU Meetings (11 May 2021)
John Lahart: Four minutes are allocated for the interaction and we have only had three of those.