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Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (27 Jul 2021)

John Lahart: 2521. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting as of 1 July 2021 or the nearest available date for an electroencephalogram in the Ireland East hospital group for less than three, three to six, six to nine, nine to 12 and more than 12 months in tabular form. [37954/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (27 Jul 2021)

John Lahart: 2522. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting as of 1 July 2021 or the nearest available date for cholangiopancreatography in the Ireland East hospital group for less than three, three to six, six to nine, nine to 12 and more than 12 months in tabular form. [37955/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (27 Jul 2021)

John Lahart: 2523. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting as of 1 July 2021 or the nearest available date for an ultrasound scan in the Ireland East hospital group for less than three, three to six, six to nine, nine to 12 and more than 12 months in tabular form. [37956/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Covid-19: Discussion (15 Sep 2021)

John Lahart: I thank our witnesses again. It is good to see Dr. Holohan. It is the first time we have seen him for a while. I hope he had some kind of break or respite over the summer. I have ten minutes so my questions will be reasonably short. It always appears rude when we insist that the responses are reasonably short but we do not do so out of rudeness. NPHET will be disbanded in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Covid-19: Discussion (15 Sep 2021)

John Lahart: What is the difference between an endemic disease and a pandemic?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Covid-19: Discussion (15 Sep 2021)

John Lahart: Okay.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Covid-19: Discussion (15 Sep 2021)

John Lahart: Can Dr. Holohan give us a rough ballpark figure of the incidence of influenza at the end of 2020 and start of 2021 in comparison with other years?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Covid-19: Discussion (15 Sep 2021)

John Lahart: What influenza scenario does NPHET anticipate for 2021 into 2022?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Covid-19: Discussion (15 Sep 2021)

John Lahart: I am sorry for cutting across Dr. Holohan. Regarding the points he raised in his opening statement about personal judgment and personal protective behaviours, I found myself being much more conscious again about handwashing and so on over the past week or two, coinciding with the general return to work. They are the actions that protected us but someone mentioned their being relaxed a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Covid-19: Discussion (15 Sep 2021)

John Lahart: I look forward to the formal paper Dr. Holohan mentioned. I was interested in the paper from NIAC and the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland, RCPI, regarding the length of immunity. I have a further question on it. Professor Butler has already summarised the paper. Like many people, I received my second vaccine dose in June, so six months for me will be around December. Clearly, NIAC...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Covid-19: Discussion (15 Sep 2021)

John Lahart: Yes. I can see that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Covid-19: Discussion (15 Sep 2021)

John Lahart: It is not a question but a comment, so the witnesses will be delighted to hear they can relax after their long session. We are very grateful. The first Covid case in Ireland arrived on 29 February last year, and it seems like eons ago. It was a very significant turning point. I feel a little emotional thinking about it and I cannot imagine how Dr. Holohan and his team felt. It seems now...

Joint Committee On Health: Impacts of Covid-19 on Mental Health Services: Discussion (14 Sep 2021)

John Lahart: I thank the Chair. I left a voicemail on the phone of the Minister of State explaining my delay. I had a long-standing appointment with the Australian ambassador. One of the first topics we spoke about was mental health from the Australian perspective and the challenges being faced. No nation is perfect, but Australia has a very good record in terms of strategic interventions in the mental...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Flexible Work Practices (15 Sep 2021)

John Lahart: 62. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when he plans to legislate to provide employees with the right to request remote working. [43609/21]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Social Enterprise Sector (15 Sep 2021)

John Lahart: 82. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the initiatives his Department is taking to promote social enterprise. [43610/21]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Road Projects (16 Sep 2021)

John Lahart: The ghost of the former Minister, Shane Ross.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Transport Policy (16 Sep 2021)

John Lahart: I thank the Minister. I have specific timelines to implement as well so we must move on to the next question.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Dublin Bus (16 Sep 2021)

John Lahart: If the Minister will excuse the pun, we are going to bypass Question No. 72 and move on to Question No. 73 in the name of Deputy Fergus O'Dowd.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Electric Vehicles (16 Sep 2021)

John Lahart: 95. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the timeline for the implementation of regulations for escooters and ebikes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44233/21]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (21 Sep 2021)

John Lahart: 50. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of companies in Dublin city and county and the number of companies in County Wicklow that have registered under the business resumption support scheme. [44788/21]