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Data Centre Moratorium: Motion [Private Members] (29 Sep 2021)

John Lahart: Not if you have to go over time.

Data Centre Moratorium: Motion [Private Members] (29 Sep 2021)

John Lahart: I call Deputy Shortall.

Data Centre Moratorium: Motion [Private Members] (29 Sep 2021)

John Lahart: The next 20-minute speaking slot is for Sinn Féin. A number of speakers are sharing time. I call Deputy Darren O'Rourke.

Data Centre Moratorium: Motion [Private Members] (29 Sep 2021)

John Lahart: There are a number of speakers in this time slot. When I tap the bell they will know they have ten seconds to wind up. I call Deputy Farrell.

Data Centre Moratorium: Motion [Private Members] (29 Sep 2021)

John Lahart: The next group is the People Before Profit-Solidarity and I have three speakers.

Data Centre Moratorium: Motion [Private Members] (29 Sep 2021)

John Lahart: I thought Deputy McNamara's was among a number of really thoughtful contributions this morning. Sitting in the Chair is always a good place to be to listen to the debate. It is a necessary discussion but I am disappointed. That is why I liked the contributions of Deputies Bacik, McNamara and others. I found some of the other contributions incredibly one-sided - this rush to be on the...

Data Centre Moratorium: Motion [Private Members] (29 Sep 2021)

John Lahart: How much time do I have? The Acting Chairman might give me a time. Have I two minutes?

Data Centre Moratorium: Motion [Private Members] (29 Sep 2021)

John Lahart: Figures from the IDA Ireland and the company show that close to 9,000 sustainable jobs were created as a result of AWS's investment in Tallaght. There is great synergy going on between AWS and South Dublin County Council in terms of the district heating scheme. We talk about water and I am very conscious of the amount of water. Do we know if data centres must use clean water? To the best...

Housing for All: Statements (Resumed) (29 Sep 2021)

John Lahart: I am grateful for the opportunity to contribute to this debate. There is much talk in these discussions about the generation comprising those aged 25 to 35, about whom I know a lot from a personal perspective as well as a professional and political perspective. The question people in that age group have on their mind - perhaps not all of them at age 25, but it will articulate itself at some...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Budgets (28 Sep 2021)

John Lahart: 256. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the budgets allocated by or on behalf of his Department for transport projects in 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023 in Dublin, Galway, Cork and Limerick cities in terms of roads, rail, light rail, bicycle-related and other transport allocations by city in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46305/21]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pay (28 Sep 2021)

John Lahart: 305. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of persons at secretary general level in the civil service who are receiving payments in each of the four categories or bands of the secretary general grade in tabular form. [46113/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (28 Sep 2021)

John Lahart: 455. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to restore the funding to the school library fund given that there are so many new schools with libraries with no funding to stock them; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46304/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Promotion (28 Sep 2021)

John Lahart: 722. To ask the Minister for Health if he is considering the option of providing resources in Budget 2022 to enable the reduction in the age of those women who can avail of a free breast check; and if he is considering introducing a general practitioner service to breast check all young women of the age of 18 upwards as part of standard general practitioner visits. [46269/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centres (28 Sep 2021)

John Lahart: 723. To ask the Minister for Health the completion date and timeline for opening for the Ballyboden primary care centre; the services to be provided on opening and over time; the anticipated geographical reach of the centre; the way in which staff will be recruited on the administrative side for the centre; the hours of opening; the overall cost of the project both anticipated and real time;...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (28 Sep 2021)

John Lahart: 781. To ask the Minister for Health when day care centres for service users with mental health illnesses will reopen; the number that have opened to date; the expected timeline for a full reopening in line with the reopening of society; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46593/21]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Passport Services (30 Sep 2021)

John Lahart: 77. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of applications for passports by persons from Dublin city and county that are currently outstanding; his plans to address the backlog; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46882/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Grant Payments (29 Sep 2021)

John Lahart: 172. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the total allocated Exchequer funds for 2021 for the student grant scheme, student assistance scheme and associated supports, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47054/21]

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Budget 2022 Scrutiny (Resumed): Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (30 Sep 2021)

John Lahart: As a former member of this committee, the Minister knows its work very well. I thank him for his presentation. I have some questions. On the front-line bonus, I got the sense in recent days that it was getting out of control from a media perspective. There were lots of expectations and the story surrounding the proposal was getting bigger. This meeting may be an opportunity for the...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Budget 2022 Scrutiny (Resumed): Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (30 Sep 2021)

John Lahart: I do not have anything else to ask on that matter. One of the items in the Minister's contribution concerned the temporary supports being withdrawn over time. Will the Minister give us some more detail on that aspect, if he can?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Budget 2022 Scrutiny (Resumed): Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (30 Sep 2021)

John Lahart: We all have a picture in our minds of the bulk of those hundreds of thousands who have come off the PUP. We also have some slight sense of the people remaining on the payment being mostly in the arts and entertainment, air, travel and hospitality sectors. Which sectors does the Minister think will remain most in need in this regard? What kind of information is coming into the Department of...