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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Drugs Strategy: Minister of State at the Department of Health (19 Jan 2022)

John Lahart: I thank the Minister of State and his officials for attending. I acknowledge the allocation last week announced by the Minister of State in regard to dealing with crack cocaine. It is rolling funding, which is very much appreciated by the community I represent and by the Tallaght drug and alcohol task force, the board of which I sit on along with the chairman of this committee. In the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Drugs Strategy: Minister of State at the Department of Health (19 Jan 2022)

John Lahart: I thank Mr. Walsh for that. I want to acknowledge the role that the Minister of State took in determining that. My time is running out. There has been an admission that the model up until now has been unfair and that it has not been much use to the community that I represent. I hope this represents a continuing change in direction. I want to acknowledge the Minister of State's role in...

Houses of the Oireachtas Commission: Motion: Cabinet Committees (1 Feb 2022)

John Lahart: 18. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on housing will next meet. [4725/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Facilities (1 Feb 2022)

John Lahart: 103. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the strategies in place to offer mental health supports for primary and secondary students, including access to emotional well-being supports in schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4662/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Disadvantaged Status (1 Feb 2022)

John Lahart: 154. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on the impact of Covid-19 on retention rates for students and the gap in retention between DEIS and non-DEIS schools; her plans to address same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4663/22]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Flexible Work Practices (1 Feb 2022)

John Lahart: 192. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the steps he is taking to facilitate remote working particularly taking into account the childcare challenges faced by many working parents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4375/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Heritage Projects (1 Feb 2022)

John Lahart: 325. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if a final report was furnished to him with regard to an archaeological excavation (details supplied); if so, if a copy of the report will be provided to this Deputy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4299/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Offices (1 Feb 2022)

John Lahart: 537. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will investigate the continual difficulties that persons have been having for many weeks in contacting the local Intreo office in Tallaght, Dublin 24. [4297/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Antisocial Behaviour (2 Feb 2022)

John Lahart: 124. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the measures being taken to combat antisocial behaviour. [5479/22]

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Indexation of Taxation and Social Protection System: Discussion (Resumed) (2 Feb 2022)

John Lahart: I did not have visual contact earlier but I was able to listen to the meeting. One of the findings that has been consistent since we started discussing this topic is that the introduction of a State pension rate that is a percentage of a certain average – one of the witnesses mentioned 34% of earnings - has been regularly discussed since the 1990s and in the initial presentation from...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Indexation of Taxation and Social Protection System: Discussion (Resumed) (2 Feb 2022)

John Lahart: That is interesting. It is a notion that I have thought about over the years. Thankfully, for the over-65 age cohort, they are vocal and good at advocating. However, it is interesting to note – not that we want any kind of poverty level in any cohort – that the weight of poverty among the over-65s is significantly less than for other groups under that age group. Now, that is...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Indexation of Taxation and Social Protection System: Discussion (Resumed) (2 Feb 2022)

John Lahart: This question may have been answered and if it has I will read through the proceedings. What have been the major resistances to indexing? I think the witnesses referred to that.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Indexation of Taxation and Social Protection System: Discussion (Resumed) (2 Feb 2022)

John Lahart: If we were to index link State pensions, is there an argument for connecting the taxation system generally in an indexed way for ordinary salaries pre-pension runs? I may not have articulated that well. If we were to index State pensions to the average industrial wage, or whatever else is connected to that, in the economy, is there an argument for indexing taxes for the ordinary individual...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Indexation of Taxation and Social Protection System: Discussion (Resumed) (2 Feb 2022)

John Lahart: I get how index-linking State pensions works. How would index-linking tax increases work?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Indexation of Taxation and Social Protection System: Discussion (Resumed) (2 Feb 2022)

John Lahart: That wipes out the discretionary element from a political perspective in that the Minister for Finance could not play around with it. We would be fixing it. That would be the political downside. Is that right?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Indexation of Taxation and Social Protection System: Discussion (Resumed) (2 Feb 2022)

John Lahart: Could one of the witnesses explain how it would work on indirect tax on, say, a commodity?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Indexation of Taxation and Social Protection System: Discussion (Resumed) (2 Feb 2022)

John Lahart: What about VAT?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Indexation of Taxation and Social Protection System: Discussion (Resumed) (2 Feb 2022)

John Lahart: I have over-egged the pudding. I might come back in at the end if I am still here.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (3 Feb 2022)

John Lahart: 158. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the supports in place for early years providers that continue to experience severe sustainability issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5441/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (3 Feb 2022)

John Lahart: 28. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will report on the various supports available from her Department under the treatment benefit scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5382/22]