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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: New National Maternity Hospital: Discussion (Resumed) (12 May 2022)

John Lahart: So that is 25 to 30 years ago.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: New National Maternity Hospital: Discussion (Resumed) (12 May 2022)

John Lahart: Much has been-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: New National Maternity Hospital: Discussion (Resumed) (12 May 2022)

John Lahart: Yes, but Dr. Boylan talked about the values of Mother Mary Aikenhead and not about Catholic doctrine. There is significant difference. I have no qualms about saying I would have come to this with the same queries as Dr. Boylan. I will return to where we began. He talked about red flags. I think a lot of those were answered yesterday. On women and women's voices, it is vital that they...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Income Inequality (17 May 2022)

John Lahart: 117. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her views on Ireland’s level of income inequality as found in the recent European Union survey on income and living conditions data, including progress to meet the National Social Target for Poverty Reduction; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24670/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (17 May 2022)

John Lahart: 127. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her views on the findings of the most recent European Union survey on Income and living conditions data, including measures in place to support those found to be most at risk of poverty; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24669/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Taxi Regulation (17 May 2022)

John Lahart: 232. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the process by which the taxi regulator introduces new regulations; if stakeholder engagement is carried out before new regulations are introduced; if proposed new regulations have to be signed off by him; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24451/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Probate Applications (17 May 2022)

John Lahart: 617. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the reason that the Probate Office is not responding to calls from the public or from solicitors; the reason that the office does not return calls that are made to it; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24794/22]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (18 May 2022)

John Lahart: 7. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet subcommittee to oversee the State response to the Ukraine crisis will next meet. [24816/22]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (18 May 2022)

John Lahart: I ask the Taoiseach to take the time to acknowledge the Trojan work being undertaken on behalf of the State at the City West Hotel by volunteers from the South Dublin County Volunteer Centre and by staff from the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth, among others. Given that our Fianna Fáil party colleagues, Billy Kelleher, MEP, and Senator Dooley, paid...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Pension Provisions (18 May 2022)

John Lahart: 69. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when a person (details supplied) will receive their full pension entitlements from his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25036/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (18 May 2022)

John Lahart: 121. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the plans that her Department has put in place to accommodate students who have yet to be allocated a place for September 2022 while awaiting the building of a new school (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25048/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (18 May 2022)

John Lahart: 123. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the way that a school (details supplied) can access funding for significant works to be undertaken at the school that would not be covered by the summer works programme or other such programmes appropriate to a school that is now 40 years old. [25052/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Applications (18 May 2022)

John Lahart: 167. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of an application by persons (details supplied) under the Afghan Admission Programme; if all the relevant documentation has been provided; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24994/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (18 May 2022)

John Lahart: 177. To ask the Minister for Health when voretigene neparvovec luxturna will be added to the reimbursement list in line with the Health Act 2013 and the national framework agreed with the pharmaceutical industry under which a company must submit an application to the HSE to have a new medicine approved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24969/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: New National Maternity Hospital: Discussion (Resumed) (12 May 2022)

John Lahart: I will make a few brief points. I have listened to Dr. Boylan and I know he demands great respect, particularly among women. Nonetheless, I cannot help but think he has pressed all the appropriate buttons in his contribution today that frighten people, particularly in the context of women's health and the hard-fought gains therein. He is frightening them over the independence of the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: New National Maternity Hospital: Discussion (Resumed) (12 May 2022)

John Lahart: Satisfactory-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: New National Maternity Hospital: Discussion (Resumed) (12 May 2022)

John Lahart: I did not say that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: New National Maternity Hospital: Discussion (Resumed) (12 May 2022)

John Lahart: Does Dr. Boylan accept-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: New National Maternity Hospital: Discussion (Resumed) (12 May 2022)

John Lahart: I will skip the preliminaries. I have other questions. I raise the point about the protection against merging with another healthcare group. The Bon Secours model was mentioned. Do the witnesses have any comment on that? In other words, the St. Vincent’s Healthcare Group could merge with another foreign or domestic healthcare group. That would strand the NMH to some degree or...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: New National Maternity Hospital: Discussion (Resumed) (12 May 2022)

John Lahart: Okay.