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- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Construction Industry (13 Jul 2023)
John Lahart: I thank the Minister of State, Deputy O'Donnell, for his presence to take this Topical Issue, which I can probably divide into two parts. The first part seeks to open a proper debate regarding the need for a regulatory body for the construction industry. The second point is to highlight, as I am sure most colleagues would be able to do, a specific circumstance relating to a home or homes...
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Construction Industry (13 Jul 2023)
John Lahart: Most people engage competent professionals to carry out due diligence in advance of purchasing a home, particularly a new home. The problem is that sometimes, as the Minister of State knows, the issues only come to light after purchase. Somebody can do all the due diligence in the world and the problem only comes to light some time after purchase. I want to acknowledge that while the CIF...
- Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (11 Jul 2023)
John Lahart: 180. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the total cost to date of the BusConnects project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34285/23]
- Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (11 Jul 2023)
John Lahart: 181. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the total cost to date of the BusConnects project for Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34287/23]
- Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (11 Jul 2023)
John Lahart: 182. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the total cost to date of the Metrolink North project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34289/23]
- Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (11 Jul 2023)
John Lahart: 183. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the total cost to date of the Metrolink Southwest project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34291/23]
- Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Defective Building Materials (11 Jul 2023)
John Lahart: 377. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will consider the centralisation of the defective concrete blocks grant scheme, the pyrite remediation scheme, the defective apartments and duplexes remediation scheme and any other relevant scheme to expedite and simplify the roll-out of these schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33730/23]
- Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Construction Industry (11 Jul 2023)
John Lahart: 413. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will consider creating a statutory oversight body for the construction sector that will investigate claims of negligent practices and-or defective buildings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34183/23]
- Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Construction Industry (11 Jul 2023)
John Lahart: 414. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will consider creating a construction defects insurance fund operated by the State, funded by the construction sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34184/23]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Cards (11 Jul 2023)
John Lahart: 714. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a breakdown of the cost of the average medical card, including the direct cost to the general practitioner; a breakdown of the indirect cost, to include the cost of drugs and other schemes which the medical card permits exemption; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33675/23]
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on New National Children’s Hospital: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (12 Jul 2023)
John Lahart: I thank the witnesses. I will leave a minute at the end of my contribution to get an update on the Tallaght satellite and how that is progressing. If our witnesses cannot provide that here, they might forward to the committee a note on it. Is there are state-to-state diplomatic element to resolving this? Royal BAM Group has a very good name internationally. We also had a...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on New National Children’s Hospital: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (12 Jul 2023)
John Lahart: Please do.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on New National Children’s Hospital: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (12 Jul 2023)
John Lahart: Okay, the board has appeared before us previously with exactly this kind of narrative.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on New National Children’s Hospital: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (12 Jul 2023)
John Lahart: What might be involved if BAM delivers that document and what does Mr. Gunning anticipate that it will contain?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on New National Children’s Hospital: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (12 Jul 2023)
John Lahart: What happens if the NPHDB do not arrive at this position?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on New National Children’s Hospital: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (12 Jul 2023)
John Lahart: Mr. Gunning says that BAM is not providing sufficient resources to deliver the hospital and to illustrate that point, BAM achieved 67% of its planned output in the past 12 months. Where does Mr. Gunning think BAM’s resources are? Do they have the resources?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on New National Children’s Hospital: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (12 Jul 2023)
John Lahart: Is this on-site or in the country?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on New National Children’s Hospital: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (12 Jul 2023)
John Lahart: Can we get a brief update on the satellite centres?