Results 901-920 of 6,533 for speaker:John Lahart

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Capital Programme Data (11 Sep 2017)

John Lahart: 1608. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the sports capital funding to organisations (details supplied) and other sports by project, in each of the years 2011 to 2016, and to date in 2017; the largest allocation given; the number of projects; the amount per annum; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38587/17]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Capital Programme Data (11 Sep 2017)

John Lahart: 1609. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the sports capital funding by county in 2015 and 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38588/17]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Infrastructure Provision (11 Sep 2017)

John Lahart: 1610. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans for projects within the South Dublin County Council administrative area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38589/17]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Departmental Funding (11 Sep 2017)

John Lahart: 1634. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the funding allocated to an organisation (details supplied) in each of the years 2011 to 2016, and to date in 2017; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38586/17]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Jobseeker's Payments (11 Sep 2017)

John Lahart: 1908. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of persons in receipt of jobseeker's payments in the Dublin South-West constituency, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38578/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Motor Tax Yield (11 Sep 2017)

John Lahart: 1940. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the amount of motor tax collected in each of the years 2011 to 2016 and to date in 2017. [36909/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Motor Tax Yield (11 Sep 2017)

John Lahart: 1941. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of persons who pay their tax in a once-off yearly payment; and the amount that is accrued from the motor tax. [36910/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Motor Tax Yield (11 Sep 2017)

John Lahart: 1942. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the percentage of persons who pay motor tax quarterly or half yearly. [36911/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Motor Tax Yield (11 Sep 2017)

John Lahart: 1943. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the yield to the Exchequer from the excess charged to persons who do not pay their motor tax in one payment but spread it over the year with quarterly or twice yearly payments. [36912/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Motor Tax Yield (11 Sep 2017)

John Lahart: 1944. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the cost per year if motor tax was charged at the same rate to every person regardless of whether they pay on a yearly, twice yearly or quarterly basis. [36913/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Data (11 Sep 2017)

John Lahart: 2053. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of planning applications for new housing units that have been received to the end of June 2017; the number in each of the years 2014 to 2016 for private housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38594/17]

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Ex-ante Scrutiny of Budget 2018: Irish Fiscal Advisory Council and Economic and Social Research Institute (13 Sep 2017)

John Lahart: Thank you, Chair. I do not think I will use them. I have a number of questions. I am going to focus a little bit on housing from a budgetary point of view. When the IFAC was here the last time, it had some interesting points to make with regard to the difficulty and complexity of addressing the housing shortage. One of the issues raised was that the unemployment rate is at 6% and...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Ex-ante Scrutiny of Budget 2018: Irish Fiscal Advisory Council and Economic and Social Research Institute (13 Sep 2017)

John Lahart: Mr. Tutty has interpreted it as many in the media have interpreted it but it was never intended as a tax cut. The self-financing bit of it was a piece at the end and it was suggested that it would cost the Exchequer €250 million to cut the VAT rate on building materials. I do not think anybody would argue that the VAT rate for the tourism industry was to benefit restaurants. It was...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Ex-ante Scrutiny of Budget 2018: Irish Business and Employers Confederation (19 Sep 2017)

John Lahart: I will not need it but thank you, Chair. I do not think I will need it.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Ex-ante Scrutiny of Budget 2018: Irish Business and Employers Confederation (19 Sep 2017)

John Lahart: I thank the witnesses for the presentation and the documents. I have just a couple of questions. The first is a comment on the comments made by the witnesses on USC. Based on their comments the witnesses appear to favour a minor reduction in USC over its complete abolition but they do not seem to take account of the fact that everyone pays USC and so a reduction in USC benefits everyone,...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Ex-ante Scrutiny of Budget 2018: Irish Business and Employers Confederation (19 Sep 2017)

John Lahart: It is self-imposed.

Social Welfare, Pensions and Civil Registration Bill 2017: Second Stage (Resumed) (20 Sep 2017)

John Lahart: This is the first opportunity I have had to congratulate the Minister on her appointment. The purpose of this Bill is to provide for amendments to the Social Welfare (Consolidation) Act 2005, the Pensions Act 1990 and the Civil Registration Act 2004. Fianna Fáil does not intend to oppose the Bill on Second Stage. One of the main provisions of the Bill is to amend the Social Welfare...

Social Welfare, Pensions and Civil Registration Bill 2017: Second Stage (Resumed) (20 Sep 2017)

John Lahart: Does the Minister mean discretionary?

Social Welfare, Pensions and Civil Registration Bill 2017: Second Stage (Resumed) (20 Sep 2017)

John Lahart: Sorry, yes, that is one third of the €58 billion.

Social Welfare, Pensions and Civil Registration Bill 2017: Second Stage (Resumed) (20 Sep 2017)

John Lahart: Sorry, it is one third of the €58 billion.