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Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Priorities for Budget 2019: Discussion (19 Jun 2018)

John Lahart: Deputy Lisa Chambers asked a number of the questions that I had an interest in and they have been covered. I thank the three organisations for their interesting presentations. None of them mentioned single people with no dependants who make up 25% of the workforce. I am always intrigued by this. It is a significant cohort of the workforce. Such people probably have more demands on them...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing (20 Jun 2018)

John Lahart: 231. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his views on the fact that a person (details supplied) who has been on the housing list of a local authority and then moved to the housing list of a different local authority loses all the time built up on the waiting list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27061/18]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Impact of Core Bus Corridor Proposals: Discussion (20 Jun 2018)

John Lahart: It has been an interesting conversation. I thank Ms Graham and Mr. Creegan for their attendance and public service. Ms Graham made the point regarding Luas cross city that when College Green did not come into play, the NTA was forced to make changes. That is not really the case because it would have known of that months in advance of the opening of Luas cross city. The chaos caused by...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Impact of Core Bus Corridor Proposals: Discussion (20 Jun 2018)

John Lahart: That may be so, but buses were the casualties. Some routes were amended, such as the No. 15 which I use. It was redirected from College Green in advance of Luas cross city to facilitate that project. However, it was not restored to its original route and the closest stop to the Oireachtas, for example, for a person travelling on the bus from Knocklyon or Templeogue is College Green or the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Impact of Core Bus Corridor Proposals: Discussion (20 Jun 2018)

John Lahart: I will curtail my questions.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Impact of Core Bus Corridor Proposals: Discussion (20 Jun 2018)

John Lahart: I appreciate that. I am happy to get written answers to those questions. The witnesses do not have to respond verbally. A major issue for Ballycullen, Knocklyon and Firhouse is that there is nothing for them in the metro plan under Project Ireland 2040.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Impact of Core Bus Corridor Proposals: Discussion (20 Jun 2018)

John Lahart: No, I am not finished. I thought this could be an easy gain for the NTA. Ballycullen is one of the fastest growing areas in my constituency. There are BusConnects corridors proposed for Tallaght to Terenure and for Rathfarnham to Terenure with a huge road width available because there is a park. There is a quality bus corridor, QBC, on Firhouse Road that could very easily connect to the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Impact of Core Bus Corridor Proposals: Discussion (20 Jun 2018)

John Lahart: I mean we should have a separate meeting.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Impact of Core Bus Corridor Proposals: Discussion (20 Jun 2018)

John Lahart: It should be a separate meeting. The NTA did not give a timeline for the public consultation process on BusConnects or say how the review of the network ties in with it.

Questions on Promised Legislation (21 Jun 2018)

John Lahart: He did.

Questions on Promised Legislation (21 Jun 2018)

John Lahart: My question relates to having a directly elected mayor of Dublin. More than a year ago, the Tánaiste, who was the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government at the time, asked Deputy Eamon Ryan and me to pause our legislation on this matter on the basis that there would be movement on it in September of that year. I welcome the Taoiseach's commitment to a...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: DEIS Eligibility (26 Jun 2018)

John Lahart: 145. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a school (details supplied) can be classified as DEIS band 1. [27394/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages Provision (26 Jun 2018)

John Lahart: 305. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be allocated a home care package; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27399/18]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Plastic Bag Levy (26 Jun 2018)

John Lahart: 463. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment further to Parliamentary Question No. 455 of 19 June 2018, the amount collected from the plastic bag levy in each of the years from 2013 to 2017; the number of the 70 cent or more bags that have been sold in the same period by commercial and retail outlets; and his views on whether, by pricing the bags at 70 cent or...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Railway Safety (Amendment) Bill 2018: Discussion (27 Jun 2018)

John Lahart: Most of the questions have been asked. I thank Ms Nic Lochlainn for her public service and for attending today. Why was this missed? What was the cause of this omission?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Railway Safety (Amendment) Bill 2018: Discussion (27 Jun 2018)

John Lahart: DART drivers come under Iarnród Éireann.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Railway Safety (Amendment) Bill 2018: Discussion (27 Jun 2018)

John Lahart: It is reassuring that the submission states that of 710 employees who underwent tests over three years in Iarnród Éireann, eight tested positive. However, as it also states, this should not happen at all. Did the positive tests relate to drink or drugs?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Railway Safety (Amendment) Bill 2018: Discussion (27 Jun 2018)

John Lahart: I would like the same information for Transdev. These are just details. Is the random testing carried out while the driver is at the controls or at any time in the workplace?

Other Questions: Hospital Waiting Lists (28 Jun 2018)

John Lahart: 6. To ask the Minister for Health the action that will be taken to reduce outpatient waiting times for neurology consultations in Tallaght University Hospital where 1,276 appointments are outstanding for more than 18 months. [28194/18]

Other Questions: Hospital Waiting Lists (28 Jun 2018)

John Lahart: Almost 1,300 people are awaiting neurology consultations and appointments in Tallaght University Hospital for more than 18 months. Neurology includes syndromes like Parkinson's, Alzheimer's, epilepsy and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, ADHD. Given that, in the case of Parkinson's, the maximum recommended waiting time for an appointment with a neurologist is approximately six...