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Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Ukraine War (24 Mar 2022)

John Lahart: The House is happy to support the Minister taking that time and, in particular, the sentiments expressed to his wife, Anne, on the loss she is experiencing at this time, and to his family. Thank you for taking the time to express the thoughts of the Government and the Members.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Ukraine War (24 Mar 2022)

John Lahart: Before we continue, Standing Orders dictate the time for Priority Questions. There are six and a half minutes each, and that includes the introduction and ministerial reply. I must stick to that to ensure that everybody gets in. I call Deputy Brady.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Childcare Services (24 Mar 2022)

John Lahart: The final question in this section will be put by Deputy Matthews who will only have one return call on it.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Survivors Memorial (24 Mar 2022)

John Lahart: 53. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will provide an update on progress made towards the establishment of a national memorial and archive for survivors of institutional abuses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15313/22]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (24 Mar 2022)

John Lahart: 57. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will provide an update on the total admissions to the Irish Refugee Protection Programme since its inception, including when the next group of refugees from Jordan and Lebanon are expected; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15312/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Ukraine War (24 Mar 2022)

John Lahart: 140. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he is satisfied that all the activities of the staff in the Russian embassy are compatible with their diplomatic status. [15146/22]

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Stability Programme Update Scrutiny (Resumed): Central Bank of Ireland (23 Mar 2022)

John Lahart: I thank Dr. Cassidy and Dr. O'Brien. I have a couple of quick questions to start with and if they can give reasonably quick answers, we might get into a little more detail after that. What is the country's debt, as we speak?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Stability Programme Update Scrutiny (Resumed): Central Bank of Ireland (23 Mar 2022)

John Lahart: That is nearly a quarter of a trillion euro. That is borrowed at relatively low interest rates. Is that correct?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Stability Programme Update Scrutiny (Resumed): Central Bank of Ireland (23 Mar 2022)

John Lahart: I am surprised that the witnesses have not really outlined a worst-case scenario, although things are moving quickly. To me, we are into a worst-case scenario in relation to Ukraine. This is not going to end quickly. Its economy has come to a complete standstill. We are not finished with sanctions and we have not fully begun to feel the impact. We have not taken the maximum number or...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Stability Programme Update Scrutiny (Resumed): Central Bank of Ireland (23 Mar 2022)

John Lahart: Do we have any sense of how much Russian money there is floating around the Irish economy?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Stability Programme Update Scrutiny (Resumed): Central Bank of Ireland (23 Mar 2022)

John Lahart: Are they subject to sanctions, as a matter of interest?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Stability Programme Update Scrutiny (Resumed): Central Bank of Ireland (23 Mar 2022)

John Lahart: What does that mean, in effect?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Stability Programme Update Scrutiny (Resumed): Central Bank of Ireland (23 Mar 2022)

John Lahart: That is a good point. It just seemed an obvious question. I do not want to press Dr. Cassidy on something that is outside his remit. That would be unfair. Let us get back to the debt. It is a quarter of a trillion euro, which we forget so easily about. How sustainable is that figure?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Stability Programme Update Scrutiny (Resumed): Central Bank of Ireland (23 Mar 2022)

John Lahart: Yes.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Stability Programme Update Scrutiny (Resumed): Central Bank of Ireland (23 Mar 2022)

John Lahart: Dr. Cassidy says it exceeds where he would like it to be by a considerable amount. It is €232 billion. Would he be more comfortable if it was in and around €150 billion? Would that be more manageable in the long term? We might not be as exposed to risks and shocks.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Stability Programme Update Scrutiny (Resumed): Central Bank of Ireland (23 Mar 2022)

John Lahart: The Parliamentary Budget Office, PBO, which informs this committee and does a lot of research for us, has published a number of pieces recently with which Dr. Cassidy may be familiar. We can all see the challenges facing the Government. There is real pressure coming from particular forces who argue every time there is a crisis, either with a small or a capital C, that the Government must...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Stability Programme Update Scrutiny (Resumed): Central Bank of Ireland (23 Mar 2022)

John Lahart: I ask Dr. Cassidy to define a permanent shock. I am not being stupid. I understand the concept of a temporary shock but the current shock could potentially be a decade long before it works itself out. Is that a permanent shock?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Stability Programme Update Scrutiny (Resumed): Central Bank of Ireland (23 Mar 2022)

John Lahart: When does one decide it is not a temporary shock?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Hospital Doctor Retention and Motivation Project: Discussion (23 Mar 2022)

John Lahart: I thank the Chair. I was actually just writing a note to say that I will have to depart. A group from the Huntington's Disease Association of Ireland is coming in at 11 a.m. and I am hosting them. I am really thrilled to have an opportunity to speak. I will only use five minutes of my time. I thank the witnesses. I am really concerned about some aspects of their presentation. I am very...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Hospital Doctor Retention and Motivation Project: Discussion (23 Mar 2022)

John Lahart: I have to depart. Shrinking the gap is a very good way of describing it. It certainly speaks to me. It speaks of a big gap between administration and the day-to-day role of the hospital doctors. Clearly, the chief executive of the HSE and the Minister have a role here. When we go into private session at some stage later in the week, certainly, I think the witnesses have exercised our...