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Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Inflation: Discussion (resumed) (24 Nov 2021)

John Lahart: I read previously that the mandate from the ECB is connected with the foundation economic environment of the ECB at the time, when there was a great amount of growth going on and possibly nobody ever envisaged jobs being an issue. It came to a real head during the financial crisis, but that is perhaps for another day. In this paper Mr. Makhlouf suggests that if inflation was to persist...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Inflation: Discussion (resumed) (24 Nov 2021)

John Lahart: I thank the Governor for that. I like the introductory comment he made in this paper when he said "all financial crises are alike but an economic crisis is unique in its own fashion". How far behind do wage inflation pressures come? Is there a rough point in the economic cycle, that Mr. Makhlouf has seen before, whereby inflation manifests itself into wage inflation demands and...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Inflation: Discussion (resumed) (24 Nov 2021)

John Lahart: Is there is an economic formula that indicates the lag period before wage demands start to kick in following inflation? I ask Dr. Cassidy not to answer that question now because I do not want to eat into someone else's time.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Budget Process (23 Nov 2021)

John Lahart: 4. To ask the Taoiseach the social impact assessments carried out by his Department and public bodies and agencies under his remit. [57183/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Mental Health Services (23 Nov 2021)

John Lahart: 97. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the strategies in place to offer enhanced mental health supports for primary and secondary students; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57290/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Educational Disadvantage (23 Nov 2021)

John Lahart: 168. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the strategies to support children and young persons who are at risk of the highest levels of educational disadvantage; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57291/21]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: European Union (18 Nov 2021)

John Lahart: 20. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on his recent attendance at the second Plenary Session of the Conference on the Future of Europe. [56376/21]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Meetings (18 Nov 2021)

John Lahart: 62. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on his recent visit to the port of Dunkirk for the inauguration of the Irish terminal. [56377/21]

Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021: Second Stage (Resumed) (17 Nov 2021)

John Lahart: I thank the Minister for his presence in the Chamber to address this. I will go through a few preliminary issues that are raised in the Bill. I join my colleagues in welcoming the fact they are covered. I welcome the Bill and the effort to address many long-standing issues. I have some constructive observations to make, specifically on the place of e-scooters in the Bill. I welcome...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Data (17 Nov 2021)

John Lahart: 254. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons availing of private health insurance by age group (details supplied). [56415/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic (16 Nov 2021)

John Lahart: 364. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans for the reintroduction of contact tracing into schools given the rising figures being experienced. [55872/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Public Sector Staff (16 Nov 2021)

John Lahart: 365. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the 29-day sick certificate for teachers given that there appears to be confusion in relation to extended sick leave beyond the 29 days; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55873/21]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Irish Language (11 Nov 2021)

John Lahart: 112. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her plans to promote the use of Irish outside Gaeltacht areas particularly in the capital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55121/21]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sport and Recreational Development (11 Nov 2021)

John Lahart: 183. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her plans to encourage the sports for all approach across sport; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55120/21]

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Drug Dealing (9 Nov 2021)

John Lahart: I thank the Minister of State.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Drug Dealing (9 Nov 2021)

John Lahart: That answer is much less heartening than the Taoiseach's response when I raised the same issue on the Order of Business. It is not enough. That is the very simple message I ask the Minister of State to bring back to the Minister. She might ask him, and his constituency colleague, why Bray Local Drug and Alcohol Task Force gets significantly more funding than Tallaght Drug and Alcohol Task...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Drug Dealing (9 Nov 2021)

John Lahart: I had to play that card tonight. What is being done is not enough and we need more. That is the message we need the Minister of State to bring back to her ministerial colleagues and there is nobody better to do so than her.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Drug Dealing (9 Nov 2021)

John Lahart: I am grateful that the Minister of State is present. I am not from Tallaght but I have been lucky enough to grow to love it and its people as one of the Teachtaí Dála who represents it. The people there have given me the honour and privilege of representing them in parliament on two occasions now. Tallaght is a rich tapestry that is made up of city and region. Much of...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (9 Nov 2021)

John Lahart: Yesterday, the Tallaght drugs and alcohol task force published a document, The landscape of substance misuse and its impact on the communities of Tallaght Drugs & Alcohol Task Force. I have a hard copy for the Taoiseach to peruse in his own time. I know he will agree when he has read it that it is a worrying and deeply concerning account and assessment. The previous Government...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (9 Nov 2021)

John Lahart: How might the Government propose to replicate that process?