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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?

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Insurance Industry (9 Nov 2021)

John Lahart: 86. To ask the Minister for Finance the plans he has to address the process of price walking in insurance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54353/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (9 Nov 2021)

John Lahart: 118. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of businesses in Dublin city and county that have now registered under the business resumption support scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54352/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (9 Nov 2021)

John Lahart: 624. To ask the Minister for Health the plans in place for those who meet the criteria for a vaccine booster shot but are unable to leave their homes; the body that will be responsible for the delivery of these shots; when they will start rolling out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54487/21]

Finance Bill 2021: Second Stage (Resumed) (3 Nov 2021)

John Lahart: I was a little frustrated when I realised I had only three and a half minutes to contribute to this debate, but I copped myself on and realised that if anyone outside the House were offered the same amount of time to speak on the Finance Bill in this Chamber, he or she would grasp it with both hands. I will use the time to focus narrowly on one area. The Minister is aware of the work of...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (3 Nov 2021)

John Lahart: 12. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on economic recovery and investment last met; and when it is next due to meet. [43814/21]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (3 Nov 2021)

John Lahart: I thank the Taoiseach and echo the words of my colleague, Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan, in respect of the Taoiseach's representation of the country at COP 26. My question has a Dublin perspective. Covid has exposed the capital city as having been overdependent, and having grown utterly reliant, on events, hospitality and tourism, which are the oxygen that allows the city to breathe....

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (3 Nov 2021)

John Lahart: The Deputy took four minutes from my slot and I did not-----

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (3 Nov 2021)

John Lahart: This slot.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (3 Nov 2021)

John Lahart: Thank you. Deputy Barry took four minutes but had been granted two minutes.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (3 Nov 2021)

John Lahart: In the context of the Cabinet committee on economic recovery and investment, does the Taoiseach agree that we should prioritise the rejuvenation of the capital city, with assistance in de-emphasising event tourism and business tourism, even though they, along with tourism in general, are important to the city? Does he agree that with the aim of creating a living, breathing capital-----

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (3 Nov 2021)

John Lahart: -----in which people can live, study and work proximate to where they are living, that is one lesson Parliament and the Government have learned as a result of the ongoing Covid challenge that faces the country?

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Reviews (2 Nov 2021)

John Lahart: 55. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when the review of the retail sector will be complete; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52619/21]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Insurance Industry (2 Nov 2021)

John Lahart: 70. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will report on the implementation of the insurance reform measures under the aegis of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52618/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (2 Nov 2021)

John Lahart: 173. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the current status in relation to provision of LUAS carriages on the red line; the increases in carriages that have taken place in the past two years; the increase in service that has taken place in the past two years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52053/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (2 Nov 2021)

John Lahart: 174. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the improved services that are planned for the provision of Luas Redline services to Citywest via Tallaght and to Citywest via Red Cow given the huge developments taking place in Citywest and its environs. [52054/21]