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Joint Committee On Health: Mental Health Services: Samaritans Ireland (5 Oct 2021)

John Lahart: I thank the Chair. I was watching the earlier proceedings and I noted down a few points. I like the report submitted to us from the Samaritans and the presentation was interesting from several perspectives. I am not judging, but, as Ms Stack was just saying, the Samaritans organisation brings a certain amount of expertise to the partnerships into which it enters compared to many other...

Joint Committee On Health: Mental Health Services: Samaritans Ireland (5 Oct 2021)

John Lahart: Politics is a much maligned profession. It is the thing to do to knock the body yet there is not a politician in Leinster House who does not get up to half a dozen, and more, telephone calls to their offices from the same people every week or month. These people rarely have a query but they will manufacture one purely just to engage with someone. When house calls were permitted, a...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Passport Services (30 Sep 2021)

John Lahart: 77. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of applications for passports by persons from Dublin city and county that are currently outstanding; his plans to address the backlog; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46882/21]

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Budget 2022 Scrutiny (Resumed): Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (30 Sep 2021)

John Lahart: As a former member of this committee, the Minister knows its work very well. I thank him for his presentation. I have some questions. On the front-line bonus, I got the sense in recent days that it was getting out of control from a media perspective. There were lots of expectations and the story surrounding the proposal was getting bigger. This meeting may be an opportunity for the...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Budget 2022 Scrutiny (Resumed): Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (30 Sep 2021)

John Lahart: I do not have anything else to ask on that matter. One of the items in the Minister's contribution concerned the temporary supports being withdrawn over time. Will the Minister give us some more detail on that aspect, if he can?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Budget 2022 Scrutiny (Resumed): Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (30 Sep 2021)

John Lahart: We all have a picture in our minds of the bulk of those hundreds of thousands who have come off the PUP. We also have some slight sense of the people remaining on the payment being mostly in the arts and entertainment, air, travel and hospitality sectors. Which sectors does the Minister think will remain most in need in this regard? What kind of information is coming into the Department of...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: United Nations (30 Sep 2021)

John Lahart: 27. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on the recent meeting of the United Nations Security Council which Ireland chaired; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46883/21]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (30 Sep 2021)

John Lahart: 109. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will report on the implementation of the Strengthening our Defence Forces - high-level implementation plan. [47148/21]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (30 Sep 2021)

John Lahart: 119. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of new recruits that have enlisted in the Permanent Defence Forces in 2021; the net increase in the numbers in the Permanent Defence Forces resulting from this increase; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47149/21]

Housing for All: Statements (Resumed) (29 Sep 2021)

John Lahart: I am grateful for the opportunity to contribute to this debate. There is much talk in these discussions about the generation comprising those aged 25 to 35, about whom I know a lot from a personal perspective as well as a professional and political perspective. The question people in that age group have on their mind - perhaps not all of them at age 25, but it will articulate itself at some...

Data Centre Moratorium: Motion [Private Members] (29 Sep 2021)

John Lahart: How much time do I have? The Acting Chairman might give me a time. Have I two minutes?

Data Centre Moratorium: Motion [Private Members] (29 Sep 2021)

John Lahart: Figures from the IDA Ireland and the company show that close to 9,000 sustainable jobs were created as a result of AWS's investment in Tallaght. There is great synergy going on between AWS and South Dublin County Council in terms of the district heating scheme. We talk about water and I am very conscious of the amount of water. Do we know if data centres must use clean water? To the best...

Data Centre Moratorium: Motion [Private Members] (29 Sep 2021)

John Lahart: I thought Deputy McNamara's was among a number of really thoughtful contributions this morning. Sitting in the Chair is always a good place to be to listen to the debate. It is a necessary discussion but I am disappointed. That is why I liked the contributions of Deputies Bacik, McNamara and others. I found some of the other contributions incredibly one-sided - this rush to be on the...

Data Centre Moratorium: Motion [Private Members] (29 Sep 2021)

John Lahart: The next group is the People Before Profit-Solidarity and I have three speakers.

Data Centre Moratorium: Motion [Private Members] (29 Sep 2021)

John Lahart: There are a number of speakers in this time slot. When I tap the bell they will know they have ten seconds to wind up. I call Deputy Farrell.

Data Centre Moratorium: Motion [Private Members] (29 Sep 2021)

John Lahart: The next 20-minute speaking slot is for Sinn Féin. A number of speakers are sharing time. I call Deputy Darren O'Rourke.

Data Centre Moratorium: Motion [Private Members] (29 Sep 2021)

John Lahart: The Deputy is well over time.

Data Centre Moratorium: Motion [Private Members] (29 Sep 2021)

John Lahart: Not if you have to go over time.

Data Centre Moratorium: Motion [Private Members] (29 Sep 2021)

John Lahart: I call Deputy Shortall.