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Joint Committee On Health: General Scheme of the Mental Health (Amendment) Bill 2021: Discussion (Resumed) (30 Nov 2021)

John Lahart: That is terrific.

Planning and Development (Amendment) (Large-scale Residential Development) Bill 2021 [Seanad]: Second Stage (25 Nov 2021)

John Lahart: It was a Fianna Fáil commitment in that regard. I have heard the Deputy speak passionately about this and I acknowledge that he supports such action. There are a few amendments I would like considered as well but the bottom line is that an unsuccessful, disastrous policy is being brought to an end by a Fianna Fáil Minister with responsibility for housing. The House should at...

Planning and Development (Amendment) (Large-scale Residential Development) Bill 2021 [Seanad]: Second Stage (25 Nov 2021)

John Lahart: The problem that confronts me here is to combine my loyalty, affection and respect for the Minister as a colleague with the criticism which he knows I have of the previous process. One of the previous speakers suggested this was a U-turn in Government policy. As a Fianna Fáil Deputy, I can say this is not a U-turn in Government policy. This is Fianna Fáil putting its stamp on...

Planning and Development (Amendment) (Large-scale Residential Development) Bill 2021 [Seanad]: Second Stage (25 Nov 2021)

John Lahart: We did not support it, actually. It was stitched into the programme for Government. I wish we had outlawed SHDs from the start. However, this legislation appears to do it. I was concerned that a Government press release about its legislative programme and what it was prioritising for autumn term - I welcome that this Bill has been prioritised - stated that the legislation would see a...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Social Welfare Schemes (25 Nov 2021)

John Lahart: 11. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the details of the changes to the carer’s allowance means test; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58004/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (25 Nov 2021)

John Lahart: 33. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of persons availing of the fuel allowance, by main social welfare payment, in tabular form; her plans to extend eligibility for the scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58005/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (25 Nov 2021)

John Lahart: 140. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality her assessment of the recent rise in fraud crime. [57818/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Domestic Violence (25 Nov 2021)

John Lahart: 146. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the action being taken to deal with the increase in domestic violence during the pandemic. [57819/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (25 Nov 2021)

John Lahart: 305. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will request statistical information from the Garda Commissioner on the number of instances of spiking that have taken place to date in 2021; if she will request the views of the Commissioner in this regard; if such spiking took place in the form of an injection into the body of a third-party by syringe; the number of...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Emergency Departments (25 Nov 2021)

John Lahart: 336. To ask the Minister for Health the number of instances of spiking, including either physical spiking of a person, perhaps through syringe into a part of the body, or of spiking of a drink, that have resulted in presentations at emergency departments in hospitals, by hospital, in tabular form; and the presenting symptoms of the patients to emergency departments in this regard. [58096/21]

Covid-19: New Measures: Statements (24 Nov 2021)

John Lahart: I thank the Minister and Ministers of State for being present. Having listened to members of the Opposition, I am very tempted to look back at the past year and where we were this time last year or a little before that, when the world felt a vaccine would not be available until now. To the Deputies who say the Minister has failed and the Government has failed to look after its people, I...

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

John Lahart: I thank and welcome the witnesses. Is this the first time that the Governor has appeared before this committee?

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

John Lahart: The Governor is very welcome. I do not wish to pile pressure on the present Governor but his predecessor made himself very available, which was always very appreciated by the committee. I am not an economist and I focused on the Governor's paper entitled Inflation dynamics in a pandemic: maintaining vigilance and optionality, in which he fleshed out some of these issues. I will work...

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]