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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Implementation of Sláintecare: Discussion (6 Oct 2021)

John Lahart: I thank the Minister and the Secretary General. Context is everything. I have always tried to be non-partisan on this and I will continue in that vein. In a non-partisan way, there are two or three issues that strike me about this. First, the Minister is just a year and a half in the job, so much of the narrative around Sláintecare would have preceded his time in office. Second, Mr....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Implementation of Sláintecare: Discussion (6 Oct 2021)

John Lahart: Does Mr. Watt wish to add to that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Implementation of Sláintecare: Discussion (6 Oct 2021)

John Lahart: The implementation board will be co-chaired by Mr. Watt and the chief executive of the HSE.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Implementation of Sláintecare: Discussion (6 Oct 2021)

John Lahart: I did not ask any of that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Implementation of Sláintecare: Discussion (6 Oct 2021)

John Lahart: When does that start?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Implementation of Sláintecare: Discussion (6 Oct 2021)

John Lahart: I ask Mr. Watt to expand what he has said about reorganising the Department.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Implementation of Sláintecare: Discussion (6 Oct 2021)

John Lahart: Is Mr. Watt saying that Sláintecare will now effectively be part of the oxygen in the Department of Health?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Implementation of Sláintecare: Discussion (6 Oct 2021)

John Lahart: I thank Mr. Watt.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Arts Policy (5 Oct 2021)

John Lahart: As far as I am concerned, the Minister has left few questions to be asked. The fact that a number of us submitted questions gave her ample time to give us that answer. I am taken with the Minister's response. I completely trust her on this issue. She has touched on every possible point there, from stakeholder involvement, to various different models of pay that might be considered, to the...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Arts Policy (5 Oct 2021)

John Lahart: The thought that comes to mind is that Fianna Fáil has a proud tradition in this area, of which the Minister will be aware. Charles Haughey was remembered for the tax exemptions for artists. These kinds of measures do not even happen once in a generation. These kinds of measures skip generations from time to time. The Minister now has a heavy burden on her shoulders. I do not think...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Arts Policy (5 Oct 2021)

John Lahart: I know where the Minister's heart lies on this point. I have heard her perform, when she sang. It was in a church. It was for a very worthy cause, but the church happened to be the venue. The point I wanted to make is one close to my heart. Every parish and community in Ireland has clubs, pavilions and clubhouses. Sports capital has been incredibly successful. With the exception of...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Arts Policy (5 Oct 2021)

John Lahart: There is always a follow-up. There is no such thing as a free compliment, as the Minister will discover. The Minister has somewhat covered this question in one of her previous answers. I am asking it on behalf of my colleague, Deputy Calleary, but it is a subject close to me and to many Deputies and especially my constituents in Dublin South-West. It concerns the basic income guarantee...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Tourism Industry (5 Oct 2021)

John Lahart: 20. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her strategies to assist the tourism hospitality industry to retain and regain qualified staff in the sector; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47930/21]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: National Sports Policy Framework (5 Oct 2021)

John Lahart: 54. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her plans to encourage a sports for all approach across sport; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47929/21]

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?