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- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Fees (19 May 2021)
John Lahart: 171. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the fees that a person (details supplied) will be expected to pay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26752/21]
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Ventilation and Covid-19: Discussion (19 May 2021)
John Lahart: I thank our witnesses for those very interesting documents and presentations. This issue has major implications. I am interested in the application of ventilation. I visited a lot of schools in my constituency prior to Christmas and the way in which the age of the building influenced how the school managed ventilation was really interesting. With the ultra-modern, state-of-the-art...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Ventilation and Covid-19: Discussion (19 May 2021)
John Lahart: This is really interesting stuff. How would Ms Hegarty see it being put on a structured, formal basis in terms of feeding into any future plans in the autumn and the winter? That is the first matter. My second point is about public transport: trams, the DART, trains and buses. They are back up to 50% capacity now. What kinds of data does Ms Hegarty have on that? An obvious area...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Ventilation and Covid-19: Discussion (19 May 2021)
John Lahart: Have they done so, does Ms Hegarty know?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Ventilation and Covid-19: Discussion (19 May 2021)
John Lahart: I am sorry for interrupting Ms Hegarty. It is just to feed into what she says. I see all the windows open. I just feel that that stems from perhaps not a particularly scientific approach. How can we assist public transport companies towards best practice in this regard? They cannot be faulted because we are learning all the time, but how could they be assisted with this? What technology...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Ventilation and Covid-19: Discussion (19 May 2021)
John Lahart: This is the mask I am wearing today. These are the ones we can buy in all our shops. Is this a good-quality mask? This is what everybody is wearing besides the cloth ones.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Ventilation and Covid-19: Discussion (19 May 2021)
John Lahart: My mask is a surgical mask, is it?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Ventilation and Covid-19: Discussion (19 May 2021)
John Lahart: Is that something Ms Hegarty recommends?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Ventilation and Covid-19: Discussion (19 May 2021)
John Lahart: Is NPHET aware of Ms Hegarty's recommendation? I believe in masks but there are still conflicting reports as to their efficacy.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Ventilation and Covid-19: Discussion (19 May 2021)
John Lahart: When Ms Hegarty recommends-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Ventilation and Covid-19: Discussion (19 May 2021)
John Lahart: Have I gone over? Okay. That is fine. I did not get a warning.
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: State Pensions (18 May 2021)
John Lahart: That is very welcome news. At present, as the Minister knows, the social welfare rates, including the State pension, are determined as part of the annual budgetary process. There is no explicit link between the State pension rate and earnings or prices. This means the real value of the rate can change from year to year, depending on the general cost of living and the economic context. ...
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: State Pensions (18 May 2021)
John Lahart: As the Minister knows, many people are heavily reliant on State pension payments. Future pensioners yet to come on stream are uncertain as to what rate of pension they will get. I acknowledge what the Minister said about the increases. I support all those increases, but they are legislated for and are not anticipated. They are not something people can count on. I urge the Minister, the...
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: State Pensions (18 May 2021)
John Lahart: 80. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of the commitment to benchmark pension rates to salaries and inflation, as contained in the Roadmap for Social Inclusion 2020-2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26252/21]
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: State Pensions (18 May 2021)
John Lahart: The Minister is a breath of fresh air. The two previous speakers stole my thunder because I came in intending to say what they said. On behalf of my constituents, I thank all the officials in the Department for keeping the show on the road. What the staff of the Department of Social Protection have done throughout the country has been very underestimated, particularly when one considers...
- Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (18 May 2021)
John Lahart: 110. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the take-up of parent’s leave and parent’s benefit since the extension was announced on 1 April 2021; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26251/21]
- Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (18 May 2021)
John Lahart: 161. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the supports that are available for a small businesses (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25585/21]
- Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (18 May 2021)
John Lahart: 291. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has considered VAT exemption for counsellors and psychotherapists that is available for other allied health professionals. [25619/21]