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Saincheisteanna Tráthúla (Atógáil) - Topical Issue Debate (Resumed): Wildlife Conservation (25 Sep 2019)

John Lahart: I express my appreciation to the Ceann Comhairle for facilitating me and my constituency colleague, Deputy Crowe, in raising this issue and thank the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, Deputy Madigan, for taking the question. I do not intend to engage in any drama about the matter with the Minister. The case is well known and what happened in Seán Walsh Memorial Park...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Data (25 Sep 2019)

John Lahart: 101. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the typical offences recorded statistically as offences against Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38999/19]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Electric Vehicles (24 Sep 2019)

John Lahart: 400. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of electric vehicle charging points he anticipates will be in place in Dublin by the end of 2019, 2020 and 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38749/19]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Electric Vehicles (24 Sep 2019)

John Lahart: 401. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of electric vehicle charging points he anticipates will be in place nationwide by the end of 2019, 2020 and 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38750/19]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Electric Vehicles (24 Sep 2019)

John Lahart: 408. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans to assess the reduction in general carbon emissions of an electric car, the power for which is derived exclusively from fossil fuels versus an electric car powered exclusively from clean power such as wind. [38463/19]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Transport Authority Expenditure (24 Sep 2019)

John Lahart: 480. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the budget expended by the National Transport Authority in 2018, and to date in 2019, in respect of the promotion of the BusConnects project; the details of each form of media and public event; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38751/19]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Motor Tax Yield (17 Sep 2019)

John Lahart: 120. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason motor tax may have missed its target in terms of revenue to date in 2019. [37060/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Patronage (17 Sep 2019)

John Lahart: 187. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the dates and timelines and other details of the patronage vote for a school (details supplied); when voting will take place; and when the outcome will be announced. [37128/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (17 Sep 2019)

John Lahart: 188. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the latest developments with regard to the proposed new building for a school (details supplied); the planned moving in date for pupils; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37129/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Homeless Persons Supports (17 Sep 2019)

John Lahart: 663. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if it is normal practice for his Department to fund homeless hubs in Dublin or nationally; if not, if his Department been requested to fund homeless hubs; if so, the person or body by which and the reason therefor; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37061/19]

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Budget Scrutiny: Minister for Finance (17 Sep 2019)

John Lahart: I thank the Minister and his officials for their service. Some of the questions I had intended to ask have been asked. The Minister mentioned apprenticeships, which has been a hobby horse of mine for several years. He needs to start not where he has done but rather engage in education. As I stated at another debate when representatives from the Construction Industry Federation appeared...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Budget Scrutiny: Minister for Finance (17 Sep 2019)

John Lahart: I appreciate that.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Budget Scrutiny: Minister for Finance (17 Sep 2019)

John Lahart: Until when?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Budget Scrutiny: Minister for Finance (17 Sep 2019)

John Lahart: I refer to changes within the past year.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Budget Scrutiny: Minister for Finance (17 Sep 2019)

John Lahart: I do not know the answer to the following question, which relates to the Minister's function with the Revenue Commissioners. We envisage there will be another overrun in the anticipated corporation tax take, that is, that it will exceed expectations. If that happens, how does the Minister intend to use any excess over what was anticipated? The Committee on Budgetary Oversight has...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Budget Scrutiny: Minister for Finance (17 Sep 2019)

John Lahart: I understand why the Revenue Commissioners would not share details of the principal contributors but my question is whether there is a facility whereby they can raise red flags for the Minister and highlight if they notice a significant decrease, for example, in the corporation tax collected from one or two of the largest contributors in the past year.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Budget Scrutiny: Minister for Finance (17 Sep 2019)

John Lahart: I turn to vehicle registration tax, VRT, for diesel and petrol. I attended a conference earlier where somebody stated that, when taken in the round, the impact of electric cars will be to reduce carbon emissions by approximately 20%. In light of all the ballyhoo, that is not very significant and it does not take into account that when they are run in Ireland, they probably are powered by...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Scrutiny of Tax Expenditures (Resumed) (11 Sep 2019)

John Lahart: I thank Mr. Coffey and his team. For people who might be interested in this and following it, and for people who read committee and Dáil debates, it is worth recapping why the Irish Fiscal Advisory Council was established. It was to assist the Government in avoiding the mistakes of the past by providing a constant stream of advice. Most people would accept such advice was sadly...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Scrutiny of Tax Expenditures (Resumed) (11 Sep 2019)

John Lahart: As I understand it, Mr. Coffey is saying is that the package of measures ought to come from within the €600 million and that any amount over and above thatin other words, additional to the €2.8 billionought to be offset by cost-cutting or savings measures across the board.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Scrutiny of Tax Expenditures (Resumed) (11 Sep 2019)

John Lahart: Mr. Coffey and his colleagues mentioned that a good way to view corporation tax is that it is to Ireland what oil was to Norway. In other words, it is a finite resource. I was taken with the comment that we have embedded much of that tax in our current expenditure. Can Mr. Coffey quantify the amount of corporation tax that has become embedded in our day-to-day spending?