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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Ministerial Meetings (7 Feb 2019)

John Lahart: 221. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of times he has convened his officials and appropriate invitees to meet to specifically discuss traffic congestion in Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5991/19]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Ministerial Meetings (7 Feb 2019)

John Lahart: 219. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of times he has met representatives of cycling bodies in Dublin since his appointment. [5988/19]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Ministerial Meetings (7 Feb 2019)

John Lahart: 220. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of times he has met with a person (details supplied) to discuss plans for College Green Plaza and the potential impact same will have on traffic flow and public transport flow in Dublin city. [5989/19]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Ministerial Meetings (7 Feb 2019)

John Lahart: 222. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the meetings he has had with TII to discuss demand management measures on the M50. [5995/19]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Ministerial Meetings (7 Feb 2019)

John Lahart: 223. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of meetings he has had with Dublin Bus since his appointment. [5996/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (5 Feb 2019)

John Lahart: 86. To ask the Minister for Health the reason 6,251 children have been waiting for an outpatient consultation in the three Dublin children's hospitals since before 1 January 2017. [5248/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Long-Term Illness Scheme Coverage (5 Feb 2019)

John Lahart: 322. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to classify fibromyalgia as a critical medical condition; the supports in place for persons suffering from fibromyalgia; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4992/19]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Air Pollution (5 Feb 2019)

John Lahart: 530. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the regulations in place governing the burning of wood in domestic fires; if wood burning is classified as a pollutant; his plans to ban the burning of wood domestically; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5104/19]

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Scrutiny of Tax Expenditures (Resumed): Dr. Micheál Collins (5 Feb 2019)

John Lahart: I remind members and witnesses to turn off their mobile telephones as the interference from them affects the sound quality and transmission of the meeting. I welcome Dr. Micheál Collins, assistant professor of social policy in UCD, and thank him for making himself available to meet the committee. The committee is engaged with the Parliamentary Budget Office on its excellent report on...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Scrutiny of Tax Expenditures (Resumed): Dr. Micheál Collins (5 Feb 2019)

John Lahart: I have a couple of brief observations. The amounts allocated on tax expenditure are generally between 10% and 20%. Is this the norm internationally?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Scrutiny of Tax Expenditures (Resumed): Dr. Micheál Collins (5 Feb 2019)

John Lahart: Dr. Collins made a number of recommendations and we will certainly look at them. One of them is to request the Department of Finance to finalise a list of tax expenditure measures which are not part of the baseline. We understand the Department is doing that and has almost completed it, which might be something for Dr. Collins to take away from this meeting.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Scrutiny of Tax Expenditures (Resumed): Dr. Micheál Collins (5 Feb 2019)

John Lahart: This very much feeds into a common theme of the work of the Committee on Budgetary Oversight in the past year, including on gender budgeting. Is it ever the case that a tax relieving measure is simply forgotten and is gathering dust because nobody has interrogated it and it is costing the Exchequer?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Scrutiny of Tax Expenditures (Resumed): Dr. Micheál Collins (5 Feb 2019)

John Lahart: That would be terrific.

Local Government (Rates) Bill 2018: Second Stage (30 Jan 2019)

John Lahart: I call Deputy Cassells, who is sharing time with Deputies Casey and Michael Moynihan.

Directly Elected Mayors: Statements (24 Jan 2019)

John Lahart: The Deputy should take the time while he has it.

Directly Elected Mayors: Statements (24 Jan 2019)

John Lahart: I applaud the Minister of State as he has run with this since his appointment. It is fair to say he has advanced it more rapidly than any of his predecessors. There is an issue with the citizens' convention. It is not a real citizens' assembly as this Chamber is the citizens' assembly. I know the matter is to be referred to the Citizens' Assembly because it will make the decisions that...

Directly Elected Mayors: Statements (24 Jan 2019)

John Lahart: It must include Dublin 16 and not just Dublin 2.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Drug Treatment Programmes (23 Jan 2019)

John Lahart: 141. To ask the Minister for Health if methadone treatment facilities are included in the primary care centre promised for Ballyboden, Dublin 16; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3198/19]

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Customs and Excise Staff (22 Jan 2019)

John Lahart: Everybody, except customs service officers, has been engaged with. This is not a matter of inconvenience and I need the Minister to engage with me because the deadline is eight days away. Section 25 of the Customs Act 2015 and other legislation exempt authorised officers of the Revenue Commissioners and the customs service from search. Customs service officers became aware that they...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Customs and Excise Staff (22 Jan 2019)

John Lahart: This is an important issue. They also prevent illegal cigarettes from coming into the country which would have an impact on the retail trade.