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Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Fiscal Assessment Report: Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (16 Jan 2019)

John Lahart: IFAC made the-----

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Fiscal Assessment Report: Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (16 Jan 2019)

John Lahart: We will have another round as well. In fact, the IFAC made the point that the Minister committed to budget surpluses in 2016 for 2018 and in 2017 for 2019 so it is not my assertion. None of the assertions I made is personal. They are all from the reports of the PBO, the Governor of the Central Bank and IFAC. This is not a political charge as this is the Committee on Budgetary Oversight....

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Fiscal Assessment Report: Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (16 Jan 2019)

John Lahart: I accept that.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Fiscal Assessment Report: Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (16 Jan 2019)

John Lahart: The Minister said in any one year.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages (15 Jan 2019)

John Lahart: 670. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be awarded a home care package; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54518/18]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child and Family Agency (15 Jan 2019)

John Lahart: 986. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if her attention has been drawn to the perceived breakdown of the complaints system in Tusla; if her attention has been further drawn to a person (details supplied) that requested an independent review of a complaint in January 2018; if the reason for the breakdown in the complaints system will be investigated; if the review process will...

Promoting Cycling: Motion [Private Members] (19 Dec 2018)

John Lahart: Will the Minister of State press the amendment?

Promoting Cycling: Motion [Private Members] (19 Dec 2018)

John Lahart: In accordance with Standing Order 70(2), the division is postponed until the weekly division time on Thursday, 17 January 2019. As a final piece of business, I thank the Deputies, the Minister of State and the Minister. I also thank my colleagues and all the staff of the Houses for all their work and efforts in this term. I thank the people in the Gallery for visiting. I wish all...

Promoting Cycling: Motion [Private Members] (19 Dec 2018)

John Lahart: As Deputy Sherlock used all of his time and more, poor Deputy Fitzmaurice has been excluded. As I know that would not be the desire of the House, if it is its wish, he can have a two-minute slot. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Promoting Cycling: Motion [Private Members] (19 Dec 2018)

John Lahart: I thank my colleague, Deputy Troy, for raising this issue. I thank those in the Gallery for their patience. There are a number of issues but I will frame my short contribution around several key points. Clearly cycling's time has come. There has never been such an appetite or enthusiasm for cycling and such a growth in cycling and the use of bicycles in Ireland. I am particularly...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Examination of the Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly (Resumed) (19 Dec 2018)

John Lahart: Can one of the witnesses name the utilities the CRU regulates?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Examination of the Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly (Resumed) (19 Dec 2018)

John Lahart: I represent Dublin South-West, which is located in the area administered by South Dublin County Council and it has a social housing stock of approximately 10,000 houses. That can be replicated in every local authority area although the numbers would be different. Those 10,000 homes would comprise 10,000 individual customers with different accounts across the utility companies. I have a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Examination of the Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly (Resumed) (19 Dec 2018)

John Lahart: The new ones.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Examination of the Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly (Resumed) (19 Dec 2018)

John Lahart: There is still a significant stock of homes from the 1970s and 1980s.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Examination of the Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly (Resumed) (19 Dec 2018)

John Lahart: Is there a gain in that for a bulk buyer, in terms of the objective of all of us, from a carbon footprint point of view? If a local authority decided it was something it could do and get involved in, would there be a gain? It is not just about the best deals. It is about beginning a process of reducing energy use and so on.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Examination of the Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly (Resumed) (19 Dec 2018)

John Lahart: Things have changed. Ms MacEvilly referred to the customer, but she is wrong in this regard. Someone who rents a house, not from a local authority, approached me recently and asked whether rules could be brought in to obligate landlords to introduce the best energy technology in their home. He said he is very much in favour of doing what he can to reduce his carbon footprint but his...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Examination of the Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly (Resumed) (19 Dec 2018)

John Lahart: Yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Examination of the Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly (Resumed) (19 Dec 2018)

John Lahart: There is nothing precluding bulk purchase, however.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: BusConnects Bus Corridors Project: Discussion (12 Dec 2018)

John Lahart: I thank Deputy Coppinger for allowing me to speak first. Many of the points I propose to make today I made already to the NTA when we met it as a group, but I want to put them on the public record. The NTA has contracted out 10% of services. I disagree with Deputy Ellis that that percentage will increase.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: BusConnects Bus Corridors Project: Discussion (12 Dec 2018)

John Lahart: The NTA and my colleagues know that my party are champions of Dublin Bus and public representatives are sometimes afraid to call out its failings. Employees of Go-Ahead are also workers. There are two Go-Ahead routes operating in my own area. It is still at an early phase and if, after six months, there are still issues, they should be raised then. I have a problem with the Minister's...