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- Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Anti-Social Behaviour (12 Dec 2018)
John Lahart: 220. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of anti-social behaviour incidents that have been reported on Luas lines to date in 2018. [52391/18]
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Traffic Management (11 Dec 2018)
John Lahart: The Minister started by saying it must be wonderful to be in opposition and raising traffic congestion, which is the gift that keeps on giving. It does not give me any pleasure to do it because it is a problem on which he does not appear to be making an impact. I have not seen a significant Garda presence on the street. However, let us keep the focus on positive matters. Did the Minister...
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Traffic Management (11 Dec 2018)
John Lahart: I thank the Minister, Deputy Ross, for coming to the House to address this issue. He is one of the few Cabinet Ministers that turns up for Topical Issue matters on a consistent basis.
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Traffic Management (11 Dec 2018)
John Lahart: I am sure the Minister will accuse me of whining and whinging if I start off in a particular vein but I have a duty as a public representative to raise issues on behalf of my constituents. We become much more exercised about traffic at Christmas time but this Topical Issue is about traffic congestion all year round and specific issues that the Minister might consider addressing. At...
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Health Budget and Expenditure Management: Discussion (11 Dec 2018)
John Lahart: I thank Mr. Desmond for his public service and for attending this meeting. He outlined in his presentation a number of interventions designed to assist the Department with budget management and health sector planning, including management data reports, performance profiles, performance accountability framework, a national performance oversight group and so forth. When somebody discovers...
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Health Budget and Expenditure Management: Discussion (11 Dec 2018)
John Lahart: Is that after the fact?
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Health Budget and Expenditure Management: Discussion (11 Dec 2018)
John Lahart: However, as the information becomes available, the money has been spent.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Health Budget and Expenditure Management: Discussion (11 Dec 2018)
John Lahart: That is not always the case in respect of home care packages.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Health Budget and Expenditure Management: Discussion (11 Dec 2018)
John Lahart: Pardon my chuckling but Mr. Desmond is distinguishing between items such as primary care and home care packages. I am asking who makes that call in the Department of Health. Who decides that the Department must exceed the budget for home care packages because there is critical demand for them? They not only save the State a considerable amount of money but there is an acute need for them,...
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Health Budget and Expenditure Management: Discussion (11 Dec 2018)
John Lahart: Thank God for that. Who makes the decision?
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Health Budget and Expenditure Management: Discussion (11 Dec 2018)
John Lahart: I accept all that but the decision on approving that entitlement must come across somebody's desk.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Health Budget and Expenditure Management: Discussion (11 Dec 2018)
John Lahart: Who gives the manager the approval?
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Health Budget and Expenditure Management: Discussion (11 Dec 2018)
John Lahart: To where would it be elevated?
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Health Budget and Expenditure Management: Discussion (11 Dec 2018)
John Lahart: What would that be?
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Health Budget and Expenditure Management: Discussion (11 Dec 2018)
John Lahart: It makes the decision.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Health Budget and Expenditure Management: Discussion (11 Dec 2018)
John Lahart: There is no executive in place.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Health Budget and Expenditure Management: Discussion (11 Dec 2018)
John Lahart: Mr. Desmond made the point that the health sector is particularly complex. The education sector is pretty complex, as is social protection given the range of schemes involved and the variations that occur all the time. I imagine it would be hard to predict the social protection budget at the beginning of the year in terms of the number of people who will be in receipt of disability benefit...
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Health Budget and Expenditure Management: Discussion (11 Dec 2018)
John Lahart: They are very modest.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Health Budget and Expenditure Management: Discussion (11 Dec 2018)
John Lahart: Mr. Desmond would acknowledge that.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Health Budget and Expenditure Management: Discussion (11 Dec 2018)
John Lahart: They are nothing like those in the health sector.