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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Rental Accommodation Standards (21 Mar 2017)

John Lahart: 466. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the need to increase and enforce health and safety regulations in respect of houses that are being converted for the rental market; if his attention has been further drawn to the number of houses that are being converted without planning permission and with little regard to the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Water Fluoridation (21 Mar 2017)

John Lahart: 697. To ask the Minister for Health if he will report on fluoride in water and the research the Government relies upon that justifies the use of fluoride in water. [13504/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Water Fluoridation (21 Mar 2017)

John Lahart: 698. To ask the Minister for Health the reason Ireland is not in the majority of countries that continue to use fluoride in their drinking water systems. [13505/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Long-Term Illness Scheme Eligibility (21 Mar 2017)

John Lahart: 931. To ask the Minister for Health the reason long term illness benefit is cut off at 16 years of age for mental illness but not for other illnesses; the reason the medical card is withdrawn for persons suffering from mental illness at the age of 16 but not for other illnesses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13730/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (21 Mar 2017)

John Lahart: 939. To ask the Minister for Health the dementia services available for the under 65s nationally and specifically in the Dublin South West constituency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13755/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (21 Mar 2017)

John Lahart: 956. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to allocate funding to service providers that accommodate children with disabilities moving into adult services; if so, when this funding will be in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13825/17]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Cycling Policy (21 Mar 2017)

John Lahart: 1207. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has examined international practice, specifically the Dutch model, whereby the majority of children, before they start secondary school are required to pass a cycling test and whereby motorists are also trained for interaction with cyclists as part of their driver training when applying and testing for a driving...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Legislative Programme (21 Mar 2017)

John Lahart: 1264. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if the Bill that includes new rules regarding financial reporting standard 105, FRS105, has been enacted; the details of the rules for small businesses to meet the criteria set out in the FRS105; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14123/17]

Topical Issue Debate: Disabled Drivers Permits (9 Mar 2017)

John Lahart: I am grateful my topic was selected. I am not carrying a battering ram but actually ringing the doorbell to see if we can open a proper conversation on it. I want to see if there is any movement that can genuinely make a difference to the lives of some people, particularly older people, affected by this issue. All Members will have occasional experience of this issue. I will not say...

Topical Issue Debate: Disabled Drivers Permits (9 Mar 2017)

John Lahart: I thank the Minister for his reply. I initially said I was not coming with a battering ram precisely for the reasons the Minister has laid out, namely, that it is important to keep such schemes reasonably strict and confined so as not to have all and sundry seeking a disc or the scheme abused. While it was relatively liberal, there seems to have been a complete clawback. What it does is...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Animal Disease Controls (9 Mar 2017)

John Lahart: This question is in the name of Deputy Martin Kenny but is being taken by Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Animal Disease Controls (9 Mar 2017)

John Lahart: We will migrate back to Deputy Ó Caoláin.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Laboratory Facilities (9 Mar 2017)

John Lahart: The Minister to respond.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Laboratory Facilities (9 Mar 2017)

John Lahart: I am going to have to stop the Minister there. We have overrun the time on this question.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Agriculture Scheme Payments (9 Mar 2017)

John Lahart: I thank the Minister.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Agriculture Scheme Payments (9 Mar 2017)

John Lahart: Very briefly.

Business of Dáil (9 Mar 2017)

John Lahart: In fairness, the water committee has been making substantial progress in a number of areas. There are approximately seven or eight headed areas. We have been making substantial progress with options papers that have been given to us by the Chairman, Senator Ó Céidigh, in regard to public ownership, public engagement and transparency, conservation measures and other issues. The...

Topical Issue Debate: Traffic Management (8 Mar 2017)

John Lahart: Some of those measures are three years old.

Other Questions: Ambulance Service (8 Mar 2017)

John Lahart: The Minister did not say whether he will intervene. What is unusual about this proposed strike is that it is not over pay or conditions. Dublin Fire Brigade is as traditional to Dublin as Brennan's bread. It is part of the fabric of the Dublin area. The Minister mentioned the HIQA report. There was opposition to that plan from the city councillors and firefighters, and a consultative...

Other Questions: Ambulance Service (8 Mar 2017)

John Lahart: I thank the Minister for his response, which was more comprehensive than the response we got a month ago when this was raised by me and colleagues as a Topical Issue matter. I welcome a number of features of the response, first, that the Minister will discuss it with the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government because, obviously, there is a key role for that...