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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Safeguarding Medical Professionals: Discussion (28 Nov 2023)

John Lahart: It was really quite a small sample, then, that took part in the survey.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Safeguarding Medical Professionals: Discussion (28 Nov 2023)

John Lahart: I have great respect for Senator Keogan, who talked about the slippery slope in Canada. A big bunch of Canadians do not regard it as a slippery slope; rather, they regard it as a logical conclusion. I am not making any judgment either way. Their society is at a different place, either before or after ours. From the evidence we gathered on both sides, the statistics were very interesting....

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Defective Building Materials (28 Nov 2023)

John Lahart: 312. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government for a detailed update with regard to the details and timelines in respect of the remediation of apartment defects to help allay any anxieties of apartment owners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51865/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (28 Nov 2023)

John Lahart: 347. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection to review a case (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51852/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (28 Nov 2023)

John Lahart: 348. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection to review the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51863/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Network (21 Nov 2023)

John Lahart: 138. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if permanent speed cameras are a feature on regional Irish roads and national primary routes; and if so, to provide details regarding same. [50951/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Network (21 Nov 2023)

John Lahart: 155. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if permanent speed cameras are a feature on regional Irish roads and national primary routes; and to provide details regarding same. [50952/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (21 Nov 2023)

John Lahart: 557. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the forecasted levels of biosimilar and generic medicines substitution in 2024 and expected budget savings from same; whether funding for new medicines in 2024 will be entirely dependent on savings made in other parts of the overall medicines budget in 2024, given no additional funding for next year; whether he expects delays in access to new...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Fire Safety (14 Nov 2023)

John Lahart: 232. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if, in light of reports of fires in multi-storey car parks, some of which seem to emanate from either car or bicycle batteries, he will outline any steps his Department has taken to carry out investigations in terms of the safety of multi-storey car parks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49272/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Sector (14 Nov 2023)

John Lahart: 234. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his views on census figures which show a much higher proportion of properties being rented out than those that are registered; his views on the discrepancy; how this can be addressed to ensure tenants have a fair deal from their landlords; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49279/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Sector (14 Nov 2023)

John Lahart: 276. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to outline what the position is with ground rent that might not have been paid on a residential property in many years; whether it is still due; whether an interest or moiety has accrued on it; at what level that can be charged; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49934/23]

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (9 Nov 2023)

John Lahart: A waste of time.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (9 Nov 2023)

John Lahart: In his capacity as Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Deputy McConalogue visited the Glenasmole Valley in my constituency last year to highlight quite rightly the threat that out-of-control dogs can pose to livestock. While both of us recognise that the vast majority of dog owners in this country are very responsible and while welcoming the measures announced by the Minister...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Contracts (8 Nov 2023)

John Lahart: 38. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a company (details supplied) is a suitable facility for medical assessment due to lack of wheelchair accessibility and facilities for those who have mobility issues in the premises; whether the company is GDPR compliant in granting individuals the right to request a copy of their personal data being processed by controllers, as well as other...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Protecting Autonomy and Assessing Decision-making Capacity: Discussion (7 Nov 2023)

John Lahart: I thank the witnesses. One of the problems in the committee is that when new witnesses some in, and I speak for myself, I find myself oscillating, which I think is reasonable, forwards and back - I will not say between fixed positions - but it is interesting. That is why this committee was established. It is to tease some of these issues out. Therefore, if I come with a perspective that...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Recycling Policy (7 Nov 2023)

John Lahart: 139. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment for a detailed update on the introduction of laws with regard to recycling plastic bottles and aluminium cans; to outline progress on the Government’s legislation in this area; and when new regulations for recycling will be introduced and become active for the public to participate in. [47273/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (7 Nov 2023)

John Lahart: 534. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to outline when building works will commence at a school (details supplied); if she will investigate; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48471/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authorities (7 Nov 2023)

John Lahart: 592. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his views on the preservation of allotment plots in local authority areas (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47266/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (7 Nov 2023)

John Lahart: 783. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the extension of child benefit payment to 18-year-olds who are still in school will apply to those whose 18th birthday falls between now and September 2024; if those families will lose the payment between the child's birthday and September 2024; if not if, they will lose it entirely; and if she will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Health Services (7 Nov 2023)

John Lahart: 1082. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his views on the policy regarding primary care psychology and a child’s eligibility to access this service if they are seeing a psychiatrist for a separate diagnosis; the reason there are gaps on the CDNT team specifically in the psychology department, that a child referred in 2021 is told they will not...