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Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (26 Sep 2023)

John Lahart: It was interesting to hear Members opposite reference the tenantin situscheme which, as the Taoiseach knows, has two strands. One is for social housing tenants whose landlords want to bring their tenancy to an end. The other strand is for those in private rental accommodation whose landlords want to bring their tenancy to an end. In both cases, the local authority or housing association...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Programme for Government (26 Sep 2023)

John Lahart: I wish to speak on the Garda rosters. I am sure the Taoiseach is aware of this. I was talking to quite a number of younger gardaí over the summer because they attend the summer fairs and police those kinds of community activities. They are four days on, four days off at the moment. For gardaí, and particularly quite a number of younger gardaí in Dublin who live in what they...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Assisted Dying in Europe: Discussion (26 Sep 2023)

John Lahart: I thank our witnesses for the contributions. My first question is for Dignitas and follows on from the previous speaker's contribution. It is terrible to reduce issues to statistics but are the proportions of men and women seeking the assistance of Dignitas services equal?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Assisted Dying in Europe: Discussion (26 Sep 2023)

John Lahart: Mr. Luley does not have evidence substantiating that, however.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Assisted Dying in Europe: Discussion (26 Sep 2023)

John Lahart: They show that there are more women.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Assisted Dying in Europe: Discussion (26 Sep 2023)

John Lahart: Has any work been done on the second statement Mr. Luley made, which suggested women are more reasonable than men? A Jack Nicholson quote from a certain movie comes to my mind but I will resist it. Is there any body of evidence to substantiate a reason for men preferring a more violent or rougher method?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Assisted Dying in Europe: Discussion (26 Sep 2023)

John Lahart: That is perfect.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Assisted Dying in Europe: Discussion (26 Sep 2023)

John Lahart: I am going to ask a number of questions because my time is disappearing. Perhaps the witnesses can come back in when I have asked them. There does not seem to be any evidence from Dignitas that numbers have been increasing in the way seen under the Dutch model, which seems to indicate that it is the change in the law and the widening of permissibility that is at issue there. I do not get...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Assisted Dying in Europe: Discussion (26 Sep 2023)

John Lahart: May I finish first?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Assisted Dying in Europe: Discussion (26 Sep 2023)

John Lahart: Yes, then I will allow Mr. Luley to come back in. Professor Boer, who I will also ask to come back to me at the end, said he is not categorically opposed to assisted dying. He has clearly been through the dark night of this in his own mind. Will he give us examples of the kinds of assisted dying he would not be categorically opposed to? He said that it is his feeling that intentional...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Assisted Dying in Europe: Discussion (26 Sep 2023)

John Lahart: I am happy to allow Senator Mullen to finish if we have the time.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Assisted Dying in Europe: Discussion (26 Sep 2023)

John Lahart: I thank all of the witnesses for their contributions, which are very helpful and significant. I am interested in what Mr. Luley was saying about the Swiss way of doing things and the Swiss mentality. Historically, the Irish mentality has been slightly different. There is a uniqueness and an individualist approach to things in the Swiss model, which says, "If you want to do it that's fine,...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Financial Services (26 Sep 2023)

John Lahart: 167. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on reports and complaints of card processing fees that have been levied by a company (details supplied) on businesses credit card accounts in the past year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41253/23]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Financial Services (26 Sep 2023)

John Lahart: 168. To ask the Minister for Finance if he is aware of reports and complaints with regard to alleged increase in credit card (merchant charges) in a nine-month period by up to 134% by a company (details supplied), which have clear and adverse consequences for the businesses concerned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41256/23]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Financial Services (26 Sep 2023)

John Lahart: 170. To ask the Minister for Finance if he is aware of complaints and reports of increases in the cost of processing VISA commercial debit cards, the year-on-year cost of which have increased by 385% for some businesses; what action he might consider taking in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41258/23]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Housing Schemes (26 Sep 2023)

John Lahart: 169. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has any plans to make changes to the rent-a-room scheme with regard to taxable income (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41257/23]

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (21 Sep 2023)

John Lahart: It is good to see the Minister, Deputy O'Brien, here this morning and firing on all cylinders. As a brief aside, 95 homes have been purchased by South Dublin County Council under the tenant in situscheme, with 133 planned, and I know the Minister would probably like to comment on that. I thank the Ceann Comhairle for allowing me away with this. The previous Government launched the north...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Construction Industry (13 Jul 2023)

John Lahart: Most people engage competent professionals to carry out due diligence in advance of purchasing a home, particularly a new home. The problem is that sometimes, as the Minister of State knows, the issues only come to light after purchase. Somebody can do all the due diligence in the world and the problem only comes to light some time after purchase. I want to acknowledge that while the CIF...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Construction Industry (13 Jul 2023)

John Lahart: I thank the Minister of State, Deputy O'Donnell, for his presence to take this Topical Issue, which I can probably divide into two parts. The first part seeks to open a proper debate regarding the need for a regulatory body for the construction industry. The second point is to highlight, as I am sure most colleagues would be able to do, a specific circumstance relating to a home or homes...

Situation in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory: Statements (13 Jul 2023)

John Lahart: This is not a debate I was going to contribute on. It is not that I do not feel I have anything to say. It is just that I have heard the same speeches being made again and again over the years. I share the frustration of my colleagues in opposition. I am also very proud of the tradition of my own party. I am also conscious that this week we celebrated the life and passing of a great...