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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Health Services for People with Epidermolysis Bullosa: Discussion (28 Feb 2024)

John Lahart: In their first term, very often, Deputies are hit with everything and if they are lucky and privileged enough to be elected for a second term, certainly in my case, they realise they cannot solve every problem so they try to advocate for some key issues. Rare disease became an area of interest for me. For Huntington's disease for example, we went through a process. The advocates came...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Health Services for People with Epidermolysis Bullosa: Discussion (28 Feb 2024)

John Lahart: Was that in this term?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Health Services for People with Epidermolysis Bullosa: Discussion (28 Feb 2024)

John Lahart: Great. That was here.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Health Services for People with Epidermolysis Bullosa: Discussion (28 Feb 2024)

John Lahart: I am sorry for teaching my grannies how to suck eggs, metaphorically speaking. If there are parliamentary questions we can help with, we will be happy to do that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Health Services for People with Epidermolysis Bullosa: Discussion (28 Feb 2024)

John Lahart: I chair an ad hoc cross-party committee on rare diseases. It is not an official Oireachtas committee such as this one. I thank Ms Callis for alerting us to this issue. There is a conference on rare diseases tomorrow in Farmleigh. I do not know whether Debra Ireland is represented. I hope to be there for an hour or two in the morning. I have no doubt I speak for my colleagues when I say...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Taxi Licences (27 Feb 2024)

John Lahart: 120. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason why, in the new regulations introduced as a consequence of Covid-19 extending the maximum permissible age for taxis on the road (details supplied), taxis with registration plates dating back to 2015 were not included; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9104/24]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Consumer Rights (27 Feb 2024)

John Lahart: 178. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment given some recent media highlighting of various issues, if he can make a statement in relation to a company website (details supplied) which acts as an agent for processing tax returns on behalf of individuals, and particularly the costs or charges that this company imposes; and whether consumer rights are protected in this regard....

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Funding (27 Feb 2024)

John Lahart: 240. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the estimated timeline for the announcement of the sports capital funding grant (details supplied); the details of the clubs and organisations that have applied for sports capital funding in the constituency of Dublin South-West; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8645/24]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Schemes (27 Feb 2024)

John Lahart: 661. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development when another round of community recognition fund applications will take place; if she will provide details of the organisations in Dublin south west that received funding under the community recognition scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8633/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (22 Feb 2024)

John Lahart: 127. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on whether or not the application by a school (details supplied) has been approved, or when it will be approved in terms of additional accommodation, which is badly needed at this location; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8407/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (22 Feb 2024)

John Lahart: 128. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the Department will provide the money for the contract work that was carried out at a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8408/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (22 Feb 2024)

John Lahart: 248. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he can provide any information on funding that may be available for providers of early intervention services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8417/24]

Select Committee on Health: Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (21 Feb 2024)

John Lahart: Chair, I mentioned an issue during the private meeting yesterday. Is it appropriate for me to mention now some of the issues concerning the compensatory piece? Have we dealt with all of them? I do not want to use the term "grandfathering". I want to make a few points on it. Is it appropriate to raise them now?

Select Committee on Health: Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (21 Feb 2024)

John Lahart: Okay. That is grand.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (20 Feb 2024)

John Lahart: 163. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport what plans can be put in place to reduce the backlog for driving test appointments; if consideration is being given for appointments to be made available at weekends and evenings as a temporary measure to try to reduce the backlog; if the testers who were employed in 2023 are helping to reduce the backlog; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (20 Feb 2024)

John Lahart: 314. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to provide additional post primary schools for the Knocklyon/Firhouse area; if she has any plans, or has she been requested to, expand the existing school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8003/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: School Meals Programme (20 Feb 2024)

John Lahart: 367. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will provide a progress report on the school meals programme and its successful expansion. [7554/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (20 Feb 2024)

John Lahart: 620. To ask the Minister for Health if St. John of God's Hospital received the Covid payment for front-line staff who worked through the pandemic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8016/24]

Recent Developments in Northern Ireland: Statements (14 Feb 2024)

John Lahart: Like the last speaker, I am a member of the British-Irish Parliamentary Assembly and it is one of the most worthwhile and valuable things I have undertaken in my time in the Dáil. Like previous speakers, I want to generously congratulate Michelle O'Neill on her appointment and election as First Minister and Emma Little-Pengelly, as her deputy First Minister. It is almost an...

Road Traffic Bill 2024: Second Stage (13 Feb 2024)

John Lahart: I thank the Minister of State for his presence and for this Bill. I am old enough to remember that it was the late Séamus Brennan as Minister for Transport who introduced penalty points. He just got tired of people pussyfooting around the issue and putting obstacles in the way of bringing in something pragmatic. He went for it and introduced it. It had a dramatic impact on driver...