Results 141-160 of 6,493 for speaker:John Lahart

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Housing Schemes (5 Feb 2025)

John Lahart: 614. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the short-, medium- and long-term future of the cost rental tenant-in-situ scheme and the social housing variation of same, given that the issue is causing a lot of anxiety among tenants in Dublin south west with South Dublin County Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3098/25]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Local Authorities (5 Feb 2025)

John Lahart: 613. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he is considering additional funding to local authorities such as South Dublin County Council, to enable the council to pursue in a more aggressive way the replacement of sodium bulbs with LED lighting (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3095/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centres (5 Feb 2025)

John Lahart: 1125. To ask the Minister for Health if a plan is now in place to ensure staffing levels in Ballyboden primary care centre, in particular OTs and physiotherapists; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2518/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (5 Feb 2025)

John Lahart: 1126. To ask the Minister for Health if plans are in place to recruit additional public health nurses; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2522/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (5 Feb 2025)

John Lahart: 1262. To ask the Minister for Health to confirm the direction of travel on licensing an immunotherapy treatment (details supplied). [3189/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (22 Jan 2025)

John Lahart: 1026. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to consider measures to facilitate emergency visitor visas for grieving non-EU family members in the event of the death of a migrant or an Irish citizen with family overseas; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1656/25]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Exemptions (5 Nov 2024)

John Lahart: 278. To ask the Minister for Finance to clarify the tax implications for both parents and married children in situations where the parents financially assist with home extensions or improvements on the children’s primary residence, including any relevant thresholds or exemptions under current tax legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44611/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (5 Nov 2024)

John Lahart: 453. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps that are being taken to ensure equal treatment of all school support staff, in particular school secretaries, regarding access to public service pension schemes and leave entitlements such as bereavement leave; and her plans to address discrepancies in pay, leave, and pension rights between contracted teachers, SNAs and secretaries....

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Legislative Programme (5 Nov 2024)

John Lahart: 564. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government for an update on the apartment defects legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44348/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Legislative Programme (5 Nov 2024)

John Lahart: 564. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government for an update on the apartment defects legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44348/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (5 Nov 2024)

John Lahart: 637. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection how the procedures for means testing for disability allowance are carried out; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44089/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (5 Nov 2024)

John Lahart: 638. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection how the procedures for means testing for carer’s allowance are carried out; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44090/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Schemes (5 Nov 2024)

John Lahart: 882. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the details of the ARP programme for refugees; how many individuals have availed of it in 2024; the overall cost; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43966/24]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Staffing Levels in the HSE: Fórsa (23 Oct 2024)

John Lahart: I thank the members of Fórsa for coming in and for the presentation. I have broad sympathy for many of the points made. I just wish to clarify a few things. Robert Watt was quoted. I was here the day he made that presentation. I can understand why the witnesses would select that quote, but he made many other substantial contributions in terms of trying to not curtail costs, and I...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Staffing Levels in the HSE: Fórsa (23 Oct 2024)

John Lahart: I am glad the Cathaoirleach said it. One of the things I would have said, having been a member of this committee for five years, is that while I am not here as an apologist for Bernard Gloster, I found him to be a breath of fresh air to deal with as CEO of the HSE.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Staffing Levels in the HSE: Fórsa (23 Oct 2024)

John Lahart: That is a question. Fórsa was extremely concerned by reports last week that HSE HR has directed all vacant posts to be switched off on the SAP payroll system. That would alarm me if it is true. Do the witnesses have evidence they can give us?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Staffing Levels in the HSE: Fórsa (23 Oct 2024)

John Lahart: We are on the record here. That is what I am concerned about. I would like clarification of exactly what that means. How does the SAP payroll system work? Are vacancies visible? Is that what Ms Connolly is saying?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Staffing Levels in the HSE: Fórsa (23 Oct 2024)

John Lahart: To drill down more into that, to whom is that data available?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Staffing Levels in the HSE: Fórsa (23 Oct 2024)

John Lahart: If we tabled a parliamentary question about vacancies in the HSE, would that be a place the HSE would go to and where it should be able to see vacancies? Ms Connolly is saying now that that data has been removed.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Staffing Levels in the HSE: Fórsa (23 Oct 2024)

John Lahart: I am not arguing with Ms Connolly on this. That is alarming if that is the case because if vacancies existed, they are now not visible as existing, so the system is suggesting there are no vacancies.