Results 141-160 of 497 for does speaker:John Lahart

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Crime Prevention (27 Apr 2022)

John Lahart: .... In terms of surveillance of antisocial behaviour on the Luas red line, the gardaí do incredible work, but Tallaght Garda station, which is the mother-ship Garda station of my constituency, simply does not have the kind of numbers and resources it needs given the population it serves, which is the size of a city. That needs to be addressed seriously by the Minister and the Commissioner.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Crime Prevention (27 Apr 2022)

John Lahart: ...will feed my next point on Garda numbers back to the Minister, and she in turn to the Garda Commissioner. When compared with towns and cities of similar size such as Limerick, Tallaght simply does not have the proportionate amount of gardaí to serve the area and the surrounding area. The numbers in Tallaght are significantly below comparative sized cities. Furthermore, because of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Impact of Covid-19 on Neurological Services, Care and Capacity: Neurological Alliance of Ireland (30 Mar 2022)

John Lahart: ...for them. What training, over and above general nurse training, do specialist nurses get? Why are they so vital to the continuing care of people with neurological diseases and how long does that training take? When they have done that training, how is it applied in hospital settings and community settings?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Ukraine War (24 Mar 2022)

John Lahart: ...an end to this? Is it that there would be such a negative economic impact on Russia over a period that its leadership would be minded to take a different course of action? What kind of timescale does the Minister envisage for the sanctions to have the desired outcome?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Ukraine War (24 Mar 2022)

John Lahart: ...my question in the last line there in respect of the impact of the sanctions. My question is really on the efficacy of the sanctions. How do we know what impact they are having? How long does the Minister think it will take for the report on those impacts to be returned? He referred to it being done at EU level. What is the ultimate purpose of the sanctions? I support them, but I...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Stability Programme Update Scrutiny (Resumed): Central Bank of Ireland (23 Mar 2022)

John Lahart: What does that mean, in effect?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Stability Programme Update Scrutiny (Resumed): Central Bank of Ireland (23 Mar 2022)

John Lahart: The Parliamentary Budget Office, PBO, which informs this committee and does a lot of research for us, has published a number of pieces recently with which Dr. Cassidy may be familiar. We can all see the challenges facing the Government. There is real pressure coming from particular forces who argue every time there is a crisis, either with a small or a capital C, that the Government must...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Stability Programme Update Scrutiny (Resumed): Central Bank of Ireland (23 Mar 2022)

John Lahart: When does one decide it is not a temporary shock?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Hospital Doctor Retention and Motivation Project: Discussion (23 Mar 2022)

John Lahart: ...with hospital management groups all the time. What can we as politicians do with regard to the management structures in hospitals? I refer to this idea of having to replace a doctor. A teacher does not have to find a substitute if he or she calls in sick. Panels are in place for this kind of situation and the principal, that is, the boss, has to ring around the panel. The Department...

Consumer Credit (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (10 Mar 2022)

John Lahart: ...read as children about Jesus railing against the moneylenders in the temples. It featured strongly in some of the greatest pieces of Shakespearean writing as well. It is an old practice but that does not mean it is an acceptable one. None of us would disagree that nobody should be forced to have recourse to a moneylender. I have highlighted some of the pieces in the Minister of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021: Discussion (2 Mar 2022)

John Lahart: ...of that. I would like to see some facility that allows for the positioning of a light on the back that is elevated rather than being lower. However, I suppose the use of a high-visibility jacket does away with the need for that. Shared schemes also allow us to govern where vehicles can be parked, which cannot be done with private scooters, although nobody is likely to leave one hanging...

Support for the Sovereignty and Territorial Integrity of Ukraine: Motion (1 Mar 2022)

John Lahart: ...gets together and there are proposers, seconders, alternative motions and further motions and the crisis has passed before they get out of the meeting room and no solid action has been taken. What does a militarily neutral country do? We got our lead today from Adi Roche that we need to send money and support. Clearly, we cannot send ships but we can send shiploads of relief supplies....

Select Committee on Health: Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (23 Feb 2022)

John Lahart: The section provides for a service plan. Given that the functions are being transferred, to what does that relate? Is it that the HSE must also submit a service plan to the Minister of State for approval?

Select Committee on Health: Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (23 Feb 2022)

John Lahart: If the Minister of State takes a view that a non-HSE body can provide a better service in a particular area than the HSE, specifically in relation to the area she has jurisdiction over, how does she see that working out?

Citizens' Assemblies: Motion (22 Feb 2022)

John Lahart: ...other on a directly elected mayor for Dublin. I will focus first, if I may, on the citizens' assembly on the loss of biodiversity. Citizens' assemblies have served the country very well. That does not mean we cannot develop hybrid versions of them or continue to look at them to see how they can continue to serve us well. They were certainly ahead of politicians, or maybe in a better...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Indexation of Taxation and Social Protection System: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Feb 2022)

John Lahart: ...from constituents around issues such as the home adaptation grant, and finding that the amounts available for them have not kept pace with the increased costs of construction. Indexation does not just apply to pensions. It clearly comes into stark relief at particular times. I have previously raised the theme of future-proofing budgets in the Oireachtas Select Committee on Budgetary...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Oversight of Sláintecare: Discussion (16 Feb 2022)

John Lahart: ...of the organisation from high up in the structure. That comes to the regional matter. Regarding devolving powers, while I do not want Mr. Reid to answer this because I have a local question, how does he, in Dublin, reach into local areas to ensure oversight and delivery? I do not know how that works. My constituency, Dublin South-West, includes Tallaght University Hospital. Under...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Public Health (Tobacco and Nicotine Inhaling Products) Bill 2019: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Feb 2022)

John Lahart: ..., electronic cigarettes and other tobacco substitutes. Its profits have been soaring in the last few years, mainly because of that move. These product's association with the tobacco industry does not sit well with me. Again, I grew up when tobacco companies were creating a seductive impression of smoking and I see some common ground here in that regard. The back of Time magazine used...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Public Health (Tobacco and Nicotine Inhaling Products) Bill 2019: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Feb 2022)

John Lahart: Unfortunately, the clock is running down. Does the association have statistics in respect of those who, say, convert from smoking to vaping and then quit?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Public Health (Tobacco and Nicotine Inhaling Products) Bill 2019: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Feb 2022)

John Lahart: Why does Ms O'Connell not want someone up to the age of 21 vaping?