Results 161-180 of 228 for long speaker:John Lahart

Waste Disposal: Motion [Private Members] (4 Jul 2017)

John Lahart: ...increased hardship. There is also a large cohort of middle Ireland who simply cannot afford a financial shock in any given month, so delicately balanced are their incomes and budgets. The Minister needs to take a long look at the practices of the main players in the bin collection industry in Dublin because there are sufficient grounds for public disquiet in the manner in which some...

Topical Issue Debate: Garda Investigations (28 Jun 2017)

John Lahart: ..., the number of gardaí has dropped in every division in Dublin but I do not seek to raise that specific issue, what I am seeking is details on whether the patrols have been increased and for how long that will happen, whether a suspect or suspects have been identified and the number of assaults that have taken place. The Minister of State has given me none of that information. That...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (21 Jun 2017)

John Lahart: 86. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which Tallaght hospital will be supported in reducing the number of outpatients enduring long waiting times in the hospital. [29092/17]

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Irish Fiscal Advisory Council: Discussion (20 Jun 2017)

John Lahart: ...effect that where possible you should not criticise or make charges against any persons or entity by name or in such a way as to make him, her or it identifiable. Members are reminded of the long-standing parliamentary practice to the effect that members should not comment on, criticise or make charges against a person outside the Houses or an official either by name or in such a way...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Corporation Tax Receipts: Department of Finance and Revenue Commissioners (14 Jun 2017)

John Lahart: ...effect that, where possible, they should not criticise or make charges against any person, persons or entity by name or in such a way as to make him, her or it identifiable. Members are reminded of the long-standing parliamentary practice to the effect that members should not comment on or criticise or make charges against either a person outside the Houses or an official either by name...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Budget Submissions (Resumed): The Environmental Pillar (31 May 2017)

John Lahart: .... People are hard pushed enough. I get a coffee in the morning that costs €2 and the witnesses want me to pay €2.10 or bring my own cup. That is practical but we would need a reasonably long lead-in time. When the plastic bag levy came in, a constituent of a former colleague of mine made plastic bags. The levy came in so quickly that the business was devastated. It had...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Capital Investment Plan 2016-2021: Dublin Chamber of Commerce (9 May 2017)

John Lahart: .... People like Mr. Dermot Bannon, the architect, are critical in that because they are trusted figures in the public eye. It feels like they are late to the debate because it is a matter that I had considered a long time ago as a politician, but their entry to the debate is important because people trust them. Mr. Dermot Bannon recently repeated what the witnesses were saying, that...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Care Policy (2 May 2017)

John Lahart: 1094. To ask the Minister for Health his plans for the provision of professional agencies that will offer professional support services (details supplied) which are crucial to long term optimum and social development of children and young persons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20599/17]

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Review of the Capital Plan: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (22 Mar 2017)

John Lahart: ...that, where possible, they should not criticise or make charges against any person or an entity by name or in such a way as to make him, her or it identifiable. Members are reminded of the long-standing parliamentary practice to the effect that they should not comment on, criticise or make charges against a person outside the Houses or an official, either by name or in such a way as to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Long-Term Illness Scheme Eligibility (21 Mar 2017)

John Lahart: 931. To ask the Minister for Health the reason long term illness benefit is cut off at 16 years of age for mental illness but not for other illnesses; the reason the medical card is withdrawn for persons suffering from mental illness at the age of 16 but not for other illnesses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13730/17]

Topical Issue Debate: Disabled Drivers Permits (9 Mar 2017)

John Lahart: ...seats. She also has difficulties in negotiating the front passenger seat. At home, she has an electric stair lift, electronic bed and other aids. Maintaining her mobility and independence for as long as she can was her prime reason for her appeal which has been turned down on two occasions. She appealed the decision to the Ombudsman, as she was advised to do when her first appeal...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: Public Water Forum (22 Feb 2017)

John Lahart: ...an allowance for children but no allowance for over-18s. We are getting into a complicated area given the number of over-18s, and even over-25s, living at home with their parents. God knows how long it would take to analyse the extent of this, but I would like the witnesses to comment on that. What is the estimated cost of pursuing non-payment and has that bill been considered? What...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (1 Feb 2017)

John Lahart: 120. To ask the Minister for Health the improvement that can be expected in 2017 in the long waiting times for an outpatient appointment in Tallaght hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4680/17]

Establishment of Commission of Investigation into the Stardust Tragedy: Motion [Private Members] (25 Jan 2017)

John Lahart: ...investigations need to be timely, speedy, efficient and broad, and not truncated in any unnecessary way. The families will not tolerate being thwarted again or having their concerns placed on the long finger by Government. There are a number of areas of concern to the families that are worthy of further investigation, some of which have been alluded to already by Deputy Broughan. Even...

Local Government (Mayor and Regional Authority of Dublin) Bill 2016: Second Stage [Private Members] (23 Nov 2016)

John Lahart: ...in the Bill. I have read the Bill through, twice. I have read it from the perspective of being a good Dubliner who has an interest in this issue, as I know Deputy Ryan does and has done for a long time. More than 100 pages of the Bill are legal framework. At the outset the impression is that the Bill is 150 pages of ideas and solutions. It is not. There is a lot of legal framework,...

Local Government Reform (Amendment) (Directly Elected Mayor of Dublin) Bill 2016: Second Stage [Private Members] (22 Nov 2016)

John Lahart: ...English-language education, a market of billions, but we developed a reputation for rogue colleges in the past four or five years. I have a lot of time for Deputy Eamon Ryan going back over a long period but I feel that, like a traditional politician, he believes there is a bit of competition here. However, I only want what he and the Minister want and I do not care how it happens....

Local Government Reform (Amendment) (Directly Elected Mayor of Dublin) Bill 2016: Second Stage [Private Members] (22 Nov 2016)

John Lahart: ...the Minister spoke, the June deadline could have given the impression of a desire on his part to drag this out but I take him at his word. I have much admiration for him as a public servant and his family have a long history of public service, so I am taking him at his word and will not look for any written agreement on that. My colleague, Deputy Jack Chambers, spoke about there being...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Refugee Resettlement Programme (2 Nov 2016)

John Lahart: ...To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Syrian refugees that have been taken into the country following the Government's pledge to take 4,000; the reason the process is taking so long; the steps she is taking to speed up the process; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32893/16]

Topical Issues: Airbnb Properties and Planning Permission (25 Oct 2016)

John Lahart: ...welcome. But to some city authorities, the explosive growth of home-sharing represents a threat to the regulated hotel sector, a nuisance to other residents and an incentive for landlords to convert long-term lets into more profitable holiday rentals, exacerbating housing shortages. It can be argued that those landlords who let full properties to Airbnb guests would not let them to social...

Financial Resolutions 2017 - Financial Resolution No. 2: General (Resumed) (19 Oct 2016)

John Lahart: ...economy and society. The M50 is almost at capacity, particularly at peak times, and is beginning to challenge the movement of freight from the port to the rest of the country. It will be three years before the electronic digital display overhead gantries along the M50 will be operational, ensuring that when there is an accident on the M50, and there are many, traffic and the capital will...