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

John Lahart: The Minister addressed 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...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Foreign Conflicts (24 Mar 2022)

John Lahart: I am not sure if there is wining in Saudi Arabia.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Passport Services (24 Mar 2022)

John Lahart: My request would be to at least change the music that is played when on hold, given that people from my office have spent so much time listening to it. I am sorry for interrupting.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Passport Services (24 Mar 2022)

John Lahart: Absolutely. I would be happy to do that.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Passport Services (24 Mar 2022)

John Lahart: I allowed the Minister a bit more time to reply because Deputy O'Donoghue did not use up all his time.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Undocumented Irish in the USA (24 Mar 2022)

John Lahart: Deputy Naughten will be taking this question.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Ukraine War (24 Mar 2022)

John Lahart: The House is happy to support the Minister taking that time and, in particular, the sentiments expressed to his wife, Anne, on the loss she is experiencing at this time, and to his family. Thank you for taking the time to express the thoughts of the Government and the Members.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Ukraine War (24 Mar 2022)

John Lahart: Before we continue, Standing Orders dictate the time for Priority Questions. There are six and a half minutes each, and that includes the introduction and ministerial reply. I must stick to that to ensure that everybody gets in. I call Deputy Brady.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Childcare Services (24 Mar 2022)

John Lahart: The final question in this section will be put by Deputy Matthews who will only have one return call on it.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Survivors Memorial (24 Mar 2022)

John Lahart: 53. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will provide an update on progress made towards the establishment of a national memorial and archive for survivors of institutional abuses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15313/22]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (24 Mar 2022)

John Lahart: 57. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will provide an update on the total admissions to the Irish Refugee Protection Programme since its inception, including when the next group of refugees from Jordan and Lebanon are expected; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15312/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Ukraine War (24 Mar 2022)

John Lahart: 140. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he is satisfied that all the activities of the staff in the Russian embassy are compatible with their diplomatic status. [15146/22]

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

John Lahart: I thank Dr. Cassidy and Dr. O'Brien. I have a couple of quick questions to start with and if they can give reasonably quick answers, we might get into a little more detail after that. What is the country's debt, as we speak?

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

John Lahart: That is nearly a quarter of a trillion euro. That is borrowed at relatively low interest rates. Is that correct?

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

John Lahart: I am surprised that the witnesses have not really outlined a worst-case scenario, although things are moving quickly. To me, we are into a worst-case scenario in relation to Ukraine. This is not going to end quickly. Its economy has come to a complete standstill. We are not finished with sanctions and we have not fully begun to feel the impact. We have not taken the maximum number or...

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

John Lahart: Do we have any sense of how much Russian money there is floating around the Irish economy?

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

John Lahart: Are they subject to sanctions, as a matter of interest?

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: That is a good point. It just seemed an obvious question. I do not want to press Dr. Cassidy on something that is outside his remit. That would be unfair. Let us get back to the debt. It is a quarter of a trillion euro, which we forget so easily about. How sustainable is that figure?

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

John Lahart: Yes.