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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Healthcare Professionals and Assisted Dying: Discussion (23 Jan 2024)

John Lahart: I will go through some points. These are directed towards our visitors. I ask them to tell us about some of those conditions that they have come across. They did not, in my hearing, mention burden. I thought it was interesting that none of the patients they have encountered mentioned being a burden as a reason for wanting to end their lives. We are clearly dealing with an Australia and a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Healthcare Professionals and Assisted Dying: Discussion (23 Jan 2024)

John Lahart: I would like to get an answer to the question about any deaths being more harrowing as a result.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Healthcare Professionals and Assisted Dying: Discussion (23 Jan 2024)

John Lahart: I thank the witnesses. I found their contributions very compelling. I have a number of questions. I had not intended to ask one question, but I want to follow it up following Senator Mullen's contribution. I ask for a brief answer from the contributors from Australia and New Zealand. Clearly, they must have come up against the Hippocratic oath in the law. How did they overcome that?

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (23 Jan 2024)

John Lahart: 293. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide an update on school building projects (details supplied). [2715/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Waste Management (23 Jan 2024)

John Lahart: 566. To ask the Minister for Health how do Ireland's hospitals, public and private, deal with radioactive waste; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2423/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (23 Jan 2024)

John Lahart: 569. To ask the Minister for Health the new services that are available at the surgical hub at Mount Carmel Hospital, Churchtown Dublin 14 which he recently opened; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2432/24]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Consular Services (17 Jan 2024)

John Lahart: 44. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the initiatives his Department's embassies are undertaking to gain international recognition of St. Brigid's day with a particular reference to the 1500th anniversary; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1302/24]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Post Office Network (17 Jan 2024)

John Lahart: 126. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment in light of the Post Office scandal in the UK, if he has considered conducting a review of the situation of postmasters in this country, or of the potential need for an independent adjudication mechanism; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1664/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (17 Jan 2024)

John Lahart: 520. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason school curricula are not audibly accessible to children who struggle with reading; and if plans are in place to facilitate this across the board; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56950/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (17 Jan 2024)

John Lahart: 829. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his views on the recent revelation that an estate built-to-sell originally has been bought by a company which is now charging rents of €3,000 per month (details supplied) excluding first-time buyers completely from the market; and what action he will take in this regard, if any, to prevent this from happening. [1663/24]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Refugee Appeals Tribunal (17 Jan 2024)

John Lahart: 1010. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality how a person can apply for the position of adjudicator on the Refugee Appeals Tribunal. [56513/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (17 Jan 2024)

John Lahart: 1141. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if her Department has commissioned any survey work with regard to obstacles to recruitment into An Garda Síochána; and if so, the insights garnered from such an essential process, given the challenges in terms of Garda recruitment. [1780/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disabilities Assessments (17 Jan 2024)

John Lahart: 1370. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he could provide an update for ASD and speech and language assessment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56952/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (17 Jan 2024)

John Lahart: 1548. To ask the Minister for Health what additional amount has been allocated to orphan/new drugs for 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56756/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Infrastructure Provision (17 Jan 2024)

John Lahart: 1768. To ask the Minister for Health to provide details in relation to what is involved in the six new surgical hubs announced; and where they will be located. [1782/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Budgets (17 Jan 2024)

John Lahart: 1769. To ask the Minister for Health to provide details in relation to his digital health budget for 2024 which has been increased; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1783/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (17 Jan 2024)

John Lahart: 1770. To ask the Minister for Health to provide some details in relation to recovery colleges announced as part of the CAMHS approach to mental health; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1784/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (17 Jan 2024)

John Lahart: 1771. To ask the Minister for Health to outline what is involved in the new youth mental health app mentioned in Budget 2024; who it is intended to serve; how younger people can learn about it; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1785/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Policies (17 Jan 2024)

John Lahart: 1807. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 504 of 14 December 2023, the breakdown of the additional 1,125 acute hospital beds opened since 2020, by hospital, in tabular form. [1963/24]

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (14 Dec 2023)

John Lahart: The Ceann Comhairle will be very glad to hear that I kayaked the Dodder in my younger days. Innovation, research and design are subjects I know are close to the Tánaiste's heart and are also at the heart of our health system. New drugs represent not just hope for patients but the pinnacle of research and intellectual endeavour, not least here in Ireland. The Tánaiste is aware...