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Question· writtenPQ 1127asked

1127. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Social Protection the legal basis for demanding the public services card for other public services in view of the Data Protection Commission report; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18760/21]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 April 2021

1127. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Social Protection the legal basis for demanding the public services card for other public services in view of the Data Protection Commission report; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18760/21]

Question· writtenPQ 332asked

332. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Transport if there are plans to make the driver theory test available to take online which would allow the applicants to go ahead and take their test and reduce the backlog; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18806/21]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 April 2021

332. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Transport if there are plans to make the driver theory test available to take online which would allow the applicants to go ahead and take their test and reduce the backlog; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18806/21]

Question· writtenPQ 223asked

223. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the steps a person (details supplied) can take in a situation in which a person does not have an allocated Eircode and therefore cannot obtain a broadband connection; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18351/21]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 April 2021

223. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the steps a person (details supplied) can take in a situation in which a person does not have an allocated Eircode and therefore cannot obtain a broadband connection; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18351/21]

Question· writtenPQ 66asked

66. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the details of Ireland’s capital expenditure as a proportion of GNI* in 2021; the way this compares to the EU average; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20400/21]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 April 2021

66. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the details of Ireland’s capital expenditure as a proportion of GNI* in 2021; the way this compares to the EU average; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20400/21]

Question· oralPQ 54asked

54. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the key recommendations for his Department of the recent report Supporting Excellence: Capital Project and Programme Delivery Review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20399/21]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 April 2021

54. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the key recommendations for his Department of the recent report Supporting Excellence: Capital Project and Programme Delivery Review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20399/21]

Question· writtenPQ 312asked

312. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Health if funeral directors have been considered for early vaccination against Covid-19 given their proximity to deceased victims of same and to family members of positive patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17730/21]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 April 2021

312. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Health if funeral directors have been considered for early vaccination against Covid-19 given their proximity to deceased victims of same and to family members of positive patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17730/21]

Question· writtenPQ 1100asked

1100. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Health the reason there is no dietitian currently employed in the Maynooth community care unit; if there are plans to employ a dietitian in this location; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17256/21]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 31 March 2021

1100. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Health the reason there is no dietitian currently employed in the Maynooth community care unit; if there are plans to employ a dietitian in this location; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17256/21]

Question· writtenPQ 641asked

641. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Education if arrangements have been made to ensure early school leavers in special schools and areas of disadvantage or otherwise who reach third year in their secondary schooling but do not proceed further in the absence of a junior certificate exam, will now receive a certificate of school completion or alternative official recognition of their educational attainment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17511/21]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 31 March 2021

641. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Education if arrangements have been made to ensure early school leavers in special schools and areas of disadvantage or otherwise who reach third year in their secondary schooling but do not proceed further in the absence of a junior certificate exam, will now receive a certificate of school completion or alternative official recognition of their educational attainment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17511/21]

Question· writtenPQ 612asked

612. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Education the status and details of the development of a new building for a school (details supplied) in County Meath; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17212/21]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 31 March 2021

612. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Education the status and details of the development of a new building for a school (details supplied) in County Meath; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17212/21]

Question· writtenPQ 464asked

464. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if clarity will be provided on the inclusion of divorced or legally separated couples as eligible applicants for the proposed affordable purchase shared equity scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16439/21]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 31 March 2021

464. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if clarity will be provided on the inclusion of divorced or legally separated couples as eligible applicants for the proposed affordable purchase shared equity scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16439/21]

Question· writtenPQ 244asked

244. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the SEAI 2020 Energy Security Report identifies small scale nuclear energy as a potentially viable solution for Ireland; if his attention has been further drawn to the fact that the legislation does not permit nuclear fission electricity generation here but does not prevent the use of such electricity if it is generated in a different country which severely restricts EirGrid and State research bodies from examining nuclear energy as an option for Ireland to use fully decarbonised electricity (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17510/21]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 31 March 2021

244. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the SEAI 2020 Energy Security Report identifies small scale nuclear energy as a potentially viable solution for Ireland; if his attention has been further drawn to the fact that the legislation does not permit nuclear fission electricity generation here but does not prevent the use of such electricity if it is generated in a different country which severely restricts EirGrid and State research bodies from examining nuclear energy as an option for Ireland to use fully decarbonised electricity (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17510/21]

Question· writtenPQ 243asked

243. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the current EirGrid consultation Shaping our Electricity Future projects that Ireland’s national energy security requires the construction of an additional 2,000 MW of gas-fired power stations by 2030; if his attention has been further drawn to the fact that the installation of such gas-fired power stations is not conducive with achieving the net zero aims of the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2021; if his attention has been further drawn to the ESB announcement in March 2021 that it will not proceed with building two new gas-fired stations on economic grounds thus potentially jeopardising Ireland’s low-carbon energy security; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17509/21]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 31 March 2021

243. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the current EirGrid consultation Shaping our Electricity Future projects that Ireland’s national energy security requires the construction of an additional 2,000 MW of gas-fired power stations by 2030; if his attention has been further drawn to the fact that the installation of such gas-fired power stations is not conducive with achieving the net zero aims of the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2021; if his attention has been further drawn to the ESB announcement in March 2021 that it will not proceed with building two new gas-fired stations on economic grounds thus potentially jeopardising Ireland’s low-carbon energy security; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17509/21]

Question· writtenPQ 213asked

213. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if the broadband connectivity issues at an address will be examined (details supplied); if this address will be included in the roll-out of the National Broadband Plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16558/21]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 31 March 2021

213. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if the broadband connectivity issues at an address will be examined (details supplied); if this address will be included in the roll-out of the National Broadband Plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16558/21]

Question· writtenPQ 1491asked

1491. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Health the cohort a person with late-stage bullous emphysema falls under within the Covid-19 vaccine roll-out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14401/21]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 March 2021

1491. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Health the cohort a person with late-stage bullous emphysema falls under within the Covid-19 vaccine roll-out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14401/21]

Question· writtenPQ 949asked

949. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Education if schools are permitted to set admission criteria which include age ranges at the commencement of school cycle (details supplied); her views on whether this is a form of restriction on pupils joining the school mid-stream; her further views on whether same is in keeping with relevant policies; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15814/21]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 March 2021

949. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Education if schools are permitted to set admission criteria which include age ranges at the commencement of school cycle (details supplied); her views on whether this is a form of restriction on pupils joining the school mid-stream; her further views on whether same is in keeping with relevant policies; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15814/21]

Question· writtenPQ 778asked

778. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if the position taken by Ireland will be reviewed in respect of a potential TRIPS waiver on Covid-19 vaccines in view of the recommendations made in the Report on the Distribution of Covid-19 Vaccines to Developing Countries compiled by the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Foreign Affairs and Defence; the engagement his Department will seek with the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment and the EU Commission on this issue in advance of the next meeting of the World Trade Organization in April; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15501/21]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 March 2021

778. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if the position taken by Ireland will be reviewed in respect of a potential TRIPS waiver on Covid-19 vaccines in view of the recommendations made in the Report on the Distribution of Covid-19 Vaccines to Developing Countries compiled by the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Foreign Affairs and Defence; the engagement his Department will seek with the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment and the EU Commission on this issue in advance of the next meeting of the World Trade Organization in April; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15501/21]

Question· writtenPQ 952asked

952. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Health the future planned ownership, governance and control of the new national maternity hospital; the roles religious orders will play; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13411/21]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 March 2021

952. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Health the future planned ownership, governance and control of the new national maternity hospital; the roles religious orders will play; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13411/21]

Question· writtenPQ 655asked

655. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if a statutory or otherwise redress scheme will be put in place to provide compensation for those that spent time in mother and baby home institutions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13402/21]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 March 2021

655. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if a statutory or otherwise redress scheme will be put in place to provide compensation for those that spent time in mother and baby home institutions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13402/21]

Question· writtenPQ 256asked

256. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Transport if consideration will be given to a scheme encouraging farmers and other rural land owners to cultivate or otherwise encourage a section of road frontage on their lands for pedestrian use in order to facilitate safer passage of those walking or running in the countryside particularly in view of current restrictions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13412/21]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 March 2021

256. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Transport if consideration will be given to a scheme encouraging farmers and other rural land owners to cultivate or otherwise encourage a section of road frontage on their lands for pedestrian use in order to facilitate safer passage of those walking or running in the countryside particularly in view of current restrictions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13412/21]

Question· writtenPQ 87asked

87. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will report on the recent news that EU member states have now agreed on a negotiating mandate for revised rules on the protection of privacy and confidentiality in the use of electronic communications services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13292/21]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 March 2021

87. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will report on the recent news that EU member states have now agreed on a negotiating mandate for revised rules on the protection of privacy and confidentiality in the use of electronic communications services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13292/21]

Question· writtenPQ 768asked

768. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Health if he will examine regulation for AEDs in respect of both registration and maintenance (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11196/21]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 March 2021

768. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Health if he will examine regulation for AEDs in respect of both registration and maintenance (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11196/21]

Question· writtenPQ 767asked

767. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Health if he will examine the reimbursement of Covid-19 testing in relation to the treatment abroad scheme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11194/21]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 March 2021

767. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Health if he will examine the reimbursement of Covid-19 testing in relation to the treatment abroad scheme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11194/21]

Question· writtenPQ 625asked

625. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his plans to include graduate entry medicine in the SUSI reform; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11086/21]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 March 2021

625. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his plans to include graduate entry medicine in the SUSI reform; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11086/21]

Question· writtenPQ 414asked

414. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Education the status of a summer works scheme application by a school (details supplied) submitted in June 2019; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11197/21]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 March 2021

414. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Education the status of a summer works scheme application by a school (details supplied) submitted in June 2019; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11197/21]

Question· writtenPQ 317asked

317. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the details of the review of siting and size conditions for rooftop solar panels on homes, and the review of exemptions for educational and community buildings as part of the current development of interim planning regulations; the details of the stated need to consider environmental assessment reporting before finalisation; when the interim planning regulations will be submitted to the Houses of the Oireachtas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11011/21]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 March 2021

317. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the details of the review of siting and size conditions for rooftop solar panels on homes, and the review of exemptions for educational and community buildings as part of the current development of interim planning regulations; the details of the stated need to consider environmental assessment reporting before finalisation; when the interim planning regulations will be submitted to the Houses of the Oireachtas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11011/21]

Question· writtenPQ 733asked

733. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Justice the timeline for the drafting of a new family law Bill to include the recommendations of the report by the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice and Equality on the reform of the family law system 2019; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10030/21]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 February 2021

733. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Justice the timeline for the drafting of a new family law Bill to include the recommendations of the report by the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice and Equality on the reform of the family law system 2019; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10030/21]

Question· writtenPQ 1008asked

1008. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is confident that every foal is being issued with an equine passport; the checks and regulations being made to ensure that this is the case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8225/21]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 February 2021

1008. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is confident that every foal is being issued with an equine passport; the checks and regulations being made to ensure that this is the case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8225/21]