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Written Answers — Department of Trade, Enterprise and Employment: Covid-19 Pandemic (10 Nov 2020)

James Lawless: 54. To ask the Minister for Trade, Enterprise and Employment the engagement he has had with pharmaceutical and healthcare companies in the context of Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35052/20]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (10 Nov 2020)

James Lawless: 298. To ask the Minister for Finance if tailored Covid-19 support packages have been put in place to compensate on-course bookmakers that maintain stands at race tracks known as seniorities (details supplied); the eligibility of such bookmakers for existing support packages in view of the fact they have been unable to trade since the advent of the pandemic due to the ban on attendance of...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (10 Nov 2020)

James Lawless: 488. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the eligibility of on-course bookmakers for existing support packages in view of the fact they have been unable to trade since the advent of the pandemic due to the ban on attendance of racegoers at tracks; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34540/20]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Gambling Sector (10 Nov 2020)

James Lawless: 783. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if tailored Covid-19 support packages have been put in place to compensate on-course bookmakers that maintain stands at race tracks known as seniorities which are a form of premises; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34540/20]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Flexible Work Practices (5 Nov 2020)

James Lawless: 46. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the measures she is taking to support broadband connection points and digital hubs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34091/20]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Library Services (5 Nov 2020)

James Lawless: 344. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development her views on the provision of additional digital services through the library network as Ireland continues to live with Covid-19; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27376/20]

Criminal Justice (Enforcement Powers) (Covid-19) Act 2020: Motion (4 Nov 2020)

James Lawless: I am happy to speak on and support this Bill, which extends the sunset clause in respect of enforcement powers. It is important that these powers exist and that An Garda Síochána, other law enforcement authorities and the emergency services have the options they may require. The concept of a sunset clause struck me in the early days of the pandemic when the Health (Preservation...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: National Broadband Plan (4 Nov 2020)

James Lawless: I know the Minister is a person of integrity and he will get his head down on the matter, but his response is somewhat generic, albeit with some references to Kildare at the end. I do not expect him to know every townland in Kildare but to include places such as Kilcock and Donaghcumper in the provision for east Kildare will be news to anyone in the county, and a bit of a shock. It...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: National Broadband Plan (4 Nov 2020)

James Lawless: I thank the Minister, Deputy Eamon Ryan, for taking the debate. As I have discussed these issues with him before, I ask him to be sympathetic and to focus on solutions to the matter I am about to raise. We are all aware of how critical high-speed quality broadband is to our daily lives. That has been exacerbated during the pandemic and the recent lockdowns, which have now run for the best...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages (3 Nov 2020)

James Lawless: 138. To ask the Minister for Health the number of homecare support hours will be provided for older persons in 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33461/20]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic (3 Nov 2020)

James Lawless: 493. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if gyms and swimming pools can remain open for the duration of level 5 restrictions in view of the vital service for both mental and physical health they provide; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32586/20]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Departmental Expenditure (3 Nov 2020)

James Lawless: 685. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the amount paid annually for the past three years to private airline companies for the movement of Irish military personnel to and from overseas missions; if consideration is being given to the procurement of a national asset to perform this function; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33097/20]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Covid-19 Pandemic (3 Nov 2020)

James Lawless: 686. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if the cadets that have been deployed again to the front line as contact tracers and contact tracing trainers with their own training suspended will be paid the military service allowance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33098/20]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Data (3 Nov 2020)

James Lawless: 683. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the strength of the Defence Forces at end September 2020; and the number of personnel that are in full-time induction training (details supplied) and therefore non-deployable. [33095/20]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Data (3 Nov 2020)

James Lawless: 684. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of Defence Forces personnel on overseas service at end of September 2020, by rank. [33096/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Staff (3 Nov 2020)

James Lawless: 1258. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to provide student nurses working on the front line with a wage while they are on placement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32818/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Audiology Services (3 Nov 2020)

James Lawless: 1226. To ask the Minister for Health if access to paediatric audiology services will be maintained during the level 5 restrictions and beyond; if audiologists may be redeployed for contact tracing purposes, which would take them out of the audiology system and reduce capacity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32717/20]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (3 Nov 2020)

James Lawless: 1503. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of and position regarding the installation of a new barrier in Donadea Forest Park that can allow entry for visitors into the car park of the park without the requirement of coins that will allow numerous payment methods to gain entry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32557/20]

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Criminal Justice (Mutual Recognition of Decisions on Supervision Measures) Bill 2019: Committee Stage (3 Nov 2020)

James Lawless: Apologies have been received from Deputy Howlin. This is the first meeting of this select committee to consider legislation. This is first our engagement with the new Minister of State at the Department of Justice with special responsibility for law reform, Deputy James Browne. I want to give him particular welcome, congratulate him on his appointment and wish him well in all his...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Criminal Justice (Mutual Recognition of Decisions on Supervision Measures) Bill 2019: Committee Stage (3 Nov 2020)

James Lawless: We passed our first Bill. Let us hope they will all be as smooth as that one was. That was certainly a smooth passage. There is a general consensus on the matter.