Results 681-700 of 821 for speaker:Paul Lawless

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (1 Apr 2025)

Paul Lawless: 660. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to outline any agreements or contractual arrangements made with a developer (details supplied) for the redevelopment and operation of the property as temporary accommodation for international protection applicants. [15600/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (1 Apr 2025)

Paul Lawless: 663. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth how his Department is coordinating with Mayo County Council and other relevant authorities to ensure the property meets all necessary standards and regulations for its proposed use. [15603/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (1 Apr 2025)

Paul Lawless: 664. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide a timeline for the decision-making process; and if approved, the expected timeline for the opening of the centre. [15604/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (1 Apr 2025)

Paul Lawless: 658. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will remove the planning circumvention available to IPAS centres to ensure greater transparency and communication engagement. [15598/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (1 Apr 2025)

Paul Lawless: 661. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to list the total number of IPAS centres in Mayo. [15601/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (1 Apr 2025)

Paul Lawless: 662. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the list of other properties in Mayo that are under consideration or offer to his Department for the provision of asylum accommodation. [15602/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Ambulance Service (1 Apr 2025)

Paul Lawless: 743. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons recruited for the National Ambulance Service in each county over each of the past five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15288/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Ambulance Service (1 Apr 2025)

Paul Lawless: 745. To ask the Minister for Health the number of emergency medical technicians, emergency medical controllers and student paramedics hired to address the National Ambulance Service shortfall of an additional 1,080 staff since the recruitment panel was set up in 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15290/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Ambulance Service (1 Apr 2025)

Paul Lawless: 744. To ask the Minister for Health the reason there has been no movement on the National Ambulance Service recruitment panel than what initiated in 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15289/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (27 Mar 2025)

Paul Lawless: 25. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the measures his Department is implementing to clear the backlog of apprentices awaiting completion of their training. [12498/25]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (25 Mar 2025)

Paul Lawless: 149. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to address the long waiting time farmers face to obtain felling licences, which are taking months and even years to process despite many farmers and foresters having these trees on the ground, losing the ability to salvage timber; and if the farmers and foresters will be compensated for the lost trees. [7893/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (25 Mar 2025)

Paul Lawless: 411. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to address the lack of supports for single working parents of children with autism (details supplied) during school holidays, as they rely on term-time-only afterschool services, and need further assistance when schools and afterschool are closed for holidays; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14107/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (25 Mar 2025)

Paul Lawless: 840. To ask the Minister for Health to address the lack of supports for single working parents of children with autism (details supplied) during school holidays, as they rely on term-time-only afterschool services, and need further assistance when schools and afterschool are closed for holidays; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14108/25]

International Security and International Trade: Statements (20 Mar 2025)

Paul Lawless: Ireland is the most exposed country in the European Union to the US tariff war. Ireland exports more than any other country in Europe to America. Last year, Ireland exported €72 billion worth of goods to the US. Some €58 billion worth of those were pharmaceutical products. President Trump has explicitly stated that he wants to see the pharma industry back in the US. It is...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (20 Mar 2025)

Paul Lawless: The Government introduced a planning circumvention to allow wealthy accommodation providers to bypass the planning laws entirely for IPAS centres. This totally disregards local communities where no engagement effectively happens whatsoever. I spoke to the owner of the Belmont Hotel recently who told me he was developing a four-star hotel. That was before a leaked document showed the local...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Issues (20 Mar 2025)

Paul Lawless: 28. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he is aware of IPAS developers circumventing the planning process, and if he will take action to end this practice. [12474/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Land Development Agency (20 Mar 2025)

Paul Lawless: 29. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the total number of hectares of land owned by local authorities which is zoned for housing nationwide by each local authority, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12475/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Service (20 Mar 2025)

Paul Lawless: 135. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if his Department will expand wraparound services for prisoners to support rehabilitation, reduce re-offending and assist with re-integration into society. [12473/25]

Social Housing Tenant In Situ Scheme: Motion [Private Members] (19 Mar 2025)

Paul Lawless: I welcome the opportunity to speak on the motion and thank Sinn Féin for tabling it. The tenant in situ scheme was actually working quite well in Mayo until recently, but over the past year it has been paused entirely. A number of my constituents have actually agreed terms and agreed a sale deal with Mayo County Council over a year ago but are still waiting in line. They are still...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (19 Mar 2025)

Paul Lawless: Storm Éowyn left almost 1 million people without power and water, many for more than two weeks. In response, the Government introduced a humanitarian assistance scheme. The scheme was designed to meet the need for food, clothing and personal items but I have received hundreds of emails and calls to my constituency office from constituents who have received rejection letters. These...