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International Women's Day: Statements (Resumed) (6 Mar 2025)

Paul Lawless: It is International Women's Day. It is also endometriosis awareness month. Endometriosis is a hugely debilitating disease. Women who experience this disease often have crippling pain, fatigue, loss of body confidence and the inability to work, play sport or participate in hobbies for many days at various different times of the month. In fact, this disease affects one in ten women. There...

International Women's Day: Statements (Resumed) (6 Mar 2025)

Paul Lawless: It is unacceptable that women in their thirties have to wait so long for a proper diagnosis. It is unfair and wrong. A total of 44% of women undergoing IVF are actually silent sufferers of endometriosis. We must address this. We need to ensure that the national framework happens. The Endometriosis Association of Ireland is doing great work, but right now there is no pathway and it is...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (6 Mar 2025)

Paul Lawless: It is about protecting FDI, Minister.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (6 Mar 2025)

Paul Lawless: The point is about protecting these jobs.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Weather Events (6 Mar 2025)

Paul Lawless: 183. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment to provide details of all of the weather modification methods, climate engineering or geoengineering, such as adding alkaline chemicals to the ocean, spraying salty mixtures into clouds and reflective particles into the stratosphere, that are taking place in or around Irish air space; and if he will make a statement...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (6 Mar 2025)

Paul Lawless: 260. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the funding available to a secondary school (details supplied) to apply for developing a community garden on the school grounds and whether her Department will provide funding. [10261/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Inquiries (6 Mar 2025)

Paul Lawless: 394. To ask the Minister for Health when a person [details supplied] will receive an appointment in the Urology Department of University Hospital Galway for a TURP procedure; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10265/25]

Policing and Community Safety: Statements (Resumed) (5 Mar 2025)

Paul Lawless: A Cheann Comhairle, that is out of order.

Policing and Community Safety: Statements (Resumed) (5 Mar 2025)

Paul Lawless: He did mention my name.

Policing and Community Safety: Statements (Resumed) (5 Mar 2025)

Paul Lawless: Withdraw the statement.

Policing and Community Safety: Statements (Resumed) (5 Mar 2025)

Paul Lawless: A Cheann Comhairle, the point I made was around management of An Garda Síochána and I have tremendous respect and gratitude-----

Policing and Community Safety: Statements (Resumed) (5 Mar 2025)

Paul Lawless: -----for the wonderful work gardaí are doing.

Policing and Community Safety: Statements (Resumed) (5 Mar 2025)

Paul Lawless: No.

Policing and Community Safety: Statements (Resumed) (5 Mar 2025)

Paul Lawless: I was referring to senior management, a Cheann Comhairle.

Policing and Community Safety: Statements (Resumed) (5 Mar 2025)

Paul Lawless: Senior management are not listening to gardaí.

Policing and Community Safety: Statements (Resumed) (5 Mar 2025)

Paul Lawless: I wish the Minister of State well. There is a massive amount of work to be done. There is a significant drug problem in our communities. I recently spoke to several gardaí who told me they do not have the manpower or time to deal with drugs. Those drug issues include underage kids taking drugs, which is a major issue. Theft, violence and antisocial behaviour are all on the rise. ...

Policing and Community Safety: Statements (Resumed) (5 Mar 2025)

Paul Lawless: That is what is happening. Many years ago, gardaí would be on the street and would know what was happening before it even happened. That is no longer the case. We need to return to proactive community policing. In 2023, the Garda Representative Association voted no confidence in the Commissioner. A total of 98% voted no confidence. I recently met the Commissioner at Mayo County...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Renewable Energy Generation (4 Mar 2025)

Paul Lawless: 207. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the amount that has been paid out to companies engaged by the SEAI to conduct feasibility studies for enabling grant funds to be allocated to community groups trying to get renewable energy generation projects off the ground in each year since the enabling grant was introduced. [9095/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (4 Mar 2025)

Paul Lawless: 764. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an orthopaedic surgery appointment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9684/25]

Housing Commission Report: Statements (27 Feb 2025)

Paul Lawless: I welcome that the Minister is in the Chamber for this discussion. I welcome the comments made by the Minister of State about the modular developments. It is a positive, practical solution and something that should have happened a very long time ago. I ask the Minister to expedite that. At the moment, according to the Minister's comments 40 sq. m is the maximum size but I think sizes of...