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Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Health Services (25 Sep 2024)

James Lawless: I thank the Cathaoirleach and Members. I thank Senator Byrne for her question. It is a privilege to be here in the Seanad addressing colleagues. It is my first time to do so as a Minister of State but I have been here as Cathaoirleach of the justice committee. I know the great form the Seanad has and it is a privilege to address it today. Senator Byrne's question is extremely important...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Health Services (25 Sep 2024)

James Lawless: That is okay. There are two James so it is an easy one to get wrong.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Health Services (25 Sep 2024)

James Lawless: Again, I thank Senator Byrne for raising this very important issue. I understand exactly the point she is making and will relay it to the Minister, Deputy Donnelly. As Senator Byrne has acknowledged, the Minister, his Department and the Government share her passion for and commitment to providing all women in Ireland with a healthcare system that is appropriate to their needs and that is...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Health Service Executive (25 Sep 2024)

James Lawless: I thank Senator Clonan for raising this really important issue. I am answering on behalf of the Minister of State with responsibility for disabilities, Deputy Rabbitte. I note the Senator's remarks. I am here to answer on the Minister of State's behalf and will do my best to address the issues that he has raised. At the outset, I want to acknowledge Senator Clonan's ongoing advocacy for...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Health Service Executive (25 Sep 2024)

James Lawless: I thank the Acting Chairperson. I am advised that it is a complex and sensitive matter involving an ongoing trust in care process. The HSE's trust in care policy is about upholding the dignity and welfare of patients, clients and service users, and the procedure for managing allegations of abuse against staff members. In referring to the provision of a HSE trust in care report to the...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Departmental Policies (25 Sep 2024)

James Lawless: There's always tomorrow.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Departmental Policies (25 Sep 2024)

James Lawless: I thank Senator O'Loughlin for her Commencement matter. On the first topic she raised, on the fair fares issue, I acknowledge on record the Senator's ongoing advocacy on behalf of the commuters of Kildare South, County Kildare and the wider area. I am very engaged on this issue in working with the Senator and other colleagues. I will not say that I am hoping to have news on this very soon...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Departmental Policies (25 Sep 2024)

James Lawless: I assure the Senator this process is moving forward.I am certainly moving might and main to tackle that issue because I am very aware of it as well. On the Commencement matter, I tender to the House the apologies of the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Defence. He is at the United Nations in New York, as colleagues will be aware. The Security Council meets this morning...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Departmental Policies (25 Sep 2024)

James Lawless: I thank the Senator. It strikes me that may be an opportunity. I am aware of the Bill she introduced and there may be an opportunity to incorporate into that the amendments needed to progress this matter. Perhaps she will take that up with the Tánaiste's office to discuss scheduling. As we know, the Tánaiste is the custodian and guardian of the Curragh lands pursuant to the...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: School Accommodation (25 Sep 2024)

James Lawless: I thank the Senator for the Commencement matter. I pay tribute to his ongoing advocacy for his area. I have often heard him speak about his home county and home area and he is committed to working with all stakeholders there on this issue, as well as many others. I am taking this matter on behalf of the Minister for Education, Deputy Foley. Laragh National School is the school we are...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: School Accommodation (25 Sep 2024)

James Lawless: I hear what the Senator has said. I will relay that back to the Minister and to the office. The information I have been given is that the local authority performed works which, as a consequence, created or contributed to this issue. It therefore falls back to the local authority to address that. I hear, however, what the Senator is saying. Is it a safe routes to school scheme?

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: School Accommodation (25 Sep 2024)

James Lawless: Perhaps the Senator might consider engagement with my own Department of Transport on the safe routes to school programme. There might be another way to progress the matter there. The Senator should continue to engage, which I am sure he will, with Cork County Council and with the Department of Education. If he would like to talk to me separately about the Department of Transport scheme,...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety (24 Sep 2024)

James Lawless: I understand that changes to the online booking system for appointments has significantly reduced the percentage of appointments where candidates do not attend for their driving test. However, under the Road Safety Authority Act 2006, the Road Safety Authority (RSA) has statutory responsibility for the National Driver Testing Service and, as the information requested is held by that agency,...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety (24 Sep 2024)

James Lawless: I propose to take Questions Nos. 95 and 96 together. The Road Safety Authority (RSA) has a statutory remit to report on fatal, serious and minor injury collisions on public roads. The RSA receives collision data from An Garda Síochána for this purpose and produces official statistics to help develop evidence-based road safety interventions. Given the RSA's responsibility in this...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety (24 Sep 2024)

James Lawless: My Department and the Road Safety Authority have agreed an approach to addressing the issue of ongoing renewal of learner permits without sitting a driving test. It is intended that there will be a requirement to take a driving test before renewing a second learner permit and that there will be a limit to the number of renewals that can be made before a learner must start the learner driver...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (24 Sep 2024)

James Lawless: Under the Road Safety Authority Act 2006, the operation of the National Driver Testing Service is the statutory responsibility of the Road Safety Authority (RSA) and the information requested is held by that organisation. I have therefore referred the question to the Authority for direct reply. I would ask the Deputy to contact my office if a response has not been received within ten days. ...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Correspondence (24 Sep 2024)

James Lawless: I can confirm that the correspondence in relation to this case was received by the Department, and a response was issued last week. I sincerely apologise for the delay in responding in this instance. Unfortunately, I cannot comment on the incident or the criminal case against the haulage company as the incident happened outside this jurisdiction. The enforcement of road traffic...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Parking Provision (19 Sep 2024)

James Lawless: While my Department is responsible for the legislation underpinning the Disabled Parking Scheme, the day to day operations of the Scheme fall within the remit of the designated issuing bodies, the Irish Wheelchair Association (IWA) and the Disabled Drivers Association of Ireland (DDAI). As Minister for Transport, I can neither intervene in nor comment upon any individual application. I...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licences (19 Sep 2024)

James Lawless: Under the Road Safety Authority Act 2006, the operation of the National Car Testing Service (NCTS) is the statutory responsibility of the Road Safety Authority (RSA). I have therefore referred the question to the Authority for direct reply. I would ask the Deputy to contact my office if a response has not been received within ten days.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Renewable Energy Generation (19 Sep 2024)

James Lawless: In March of this year my Department signed an advisory agreement with the European Investment Bank (EIB). The assignment is to assess capacity, demand and financing strategies required for the development of offshore renewable energy (ORE) port infrastructure, which infrastructure is crucial for the construction, and long-term operation and maintenance of offshore wind projects in Irish...