Results 161-180 of 258 for speaker:Paul Lawless

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...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (27 Feb 2025)

Paul Lawless: We are now almost five weeks on from Storm Éowyn and many communities in County Mayo are still without communications. Ballinamore nursing home, for example, is still without a landline. There are many elderly people without a landline and it is causing difficulties around accessing emergency services and accessing pendant alarms, which run off the landline. Many people in Mayo are...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (27 Feb 2025)

Paul Lawless: 40. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will cease the promotion of transgender ideology in primary and secondary school curricula, given the extensive research from comprehensive studies such as the Cass report, which provides stark warnings on the issue, and the fact that it is being implemented without consultation with parents, teachers, or consideration of school ethos....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Irish Language (27 Feb 2025)

Paul Lawless: 74. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will allow a school (details supplied) to adopt a blended Irish-English approach instead of a solely Irish-language approach, enabling the school to address pupil numbers while maintaining a strong Irish-language ethos; and if she will meet with the principal and management to discuss these issues and grant the school the necessary...