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Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: National Development Plan (27 Jun 2023)

James Lawless: 73. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform for an overview of the progress made to date under national strategic outcome No. 9 of the National Development Plan 2021-2030; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30882/23]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: National Development Plan (27 Jun 2023)

James Lawless: 74. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the estimated cumulative value of the investments to be made in counties Kildare, Meath and Wicklow, respectively, under the timeframe of the National Development Plan 2021-2030; the estimated funding drawdown to date in each county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30881/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (27 Jun 2023)

James Lawless: 285. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update in relation to a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30495/23]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Inflation Rate (22 Jun 2023)

James Lawless: 100. To ask the Minister for Finance the action he will take to ensure budgetary policy is calibrated so as to avoid adding to inflation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30032/23]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Economic Growth (22 Jun 2023)

James Lawless: 105. To ask the Minister for Finance for a report on modified domestic demand to date in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30031/23]

Youth Justice Strategy: Statements (21 Jun 2023)

James Lawless: I too welcome the youth justice strategy and the progress made by the Minister of State, Deputy James Browne, in advancing these matters and many of the aspects addressed under his stewardship. Looking beyond the strategy to other issues in the sphere of youth justice, the justice committee, which I chair, published a comprehensive report recently on the decriminalisation of certain...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Correspondence (21 Jun 2023)

James Lawless: 161. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will address the queries raised in the correspondence provided (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30104/23]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (20 Jun 2023)

James Lawless: 89. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the strength of the permanent Defence Force as of 1 June 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28295/23]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (20 Jun 2023)

James Lawless: 120. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the strength of the reserve Defence Force as of 1 June 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28296/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (20 Jun 2023)

James Lawless: 326. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide the figures on a waiting list (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29618/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (20 Jun 2023)

James Lawless: 333. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the plans in place to address the current lack of places in a school (details supplied); how many students the school can currently accommodate in a junior infants class; how many are on the waiting list; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29693/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (20 Jun 2023)

James Lawless: 460. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will examine the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29707/23]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Defamation (Amendment) Bill: Department of Justice (20 Jun 2023)

James Lawless: Before I formally welcome our witnesses, I will go through some housekeeping matters. Senator Martin has sent his apologies. Deputy Farrell has indicated that he has to attend another meeting later and Deputy Ward will be speaking in the Dáil Chamber later. Members will, therefore, come and go during the meeting, as is the norm, due to other commitments and business around the Houses....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Defamation (Amendment) Bill: Department of Justice (20 Jun 2023)

James Lawless: I thank Mr. Justice Barton for that. We will get into the comments about Higgins in due course. That is a point well made.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Defamation (Amendment) Bill: Department of Justice (20 Jun 2023)

James Lawless: I thank all our witnesses for their opening statements. I will now go around the room and as I indicated earlier, members will have six-minute slots to put questions and elicit responses. We can do that a couple of times, as needs be. Senator Ward is first.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Defamation (Amendment) Bill: Department of Justice (20 Jun 2023)

James Lawless: I will move to the next speaker but there will be plenty of chances to contribute. I am trying to give everyone similar time. That discussion reminded me of a case, Nolan's tavern, where a barman reprimanded an individual. Senator Ward is saying he acted in that case, so we have better experts in it than me. The rationale of the case was that the greater the exertion that was given to the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Defamation (Amendment) Bill: Department of Justice (20 Jun 2023)

James Lawless: I thank the Senator. Who would like to respond first?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Defamation (Amendment) Bill: Department of Justice (20 Jun 2023)

James Lawless: We have heard it advanced as a rationale by the social media companies that in certain countries, during the Arab Spring, for example, people were at risk and their identity had to be anonymised. However, as Senator McDowell correctly noted, there are many people who perhaps do not deserve such anonymity in this and other jurisdictions.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Defamation (Amendment) Bill: Department of Justice (20 Jun 2023)

James Lawless: That is a good point. The prestige or status attached to jury trial would seem to have trumped, as Mr Harty has said, the UK judgement and it is a good point. I believe that most if not all of the members who wished to come in have done so, so I will put a number of my own questions. I typically go last because I allow other members to come in. I preside over it and I then come in at...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Defamation (Amendment) Bill: Department of Justice (20 Jun 2023)

James Lawless: There is another Fr. Ted's car. I think D'Unbelievables have the same broom being in use for 40 years with only five new handles and six new brushes. It is the same idea.