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Middle East: Statements (2 Jul 2025)

Paul Lawless: We have seen horrific scenes of the destruction of people in Palestine. It is difficult to pick any single moment but I was struck by a Palestinian paediatrician, Alaa al-Najjar, who fell to her knees with the pain and devastation of witnessing her own children arriving into her emergency department. Her nine children were killed by an Israeli airstrike. They were between the ages of two...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes (2 Jul 2025)

Paul Lawless: 151. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of people who received successful HAS 2 award payments for Storm Bert and Storm Éowyn, in each county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36284/25]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Data (1 Jul 2025)

Paul Lawless: 253. To ask the Minister for Finance if his Department has looked at the possibility of lowering the VAT rate on construction materials to address the cost of building; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36234/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Issues (1 Jul 2025)

Paul Lawless: 502. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he is aware of An Bord Pleanála refusing planning permission due to population targets potentially being exceeded by the proposed residential development; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36233/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Electronic Tagging (1 Jul 2025)

Paul Lawless: 593. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the expected rollout timeline for the national electronic tagging programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35970/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Electronic Tagging (1 Jul 2025)

Paul Lawless: 594. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if Castlerea Prison is included in the electronic tagging programme implementation plans; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35971/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service (1 Jul 2025)

Paul Lawless: 675. To ask the Minister for Health the number of home help agencies registered in Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35218/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (1 Jul 2025)

Paul Lawless: 866. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills what the current administration, teaching, instructor and management grades are in further education and training; what circular letters, if any, correspond to each of these grades; and what the associated pay scales are (for example, CL 44/99 for VTOS co-ordinator); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35314/25]

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (26 Jun 2025)

Paul Lawless: Last week, An Bord Pleanála overturned a decision by Mayo County Council to grant permission for 92 homes in Ballina, north Mayo. An Bord Pleanála overturned the decision and rejected this development. The site was dezoned in recent years. It is located just 2 km from the town centre and has all the necessary services, including water, wastewater, telecommunications, footpaths,...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages (26 Jun 2025)

Paul Lawless: 19. To ask the Minister for Health the number of individuals who have been approved for home care hours in Mayo but have yet to have hours released to them; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35002/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Children's Hospital (26 Jun 2025)

Paul Lawless: 25. To ask the Minister for Health the total spend to date on the national children's hospital; the projected spend when the project is completed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27503/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Strategies (26 Jun 2025)

Paul Lawless: 32. To ask the Minister for Health if there has been any costing in relation to the publication and implementation of the national framework for endometriosis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27501/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Strategies (26 Jun 2025)

Paul Lawless: 35. To ask the Minister for Health the steps she has taken to incentivise GPs to engage in discussions on the National Endometriosis Framework; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35001/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Legislative Programme (26 Jun 2025)

Paul Lawless: 58. To ask the Minister for Health to comment on the timeline and implementation of adult safeguarding legislation, particularly in light of recent abuse within care homes. [32472/25]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Arts Policy (26 Jun 2025)

Paul Lawless: 152. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the steps he is taking to support the development of arts and cultural facilities in Mayo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34999/25]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Film Industry (26 Jun 2025)

Paul Lawless: 173. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the steps his Department is taking to ensure regional balance when it comes to film and audiovisual production throughout the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35000/25]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food: Delays in Departmental Scheme Payments: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (25 Jun 2025)

Paul Lawless: I thank the witnesses for attending. At what stage did the Department realise there was an IT problem with the ACRES scheme?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food: Delays in Departmental Scheme Payments: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (25 Jun 2025)

Paul Lawless: At what stage did the Department realise there was a problem here and there were issues around processing?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food: Delays in Departmental Scheme Payments: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (25 Jun 2025)

Paul Lawless: Late 2023.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food: Delays in Departmental Scheme Payments: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (25 Jun 2025)

Paul Lawless: The frustration that farmers across Ireland and I have is that at no stage in late 2023 or 2024 did the Department show leadership and tell farmers that there was an issue on the Department's side and the Department was working to fix it. Farmers were given the run around, and I was given the run around while trying to represent farmers in Mayo. It was completely unacceptable. Farmers...