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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Appointment of Special Envoys: Minister for Foreign Affairs and Defence (7 Sep 2021)

James Lawless: We are all contacted but we are not all in the same position as the Minister.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Appointment of Special Envoys: Minister for Foreign Affairs and Defence (7 Sep 2021)

James Lawless: Exactly. Indeed, the CAO points are coming out today and many of us will be contacted by young people in our constituencies, but we are not usually in a position to make up a tailor-made job and appoint them to it. Does the Minister see that this is a little bit different from the run-of-the-mill constituency query we might get?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Appointment of Special Envoys: Minister for Foreign Affairs and Defence (7 Sep 2021)

James Lawless: Yes, her enthusiasm is very clear. That certainly is apparent. The Minister talked about his phone being hacked and deleting messages. Did he delete messages on advice, perhaps from a cybersecurity adviser or the Garda, or did he take it upon himself to do so? I refer not necessarily to these particular messages, although I am talking about them as well, but, in general, does he have a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Appointment of Special Envoys: Minister for Foreign Affairs and Defence (7 Sep 2021)

James Lawless: The Minister has said that he had no reason to hang on to these exchanges. Does he now accept that, among other things, freedom of information obligations on designated officials and data protection require digital data to be preserved? Does he now understand why there was a reason to hang on to those exchanges?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Appointment of Special Envoys: Minister for Foreign Affairs and Defence (7 Sep 2021)

James Lawless: Moving on to the blurring between personal and public business, has the Minister ever used his private email account for public business?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Appointment of Special Envoys: Minister for Foreign Affairs and Defence (7 Sep 2021)

James Lawless: I will ask my last question because I am conscious of the time. Last week, I asked the Minister about how the Taoiseach came to have knowledge of this issue at the Cabinet meeting. At the time, we thought this issue had emerged a week or two previously. Given we now know that the specification had been discussed and perused in detail by Secretaries General and a number of Ministers over...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Business of Joint Committee (14 Sep 2021)

James Lawless: Apologies have been received from Deputy Pringle, and Senator Gallagher has been in touch to say he has been delayed. Deputy Costello may be at his party's think-in so that may be a difficulty, and I have also had a communication from Deputy Niamh Smyth. Some or all of them may join at some stage but I understand they are having difficulties attending the start of the meeting. I remind...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Proposed Approval by Dáil Éireann and Seanad Éireann of EU Regulation 2021/693: Motion (14 Sep 2021)

James Lawless: We turn our attention to the item before us, which is a motion on EU Regulation 2021/693 of the European Parliament and the Council of 28 April 2021, establishing the justice programme and repealing EU Regulation 1382/2013. I welcome Deputy James Browne, Minister of State at the Department of Justice with special responsibility for law reform, and his officials to the meeting. The purpose...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Proposed Approval by Dáil Éireann and Seanad Éireann of EU Regulation 2021/693: Motion (14 Sep 2021)

James Lawless: Sorry, there is an issue here with sound. I will take the members in the order they have indicated.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Proposed Approval by Dáil Éireann and Seanad Éireann of EU Regulation 2021/693: Motion (14 Sep 2021)

James Lawless: I do not see any other members wishing to come in at this point. I thank the Minister of State. He covered all the points that are of interest to the committee. Sorry, is Senator Ruane looking to come in? The Senator can put a question to the Minister of State. Apologies, I did not see the Senator signal.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Proposed Approval by Dáil Éireann and Seanad Éireann of EU Regulation 2021/693: Motion (14 Sep 2021)

James Lawless: Senator, can you try again?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Proposed Approval by Dáil Éireann and Seanad Éireann of EU Regulation 2021/693: Motion (14 Sep 2021)

James Lawless: Yes, go ahead.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Proposed Approval by Dáil Éireann and Seanad Éireann of EU Regulation 2021/693: Motion (14 Sep 2021)

James Lawless: Since the Senator mentioned bursaries at King's Inns, I must inform here that there is more than one. There are quite a few academic scholarships. There are at least three, because I secured three when I was there. I will let the Minister respond to the wider points.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Proposed Approval by Dáil Éireann and Seanad Éireann of EU Regulation 2021/693: Motion (14 Sep 2021)

James Lawless: That concludes our discussion of this particular item. I again thank members for contributing to the discussion and I thank the Minister of State for briefing us. I wish him good luck with the term ahead. I am sure we will be seeing plenty of him over the coming weeks and months.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Proposed Approval by Dáil Éireann and Seanad Éireann of EU Regulation 2021/693: Motion (14 Sep 2021)

James Lawless: I again thank the Minister of State and his officials for briefing the committee today.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Messages to Dáil and Seanad (14 Sep 2021)

James Lawless: In accordance with Standing Order 101, the following message will be sent to the Dáil: The Joint Committee on Justice has completed its consideration of the following measure: Regulation (EU) 2021/693 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 April 2021 establishing the Justice Programme and repealing Regulation (EU) No. 1382/2013, a copy of which was laid before Dáil...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Recycling Policy (9 Sep 2021)

James Lawless: 74. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the plans in place to tackle the plastic crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42727/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (9 Sep 2021)

James Lawless: 95. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if suggested bus routes (details supplied) will be examined; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41525/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (9 Sep 2021)

James Lawless: 172. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the details in relation to tax saver commuter cards for part-time workers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43046/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Childcare Services (9 Sep 2021)

James Lawless: 187. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to increase tax relief on childcare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41942/21]