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Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Exemptions (15 Dec 2021)

James Lawless: 54. To ask the Minister for Finance if there are plans for a VAT exemption for psychotherapists given that they are currently the only allied health profession with a requirement to register for VAT; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62025/21]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (15 Dec 2021)

James Lawless: 100. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if a passport application by a person (details supplied) will be examined; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62024/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Services (15 Dec 2021)

James Lawless: 181. To ask the Minister for Health the actions his Department is taking to tackle the waiting list for a child to be placed with a primary care paediatric occupational therapist (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62046/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Financial Services (16 Dec 2021)

James Lawless: 138. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the impact of a new forum (details supplied) on the Irish financial services sector. [62105/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (16 Dec 2021)

James Lawless: 505. To ask the Minister for Health if there is a hospital transfer service in place for elderly persons who are unable to drive to hospital appointments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62459/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (16 Dec 2021)

James Lawless: 506. To ask the Minister for Health if he will examine the situation in relation to the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62460/21]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (16 Dec 2021)

James Lawless: 98. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of persons in counties Kildare and Wicklow currently being supported by the employment wage subsidy scheme; the number of businesses in each county currently availing of the business resumption support scheme; and the number of businesses in each county currently availing of the Covid restrictions support scheme; and if he will make a statement...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Minorities Engaging with the Justice System: Discussion (24 Nov 2021)

James Lawless: There is a general issue, one with which I am sure Senator Ward is familiar, with the timing of cases and the length of time between cases. The committee could spend a lot of time discussing the impact that the lack of judges is having and the roadblock in the courts. I have indulged myself by getting on the soapbox about that. I invite Ms Collette O'Regan, Mr. Joyce, Mr. Ó Briain and...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 20 - An Garda Síochána (Supplementary)
Vote 22 - Courts Service (Supplementary)
Vote 24 - Department of Justice (Supplementary) (1 Dec 2021)

James Lawless: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy James Browne, and members. Apologies have been received from Deputy Carroll MacNeill. Today's meeting is to consider the following Supplementary Estimates: Vote 20 - An Garda Síochána; Vote 22 - the Courts Service; and Vote 24 - Department of Justice. Before we proceed, I note that divisions are taking place in the Dáil today and it is...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 20 - An Garda Síochána (Supplementary)
Vote 22 - Courts Service (Supplementary)
Vote 24 - Department of Justice (Supplementary) (1 Dec 2021)

James Lawless: I thank the Minister of State. I will open each category and will invite individual members to speak under each category. I will take each Vote at a time. We are dealing with Vote 20, Garda Síochána; Vote 22, Courts Service; and Vote 24, Justice technical matters. We will start with Vote 20, Garda Síochána. I ask members to raise their hands to indicate they wish to...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 20 - An Garda Síochána (Supplementary)
Vote 22 - Courts Service (Supplementary)
Vote 24 - Department of Justice (Supplementary) (1 Dec 2021)

James Lawless: On subhead A.3, clothing and accessories, how is the tender for Garda uniforms, clothing, footwear etc. managed? Is a tender done every year or is it done once every few years? Is it a competitive tender? How does it work? If the Minister of State does not have the information to hand, perhaps he might follow up with a note.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 20 - An Garda Síochána (Supplementary)
Vote 22 - Courts Service (Supplementary)
Vote 24 - Department of Justice (Supplementary) (1 Dec 2021)

James Lawless: I will move to Vote 22, which concerns the Courts Service. I ask Members to put their hands up if they want to come in. I will kick us off with a question. There is a provision for an underspend of €5.2 million on courthouses and offices. As the Minister of State knows, there is a demand throughout the country for the revitalisation of various courthouses, not least Naas...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 20 - An Garda Síochána (Supplementary)
Vote 22 - Courts Service (Supplementary)
Vote 24 - Department of Justice (Supplementary) (1 Dec 2021)

James Lawless: I thank the Minister of State. The Backweston project is very welcome. I have been on site and it is great to see it progressing, along with the data centre and the general campus that is developing there. Am I correct about the figure being €47.97 million in terms of the overall footprint?

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 20 - An Garda Síochána (Supplementary)
Vote 22 - Courts Service (Supplementary)
Vote 24 - Department of Justice (Supplementary) (1 Dec 2021)

James Lawless: I thank the Minister of State. That is very good news.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 20 - An Garda Síochána (Supplementary)
Vote 22 - Courts Service (Supplementary)
Vote 24 - Department of Justice (Supplementary) (1 Dec 2021)

James Lawless: The sound is not great. I do not know if you have a handset. Do you want to try to improve it to get the benefit of your contribution?

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 20 - An Garda Síochána (Supplementary)
Vote 22 - Courts Service (Supplementary)
Vote 24 - Department of Justice (Supplementary) (1 Dec 2021)

James Lawless: We will move onto the next part of the Vote, 24B, the civil justice pillar.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 20 - An Garda Síochána (Supplementary)
Vote 22 - Courts Service (Supplementary)
Vote 24 - Department of Justice (Supplementary) (1 Dec 2021)

James Lawless: I thank the Deputy for raising the topic. We all extend our sympathies to the families of those who were lost at sea in recent days. I know fishing boats local to the Minister of State's own constituency were at sea that day and managed to assist some of the vessels. I do not think that was reported but I was speaking to fishermen who had been around the area and managed to help some...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 20 - An Garda Síochána (Supplementary)
Vote 22 - Courts Service (Supplementary)
Vote 24 - Department of Justice (Supplementary) (1 Dec 2021)

James Lawless: I will comment on the issue of judges. The Minister of State remarked about the price tag, to put it bluntly. I know where he is coming from and I understand that there are always resource issues, but it is important to consider the appointment of judges in the context of the challenges arising and view it not as an individual being appointed to the role of judge but as a new courtroom...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Message to Dáil (1 Dec 2021)

James Lawless: In accordance with Standing Order 101, the following message will be sent to the Dáil: The Select Committee on Justice has completed its consideration of the following Supplementary Estimates for public services for the year ending 31 December 2021: Vote 20 - An Garda Síochána; Vote 22 - Courts Service; and Vote 24 - Department of Justice.