Results 261-280 of 6,386 for speaker:James Lawless

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Vetting of Personnel (17 Nov 2016)

James Lawless: 113. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if her attention has been drawn to the fact that the current system of Garda vetting is local and particular to each school and must be repeated school by school for temporary substitute workers, such as special needs assistants who move around between schools and who find this a barrier to securing work in more than one school, and that it...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Third Level Funding (17 Nov 2016)

James Lawless: 272. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the total funding allocated to the programme for research in third level institutions in the period 2010 to 2016 annually in tabular form; the programme funding that has been allocated in 2017; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35674/16]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Family Income Supplement Applications (22 Nov 2016)

James Lawless: 294. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the status of an application by a person (details supplied) for family income support. [36121/16]

Finance Bill 2016: Report Stage (Resumed) (23 Nov 2016)

James Lawless: I move amendment No. 24:In page 27, between lines 22 and 23, to insert the following:“14. The Minister shall, within 3 months of the passing of this Act, prepare and lay before Dáil Éireann a report on the possibility of extending the TaxSaver Commuter Ticket Scheme to include parking costs associated with public transport.”. The objective of the amendment is to...

Finance Bill 2016: Report Stage (Resumed) (23 Nov 2016)

James Lawless: I thank the Minister for his response. I anticipated some of the arguments he would advance and will try to address his concerns. One of the concerns articulated by the Minister is that it may give rise to a double benefit and that people who are already using the taxsaver scheme may benefit again. However, it seems to be permissible and perhaps even encouraged for a cyclist to avail of a...

Finance Bill 2016: Report Stage (Resumed) (23 Nov 2016)

James Lawless: I thank the Minister for saying he will consider it between now and the next finance Bill. On that basis, I am happy to withdraw the amendment.

Topical Issue Debate: Garda Deployment (29 Nov 2016)

James Lawless: I raise the issue of policing resources in my constituency of Kildare North. While this issue is often aired in this House, I believe my constituency to be more poorly served than others and the census figures bear that out. Kildare North currently has the worst policing figures per head of population in the entire State. This is an historical anomaly that predates the recruitment embargo...

Topical Issue Debate: Garda Deployment (29 Nov 2016)

James Lawless: I thank the Minister of State for stepping into the breach. With respect, that answer could have been given to any question about policing in the country. My question is specifically about my constituency, north Kildare, and my county, which is the worst served in the country per capita. It is not just me saying that but also the joint policing committee, Kildare County Council, the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Long-Term Illness Scheme Eligibility (29 Nov 2016)

James Lawless: 515. To ask the Minister for Health if he will add new low-protein products to the long-term illness card list due to the discontinuation of products which had been on the list previously (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36946/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Long-Term Illness Scheme Eligibility (29 Nov 2016)

James Lawless: 516. To ask the Minister for Health to indicate the last time low-protein products have been added to the long-term illness card list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36947/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE National Service Plan (30 Nov 2016)

James Lawless: 162. To ask the Minister for Health the targets that will be in the 2017 HSE Service Plan for Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service teams staff levels in CHO 7 to bring them closer to the target set in A Vision for Change; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38049/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service Provision (1 Dec 2016)

James Lawless: 81. To ask the Minister for Health the increase in home help hours Kildare local area can expect in 2017. [38048/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Consultant Recruitment (1 Dec 2016)

James Lawless: 57. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that for eight years there was no consultant urologist at Temple Street Children's Hospital until the appointment of a consultant in summer 2016; if his attention has been further drawn to the fact that while this appointment is welcome there are a number of concerns (details supplied) raised by service users; and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Delays (1 Dec 2016)

James Lawless: 212. To ask the Minister for Health if he will examine the case of a person (details supplied) who has been waiting indefinitely for a hospital appointment; the length of time this waiting time is expected to last; the efforts his Department has made to decrease waiting times in this specific area; and if his department will expedite the case provided. [38093/16]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Renewable Energy Incentives (1 Dec 2016)

James Lawless: 273. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the current status of the renewable heat incentive and other relevant measures to support the sector; if purchases of a biomass boiler from January 2017 onwards will be included in the renewable heat incentive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38153/16]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Landfill Sites (6 Dec 2016)

James Lawless: 68. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if his Department has a register of historical landfill sites around the country; and if he is satisfied that adequate regulation, governance and, if necessary, remediation is in place regarding same, particularly in situations in which a site may have been at operational peak at a time when environmental and waste...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Support Services Provision (6 Dec 2016)

James Lawless: 280. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the provision of transport to a person (details supplied) and other day services for adults with learning difficulties who lose their transport once they turn 18 years of age; if he will extend this transport provision above 18 years of age; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38292/16]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Greenways Funding (7 Dec 2016)

James Lawless: 53. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding the funding and delivery of the greenway project for Naas, Sallins, Ardclough to Dublin section; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38837/16]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (7 Dec 2016)

James Lawless: 62. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding road projects in the greater Naas area in County Kildare, that is the widening of the M7 to three lanes and the new motorway interchange at Osberstown and the Sallins bypass; the status and timeline for these projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38836/16]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals Status (7 Dec 2016)

James Lawless: 130. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the status of the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38897/16]