Results 381-400 of 6,389 for speaker:James Lawless

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service Provision (28 Feb 2017)

James Lawless: 512. To ask the Minister for Health the status of home help for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9558/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (28 Feb 2017)

James Lawless: 515. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department will review the decision not to award funding for an armchair to an adult special needs day service (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9569/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Funding (28 Feb 2017)

James Lawless: 517. To ask the Minister for Health the status of funding for a sling and adult changing tray required for a facility (details supplied); if he will expedite this funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9578/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Long-Term Illness Scheme Coverage (28 Feb 2017)

James Lawless: 541. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the FreeStyle Libre flash glucose monitoring system under the long-term illness scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9690/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Procedures (28 Feb 2017)

James Lawless: 542. To ask the Minister for Health the reason heart surgery scheduled for a person (details supplied) was cancelled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9697/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (28 Feb 2017)

James Lawless: 669. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason for the closure of the Harold's Cross greyhound stadium; the action taken to prevent this closure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9727/17]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Waste Disposal Charges (28 Feb 2017)

James Lawless: 726. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the status of domestic waste charges and allowances for those persons with special needs that have to dispose of incontinence products; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9712/17]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Election of Vice Chairman (28 Feb 2017)

James Lawless: I thank members and look forward to working with the committee, as well as assisting the Chair in the important job we have ahead.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Reform (1 Mar 2017)

James Lawless: 75. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the actions being taken in his Department on third level reform, as outlined in his Department's strategy statement for 2016 to 2019. [9928/17]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Ministerial Responsibilities (2 Mar 2017)

James Lawless: 357. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the areas of responsibility that have been transferred to Ministers of State (details supplied) in her Department; and the dates from which in each case. [10872/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Delays (7 Mar 2017)

James Lawless: 459. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in receiving treatment in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11200/17]

Questions on Promised Legislation (8 Mar 2017)

James Lawless: Last November I raised the question of community employment, CE, schemes, and the difficulty many community organisations were having in finding and retaining individuals in these schemes. This arises from a decision to change the rules last summer, implemented by the Minister for Social Protection.

Questions on Promised Legislation (8 Mar 2017)

James Lawless: It is in the programme for Government, page 52, section P. In response to me at the time and to colleagues who have raised the issue since then, the Minister referred to a report that was pending on how CE schemes are and would be implemented. I am concerned that there is an ideological issue at play here. Some, including the Minister, see the CE schemes as a means to an end with job...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Reimbursement (8 Mar 2017)

James Lawless: 29. To ask the Minister for Health the number of applications for the addition of a new medicine to the reimbursement list that are currently being processed as of 1 March 2017; the number of applications that were in process on the same date in 2015 and 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12130/17]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes Eligibility (8 Mar 2017)

James Lawless: 169. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he will review the community employment scheme of a person (details supplied); if he will extend this scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12253/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (8 Mar 2017)

James Lawless: 193. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) can expect a hospital appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12231/17]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes Eligibility (9 Mar 2017)

James Lawless: 166. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he will extend the community employment scheme of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12570/17]

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Knowledge Development Box (Certification of Inventions) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (9 Mar 2017)

James Lawless: Deputy Boyd Barrett has legitimate concerns about the Bill and that the abuse of the legislation could lead to tax avoidance and tax evasion, but if we take it as a fundamentally good thing to encourage innovation, research and development through the tax code we should not stop doing that just because it may be abused by certain parties. Let us do something good and stop any abuse by other...

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Knowledge Development Box (Certification of Inventions) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (9 Mar 2017)

James Lawless: I indicated because I want to advise the committee that I intend to table an amendment in respect of this section on Report Stage. I give formal indication of that.

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Knowledge Development Box (Certification of Inventions) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (9 Mar 2017)

James Lawless: I have a similar question to the one asked by Deputy Boyd Barrett. I understood that the provision was initially included in the Finance Act two years ago. Other measures were removed at the time and were replaced with this provision with the OECD's approval. The Minister of State, if I heard him correctly, mentioned a number of categories of patents, IP assets and other ways to qualify...