Results 501-520 of 554 for speaker:Paul Lawless

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Service (3 Jul 2025)

Paul Lawless: 18. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the steps being taken to address overcrowding in prisons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36681/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Employment Support Services (3 Jul 2025)

Paul Lawless: 63. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to provide an update on the Building Pathways Together programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36682/25]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Supports (3 Jul 2025)

Paul Lawless: 117. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he is taking to support intergenerational farm transfer through the next CAP policy cycle; whether he is considering a dedicated farm succession scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36658/25]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Diseases (3 Jul 2025)

Paul Lawless: 130. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is satisfied the current badger management programme is sufficient in light of the reported explosion in badger numbers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36659/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (3 Jul 2025)

Paul Lawless: 355. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment for cataract surgery; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36778/25]

Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2025: Second Stage (8 Jul 2025)

Paul Lawless: I welcome aspects of this legislation. We will be supporting it. However, I have raised many very valid points in this House around viability and around reducing the costs. I have brought points to the Minister about people with planning permission who want to build, who have a housing need, who are renting and cannot afford it, and he has not engaged with any of those points. I ask the...

Student Fees: Motion [Private Members] (8 Jul 2025)

Paul Lawless: I welcome the students in the Gallery this evening. No doubt some of them would have voted for Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael on the premise that those parties told them before the election that they would reduce student fees. Student fees were €2,000 and now the Minister is seeking to increase them to €3,000. That is actually a 50% increase yet the parties opposite went to...

Post-European Council: Statements (9 Jul 2025)

Paul Lawless: Last year the Government sought to introduce censorship laws under the guise of hate speech legislation. The Government essentially sought to assert itself as the arbitrator as to what is and what is not hate. Recently the European Commission warned Ireland that we are outside the laws in terms of hate speech legislation. An Taoiseach, Micheál Martin, recently told an NGO that we will...

Post-European Council: Statements (9 Jul 2025)

Paul Lawless: Does the Deputy support changing the legislation, the legislation he supported last year? I have no difficulty-----

Post-European Council: Statements (9 Jul 2025)

Paul Lawless: The Irish people said "No" and the Government dropped it.

Post-European Council: Statements (9 Jul 2025)

Paul Lawless: So the Deputy wants the Israelis to-----

All-Island Strategic Rail Review: Statements (Resumed) (9 Jul 2025)

Paul Lawless: When the Ministers were announced, I was delighted the Minister of State, Deputy Canney was being given this responsibility. He realises the importance of the western rail corridor. The Claremorris to Athenry line is fundamentally important for our region. The Minister of State is only up the road and knows the value of this. I ask him to drive on this project and make sure that the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food: Farm Safety: Discussion (9 Jul 2025)

Paul Lawless: I thank the Cathaoirleach and welcome the witnesses here today. I thank them for coming for such an important topic. A neighbour of mine passed away two weeks ago. He was a man in his 70s who had farmed all his life, having grown up farming with his father. He lived just a couple of miles down the road and, sadly, he passed away. This is important for all generations. I would love to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Grant Payments (8 Jul 2025)

Paul Lawless: 140. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department has looked at streamlining and simplifying the SUSI application process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37584/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Fees (8 Jul 2025)

Paul Lawless: 142. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department has undertaken any study to determine the impact on college uptake levels of the €1,000 reduction in the student contribution fee. [37582/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Research and Development (8 Jul 2025)

Paul Lawless: 151. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide an update on the Department’s plan to recruit US researchers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37585/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Personal Injury Claims (8 Jul 2025)

Paul Lawless: 648. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if his Department has undertaken any assessment on how the proposed increase in personal injury awards may affect litigation volumes; if such a policy contradicts the intent of the 2021 Personal Injuries Guidelines and wider insurance reform programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37485/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (8 Jul 2025)

Paul Lawless: 817. To ask the Minister for Health if she is aware of the drug "ryeqo" to treat endometriosis; if she will be willing to consider adding it to the list of reimbursable items for medical card holders; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37441/25]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Trade Relations (10 Jul 2025)

Paul Lawless: 64. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he is satisfied that Ireland’s trade priorities are being sufficiently protected in international negotiations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37590/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (10 Jul 2025)

Paul Lawless: 345. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive a medical appointment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38445/25]