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Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: School Staff (24 Oct 2024)

James Lawless: I thank the Deputy. I had not been informed of the outcome of the October appeal. Deputy Tully is telling me it was also refused, is that correct?

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: School Staff (24 Oct 2024)

James Lawless: I will certainly pick that up with the Minister and have that discussion. I will make sure he is aware of it. Deputy Tully said there are three other children imminently to arrive in the school, is that correct?

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: School Staff (24 Oct 2024)

James Lawless: It is always difficult with education cases in any scenario, especially in cases when there are a set of rules and a case falls just below the line, such as in this case. I believe the numbers Deputy Tully suggested were 77 versus 78. These calls are always difficult ones. People who are on boards of appeal and hearings having to adjudicate on these cases always find themselves in a...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Regional Development (24 Oct 2024)

James Lawless: Yes. The best was saved to last. I thank Deputy Ó Cuív. Before I respond, I pay tribute to him and welcome his family. I have just been informed they are in the Public Gallery. I do not know whether he will have an opportunity to contribute again in this House in the coming weeks. Knowing him, I am sure he will find a couple more opportunities. I wish to put on record his...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Regional Development (24 Oct 2024)

James Lawless: I note everything the Deputy says in his very strong contribution. I reiterate that the goal and one of the core objectives of Project Ireland 2040 is strengthening rural economies and rural communities. Building up and improving services for the population requires significant investment in infrastructure, now and into the future. That is undoubted. Prioritising key social and economic...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Regional Development (24 Oct 2024)

James Lawless: Well, the fact it has actually happened is very welcome. I hear the points the Deputy makes. The Government will continue to make efforts to boost NDP delivery and to strive towards regional development.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Primary Care Centres (24 Oct 2024)

James Lawless: I thank Deputy Ellis for his question. I am glad to have the opportunity to update the House on this matter. A central objective of the programme for Government is to deliver increased levels of integrated healthcare, with service delivery reoriented towards general practice, primary care and community-based services to enable a home first approach. Integral to this is the development...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Primary Care Centres (24 Oct 2024)

James Lawless: It is very welcome, indeed. I note the Deputy's comments. The Minister also very much welcomes the development of the integrated care hub in Omni Shopping Centre and the co-location of the consultant-led services, provided for the enhanced community care specialist teams for people with chronic disease and older persons, and the primary care services provided by Larkhill primary care team....

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Bus Services (24 Oct 2024)

James Lawless: I thank the Deputy. When I saw this Topical Issue selected, I was reminded of my colleague, Deputy Paul McAuliffe, who raised this issue under Questions on Promised Legislation last week, and I answered. To put in context that exchange, I absolutely recognise the legitimacy of the concerns around the No. 11 bus, and I have spoken with Deputy McAuliffe on it since then as well. It is a very...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Bus Services (24 Oct 2024)

James Lawless: I thank the Deputy. I fully recognise the points he is making and understand them. It is absolutely key, and I am someone who, throughout my career, has been committed to optimising the use of public transport and maximising the take-up of it. It is actually quite a simple formula to make that happen but it is a formula we have to deliver. It has to be affordable and at a reasonable...

Equitable Beef Pricing Bill 2020: Second Stage [Private Members] (24 Oct 2024)

James Lawless: I thank Deputy Tóibín for bringing this Bill forward and for his passionate contribution to the debate. I have listened with interest to his setting out of his stall and I have taken careful note of what he has said. We can all agree that farmers should receive a fair and equitable price for their produce. The programme for Government recognises the economic and social role of...

Equitable Beef Pricing Bill 2020: Second Stage [Private Members] (24 Oct 2024)

James Lawless: Are there no other speakers? It is that time of the evening and that time of the cycle. Only a few of us brave souls are left.

Equitable Beef Pricing Bill 2020: Second Stage [Private Members] (24 Oct 2024)

James Lawless: I thank Deputy Browne. I thank Deputy Tóibín for introducing the Bill and provoking the debate. He has attempted to address a significant issue. I have given reasons, which I will recap, as to why the Government is not in a position to support the Bill but, notwithstanding that, I commend the Deputy on his initiative in bringing it forward. I listened with interest to Deputy...

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Merchant Shipping (Investigation of Marine Accidents) Bill 2024: Committee Stage (23 Oct 2024)

James Lawless: It is a pleasure to be before the committee for my first and probably for my last time in the term of this Dáil. It is good to join the members. I nearly went to the wrong side of the committee room out of force of habit. I will give a brief opening statement on the Bill. It passed through Second Stage quite recently. I appreciate the committee's accommodation in taking Committee...

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Merchant Shipping (Investigation of Marine Accidents) Bill 2024: Committee Stage (23 Oct 2024)

James Lawless: I move amendment No. 1: In page 16, line 17, before “the” where it firstly occurs to insert "subject to suitable and specific measures to protect the data,". The amendments relate to sections 18 and 26. Their purpose is to safeguard the protection of data in line with the EU General Data Protection Regulation, GDPR, with which we are all familiar at this stage, and the Data...

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Merchant Shipping (Investigation of Marine Accidents) Bill 2024: Committee Stage (23 Oct 2024)

James Lawless: I move amendment No. 2: In page 20, line 5, after “may” to insert “, subject to suitable and specific measures to protect the data”.

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Merchant Shipping (Investigation of Marine Accidents) Bill 2024: Committee Stage (23 Oct 2024)

James Lawless: I move amendment No. 3: In page 24, between lines 9 and 10, to insert the following: “(7) A report of a marine safety investigation shall not be admissible as evidence in criminal proceedings.". The amendment is proposed in order to ensure that the accident and investigation reports of the MAIU are prohibited from use in criminal proceedings. It is a strict requirement of the EU...

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Merchant Shipping (Investigation of Marine Accidents) Bill 2024: Committee Stage (23 Oct 2024)

James Lawless: I move amendment No. 4: In page 28, between lines 35 and 36, to insert the following:“ “cargo ship” means any ship in relation to which a cargo ship safety construction certificate is in force;”. The purpose of this amendment is to fine-tune the definition of the term "cargo ship", which potentially could be open to different interpretations. This amendment...

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Merchant Shipping (Investigation of Marine Accidents) Bill 2024: Committee Stage (23 Oct 2024)

James Lawless: I move amendment No. 5: In page 33, line 13, to delete “officer” and substitute “person”. These are technical amendments. The reference to “authorised officer” is being updated to “authorised person” in line with the terminology used in the remainder of the section and the Part.