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Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Research and Development Funding (16 Nov 2017)

James Lawless: 44. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the extent to which philanthropy or external non-State support is available to support research and development activities here; the agencies or organisations that are involved in such projects; the criteria that are applied to funding applications in each case; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48545/17]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Functions (16 Nov 2017)

James Lawless: 48. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the functions of her Department that have been legally delegated to the Minister of State, Deputy John Halligan; the relevant delegation orders; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48577/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Functions (16 Nov 2017)

James Lawless: 93. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the functions of his Department that have been legally delegated to the Minister of State, Deputy Mary Mitchell O' Connor; the relevant delegation orders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48576/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Functions (16 Nov 2017)

James Lawless: 94. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the functions of his Department that have been legally delegated to the Minister of State, Deputy John Halligan; the relevant delegation orders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48578/17]

Order of Business (21 Nov 2017)

James Lawless: Have they just discussed that now?

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Renewable Energy Generation (21 Nov 2017)

James Lawless: 78. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if a support scheme for residential and-or community solar photovoltaic electricity will be introduced (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49015/17]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Waste Management Regulations (21 Nov 2017)

James Lawless: 75. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if under the current waste management framework or otherwise consideration has been given to mandating that the waste management companies add a collection for glass bottle waste to their operations, similar to the way in which compostable waste, recyclable waste and general waste are currently separated and collected...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Ministerial Responsibilities (21 Nov 2017)

James Lawless: 108. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation further to the former Taoiseach's statement in September 2016, the detail of the 11 areas of responsibility of the Minister of State, Deputy John Halligan; if responsibilities have been added or removed in the interim; and if she is satisfied with the way in which duties under each of the 11 areas have been carried out. [48751/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Ministerial Responsibilities (21 Nov 2017)

James Lawless: 181. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to the former Taoiseach's statement in September 2016, the detail of the 11 areas of responsibility of Minister of State, Deputy John Halligan; if responsibilities have been added or removed in the interim; and if he is satisfied at the way in which duties under each of the 11 areas have been carried out. [48751/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (21 Nov 2017)

James Lawless: 359. To ask the Minister for Health if an appointment scheduled for a person (details supplied) will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48984/17]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Cycling Facilities Funding (21 Nov 2017)

James Lawless: 498. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the funding his Department secured in budget 2018 to promote cycling; and when the target of 10% of commuting by bike as set out in the cycling policy framework will be achieved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48696/17]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Cycling Policy (21 Nov 2017)

James Lawless: 507. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the interaction or meetings his Department has undertaken in both 2016 and to date in 2017 with either the Department of Health or the Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment to promote cycling here; the number of these meetings; the actions agreed thereafter; the progress being made to promote cycling in...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Driver Licensing Service (21 Nov 2017)

James Lawless: 518. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of persons with sleep apnoea who have registered their condition with the national driver licence service as required under the European Union Directive 2014/85/EU; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49033/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Area Plans (21 Nov 2017)

James Lawless: 632. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to proposed developments at St. Catherine's Park, Leixlip, County Kildare; if directions have been issued to the three relevant local authorities involved (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49189/17]

Finance Bill 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) (22 Nov 2017)

James Lawless: I move amendment No. 10:In page 13, between lines 28 and 29, to insert the following:“Report on the Possible Extension of the TaxSaver Commuter Ticket Scheme to include annual parking tickets 10. The Minister shall, within 3 months of the passing of this Act, prepare and lay before Dail Eireann a report on the possibility of extending the TaxSaver Commuter Ticket Scheme to include...

Finance Bill 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) (22 Nov 2017)

James Lawless: I thank the Minister for considering my points. I acknowledge the progress since last year. If I am still a Member next year, however, I will table my amendment again because there may still be some work to do in exploring it. I take the Minister's points on board. I will respond to each of them. The providers are named in the primary legislation. I suggest that a review could...

Finance Bill 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) (22 Nov 2017)

James Lawless: I thank the Minister for his response. That is a fair point about the multiple providers and tax equality for them and the difficulty in achieving that if we were to select some and not others. I will address the Minister with his Public Expenditure and Reform hat on rather than his Finance hat. The commuter parking services are so popular that they are in scarce supply. The National...

Finance Bill 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) (22 Nov 2017)

James Lawless: I support Deputy Donnelly's amendment. As in Wicklow, we in Kildare North are no strangers to accidental landlords and multiple starter homes in negative equity which remain so. The phenomenon of accidental landlords is well understood right around the commuter belt and elsewhere. As Deputy Donnelly stated, unfortunately these individuals are taxed at the marginal rate. I suppose...

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Technological Universities Bill 2015: Committee Stage (Resumed) (22 Nov 2017)

James Lawless: On sections 81 and 82, the Minister of State may have dealt with the following issue in her amendments. In my first review of the Bill I noticed what appeared to be a lacuna whereby the president of a technological university had no term limit and effectively could be president for life. I was going to query this. If I understand the Minister of State's amendments correctly, amendment No....

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Technological Universities Bill 2015: Committee Stage (Resumed) (22 Nov 2017)

James Lawless: Section 81(5)(a) which states the term of office of a member of the governing body of a technological university, other than the president, shall be two years, whereas under the amendment proposed, the president will have a term of office of ten years.