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Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Data (17 Apr 2018)

James Lawless: 867. To ask the Minister for Health the waiting times for assessment for occupational therapy and speech and language therapy in County Kildare; the measures that will be taken to end same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15846/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances Provision (17 Apr 2018)

James Lawless: 870. To ask the Minister for Health if the provision of an electric powered wheelchair will be expedited for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15853/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Tax Data (17 Apr 2018)

James Lawless: 1452. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the contribution rate for PRSI class K; the benefits that accrue from same; the number of workers that pay PRSI class K; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16203/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Infrastructure Housing Activation Fund (17 Apr 2018)

James Lawless: 1610. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to outline his plans to provide funding to extend the Clane ring road, County Kildare in view of the increased number of housing units being developed in the town; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16386/18]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Influence of Social Media on Elections and Referenda: Discussion (17 Apr 2018)

James Lawless: The Max Schrems case which generated an investigation by the Irish Data Protection Commissioner in 2012 related to third party consent which is exactly what the Kogan app used in 2013 which came out of Cambridge Analytica in 2016, 2017 and 2018. Am I right in saying that if action had been taken at that time none of the sequence of events that followed would have been possible? When the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Online Advertising and Social Media (Transparency) Bill 2017 and the Influence of Social Media: Discussion (17 Apr 2018)

James Lawless: I welcome Mr. Kaplan and Ms Sweeney from Facebook and thank them for joining us today. As this is the first hearing of the scrutiny of my Online Advertising and Social Media (Transparency) Bill 2017, I shall briefly outline the legislation for the benefit of committee members and all interested parties before moving on to the Facebook engagement. The Irish Electoral Acts were written...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Online Advertising and Social Media (Transparency) Bill 2017 and the Influence of Social Media: Discussion (17 Apr 2018)

James Lawless: I welcome the move in the 25th paper. That is progress and it is very welcome. It is good to see it. A number of my questions will be about the feasibility technically of meeting the requirements of my legislation and I suppose the witnesses have answered that in one sense because of the things that Facebook is doing voluntarily. Obviously it is possible. I had hoped it would go further...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Online Advertising and Social Media (Transparency) Bill 2017 and the Influence of Social Media: Discussion (17 Apr 2018)

James Lawless: Indeed not and we would not be here and we would be doing something else. In an Irish context it is a bit like the horse has bolted because the Kogan app is being zoomed in on. Much of commentary stressed that it is tip of the iceberg; it is the one app we know about but it is the unknown unknowns and the known unknowns that are the ones that get us. I appreciate that the witnesses...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Online Advertising and Social Media (Transparency) Bill 2017 and the Influence of Social Media: Discussion (17 Apr 2018)

James Lawless: We are under the pressure of time, as we must vacate this committee room. Important though this committee is, there are other items of business ongoing. I have a final question on the legislation. Will Ms Sweeney send her response in writing to the committee secretariat on the questions that she did not get the opportunity to answer? Although we have had a wide-ranging discussion, my...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Online Advertising and Social Media (Transparency) Bill 2017 and the Influence of Social Media: Discussion (17 Apr 2018)

James Lawless: We will get answers to those two questions and then we will wrap up the meeting. I invite Mr. Kaplan to respond.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Online Advertising and Social Media (Transparency) Bill 2017 and the Influence of Social Media: Discussion (17 Apr 2018)

James Lawless: On behalf of the committee I thank the witnesses for coming before us. It is much appreciated by the committee. I thank all the members who contributed intensively and constructively as well. It is proposed the committee will publish the opening statements received on the committee web page. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Online Advertising and Social Media (Transparency) Bill 2017 and the Influence of Social Media: Discussion (17 Apr 2018)

James Lawless: That would be great. The discussion has been more wide ranging than the content of the Bill, but the Bill is ultimately the reason we are here. Perhaps Ms Sweeney could submit her suggested amendments to the committee in writing or to myself.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Online Advertising and Social Media (Transparency) Bill 2017 and the Influence of Social Media: Discussion (17 Apr 2018)

James Lawless: We will take them before we finish. That will be very helpful. I thank Ms Sweeney for that.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centres Provision (18 Apr 2018)

James Lawless: 156. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the primary care centre for Leixlip, County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16913/18]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Cost of Doing Business in Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Apr 2018)

James Lawless: I welcome the witnesses. It was good to listen to their presentation. I congratulate them on setting up the group and on coming before us to engage in respect of this issue. When one is trying to run a business, one has enough things to do in terms of one's shopfront or backyard without having to lobby or advocate for changes in legislation. I understand that the frustration they...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Cost of Doing Business in Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Apr 2018)

James Lawless: Yes. I thank the witnesses.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (19 Apr 2018)

James Lawless: 21. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the provision of an endoscopy unit for Naas General Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17108/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centres Data (19 Apr 2018)

James Lawless: 26. To ask the Minister for Health the range of health services that are available in the Kilcock primary health care facility; the number of general practitioners that are due to or that have commenced practice in this centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17109/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (19 Apr 2018)

James Lawless: 235. To ask the Minister for Health if a surgery appointment for a person (details supplied) will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17161/18]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Greenways Development (24 Apr 2018)

James Lawless: 49. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of funding and delivery of the greenway project for Naas, Sallins and Ardclough to the Dublin section; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17761/18]