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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Facilities (1 Oct 2019)

James Lawless: 197. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the provision of consent to a school (details supplied) to apply to Kildare County Council for planning permission for a sports facility; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39389/19]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Data (1 Oct 2019)

James Lawless: 246. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of operational gardaí on duty across all stations in north County Kildare on each Saturday in August 2019, in tabular form by station; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39278/19]

Firearms and Offensive Weapons (Amendment) Bill 2019: Second Stage [Private Members] (2 Oct 2019)

James Lawless: I commend my colleague, Deputy O'Callaghan, on bringing this important measure before the House. It is part of my party's plans for reforming the criminal justice system. This is one of many important initiatives to have been brought forward by Deputy O'Callaghan during the lifetime of the current Dáil. As he outlined, the introduction of this Bill, which we hope will be enacted and...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Heavy Goods Vehicle Levy (2 Oct 2019)

James Lawless: 209. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the practice will continue to allow UK commercial vehicles to use the road network system here free of charge excluding toll roads; if a daily tax certificate system will be introduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39981/19]

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (3 Oct 2019)

James Lawless: I wish to raise the issue of transport in my constituency of Kildare North. Since schools returned Maynooth has been at a virtual standstill, with traffic worse this year than any previous year. It has been mooted that the National Transport Authority, NTA, and Transport Infrastructure Ireland will examine the feasibility of a second motorway interchange at Maynooth. I ask the...

Development of a Liquefied Natural Gas Facility in Ireland: Statements (3 Oct 2019)

James Lawless: Fianna Fáil very much welcomes the debate this afternoon on LNG development in Ireland. It is only right that this House has the opportunity to address all aspects of this approach to gas supply and also take into account the State's climate and energy responsibilities. In the few weeks since the new parliamentary session began, we have had many debates on climate change and climate...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Community Alert Programme (3 Oct 2019)

James Lawless: 96. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to improve the existing community text alert scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40177/19]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (8 Oct 2019)

James Lawless: 146. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí in County Kildare in each of the years 2011 to 2018 and to date in 2019, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40712/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation Provision (16 Oct 2019)

James Lawless: 113. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if maps of the current school planning areas are available; and if a copy is available for use by schools. [42477/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Code (16 Oct 2019)

James Lawless: 249. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason those in receipt of illness benefit will not receive the Christmas bonus payment which is paid to those in receipt of other social protection payments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42405/19]

Public Ownership of the National Broadband Network: Motion [Private Members] (23 Oct 2019)

James Lawless: There is a sense of déjà vuabout the debate. In the short time during which I have been a Deputy, we have had numerous discussions on the matter. Since 2011, when the previous Fine Gael-led Government assumed office, the first promise was made, and here we are almost in 2020. Two themes have emerged. The bill keeps multiplying but not a scrap of fibre has been laid under the...

Criminal Justice (Mutual Recognition of Decisions on Supervision Measures) Bill 2019 [Seanad]: Second Stage (5 Nov 2019)

James Lawless: I will make just a brief comment. As my colleague Deputy O'Callaghan said, Fianna Fáil supports the Bill and welcomes its introduction to and passage through the House. It is worth briefly considering other international frameworks, in particular the Magnitsky Act. Bill Browder visited Leinster House earlier this year. While the Magnitsky Act provides for a different type of framework...

Blasphemy (Abolition of Offences and Related Matters) Bill 2019: Second Stage (5 Nov 2019)

James Lawless: I will be sharing time with colleagues. I commend the Minister's contribution. It was an interesting tour of jurisprudence on the issue of blasphemy, how it came into being, its position in Bunreacht na hÉireann and the small degree of case law which has prevailed on the article and, more recently, the offence in the past number of years. As the Minister outlined, very few cases ever...

Illegal Drugs: Motion [Private Members] (5 Nov 2019)

James Lawless: I want to add to the words already spoken by my colleagues and I commend Deputy John Curran on bringing this motion forward. It is a very important motion, as highlighted last weekend by nine former Ministers of State who had responsibility for drugs and who called for urgent and further action on this scourge, which all Members see in their communities. While it is very much an urban issue...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pension (Contributory) Eligibility (5 Nov 2019)

James Lawless: 1077. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the case of a person (details supplied) will be investigated; and if the person will be assisted in locating their contributions. [44965/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Water Quality (6 Nov 2019)

James Lawless: 215. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the measures being taken to reassure the public that water is appropriately treated and fit for consumption at both the Leixlip and Ballymore Eustace water plants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45595/19]

Report on the Arts: Motion (7 Nov 2019)

James Lawless: I am grateful for the opportunity to share a few brief thoughts on this report in this debate. I welcome the report and it is important that focus is placed on the arts and the supports that are required in terms of funding, Government structures and regulatory frameworks and how they all might work together to support everything from our small town or village festivals right through to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Session 1: The Evidence (7 Nov 2019)

James Lawless: I thank the witnesses for their contributions and attendance. I have two questions which I will tie together and try to keep as brief as possible. The first relates to an incident from social media yesterday. As we know, the British general election is under way and we miss the presence of our British colleagues, with the exception of Lord Puttnam who is with us. The official Twitter...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Session 1: The Evidence (7 Nov 2019)

James Lawless: One of the weaknesses where the platforms get around existing obligations and we need to legislate for new obligations is the platform-publisher chestnut. They say they are just a dumb terminal displaying binary code which is throwing up content and that in that way they are just a carrier. To my mind, the companies are curating content and selling advertisements based on personalised...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Session 2: Industry Perspective (7 Nov 2019)

James Lawless: I will share time with Deputy Eamon Ryan. Staying with Facebook and to follow up on the previous speaker's contribution, was the Libra cryptocurrency an attempt to circumvent the issues we just talked about in terms of currencies from multiple jurisdictions coming in?