Results 1-20 of 193 for speaker:Paul Lawless

Final Draft Revised National Planning Framework: Motion (30 Apr 2025)

Paul Lawless: I welcome the opportunity to speak on the national planning framework. I welcome any attempts to future-proof infrastructure in this country. I am very disappointed, however, in reading the report. It is high on vision but it is almost like the report is detached from reality. I do not have long but I will give just one example. The report references the value and importance of the...

Final Draft Revised National Planning Framework: Motion (30 Apr 2025)

Paul Lawless: The framework rather. There is not even a mention, or hardly a mention, of it. That is hardly progress. We need real delivery. I do not have any longer but could go on to speak about a litany of things in relation to this. I ask the Minister of State to focus on the delivery.

Special Education: Motion [Private Members] (30 Apr 2025)

Paul Lawless: I welcome the opportunity to speak on this motion and I welcome the parents here in the Public Gallery. They are the warriors who have been fighting so hard. They have been fighting, taking legal action and pitching tents outside Leinster House. What are they fighting for? They are fighting for their basic rights and their constitutionally enshrined rights for access to education. I...

Unnecessary Hip Surgeries at Children's Health Ireland: Motion [Private Members] (29 Apr 2025)

Paul Lawless: I welcome the opportunity to speak on this motion. I first want to acknowledge the pain and heartbreak that this has brought to so many families and children, particularly children who went through unnecessary and needless surgery. I cannot imagine the pain and suffering that those families have gone through. We think of medical professionals as people we can trust and we entrust our...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Offices (29 Apr 2025)

Paul Lawless: The new policing model is not working. One of the main aims of the model was to increase community policing. In fact, the opposite has happened. One of the main reasons for that is manpower. The regular units have been depleted. In many stations across Mayo, the regular units are half what they were a number of years ago. Internal competitions are pulling from regular units and, because...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Offices (29 Apr 2025)

Paul Lawless: Go raibh maith agat.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (29 Apr 2025)

Paul Lawless: You promised to enact the occupied territories Bill before the election.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Wastewater Treatment (10 Apr 2025)

Paul Lawless: I appreciate that Uisce Éireann has made progress nationally. There is no question about that, but my question is specific to Newport. That is why I am raising this issue. What I really want to know is whether the Minister will engage with Uisce Éireann to provide regular updates in relation to it? As I said, we cannot arrive at a situation in 2030 where no progress has been...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Wastewater Treatment (10 Apr 2025)

Paul Lawless: Newport is a beautiful town on the west coast of Mayo, nestled in the stunning Clew Bay. However, Newport has no wastewater treatment plant and as a result, raw sewage is being pumped into Clew Bay on a daily basis. It is affecting the ecosystem and fish stocks. It is creating foul odour and preventing housing development, economic development and, of course, recreational activities for...

Uisce Éireann: Statements (10 Apr 2025)

Paul Lawless: The programme for Government clearly states that the Government will build 300,000 houses over a five-year period. The truth is that Uisce Éireann cannot produce 50,000 connections in a year. If we consider the funding allocation, Uisce Éireann has €10 billion for the next ten years, but €5 billion of that will go into meeting EU regulations and €3 billion...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Wind Energy Generation (10 Apr 2025)

Paul Lawless: 37. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment to provide an update on the expansion of the offshore wind energy taskforce. [17284/25]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Strategies (10 Apr 2025)

Paul Lawless: 84. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the measures the Government has taken to date in supporting Mayo County Council's Digital Strategy 2024-2026 to improve broadband access and digital skills in Mayo. [7890/25]

Tariffs: Statements (9 Apr 2025)

Paul Lawless: Ireland is facing its biggest existential threat since the last economic recession. Ireland is the most exposed country in the European Union in terms of these tariffs. There is doubt that these will disproportionately impact Ireland. Without question, Ireland is in real danger here, yet the Government is suffering from inertia. It is incredible to think that Simon Harris is meeting...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (9 Apr 2025)

Paul Lawless: This is in Newport, County Mayo.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (9 Apr 2025)

Paul Lawless: We need regular updates on this.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (9 Apr 2025)

Paul Lawless: Will Uisce Éireann meet the committee?

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (9 Apr 2025)

Paul Lawless: Newport is a beautiful town on the west coast of Mayo that is nestled in the stunning Clew Bay. Newport has no wastewater treatment plant and, as a result, raw sewage is being pumped into Clew Bay. This is affecting fish stocks and the ecosystem, with a foul odour in the town. Indeed, it is robbing the town of its potential in terms of economic development, housing development, tourism and...

Protecting the Irish Economy Against Increasing Trade Tariffs: Motion [Private Members] (9 Apr 2025)

Paul Lawless: We are trying to protect these jobs. It is incredible that today is the first day the Minister of State has spoken about this issue.

Protecting the Irish Economy Against Increasing Trade Tariffs: Motion [Private Members] (9 Apr 2025)

Paul Lawless: Be honest. The Government has neglected the indigenous SME sector.

Protecting the Irish Economy Against Increasing Trade Tariffs: Motion [Private Members] (9 Apr 2025)

Paul Lawless: As I rise to speak on this motion today, I want to thank the Aontú team behind the scenes, who put so much work into this motion, our leader, Deputy Peadar Tóibín, and Senator Sarah O'Reilly. It is an historic day, in that we have moved our first Private Members' motion in the Dáil this morning. The issue of tariffs is one of the number one concerns to the public at...