Results 181-200 of 1,058 for in 'Dáil debates' speaker:James Lawless

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Cross-Border Co-operation (8 Jul 2021)

James Lawless: The next question appears to be No. 91 in the name of Deputy Durkan.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (6 Jul 2021)

James Lawless: Shortly after the Government was formed, one of the first Bills to pass through the Houses was the Harassment, Harmful Communications and Related Offences Bill. As Chair of the justice committee I was delighted to prioritise its passage and ensure it got speedy progress and has since become law. I am sure the House will agree it is badly needed for cyberbullying and online harassment....

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Rail Network (22 Jun 2021)

James Lawless: I thank the Minister of State for taking this debate this evening. I know this is an issue which is very close to Deputy Calleary's heart. He has argued the case for Mayo very well and very strongly at a number of forums. I was astounded to read an article in The Irish Timeswhich stated that freight services through Dublin Port were to be discontinued. I had assumed that we would be going...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Rail Network (22 Jun 2021)

James Lawless: Like Deputy Calleary, I am struggling to follow the reply. It seems to tell us that the port is very busy and getting busier. We already know that. That is the whole point of this debate. Why can we not use this to put more freight onto the railways? Why are we discontinuing a vital service at the very time it is needed most and when the port is in expansionary mode? I have gone through...

Ceisteanna - Questions: National Risk Assessment (22 Jun 2021)

James Lawless: 14. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the National Risk Assessment. [33008/21]

Ceisteanna - Questions: National Security Committee (22 Jun 2021)

James Lawless: 11. To ask the Taoiseach the details of the National Security Committee. [33007/21]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Data Centres (17 Jun 2021)

James Lawless: 105. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans for the development of a shared public sector or Government data centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32337/21]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Data Centres (17 Jun 2021)

James Lawless: My question relates to a commitment in the recently published national resilience and recovery plan to provide a Government data centre. Will the Minister elaborate on plans for that? Is it to be a physical data centre, a system to provide a single view of the citizen or both? What exactly is it to consist of and how exactly will it work?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Data Centres (17 Jun 2021)

James Lawless: I thank the Minister. His response was very interesting. I am delighted to hear the centre is to be located in Backweston in my constituency of Kildare North. I am aware of the forensic science laboratory and other State facilities already located there. This will complement the facilities at that location. I know that centre is operating well and it is good to see it growing with this...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Data Centres (17 Jun 2021)

James Lawless: I thank the Minister for responding to my comments. I am familiar with the campus at Backweston and have followed its development. Indeed, I was there for the launch of Forensic Science Ireland and the turning of the sod a couple of years ago. It is great site and it is well located. There is a valuable skill set and talent pool in north Kildare. I thank the Minister for the continued...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (15 Jun 2021)

James Lawless: 120. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of persons in counties Kildare and Wicklow receiving support under the employment wage subsidy scheme; the number in each county who were receiving support under the scheme in May 2021; the number of persons in each county who have received support under the scheme and its predecessor since March 2020; the expenditure on the schemes in each...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment (18 May 2021)

James Lawless: 102. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of persons in County Kildare currently in receipt of the pandemic unemployment payment; the number of persons in County Wicklow currently in receipt of the payment; the number in each county who were in receipt of the payment on the same date in April 2021; the number of persons in each county that have received...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: National Development Plan (21 Apr 2021)

James Lawless: 54. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the key recommendations for his Department of the recent report Supporting Excellence: Capital Project and Programme Delivery Review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20399/21]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Insurance Costs (31 Mar 2021)

James Lawless: 144. To ask the Minister for Finance the way he is engaging with the insurance industry on the way it responds to the needs of its customers during the pandemic. [17146/21]

Online Advertising and Social Media (Transparency) Bill 2017: Restoration to Order Paper (31 Mar 2021)

James Lawless: I move: That, pursuant to Standing Order 198, the Online Advertising and Social Media (Transparency) Bill 2017, which lapsed on the dissolution of the 32nd Dáil, shall be restored to the Order Paper at Order for Committee Stage.

Civil Liability and Courts (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage [Private Members] (25 Mar 2021)

James Lawless: The Government supports this Bill, as the Minister of State told us earlier. I support it as a member of a Government party and personally. My then colleague, Billy Kelleher, now an MEP, introduced this Bill in the last Dáil and I spoke in support of it on that occasion. The Minister, Deputy Michael McGrath, introduced and took the baton forward on the Bill in the last Dáil and I...

Covid-19 Vaccination Programme: Statements (21 Jan 2021)

James Lawless: I intend to ask a few questions of the Minister, if he has time to respond. If he cannot respond to them all, perhaps he can do so in writing. At the outset, I acknowledge this is certainly not a political issue. In fact, it is not even really a medical issue or a health issue as such. It is a supply chain management issue. It is a logistical issue. That is the challenge that we face...

Covid-19 (Higher Education): Statements (14 Jan 2021)

James Lawless: I am sharing time with Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan. We had a similar debate to this in March last year. It seems incredible that the pandemic has been with us for almost a year. The previous debate took place during the initial lockdown when the Dáil was on a similarly reduced footing, with fewer Deputies in attendance, etc. On that occasion, there was a discussion on the...

Covid-19 (Education): Statements (14 Jan 2021)

James Lawless: I commend the Minister on her approach to date and congratulate her on what she has achieved. I single out the admirable and essential decision last week to try to prioritise two cohorts of students, which are those with special needs and leaving certificate students. It was the right call, for the right reasons, and it is regrettable that it did not prove possible. It does worry me that...

Safety, Health and Welfare at Work (Amendment) Bill 2020: Second Stage [Private Members] (3 Dec 2020)

James Lawless: I welcome the discussion on the Bill and the Minister of State's comments. I credit Deputy O'Reilly for bringing forward the legislation. I was surprised at the tone of a few of the contributions from the Sinn Féin benches on this. It is important that over the next couple of years, or however long the term runs, we in the Dáil avoid the "Government bad, Opposition good"...