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Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 20 - An Garda Síochána (Supplementary)
Vote 22 - Courts Service (Supplementary)
Vote 24 - Department of Justice (Supplementary) (1 Dec 2021)

James Lawless: The sound is not great. I do not know if you have a handset. Do you want to try to improve it to get the benefit of your contribution?

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 20 - An Garda Síochána (Supplementary)
Vote 22 - Courts Service (Supplementary)
Vote 24 - Department of Justice (Supplementary) (1 Dec 2021)

James Lawless: We will move onto the next part of the Vote, 24B, the civil justice pillar.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 20 - An Garda Síochána (Supplementary)
Vote 22 - Courts Service (Supplementary)
Vote 24 - Department of Justice (Supplementary) (1 Dec 2021)

James Lawless: I thank the Deputy for raising the topic. We all extend our sympathies to the families of those who were lost at sea in recent days. I know fishing boats local to the Minister of State's own constituency were at sea that day and managed to assist some of the vessels. I do not think that was reported but I was speaking to fishermen who had been around the area and managed to help some...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 20 - An Garda Síochána (Supplementary)
Vote 22 - Courts Service (Supplementary)
Vote 24 - Department of Justice (Supplementary) (1 Dec 2021)

James Lawless: I will comment on the issue of judges. The Minister of State remarked about the price tag, to put it bluntly. I know where he is coming from and I understand that there are always resource issues, but it is important to consider the appointment of judges in the context of the challenges arising and view it not as an individual being appointed to the role of judge but as a new courtroom...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Message to Dáil (1 Dec 2021)

James Lawless: In accordance with Standing Order 101, the following message will be sent to the Dáil: The Select Committee on Justice has completed its consideration of the following Supplementary Estimates for public services for the year ending 31 December 2021: Vote 20 - An Garda Síochána; Vote 22 - Courts Service; and Vote 24 - Department of Justice.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 20 - An Garda Síochána (Supplementary)
Vote 22 - Courts Service (Supplementary)
Vote 24 - Department of Justice (Supplementary) (1 Dec 2021)

James Lawless: What subhead is the Deputy referring to? Is his question on A.2? I ask members to direct their questions towards the Supplementary Estimates.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 20 - An Garda Síochána (Supplementary)
Vote 22 - Courts Service (Supplementary)
Vote 24 - Department of Justice (Supplementary) (1 Dec 2021)

James Lawless: As nobody else wants to contribute, that concludes Vote 22 on the Courts Service. The next Vote, Vote 24, has two pillars and I propose to take each of them separately. There is the criminal justice pillar, Vote 24A, and then Vote 24B is the civil justice pillar. I will take the criminal justice pillar first and we will take questions on that. Then I will take questions on the civil...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Tax Code (30 Nov 2021)

James Lawless: 174. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will examine a road tax difficulty (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58288/21]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (30 Nov 2021)

James Lawless: 265. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if a passport application by a person (details supplied) will be examined; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58267/21]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (30 Nov 2021)

James Lawless: 272. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will examine the passport application of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58527/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (30 Nov 2021)

James Lawless: 309. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an extension for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58316/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Procedures (30 Nov 2021)

James Lawless: 507. To ask the Minister for Health if the case of a person (details supplied) will be examined; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58291/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (30 Nov 2021)

James Lawless: 647. To ask the Minister for Health the efforts his Department is making to assist families in their need to register with a general practitioner upon moving to a new area (detail supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58867/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Victim Support Services (25 Nov 2021)

James Lawless: 134. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the initiatives being taken to provide greater supports to victims of crime; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57975/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (25 Nov 2021)

James Lawless: 131. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality her assessment of the recently published statistics for recorded crime detection in 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57997/21]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (25 Nov 2021)

James Lawless: 247. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if the passport application of a person (details supplied) will be examined; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58106/21]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (25 Nov 2021)

James Lawless: 248. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if the passport application of a person (details supplied) will be examined; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58107/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Minorities Engaging with the Justice System: Discussion (24 Nov 2021)

James Lawless: There is a general issue, one with which I am sure Senator Ward is familiar, with the timing of cases and the length of time between cases. The committee could spend a lot of time discussing the impact that the lack of judges is having and the roadblock in the courts. I have indulged myself by getting on the soapbox about that. I invite Ms Collette O'Regan, Mr. Joyce, Mr. Ó Briain and...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Banking Sector (23 Nov 2021)

James Lawless: 241. To ask the Minister for Finance the actions his Department is taking to assist bank customers without smartphone technology to still have access to online shopping and other online banking services (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57073/21]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Schemes (23 Nov 2021)

James Lawless: 263. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the details of the proposed income guarantee scheme for artists to be piloted in 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57620/21]