Results 21-40 of 469 for speaker:Paul Lawless

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food: Delays in Departmental Scheme Payments: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (25 Jun 2025)

Paul Lawless: Who was the Department clear to? Was it the farmers or the Minister? Who did not-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food: Delays in Departmental Scheme Payments: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (25 Jun 2025)

Paul Lawless: Did the Department write to the farmers?

Nursing Homes and Care for Older Persons: Statements (Resumed) (24 Jun 2025)

Paul Lawless: I could not watch the level of abuse in the "RTÉ Investigates" documentary. I could not stomach the way elderly people were treated and abused. What we saw was a complete disregard for human life and human rights and it was very focused on economic profits in this regard. Profit does seem to have been the motivating factor in some of the abuses. This is clearly concerning,...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (24 Jun 2025)

Paul Lawless: 128. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount of money that has been ring-fenced towards the commencement of works on the re-opening of the western rail corridor between Mayo and Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27502/25]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Housing Provision (24 Jun 2025)

Paul Lawless: 519. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the housing schemes, including social, affordable, cost rental or other supports, which are currently available in the Ballina municipal area and the Claremorris municipal area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33893/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Disability Services (24 Jun 2025)

Paul Lawless: 705. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality when a person (details supplied) will receive a PAS assistant given they have been trying to access this service for over four years and the urgency of their situation and significant impact on their quality of life; if immediate action will be taken to facilitate this support; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33534/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Appointments (24 Jun 2025)

Paul Lawless: 784. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an occupational therapy appointment as early diagnosis and therapy is essential to his quality of life; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33817/25]

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (19 Jun 2025)

Paul Lawless: I rise today to speak for a mother, Michelle O'Toole, who spent thousands not on luxury, but on love. Her daughter Katie was faced with a harrowing surgery abroad where a full removal of the pancreas, spleen and gall bladder had to take place in London because it was not available in Ireland. Katie was ultimately forced abroad, and Michelle's only thought was to be by her side at this very...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Small and Medium Enterprises (19 Jun 2025)

Paul Lawless: 48. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the targeted supports he is considering to help small and local businesses remain viable in rural towns and areas like Mayo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33214/25]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Small and Medium Enterprises (19 Jun 2025)

Paul Lawless: 78. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his Department has conducted or plans to conduct any reviews into the barriers Mayo based SMEs face in accessing Government business grants; and if he will consider streamlining the application process to boost uptake in rural counties. [33215/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Public Sector Pensions (19 Jun 2025)

Paul Lawless: 126. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when his Department became aware of the overpayment of pensions to Ministers and civil servants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33212/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Gender Recognition (19 Jun 2025)

Paul Lawless: 137. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if his Department is responsible for issuing gender recognition certificates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33213/25]

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht – Questions on Policy or Legislation (18 Jun 2025)

Paul Lawless: The framework.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht – Questions on Policy or Legislation (18 Jun 2025)

Paul Lawless: I very much welcome the publication of the endometriosis clinical guidelines that were published recently. This is a very positive step forward for the thousands of women who suffer with this condition. One in ten women in Ireland is believed to suffer from it. Many of them suffer in silence. The guidelines specifically state that the clinical guidelines should be used in conjunction with...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht – Questions on Policy or Legislation (18 Jun 2025)

Paul Lawless: What incentives can be provided to GPs to engage with this process?

Select Committee on Agriculture and Food: Estimates for Public Services 2025
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Further Revised) (18 Jun 2025)

Paul Lawless: I thank the Minister and his officials. To follow on from the question about the forgotten farmers, will the survey that was conducted last month be published? Will the forgotten farmers cohort be paid in 2025? What is the expected payout date?

Select Committee on Agriculture and Food: Estimates for Public Services 2025
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Further Revised) (18 Jun 2025)

Paul Lawless: Did the survey quantify how many farmers are in the category?

Select Committee on Agriculture and Food: Estimates for Public Services 2025
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Further Revised) (18 Jun 2025)

Paul Lawless: Okay, so there are more beyond the survey. Does the Minister expect payments to-----

Select Committee on Agriculture and Food: Estimates for Public Services 2025
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Further Revised) (18 Jun 2025)

Paul Lawless: Will payments commence this year?

Select Committee on Agriculture and Food: Estimates for Public Services 2025
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Further Revised) (18 Jun 2025)

Paul Lawless: How many put themselves forward for the survey?