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Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Criminal Justice (Theft and Fraud Offences) (Amendment) Bill 2020: Committee Stage (23 Feb 2021)

James Lawless: Does the Minister of State wish to respond?

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Criminal Justice (Theft and Fraud Offences) (Amendment) Bill 2020: Committee Stage (23 Feb 2021)

James Lawless: Does any member wish to comment on this? Deputy Howlin, do you wish to come in?

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Criminal Justice (Theft and Fraud Offences) (Amendment) Bill 2020: Committee Stage (23 Feb 2021)

James Lawless: As the Deputy will know, the fact that a defence is raised does not mean it will work. Less is more sometimes in terms of the discretion of the courts. I thank the Deputy for moving the amendment and note he will not press it. I thank the Minister of State and the other members for the debate.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Message to Dáil (23 Feb 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 Criminal Justice (Theft and Fraud Offences) (Amendment) Bill 2020 without amendment. As there is time, I will invite the Minister of State to make some closing remarks if he wishes.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Message to Dáil (23 Feb 2021)

James Lawless: Thank you, Minister of State. We will certainly work with you on that to expedite any other matters of a similar nature. That concludes our deliberation for today. The joint committee will hold a private meeting in the coming days or week to consider other matters but today's business is at an end.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Cards (18 Feb 2021)

James Lawless: 245. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a medical card for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9044/21]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (17 Feb 2021)

James Lawless: 45. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will examine the broadband connectivity issues that are occurring in Blackhall, Clane, County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8233/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licences (17 Feb 2021)

James Lawless: 116. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason for the delay in relation to the driver licence application by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8733/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (17 Feb 2021)

James Lawless: 443. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the current retirement age for bus drivers on school contracts (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8680/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Child Benefit (17 Feb 2021)

James Lawless: 490. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she plans to extend child benefit to cover the period in which the child remains in full-time education even in cases in which the child is over 18 years of age; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8303/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (17 Feb 2021)

James Lawless: 505. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will examine the eligibility of a person (details supplied) to an interim payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8671/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Personal Public Service Numbers (17 Feb 2021)

James Lawless: 515. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason for the changing of a PPS number of a person (details attached); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8965/21]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (17 Feb 2021)

James Lawless: 534. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if a statutory redress or other compensation scheme will be made available to the mother and baby home former residents; if so, the timeline for such a scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8442/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Provision (17 Feb 2021)

James Lawless: 578. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if consideration will be given to matters raised (details supplied) concerning unemployment and skills upgrading; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8679/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (17 Feb 2021)

James Lawless: 904. To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) can obtain access to a vaccine based on compassionate grounds. [8735/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Equine Industry (17 Feb 2021)

James Lawless: 1008. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is confident that every foal is being issued with an equine passport; the checks and regulations being made to ensure that this is the case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8225/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (11 Feb 2021)

James Lawless: 33. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the provision of an adequate bus stop pole (details supplied) at Fernslough, Killickaweeny, Kilcock, County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7593/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (11 Feb 2021)

James Lawless: 238. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of a visa application by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7598/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment (10 Feb 2021)

James Lawless: 494. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the case of a person (details supplied) will be examined in relation to the pandemic unemployment payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6636/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (10 Feb 2021)

James Lawless: 697. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide real-time statistics on the daily numbers receiving the vaccines; if he will make this information available on the Covid tracker app; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6345/21]