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An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (25 Feb 2025)

Paul Lawless: ----- in the town to cease and end the practice of emergency accommodation in Ballinrobe-----

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (25 Feb 2025)

Paul Lawless: ----- particularly at the Railway Inn.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (25 Feb 2025)

Paul Lawless: 134. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth how she plans to improve retention and quality in early years education, considering early childhood educators have had to fight for wages and conditions in the sector that are unsustainable. [7895/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Children in Care (25 Feb 2025)

Paul Lawless: 149. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the measures her Department is taking to recruit and support more foster families considering the severe shortage of both residential and foster care placements are impacting on children in need (details supplied). [7894/25]

Importance of Agrifood to the Irish Economy: Statements (20 Feb 2025)

Paul Lawless: I raise the really important issue of forestry, particularly following the recent storm, Storm Éowyn. It caused massive damage right across the west, the north west, the midlands, and it destroyed thousands of hectares of forestry. These farmers planted under Government advice, encouragement and incentives. Indeed, these farmers followed Teagasc advice around what to plant and where...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Small and Medium Enterprises (20 Feb 2025)

Paul Lawless: 38. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on whether SMEs should be given more favourable treatment in terms of lower taxation and less regulation in comparison to multinational companies, considering respective contributions to the domestic economy and the fact the SMEs are penalised far greater. [6362/25]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Conservation (20 Feb 2025)

Paul Lawless: 93. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of home retrofits carried out in Mayo in each of the past five years (details supplied); and if he will reverse this policy considering how exposed it leaves people who rely solely on electricity. [6364/25]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Electricity Supply Board (20 Feb 2025)

Paul Lawless: 105. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the engagements he has had with the CEO of ESB since he took office; and if so, how often and how recently they met. [6363/25]

Housing Crisis: Motion [Private Members] (19 Feb 2025)

Paul Lawless: I welcome this motion on housing, particularly in light of what we learned yesterday about County Mayo being the biggest county for derelict properties. Some 14% of the country's derelict properties are in Mayo. It is also the second highest in terms of vacancy, at almost 11%. Yet so little is being done - it is important the Minister hears this - to assist local authority housing staff in...

Provision of Special Education: Motion [Private Members] (18 Feb 2025)

Paul Lawless: As recently elected TDs, we have all seen the pressing and urgent situation faced by many families. I have no doubt the Minister knocked on hundreds of doors, just as we did. We were met with challenging situations of parents and families trying to meet the needs of their children while managing work and family life and advocating for basic rights and the needs of their children. What...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Regeneration Projects (18 Feb 2025)

Paul Lawless: On the development of Dublin, we learned today that the builders of the national children's hospital require an additional €800 million of taxpayers' money. We also learned that there will be a further delay until this time next year. The Department of Health has stated that the delay is due to the fact that it is difficult to bring children from hospital to hospital in the winter....

Road Safety: Statements (13 Feb 2025)

Paul Lawless: Road safety is a really important issue. We must punish reckless and dangerous drivers but the speed limit review is not the solution. It ignores the biggest issues of road safety around enforcement and the fact that the Garda traffic corps has fallen by over 40% since 2009. It ignores dangerous junctions and the lack of right-turning lanes that I have been campaigning on for some years...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (13 Feb 2025)

Paul Lawless: The cyberattack cost this State €100 million. That is expected to grow by a further €600 million. It has been reported in the Irish Independent today that 500 people are suing the State in respect of breaches relating to the attack. An incredible 32,000 people had their data stolen. Following the attack, an international criminal gang set up 57 bank accounts in the names of...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (13 Feb 2025)

Paul Lawless: During that time, the national cybersecurity agency had a budget of €5 million. In contrast, the Department of the Taoiseach had a public relations budget of €15 million. What is the total estimated cost of the cyberattack to this State?

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Freedom of Information (13 Feb 2025)

Paul Lawless: 69. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide an update on the review of the Freedom of Information Act 2014 being conducted by his Department. [4631/25]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works (13 Feb 2025)

Paul Lawless: 87. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the total budget allocated to the OPW in each of the past ten years. [4630/25]

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (12 Feb 2025)

Paul Lawless: The Government has announced a huge St. Patrick's Day delegation to the United States in recent days. The Tánaiste has been outlining the importance of these trips to his Cabinet. They are very important and the Cabinet should undergo an intense level of diplomatic training. In previous years, there were a significant number of mistakes. The former Taoiseach, Leo Varadkar, snubbed...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (12 Feb 2025)

Paul Lawless: I mean politicians.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (12 Feb 2025)

Paul Lawless: What about the "gowl" comment?

Housing Policy: Motion [Private Members] (12 Feb 2025)

Paul Lawless: I welcome the motion. We in Aontú support the motion on housing. It is important that we seek to hold this Government to account on housing, particularly in light of the former Minister, Deputy Darragh O'Brien, and the electioneering and misinformation that went on in respect of housing by the previous Government. In October last year, one month before the election, the Minister said...