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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (14 May 2019)

James Lawless: 165. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the construction of a school (details supplied); the status of the tendering process; the date of the tender awarded; the timescale for construction to commence; the expected delivery date of the project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20616/19]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan: Discussion (14 May 2019)

James Lawless: I want to make an observation on Leaders' Questions which happened two hours ago. The Taoiseach sought to reach across the floor to get support from the Opposition for the plan. It was ironic, given the lack of interest that he had in Dáil support or Dáil majorities a year ago when my party introduced a motion to review the national broadband plan, which was passed by the House....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan: Discussion (14 May 2019)

James Lawless: Regarding what the Minister just said, it is not about competing technologies. I agree completely that fibre is the primary technology that can be used but it is a matter of how it can be got to people faster and cheaper in the current day without the need for any kind of State subsidy.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan: Discussion (14 May 2019)

James Lawless: I thank the Minister of State. I have no issue with fibre. Has the price of the tender been updated to reflect all the good work done, which the Minister of State outlined? If not, why not?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan: Discussion (14 May 2019)

James Lawless: The €3 billion handed over to Enet or whatever.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan: Discussion (14 May 2019)

James Lawless: If it is easier for the companies, it should be cheaper for them. Therefore-----

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (9 May 2019)

James Lawless: 56. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans for new secondary school provision in Kill, County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20182/19]

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (8 May 2019)

James Lawless: The Minister did not say that this morning.

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Civil Defence (8 May 2019)

James Lawless: 65. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the role and functions of the Civil Defence; if there will be forthcoming changes to these roles; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19182/19]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: National Security Authority (8 May 2019)

James Lawless: 74. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the agency created or designated as the national security authority as required under European Council decision 2013/488/EU; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19382/19]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Community Alert Programme (8 May 2019)

James Lawless: 522. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the operation of the community text alert system in County Kildare; the number of alert schemes in operation; if text alert messages are sent out by the local Garda stations in the county or via a centralised Garda station in Dublin; the recent changes to the operation of the text alert schemes; and if he will...

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Staff Data (8 May 2019)

James Lawless: 960. To ask the Minister for Health the number of posts vacant in the mid-Kildare network disability team; the number of posts the HSE is inviting applications for; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19774/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists Data (8 May 2019)

James Lawless: 971. To ask the Minister for Health the waiting time for the orthopaedic surgery list at Tallaght hospital with particular reference to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19848/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services Provision (8 May 2019)

James Lawless: 1093. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to improve the provision of general practitioner services in Leixlip, County Kildare, in view of the fact that there are no doctors available out of hours or on Thursday afternoons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20011/19]

Public Transport: Motion [Private Members] (17 Apr 2019)

James Lawless: I thank Deputy Eamon Ryan for proposing the motion and I acknowledge the contributions already made by Deputies Troy and Cassells. The Minister is familiar with my face from across the Chamber. I often raise issues of this type and I am a one of his regular correspondents. I am particularly interested in the Kildare rail line. I wrote to the Minister when he was a Member of the Upper House...

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Industrial Relations (Amendment) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (17 Apr 2019)

James Lawless: Fianna Fáil supports the Bill as an important step. Gardaí are hard-working front-line public servants who have been in a somewhat unique position in industrial relations policy to date which has been a challenge both for them and the State. It is important that they be recognised. The issue is addressed somewhat in the Bill. It is a positive step which we support. Godspeed in...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Long-Term Illness Scheme Coverage (16 Apr 2019)

James Lawless: 266. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to include fibromyalgia on the list of conditions covered by the long-term illness scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17201/19]

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (3 Apr 2019)

James Lawless: There is also a money message.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (3 Apr 2019)

James Lawless: I assure the House that the matter I am about to raise does not relate to my constituency.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (3 Apr 2019)

James Lawless: That is okay. I accept I do it on other days but not today. Deputy Eamon Ryan has already alluded to the meeting that he, Deputy Hildegarde Naughton and I had yesterday with Mark Zuckerberg, chief executive officer of Facebook. It was a good meeting. Among the issues discussed were those of integrity and transparency in electoral campaigns and the threat to democracy worldwide which...