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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Irish Membership of CERN: Discussion (16 Oct 2018)

James Lawless: The cost is €1.3 million. There is no commitment to increase that if we are not in a position to do so. Could Professor McNulty confirm that? I also wish to raise the multiplier effect. The best comparator here is the European Space Agency, which I also visited last year with the Minister of State, Deputy John Halligan. A sevenfold multiplier effect is sometimes cited there....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Irish Membership of CERN: Discussion (16 Oct 2018)

James Lawless: I went over with Professor McNulty and I thank him and CERN for inviting me over and having me that day. It is great that we have had the opportunity to go full circle and have these six witnesses before the committee today. It has been an excellent and powerful presentation. As far as I can tell, cross-party support is emerging from the committee, which is great to see. At the end of the...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (16 Oct 2018)

James Lawless: It was GAA.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Occupational Therapy Provision (16 Oct 2018)

James Lawless: 356. To ask the Minister for Health if an appointment with an occupational therapist will be expedited in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41786/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (16 Oct 2018)

James Lawless: 368. To ask the Minister for Health the date a person (details supplied) will receive surgery; if this surgery will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41877/18]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Broadband Service Provision: Discussion (Resumed) (11 Oct 2018)

James Lawless: I welcome the delegates for whom I have a couple of questions, the first of which concerns the wholesale broadband market review. Am I right in saying it was published recently?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Broadband Service Provision: Discussion (Resumed) (11 Oct 2018)

James Lawless: It is in the process of being published.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Broadband Service Provision: Discussion (Resumed) (11 Oct 2018)

James Lawless: It is nearly-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Broadband Service Provision: Discussion (Resumed) (11 Oct 2018)

James Lawless: I understood the commission was taking enforcement proceedings because of the delay in publishing the notification and that there had been delays in a number of similar items or reports coming through. Rather than beating Mr. Godfrey up about this, I will put it the other way and ask if ComReg has sufficient resources to deal with these items, given the delays in publishing the review and others?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Broadband Service Provision: Discussion (Resumed) (11 Oct 2018)

James Lawless: I understand from the budget figures that came out this week that ComReg returned €62 million in receipts back to the Exchequer in 2018. Would it have been an option to retain some of this money within the organisation to manage some of these projects?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Broadband Service Provision: Discussion (Resumed) (11 Oct 2018)

James Lawless: In other words, the Government would not let ComReg keep it. It was mandated to return it to the Exchequer. Is that right?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Broadband Service Provision: Discussion (Resumed) (11 Oct 2018)

James Lawless: If ComReg engaged in extra activities, it would have a smaller surplus. Is that right?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Broadband Service Provision: Discussion (Resumed) (11 Oct 2018)

James Lawless: Does the power to expand its activities lie within the organisation? I am just trying to understand what funding is available to it. I know that some semi-State organisations behave in a similar manner, but does ComReg have executive control? Can it make a decision, for example, that some of the €62 million will be spent in fast-tracking the broadband market review instead of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Broadband Service Provision: Discussion (Resumed) (11 Oct 2018)

James Lawless: The only way to spend the money is by paying them more.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Broadband Service Provision: Discussion (Resumed) (11 Oct 2018)

James Lawless: I am sure of it. Is hiring contractors an option?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Broadband Service Provision: Discussion (Resumed) (11 Oct 2018)

James Lawless: I watched some of the initial presentation in my office, but I did not catch all of it. I appreciate that this may be a sensitive or difficult matter, but the national broadband plan has been mired in difficulties on many levels. Does Mr. Godfrey have a view on it that he is in a position to share?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Broadband Service Provision: Discussion (Resumed) (11 Oct 2018)

James Lawless: Yes, it is. Is Mr. Godfrey confident that it will deliver? We have seen timelines come and go. We are seven years on and many of my constituents in rural Kildare do not have broadband. The position is the same throughout the country. There was something in the presentation about the last mile, for example. Was Mr. Godfrey expressing an opinion that things could be done in a different...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Broadband Service Provision: Discussion (Resumed) (11 Oct 2018)

James Lawless: Okay. My final question is related to the metropolitan area networks, MANs. Does ComReg have any part to play in their oversight?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Broadband Service Provision: Discussion (Resumed) (11 Oct 2018)

James Lawless: None at all.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages Provision (11 Oct 2018)

James Lawless: 98. To ask the Minister for Health if the homecare package hours awarded to a person (details supplied) will be increased; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41556/18]