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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Disability Allowance Applications (7 Sep 2018)

James Lawless: 1216. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a disability allowance application by a person (details supplied) will be examined; if this claim can be backdated; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35694/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Jobseeker's Allowance Payments (7 Sep 2018)

James Lawless: 1220. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the decision to cease jobseeker's allowance to a person (details supplied) will be reviewed; if this payment will be reinstated with arrears; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35786/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Invalidity Pension Appeals (7 Sep 2018)

James Lawless: 1230. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of an invalidity pension appeal by a person (details supplied); the average waiting time on an appeal for this payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35993/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Waiting Lists (7 Sep 2018)

James Lawless: 1403. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of persons on the Kildare County Council housing list in each of the years 2012 to 2017 and to date in 2018, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36665/18]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Impact of Retirement Packages for Postmasters: Discussion (4 Sep 2018)

James Lawless: I have a number of points to raise but I will try to be succinct. I know we are under pressure for time. I welcome the Minister and Mr. McRedmond and thank them for their time. I am trying to understand, since this broke in the past couple of weeks, the background and where this is going. Community begins at home. I have tried to look around my constituency to get a flavour of the view...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Impact of Retirement Packages for Postmasters: Discussion (4 Sep 2018)

James Lawless: That is a bit cute.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Impact of Retirement Packages for Postmasters: Discussion (4 Sep 2018)

James Lawless: The Minister did not, but the last Fine Gael Government did.

Fossil Fuel Divestment Bill 2016: Report and Final Stages (12 Jul 2018)

James Lawless: I congratulate Deputy Pringle on bringing the Bill through to this Stage. Even in this era of new politics not many Private Member's Bills get to Report and Final Stages. This is one of the few I have seen reach those Stages. I also acknowledge the work of Trócaire and the Stop Climate Chaos coalition and other non-governmental organisations, NGOs, and organisations that have been...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Data (11 Jul 2018)

James Lawless: 213. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the secondary schools that provide classes and supports for secondary school children on the autism spectrum in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31171/18]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Petroleum and Other Minerals Development (Amendment) (Climate Emergency Measures) Bill 2018: Discussion (Resumed) (10 Jul 2018)

James Lawless: I will come in if that is okay.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Petroleum and Other Minerals Development (Amendment) (Climate Emergency Measures) Bill 2018: Discussion (Resumed) (10 Jul 2018)

James Lawless: I thank the witnesses for the helpful presentation. I read it in advance and have listened to some here. Deputy Stanley asked about storage. I am interested in that too. I understand that storage is the great holy grail of the energy industry. If we could crack that, we could solve many problems. What options are presented by new technology? The witnesses may or may not have an answer...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (10 Jul 2018)

James Lawless: 541. To ask the Minister for Health if a hospital appointment for a person (details supplied) will be confirmed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30320/18]

Intoxicating Liquor (Breweries and Distilleries) Bill 2016: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (5 Jul 2018)

James Lawless: I commend Deputy Alan Kelly for bringing this Bill forward. I shall speak briefly on what is an excellent Bill. It is a great example, to an extent, of new politics and how parties can work together by bringing something small but significant to industry. We are aware that microbreweries are coming on in leaps and bounds. They are increasing in popularity, frequency and numbers. They fit...

Intoxicating Liquor (Breweries and Distilleries) Bill 2016: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (5 Jul 2018)

James Lawless: Absolutely.

Copyright and Other Intellectual Property Law Provisions Bill 2018: Report and Final Stages (5 Jul 2018)

James Lawless: I move amendment No. 1:In page 41, after line 9, to insert the following: "PART 5 DIGITAL LEGAL DEPOSIT SCHEMEDigital legal deposit scheme 106. Within twelve months of the enactment of this Bill the Government shall bring forward a report on the feasibility of establishing a digital legal deposit scheme to serve as a web archive for .ie domain contents and advise on steps taken towards that...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (5 Jul 2018)

James Lawless: 101. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if increased SNA or other resource provision can be granted to a school for the support of a person (details supplied) to reflect the longer school day the child will now have as a result of progressing from infants to first class; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29712/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Recidivism Rate (5 Jul 2018)

James Lawless: 126. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the efforts he is undertaking to reduce the high rates of recidivism here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29727/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes Support Scheme Administration (5 Jul 2018)

James Lawless: 204. To ask the Minister for Health the reason deductions for maintenance, letting agents and other costs on a family home which is used as security on the nursing homes support scheme but let to a tenant to provide some income are not taken into account in the same way that the Revenue Commissioners take such deductions into account for taxation purposes; and if he will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teaching Qualifications (4 Jul 2018)

James Lawless: 84. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if one-in-five 14 year olds are being taught mathematics by a teacher who is not qualified in the subject; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29348/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (4 Jul 2018)

James Lawless: 117. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an application for additional school accommodation by a school (details supplied); and his views on whether the existing buildings are unsuitable for modern primary school education. [29236/18]