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Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centres Provision (18 Apr 2018)

James Lawless: 156. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the primary care centre for Leixlip, County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16913/18]

Data Protection Bill 2017 [Seanad]: Second Stage (17 Apr 2018)

James Lawless: To follow on from Deputy Jim O'Callaghan's comments, I welcome the Data Protection Bill implementing the GDPR. I will reflect on the origins of data protection in general for a moment. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan spoke of the rights of the individual. It is important to note that data protection is not a technological aspect but a human rights issue. Data protection has its origins in the many...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Influence of Social Media on Elections and Referenda: Discussion (17 Apr 2018)

James Lawless: The Max Schrems case which generated an investigation by the Irish Data Protection Commissioner in 2012 related to third party consent which is exactly what the Kogan app used in 2013 which came out of Cambridge Analytica in 2016, 2017 and 2018. Am I right in saying that if action had been taken at that time none of the sequence of events that followed would have been possible? When the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Online Advertising and Social Media (Transparency) Bill 2017 and the Influence of Social Media: Discussion (17 Apr 2018)

James Lawless: I welcome Mr. Kaplan and Ms Sweeney from Facebook and thank them for joining us today. As this is the first hearing of the scrutiny of my Online Advertising and Social Media (Transparency) Bill 2017, I shall briefly outline the legislation for the benefit of committee members and all interested parties before moving on to the Facebook engagement. The Irish Electoral Acts were written...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Online Advertising and Social Media (Transparency) Bill 2017 and the Influence of Social Media: Discussion (17 Apr 2018)

James Lawless: I welcome the move in the 25th paper. That is progress and it is very welcome. It is good to see it. A number of my questions will be about the feasibility technically of meeting the requirements of my legislation and I suppose the witnesses have answered that in one sense because of the things that Facebook is doing voluntarily. Obviously it is possible. I had hoped it would go further...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Online Advertising and Social Media (Transparency) Bill 2017 and the Influence of Social Media: Discussion (17 Apr 2018)

James Lawless: Indeed not and we would not be here and we would be doing something else. In an Irish context it is a bit like the horse has bolted because the Kogan app is being zoomed in on. Much of commentary stressed that it is tip of the iceberg; it is the one app we know about but it is the unknown unknowns and the known unknowns that are the ones that get us. I appreciate that the witnesses...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Online Advertising and Social Media (Transparency) Bill 2017 and the Influence of Social Media: Discussion (17 Apr 2018)

James Lawless: We are under the pressure of time, as we must vacate this committee room. Important though this committee is, there are other items of business ongoing. I have a final question on the legislation. Will Ms Sweeney send her response in writing to the committee secretariat on the questions that she did not get the opportunity to answer? Although we have had a wide-ranging discussion, my...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Online Advertising and Social Media (Transparency) Bill 2017 and the Influence of Social Media: Discussion (17 Apr 2018)

James Lawless: We will get answers to those two questions and then we will wrap up the meeting. I invite Mr. Kaplan to respond.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Online Advertising and Social Media (Transparency) Bill 2017 and the Influence of Social Media: Discussion (17 Apr 2018)

James Lawless: On behalf of the committee I thank the witnesses for coming before us. It is much appreciated by the committee. I thank all the members who contributed intensively and constructively as well. It is proposed the committee will publish the opening statements received on the committee web page. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Online Advertising and Social Media (Transparency) Bill 2017 and the Influence of Social Media: Discussion (17 Apr 2018)

James Lawless: That would be great. The discussion has been more wide ranging than the content of the Bill, but the Bill is ultimately the reason we are here. Perhaps Ms Sweeney could submit her suggested amendments to the committee in writing or to myself.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Online Advertising and Social Media (Transparency) Bill 2017 and the Influence of Social Media: Discussion (17 Apr 2018)

James Lawless: We will take them before we finish. That will be very helpful. I thank Ms Sweeney for that.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Data (17 Apr 2018)

James Lawless: 89. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of new Garda recruits assigned to each Garda station in County Kildare in each of the years 2014 to 2017 and to date in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16575/18]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Risk Assessments (17 Apr 2018)

James Lawless: 298. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the recent change in flood risk assessment (details supplied) for Johnstownbridge, County Kildare will be reviewed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16071/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (17 Apr 2018)

James Lawless: 391. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a school's (details supplied) planned extension and refurbishment; the work carried out to date; the next steps in this regard; the timeframe of the works; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15638/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (17 Apr 2018)

James Lawless: 392. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason previous parliamentary questions seeking updates on a school (details supplied) have delivered a paucity of information in response; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15639/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Data (17 Apr 2018)

James Lawless: 453. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which primary and second level school building requirements are being met in Clane, County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16367/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Occupational Therapy (17 Apr 2018)

James Lawless: 680. To ask the Minister for Health if an occupational therapy assessment required for a person (details supplied) will be expedited; if the required services will be implemented following this report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15065/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Data (17 Apr 2018)

James Lawless: 867. To ask the Minister for Health the waiting times for assessment for occupational therapy and speech and language therapy in County Kildare; the measures that will be taken to end same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15846/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances Provision (17 Apr 2018)

James Lawless: 870. To ask the Minister for Health if the provision of an electric powered wheelchair will be expedited for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15853/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Tax Data (17 Apr 2018)

James Lawless: 1452. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the contribution rate for PRSI class K; the benefits that accrue from same; the number of workers that pay PRSI class K; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16203/18]