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Copyright and Other Intellectual Property Law Provisions Bill 2018: From the Seanad (19 Jun 2019)

James Lawless: That is great.

Copyright and Other Intellectual Property Law Provisions Bill 2018: From the Seanad (19 Jun 2019)

James Lawless: I do not know if this is the right time to come in. I can come in before the end.

Copyright and Other Intellectual Property Law Provisions Bill 2018: From the Seanad (19 Jun 2019)

James Lawless: Regardless of when is the right time to do so, I will speak now for convenience. I thank the Minister for his explanation of the amendments we have discussed and it makes sense. I am happy to support that. I thank him also for his clarification in respect of section 3 regarding the digital archive. I take the opportunity to thank the officials as well because I took up the invitation on...

Copyright and Other Intellectual Property Law Provisions Bill 2018: From the Seanad (19 Jun 2019)

James Lawless: I will speak briefly to the Bill as a whole before dealing with the specific amendments. Fianna Fáil supports this Bill and did so when it was before the House previously. We will be supporting the amendments from the Seanad, all of which appear to make sense. I do not see any issue with them. We are dealing with the topic of science and innovation. The Bill aims to implement and...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Illness Benefit Payments (18 Jun 2019)

James Lawless: 644. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the delayed illness benefit to a person (details supplied) will be rectified. [25254/19]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Vetting (13 Jun 2019)

James Lawless: 95. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if one Garda vetting application can be carried between separate organisations; and if not, if a person has to complete a separate application for each organisation with which the person is involved. [24670/19]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Inland Waterways Maintenance (12 Jun 2019)

James Lawless: 51. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her plans for dredging or otherwise removing weed from the Royal and Grand canals, particularly through County Kildare, to enable boat, barge and canoe traffic and render same navigable to develop tourism and amenity prospects; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24097/19]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Carbon Tax Yield (11 Jun 2019)

James Lawless: 138. To ask the Minister for Finance if the proceeds of the carbon tax are used for a particular purpose or fund or if they contribute to the general taxation fund. [23527/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (11 Jun 2019)

James Lawless: 211. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if provision can be made for a person (details supplied) in an autism unit when the person transfers to secondary school in September 2020. [23287/19]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Closed-Circuit Television Systems (11 Jun 2019)

James Lawless: 337. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the issues regarding the provision of CCTV in local communities with regard to adherence to the GDPR rules; the steps he has taken in examining this issue; the advice available to local community groups in the provision of CCTV in towns and villages; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23631/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services Provision (11 Jun 2019)

James Lawless: 667. To ask the Minister for Health the HSE dental services that will be available in Leixlip, Maynooth, Celbridge and Kilcock, County Kildare, when the current HSE dentist (details supplied) in the health centre in Maynooth retires in six months; the area in which this service will be located in future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24108/19]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Financial Implications of the Petroleum and Other Minerals (Amendment) (Climate Emergency Measures) Bill 2018: Discussion (11 Jun 2019)

James Lawless: I thank the Minister of State and welcome him to the committee. When it was communicated to it a week or two ago, I was somewhat shocked to hear that the issue of the money message had reared its head again, two years after we had been told that one was not required. The Government is, at best, inconsistent and, at worst, hypocritical. There are no degrees of emergency. There is either an...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Financial Implications of the Petroleum and Other Minerals (Amendment) (Climate Emergency Measures) Bill 2018: Discussion (11 Jun 2019)

James Lawless: We should do both at the same time.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Financial Implications of the Petroleum and Other Minerals (Amendment) (Climate Emergency Measures) Bill 2018: Discussion (11 Jun 2019)

James Lawless: I will come in again without a long prelude. The Minister of State did not answer the core question I asked. If the concern is future energy security-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Financial Implications of the Petroleum and Other Minerals (Amendment) (Climate Emergency Measures) Bill 2018: Discussion (11 Jun 2019)

James Lawless: I apologise. Maybe I pre-empted his reply.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Financial Implications of the Petroleum and Other Minerals (Amendment) (Climate Emergency Measures) Bill 2018: Discussion (11 Jun 2019)

James Lawless: Is there any requirement in current or prospective licences for finds to be ring-fenced for the economy and supply to Ireland to be guaranteed?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Financial Implications of the Petroleum and Other Minerals (Amendment) (Climate Emergency Measures) Bill 2018: Discussion (11 Jun 2019)

James Lawless: I thank the Minister of State but it sounds like "No" is the answer. The committee has approved the Bill and the Dáil has approved it twice, yet we are here again two years on. The Minister of State referred to the Ceann Comhairle but the Ceann Comhairle chastised the Government in a message saying it was not in keeping with the spirit or the letter of the memorandum of understanding....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Financial Implications of the Petroleum and Other Minerals (Amendment) (Climate Emergency Measures) Bill 2018: Discussion (11 Jun 2019)

James Lawless: No, the Minister of State wrote to the Ceann Comhairle asking him to make that ruling.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Financial Implications of the Petroleum and Other Minerals (Amendment) (Climate Emergency Measures) Bill 2018: Discussion (11 Jun 2019)

James Lawless: Perhaps I can ask about the Minister of State's decision. I would like to compare and contrast the advice given to the previous Minister of State which stated that a money message was not required with the advice given to the current Minister of State that states a money message is required. We could then tease out the difference, apart from time and political climate, among ourselves.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Financial Implications of the Petroleum and Other Minerals (Amendment) (Climate Emergency Measures) Bill 2018: Discussion (11 Jun 2019)

James Lawless: It is the Minister of State's decision we are most interested in. On 26 February 2018, a decision was communicated from his office. Perhaps we could have the rationale for that decision.