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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Renewable Energy Generation (13 Feb 2018)

James Lawless: 658. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the position relating to the preparation of national policy guidelines for the solar farm industry; the timeframe in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6685/18]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan: Discussion (8 Feb 2018)

James Lawless: This is ridiculous. We seem to be saying that the officials could speak if they were here on their own and the Minister could speak if he was here on his own, but as a collective they cannot. Perhaps the Minister could absent himself for 20 minutes while we talk to the officials and then come back in.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan: Discussion (8 Feb 2018)

James Lawless: This is ridiculous.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan: Discussion (8 Feb 2018)

James Lawless: I will group a number of questions together but I hope to get answers to each one. People are listening to this and they are following the tender and procurement processes, as well as the chronological and regulatory issues. What they want to know, however, is what will happen next and when they will get broadband. I recently spoke about some of my constituents in Kildare North, which is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan: Discussion (8 Feb 2018)

James Lawless: Yes. It was transposed into Irish law in July 2016. I am not sure if it was utilised or forms part of the framework being used for the tender.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan: Discussion (8 Feb 2018)

James Lawless: I have one more question-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan: Discussion (8 Feb 2018)

James Lawless: Good. The Minister might revert on the first question. My third question relates to who owns the infrastructure. Is it retail or wholesale? Let us say it is enet, which it appears to be, barring some uncertain and unknown development. If it is enet, good luck to it. On the infrastructure that is built out and the kit provided to the homes in the intervention areas, will enet be the only...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan: Discussion (8 Feb 2018)

James Lawless: There was the key question of sovereignty. Why would the Government ignore a vote of the Dáil?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan: Discussion (8 Feb 2018)

James Lawless: The Government has not made a decision on the Dáil motion today. I presume the Government will meet next week and make decisions based on that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan: Discussion (8 Feb 2018)

James Lawless: It is good news that it is to be considered by the Government.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Neuro-Rehabilitation Services Provision (8 Feb 2018)

James Lawless: 78. To ask the Minister for Health his plans in 2018 to address the lack of dedicated community neuro-rehabilitation teams in CHO7. [6416/18]

Petroleum and Other Minerals Development (Amendment) (Climate Emergency Measures) Bill 2018: Second Stage [Private Members] (7 Feb 2018)

James Lawless: I also commend Deputy Smith on bringing forward this Bill. As Deputy Dooley said, Fianna Fáil will support it. We are in a climate emergency. Despite President Trump's tweets, snowfall in winter does not automatically mean climate stability. We live in a time of extreme weather and repeat extreme climate events. I learned even earlier today that the ESB dam on the River Shannon was...

Questions on Promised Legislation (7 Feb 2018)

James Lawless: That is a minute.

Questions on Promised Legislation (7 Feb 2018)

James Lawless: Naas town is facing a schools accommodation crisis. Five years ago the Department of Education and Skills instructed that a new secondary school would commence enrolment. Naas Community College duly started and has now enrolled first, second and third year.

Questions on Promised Legislation (7 Feb 2018)

James Lawless: I refer to chapter 10 on education and there is a reference on page 98. As I said, the school has duly opened, the patron has purchased a site and planning permission has been granted by Kildare County Council but we are facing a situation in which 231 students applied for places in September 2017 and 111 were turned away. There is a primary school, Naas community national school, co-located...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Cybersecurity for Children and Young Adults: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Feb 2018)

James Lawless: I thank Deputy Rabbitte. I thank the witnesses for their presentations. It was very interesting to hear their well-articulated viewpoints and to hear about the research they have done. As a representative for Kildare , I am especially interested to see Newbridge College represented in force and, of course, our neighbours from Wicklow. I visited Clare and Ennis for the Éamon De Valera...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Cybersecurity for Children and Young Adults: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Feb 2018)

James Lawless: So the teachers have the Internet but the pupils do not.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Cybersecurity for Children and Young Adults: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Feb 2018)

James Lawless: I must leave for the big Chamber next door. Well done to the delegates.

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Research and Development Funding (7 Feb 2018)

James Lawless: 44. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if her attention has been drawn to the recurring concerns from industry that State-sponsored research through its funding agencies is primarily concentrated on applied outcome driven and commercial research to the detriment of basic discovery driven and academic research (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Functions (7 Feb 2018)

James Lawless: 155. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if there are plans to reallocate the programme for research in third level institutions from her Department back to the Department of Education and Skills, in view of the fact that this fund is critical for continued investment in research institutes and higher education facilities. [51905/17]