Results 5,061-5,080 of 5,894 for speaker:James Lawless

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Parking Provision (6 Dec 2017)

James Lawless: 223. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if consideration has been given to reserving a particular set of parking spaces for holders of annual parking permits within each high demand commuter railway station as a means to ensure spaces for those persons that have invested in and paid up front for such a space; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52174/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Strength (5 Dec 2017)

James Lawless: 83. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí in each Garda station in County Kildare as of 1 November 2017; the number of community gardaí in the division; and the number of Garda Reserve and new recruits assigned to the division since recruitment resumed in 2014. [51661/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Applications (5 Dec 2017)

James Lawless: 380. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department will issue an updated medical card to a person (details supplied) following the person's change of general practitioner; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51920/17]

Public Service Pay and Pensions Bill 2017: Second Stage (29 Nov 2017)

James Lawless: At the outset, to begin on a positive note, I welcome the beginning of the unwinding of the FEMPI legislation. My party has always had this as a goal, as has been outlined by Deputies Calleary and Cahill. That aspect, at least, is to be welcomed. It is a long time coming and, as Deputy Cahill mentioned, our gardaí, teachers, nurses and other public servants are extremely...

Questions on Promised Legislation (29 Nov 2017)

James Lawless: Overnight, a change was announced to the mortgage lending rules of the Central Bank. In essence, it has become harder for second-time buyers to move on. We are all well aware of the chronic difficulties in the housing market. Apparently, the change is based on a presumption that second-time buyers are more settled and secure than first-time buyers. While that might be the position in a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Bord na Móna: Chairperson Designate (28 Nov 2017)

James Lawless: I welcome Mr. Meagher to the committee and wish him the best of luck with his new position. I know he is five weeks into the job and has probably had a baptism of fire. Tonight, the committee might help him with that because he is already taking questions thick and fast and is learning on the job. I represent north Kildare. With the Bog of Allen, we are never too far from the bog,...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Research Funding (23 Nov 2017)

James Lawless: 22. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation when the next round of PRTLI funding will occur; if the PRTLI funding programme is not confirmed her plans to provide a successor programme of this type of essential funding for third level institutions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49612/17]

Finance Bill 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) (22 Nov 2017)

James Lawless: I support Deputy Donnelly's amendment. As in Wicklow, we in Kildare North are no strangers to accidental landlords and multiple starter homes in negative equity which remain so. The phenomenon of accidental landlords is well understood right around the commuter belt and elsewhere. As Deputy Donnelly stated, unfortunately these individuals are taxed at the marginal rate. I suppose...

Finance Bill 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) (22 Nov 2017)

James Lawless: I thank the Minister for his response. That is a fair point about the multiple providers and tax equality for them and the difficulty in achieving that if we were to select some and not others. I will address the Minister with his Public Expenditure and Reform hat on rather than his Finance hat. The commuter parking services are so popular that they are in scarce supply. The National...

Finance Bill 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) (22 Nov 2017)

James Lawless: I thank the Minister for considering my points. I acknowledge the progress since last year. If I am still a Member next year, however, I will table my amendment again because there may still be some work to do in exploring it. I take the Minister's points on board. I will respond to each of them. The providers are named in the primary legislation. I suggest that a review could...

Finance Bill 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) (22 Nov 2017)

James Lawless: I move amendment No. 10:In page 13, between lines 28 and 29, to insert the following:“Report on the Possible Extension of the TaxSaver Commuter Ticket Scheme to include annual parking tickets 10. The Minister shall, within 3 months of the passing of this Act, prepare and lay before Dail Eireann a report on the possibility of extending the TaxSaver Commuter Ticket Scheme to include...

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Technological Universities Bill 2015: Committee Stage (Resumed) (22 Nov 2017)

James Lawless: On sections 81 and 82, the Minister of State may have dealt with the following issue in her amendments. In my first review of the Bill I noticed what appeared to be a lacuna whereby the president of a technological university had no term limit and effectively could be president for life. I was going to query this. If I understand the Minister of State's amendments correctly, amendment No....

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Technological Universities Bill 2015: Committee Stage (Resumed) (22 Nov 2017)

James Lawless: Section 81(5)(a) which states the term of office of a member of the governing body of a technological university, other than the president, shall be two years, whereas under the amendment proposed, the president will have a term of office of ten years.

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Technological Universities Bill 2015: Committee Stage (Resumed) (22 Nov 2017)

James Lawless: There is no amendment number because I am not referring to an amendment but to the section.

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Technological Universities Bill 2015: Committee Stage (Resumed) (22 Nov 2017)

James Lawless: May we query what is stated in the section at the end?

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Technological Universities Bill 2015: Committee Stage (Resumed) (22 Nov 2017)

James Lawless: I will reserve the right to introduce an amendment on Report Stage.

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Technological Universities Bill 2015: Committee Stage (Resumed) (22 Nov 2017)

James Lawless: I appreciate that, but I am not referring to my previous amendments. Is it possible to query the wording of the section and, if there is a question mark against it, is there a right to introduce an amendment on Report Stage?

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Technological Universities Bill 2015: Committee Stage (Resumed) (22 Nov 2017)

James Lawless: I reserve the right to do so. I would welcome any comment the Minister of State might wish to make on it.

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Technological Universities Bill 2015: Committee Stage (Resumed) (22 Nov 2017)

James Lawless: Yes. I welcome that amendment. I thank the Minister for tabling it. I had intended to table a similar amendment and I am delighted that this provision is included.

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Technological Universities Bill 2015: Committee Stage (Resumed) (22 Nov 2017)

James Lawless: I thank the Minister.