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Written Answers — Department of Finance: Home Renovation Incentive Scheme (11 Dec 2018)

James Lawless: 148. To ask the Minister for Finance if the home renovation incentive will be finished in December 2018; if so, if contracts must be paid in advance of 31 December 2018 if the contract has commenced before Christmas 2018 but is not completed until January 2019 which may occur due to adverse weather condition; and his views on whether this is acceptable. [51919/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Summer Works Scheme Applications (11 Dec 2018)

James Lawless: 186. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if an application for the summer works scheme by a school (details supplied) will be approved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51714/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services Data (11 Dec 2018)

James Lawless: 359. To ask the Minister for Health the number of hours of personal assistance care provided in CHO7 in each of the years 2016, 2017 and to date in 2018, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51780/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services Data (11 Dec 2018)

James Lawless: 360. To ask the Minister for Health the number of companies contracted to provide personal assistance care on behalf of the HSE in CHO7 for 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51781/18]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Waste Policy and Incineration: Discussion (6 Dec 2018)

James Lawless: I apologise for missing the presentations. I think I got the gist of it. Deputy Smith mentioned the Drehid landfill which is in my constituency of north Kildare, or it was until the boundary changed but it is still local to me. One of the issues regarding it is the haulage routes. The landfill site is one issue but the haulage routes are problematic because a significant volume of HGVs and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Occupational Therapy Waiting Lists (6 Dec 2018)

James Lawless: 158. To ask the Minister for Health when an occupational therapy appointment will be made for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51246/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Admissions (5 Dec 2018)

James Lawless: 72. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the finding in the patient experience survey that just 18% of respondents in Naas Hospital said they were admitted to a ward within six hours of arriving at the emergency department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50719/18]

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Personal Injuries Assessment Board (Amendment) (No.2) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (4 Dec 2018)

James Lawless: I wish to understand the amendment in order to assess it and then in turn understand Deputy Quinlivan's opposition to it to enable me to adopt a balanced view on what might be the right course of action. We must be careful not to be overly prescriptive about these boards. Sometimes we can get into the habit of saying there must a representative from "X" sector, "Y" sector, the voluntary...

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Personal Injuries Assessment Board (Amendment) (No.2) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (4 Dec 2018)

James Lawless: I am not entirely clear but I am open to discussing the specialist knowledge that ICTU could bring to bear on personal injuries awards. I can see the benefit of including representatives of the Irish Patients Association and there might be other associations. It is not obvious to me why trade unions should be included. Trade union members are not the only people who slip and fall coming...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Research and Development Funding (4 Dec 2018)

James Lawless: 93. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the status of the scoping of a future cycle of PRTLI that was undertaken by her Department working with the Department of Education and Skills; when this exercise will be completed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50519/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Vetting Applications (4 Dec 2018)

James Lawless: 237. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the waiting times for Garda vetting clearance; if an application (details supplied) which has exceeded the 12 week waiting time will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50372/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Occupational Therapy Waiting Lists (4 Dec 2018)

James Lawless: 345. To ask the Minister for Health if an appointment with an occupational therapist will be expedited in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50305/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Policy (29 Nov 2018)

James Lawless: 86. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the timeframe for the delivery of an IEP report (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49896/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (28 Nov 2018)

James Lawless: 138. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will reconsider the decision to remove geography as a subject from the core curriculum in secondary schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49608/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Emergency Works Scheme Applications (28 Nov 2018)

James Lawless: 144. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if an application will be approved for emergency school works (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49725/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (28 Nov 2018)

James Lawless: 145. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which primary and second level school building requirements are being met in Naas, County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49726/18]

Microgeneration Support Scheme Bill 2017: Second Stage [Private Members] (27 Nov 2018)

James Lawless: I wish to share time with Deputies Aindrias Moynihan, Ó Cuív and Eugene Murphy.

Microgeneration Support Scheme Bill 2017: Second Stage [Private Members] (27 Nov 2018)

James Lawless: I congratulate Deputy Stanley on introducing the Bill, which Fianna Fáil supports. I thank the Minister of State, Deputy Phelan, for his remarks. It is the first time I have debated with the Minister, Deputy Bruton, since he took up his new role and I take the opportunity to wish him well. I highlight that we had a social media Bill before the relevant committee this afternoon and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Online Advertising and Social Media (Transparency) Bill 2017 and the Influence of Social Media: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Nov 2018)

James Lawless: The Acting Chairman has welcomed the witnesses and as sponsor of the Bill I second that welcome. I also echo the Acting Chairman's comments that turnout today may appear to be low because some colleagues are attending a meeting of our sister committee in Westminster and others are elsewhere. The transcript will be read in detail and people are watching online and through other fora. There...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Online Advertising and Social Media (Transparency) Bill 2017 and the Influence of Social Media: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Nov 2018)

James Lawless: I have a few questions of my own before we move around the table. I thank Ms White for the update and positive engagement. We are thinking along the same lines, which is great. I was aware that Twitter had been progressing these measures for some time in parallel. Ms White mentioned a transparency platform. It seems to be along the lines of Facebook's platform to view advertisements,...