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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (2 May 2017)

James Lawless: 328. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the current strategy for applied maths as a subject at secondary level; his plans to increase the availability of this subject or to reduce it; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19651/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teaching Qualifications (2 May 2017)

James Lawless: 329. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of teachers for each science subject on the secondary school curriculum who have an undergraduate qualification in that subject; the number who have a postgraduate qualification in that subject and the number who have no qualification in that particular subject, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19652/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (2 May 2017)

James Lawless: 330. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the school building projects, including extensions, that are currently under way and which have been requested but are awaiting approval, which have recently completed in north Kildare; the status of each project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19653/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Home Tuition Scheme Provision (2 May 2017)

James Lawless: 355. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will examine the pay discrepancies incurred by a person (details supplied) when employed by his Department to provide home tuition; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20044/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Home Tuition Scheme (2 May 2017)

James Lawless: 356. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the difficulty for parents in sourcing tutors to provide home tuition for children with special educational needs; his plans to address the shortage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20051/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Local Infrastructure Housing Activation Fund (2 May 2017)

James Lawless: 457. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if funding from LIHAF may be available to progress a second bridge over the River Liffey in Celbridge and provide some of the required infrastructure to allow the magnitude of new housing provided for in the context of the Celbridge local area plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19654/17]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Domiciliary Care Allowance Applications (2 May 2017)

James Lawless: 602. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason for the refusal of a domiciliary allowance application by a person (details supplied); if he will review this application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20480/17]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: EU Issues (2 May 2017)

James Lawless: 619. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the fines the State currently pays for breach of EU law; the annual amount of each fine; the amount paid to date, the reason for each fine, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19648/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (2 May 2017)

James Lawless: 1009. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in the treatment of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20048/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (2 May 2017)

James Lawless: 1025. To ask the Minister for Health the position of a person (details supplied) on a waiting list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20173/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Legislative Programme (2 May 2017)

James Lawless: 1105. To ask the Minister for Health the stage at which the dental Bill is at; the timeframe for the completion of this legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20612/17]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Greenways Funding (2 May 2017)

James Lawless: 1379. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of funding for the next stage of the construction of the greenway along the Royal Canal from Kilcock to west County Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20474/17]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Science Foundation Ireland Data (2 May 2017)

James Lawless: 1409. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the amount of funding paid out by an organisation (details supplied) in each of the years from 2007 to 2016 respectively, in tabular form; the projects this money was spent on; the way the annual spend was broken down by each project; the technology readiness level of each of those projects; and if she will make a statement on the...

Inland Fisheries (Amendment) Bill 2017: Second Stage (13 Apr 2017)

James Lawless: I am happy to be able to contribute to the debate on the Inland Fisheries (Amendment) Bill. The objective of the Bill is technical as well as urgent in terms of enhancing the prosecution powers of Inland Fisheries Ireland in order that it can enforce legislation. There is a lacuna in the law that prevents the organisation from doing so at the moment. Therefore, the Bill is urgent and...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Work Placement Programmes (12 Apr 2017)

James Lawless: 214. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he will investigate the difficulty had by a person (details supplied) on the Tús programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18605/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (12 Apr 2017)

James Lawless: 272. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for waiting times incurred by a person (details supplied); if he will expedite this person's appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18446/17]

Reform of An Garda Síochána: Motion [Private Members] (11 Apr 2017)

James Lawless: I will continue on from my colleagues' comments and reflect briefly on the nature of effective policing administration. To properly perform, police require public trust and confidence. A little like ourselves, they are governed by the will of the people. Trust is integral to the effective functioning of that service. Policing is often divided into two models, namely, the constabulary...

Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 29 - Communications, Climate Action and Environment (Revised) (11 Apr 2017)

James Lawless: On sub-head A 5, the Minister mentioned the online trading voucher scheme which has been very successful and I congratulate the Minister and the Department on that. I have seen many businesses in my own constituency avail of it and the local enterprise office has been very proactive in pushing it out and encouraging its usage. When my own constituency office highlighted it, it was inundated...

Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 29 - Communications, Climate Action and Environment (Revised) (11 Apr 2017)

James Lawless: I have questions on C5 and C7. Is it possible to take those now?

Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 29 - Communications, Climate Action and Environment (Revised) (11 Apr 2017)

James Lawless: Can the Minister provide us with an outline of the C5 spend on energy and research programmes? What research is being done and what is the goal of the programmes? Are they renewable energy programmes? In a similar vein, C7 covers subscriptions to international organisations. Which organisations are they? Members attended a renewable energy conference towards the end of last year. While...