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Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Proposed Legislation (23 Mar 2017)

James Lawless: 201. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation when the Companies (Accounting) Bill 2016 will be enacted; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14583/17]

Questions on Promised Legislation (22 Mar 2017)

James Lawless: I wish to raise the issue of commercial rates, in particular the re-valuations that are ongoing across several counties, including County Kildare. This is causing difficulties for high street retailers, in particular, and small traders that have been unduly hit under this re-valuation. Some of them have seen a doubling and trebling of their current rates. On Monday the Minister for...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme Applications (22 Mar 2017)

James Lawless: 242. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 232 of 14 December 2016, in which it is stated that a review of documentation is occurring, if he will provide an update in this regard. [14322/17]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Appointments to State Boards (21 Mar 2017)

James Lawless: 236. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of applications received by his Department for the recent positions available on the Central Bank Commission; the number of these applications placed before him for his consideration; the completion date for all vacancies to be filled on this commission; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14050/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (21 Mar 2017)

James Lawless: 252. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will examine the current position of the special needs allocation in a school (details supplied) in order to ascertain the need for additional SNA's for this school; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12893/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Supply (21 Mar 2017)

James Lawless: 719. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the negotiations his Department is conducting with the relevant stakeholders for the provision of the respreeza therapy for persons suffering from the alpha one deficiency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12880/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Availability (21 Mar 2017)

James Lawless: 721. To ask the Minister for Health when a decision will be made on whether to add the free style libre flash glucose monitoring system to the reimbursement list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12884/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (21 Mar 2017)

James Lawless: 922. To ask the Minister for Health the steps being taken to address the growing waiting times in Naas hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13655/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Food Exports (21 Mar 2017)

James Lawless: 1057. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the way in which a small farm (details supplied) may engage with the Food and Drug Administration agency in the United States with a view to pursuing export opportunities. [13564/17]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects Expenditure (21 Mar 2017)

James Lawless: 1223. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the provision of funding of a bypass (details supplied); the discussions he has held with the local authority involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13654/17]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Services Funding (21 Mar 2017)

James Lawless: 1296. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will review the single affordable child care scheme with a view to allowing a subsidy for those in part-time care; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12879/17]

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Knowledge Development Box (Certification of Inventions) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (9 Mar 2017)

James Lawless: Deputy Boyd Barrett has legitimate concerns about the Bill and that the abuse of the legislation could lead to tax avoidance and tax evasion, but if we take it as a fundamentally good thing to encourage innovation, research and development through the tax code we should not stop doing that just because it may be abused by certain parties. Let us do something good and stop any abuse by other...

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Knowledge Development Box (Certification of Inventions) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (9 Mar 2017)

James Lawless: I indicated because I want to advise the committee that I intend to table an amendment in respect of this section on Report Stage. I give formal indication of that.

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Knowledge Development Box (Certification of Inventions) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (9 Mar 2017)

James Lawless: I have a similar question to the one asked by Deputy Boyd Barrett. I understood that the provision was initially included in the Finance Act two years ago. Other measures were removed at the time and were replaced with this provision with the OECD's approval. The Minister of State, if I heard him correctly, mentioned a number of categories of patents, IP assets and other ways to qualify...

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Knowledge Development Box (Certification of Inventions) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (9 Mar 2017)

James Lawless: A note would give us a clearer picture of how IP qualifies.

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Knowledge Development Box (Certification of Inventions) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (9 Mar 2017)

James Lawless: I intend to table an amendment to this section on Report Stage.

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Knowledge Development Box (Certification of Inventions) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (9 Mar 2017)

James Lawless: I intend to table an amendment to this section on Report Stage.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes Eligibility (9 Mar 2017)

James Lawless: 166. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he will extend the community employment scheme of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12570/17]

Questions on Promised Legislation (8 Mar 2017)

James Lawless: Last November I raised the question of community employment, CE, schemes, and the difficulty many community organisations were having in finding and retaining individuals in these schemes. This arises from a decision to change the rules last summer, implemented by the Minister for Social Protection.

Questions on Promised Legislation (8 Mar 2017)

James Lawless: It is in the programme for Government, page 52, section P. In response to me at the time and to colleagues who have raised the issue since then, the Minister referred to a report that was pending on how CE schemes are and would be implemented. I am concerned that there is an ideological issue at play here. Some, including the Minister, see the CE schemes as a means to an end with job...