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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.

Order of Business (21 Nov 2017)

James Lawless: Have they just discussed that now?

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Renewable Energy Generation (21 Nov 2017)

James Lawless: 78. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if a support scheme for residential and-or community solar photovoltaic electricity will be introduced (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49015/17]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Waste Management Regulations (21 Nov 2017)

James Lawless: 75. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if under the current waste management framework or otherwise consideration has been given to mandating that the waste management companies add a collection for glass bottle waste to their operations, similar to the way in which compostable waste, recyclable waste and general waste are currently separated and collected...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Ministerial Responsibilities (21 Nov 2017)

James Lawless: 108. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation further to the former Taoiseach's statement in September 2016, the detail of the 11 areas of responsibility of the Minister of State, Deputy John Halligan; if responsibilities have been added or removed in the interim; and if she is satisfied with the way in which duties under each of the 11 areas have been carried out. [48751/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Ministerial Responsibilities (21 Nov 2017)

James Lawless: 181. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to the former Taoiseach's statement in September 2016, the detail of the 11 areas of responsibility of Minister of State, Deputy John Halligan; if responsibilities have been added or removed in the interim; and if he is satisfied at the way in which duties under each of the 11 areas have been carried out. [48751/17]