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Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Renewable Energy Incentives (22 Feb 2017)

James Lawless: 225. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the status of the renewable heat incentive, RHI, grant and other relevant measures to support the sector; if purchases of a biomass boiler from January 2017 onwards will be included in the RHI grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8838/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Recruitment (21 Feb 2017)

James Lawless: 85. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason for the delay for a person (details supplied) to enter into An Garda Síochána; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8063/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (21 Feb 2017)

James Lawless: 391. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department will expedite an appointment for a person (details supplied) due to the nature of their illness and need for urgent assistance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8080/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Records (14 Feb 2017)

James Lawless: 486. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the medical records of a person (details supplied) were not updated to include a specific injury. [7196/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (14 Feb 2017)

James Lawless: 530. 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. [7319/17]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Research and Development Funding (9 Feb 2017)

James Lawless: 26. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the total budget allocated by her Department under Innovation 2020 for scientists engaged in basic research in 2017; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6347/17]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: EU Funding (9 Feb 2017)

James Lawless: 37. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the immediate contingency steps she is taking with European colleagues to ensure EU research and development funding is not reduced following the decision by the UK to leave the EU. [6345/17]

Topical Issue Debate: Job Losses (8 Feb 2017)

James Lawless: I am very disappointed with the Minister's response. The only thing I will credit the Minister with is her commitment to working with her Oireachtas colleagues and I look forward to meeting her later this evening at the meeting with Members of the Oireachtas from County Kildare. Apart from that, I cannot find much else to welcome in the Minister's statement. There are no specifics about...

Topical Issue Debate: Job Losses (8 Feb 2017)

James Lawless: I come to the Chamber today directly from Leixlip where I was at Hewlett Packard for most of the morning talking to workers, talking to staff and talking to the various management who were available on site. I was disappointed to note I was the only Oireachtas Member on site. There were no Government representatives present. There is a scrum to get into job announcements and I was...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (8 Feb 2017)

James Lawless: 48. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the recent announcement of a €7.5 million funding allocation to the Sallins bypass road project in County Kildare is accurate; the way in which the money will be spent in terms of the tasks included; if further funding will follow in 2017 for the same project, in view of the fact the cost for the three related projects,...

Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Communications Regulation (Postal Services) Amendment Bill 2016: Committee Stage (7 Feb 2017)

James Lawless: Amendment No. 2 proposes that section 28 be amended by the substitution of "that postal service provider" for "a universal postal service provider", and substituting section 28(5) for:Where the Commission is of the opinion that a universal postal service provider is failing, may fail or has failed, to comply with any of the requirements specified in subsection (1), the Commission may give a...

Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Communications Regulation (Postal Services) Amendment Bill 2016: Committee Stage (7 Feb 2017)

James Lawless: Similarly, I will not press the amendment, but I will return to it on Report Stage. Perhaps the wording might be amended. I take the point about "may fail" being subjective. That is always difficult in law to enforce. However, the point of the amendment holds. As Deputy Ryan pointed out, the Minister of State has expressed the intention to issue a policy direction, but a statutory...

Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Communications Regulation (Postal Services) Amendment Bill 2016: Committee Stage (7 Feb 2017)

James Lawless: Can we suspend in the event of a vote?

Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Communications Regulation (Postal Services) Amendment Bill 2016: Committee Stage (7 Feb 2017)

James Lawless: The purpose of amendment No. 5 provides that there will be a review of terminal dues with particular regard to section 29(1) of the Communications Regulation (Postal Services) Act 2011. The amendment would require ComReg to undertake a review of the charges on An Post for international inbound mail into Ireland. Section 29 provides that terminal dues shall be transparent and...

Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Communications Regulation (Postal Services) Amendment Bill 2016: Committee Stage (7 Feb 2017)

James Lawless: I will withdraw my amendment on the basis of the Minister's response but I will re-examine it on Report Stage.

Priority Questions: Climate Change Policy (7 Feb 2017)

James Lawless: 37. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources when his Department will initiate the national dialogue on climate change; the amount of funding that has been allocated to the dialogue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6090/17]

Priority Questions: Climate Change Policy (7 Feb 2017)

James Lawless: I will be brief. I did not realise it was the Minister's first day back. I also welcome him back to action. It is good to see him back on his feet, as they say. A Programme for a Partnership Government includes a commitment to establish a national dialogue on climate change. This dialogue does not appear to have started. It is targeted for 2017. We are now into February 2017 and...

Priority Questions: Climate Change Policy (7 Feb 2017)

James Lawless: As they say, past performance is no indicator of future performance. Just because it was done in a certain way for years and years does not mean it was the right way to do it. If we can do things more quickly, sooner and more effectively, let us do so rather than kick them to touch. We have had consultations and task forces. Now is the time for action on the national dialogue. It is an...

Priority Questions: Climate Change Policy (7 Feb 2017)

James Lawless: I ask the Minister to give in his concluding remarks the details of the framework. What funding has been allocated to it and how is its roll-out envisaged? Will it be a series of workshops around the country or a convening of all the great and the good at some forum? How exactly will it work? Regarding the meeting of our targets, and I appreciate the Minister said we are projected to...

Priority Questions: Mobile Telephony Services (7 Feb 2017)

James Lawless: 35. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the details of the programme for Government commitments relating to improving mobile phone coverage; the timeframe for actions in this area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6089/17]