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Road Traffic Bill 2016 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (15 Dec 2016)

James Lawless: Okay.

Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill 2016: Second Stage (14 Dec 2016)

James Lawless: Why did the Deputy not do this in the last Dáil?

Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill 2016: Second Stage (14 Dec 2016)

James Lawless: That is why I am here.

Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill 2016: Second Stage (14 Dec 2016)

James Lawless: If a hip-hop band were to emerge, would that measure up?

Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill 2016: Second Stage (14 Dec 2016)

James Lawless: We cannot say categorically whether that is true or not.

Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill 2016: Second Stage (14 Dec 2016)

James Lawless: A court would have to identify.

Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill 2016: Second Stage (14 Dec 2016)

James Lawless: Sorry, excuse me, we cannot.

Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill 2016: Second Stage (14 Dec 2016)

James Lawless: Deputy Penrose alluded to the foundation of the State, "An Claidheamh Soluis", the Gaelic League and such cultural movements at the beginning of the century which led the Irish national cultural revolution. I wonder would the likes of Yeats or Shaw even qualify under this heading. I appreciate that is literature as opposed to music, but it is an English language literature.

Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill 2016: Second Stage (14 Dec 2016)

James Lawless: I understand there are slots reserved later in the schedule for the speakers if they wish to come in. It is not clear. The legislation does not appear to be crystal clear. It appears to be open to debate. The fact that we are even arguing it in this debate alone highlights that. Looking again to the French experience, Daft Punk, an internationally successful eminent French outfit,...

Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill 2016: Second Stage (14 Dec 2016)

James Lawless: -----behind it, is somehow exempt from this legislation, whether intentionally or accidentally, that would seem a significant imbalance towards the smaller independent radio stations that are trying to survive and meet the demands of their listenership and their market. The Deputy alluded to this when he was introducing the Bill. I refer to Fiddler's Green and Irish language and Irish...

Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill 2016: Second Stage (14 Dec 2016)

James Lawless: I do not think it applies. The way forward, rather than enforcing quotas on a certain sector of the output, is to promote stations such as TG4 and Raidió na Gaeltachta. There is no reason RTE could not introduce a new digital radio channel, if it wished to do so, with 100% music with an Irish, what is the expression, "cultural identity". I do not know whether that has been...

Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill 2016: Second Stage (14 Dec 2016)

James Lawless: I am sharing time with Deputy Butler; another colleague may join us. I thank Deputy Penrose for introducing this legislation to the House. I acknowledge the presence in the Chamber of representatives of both sides of the debate, which is welcome. It is a pleasant change to have such interest in a Bill being debated in the House. I regret to say that Fianna Fáil will not be supporting...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (14 Dec 2016)

James Lawless: 86. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if Kildare Garda division will see any dedicated community Garda positions filled in 2017; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40459/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Information and Communications Technology (14 Dec 2016)

James Lawless: 98. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the grants available or in the near future to assist primary schools in the purchase of ICT equipment for their schools; the application procedures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40330/16]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Private Residential Tenancies Board Enforcement (14 Dec 2016)

James Lawless: 116. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the efforts the Residential Tenancies Board makes to carry out or undertake to assist a service user in the recovery of a debt as awarded to that service user in a favourable determination; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40328/16]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Jobseeker's Allowance Payments (14 Dec 2016)

James Lawless: 134. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason the jobseeker's allowance of a person (details supplied) was reduced. [40270/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Applications (14 Dec 2016)

James Lawless: 142. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an application for a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40268/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme Payments (14 Dec 2016)

James Lawless: 232. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will examine the case of a person (details supplied) in which an allocation of a basic payment allowance was made in respect of a parcel of land. [40266/16]

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions (Resumed): Military Medals (13 Dec 2016)

James Lawless: I am curious as to what the Minister of State has to say because I think he was about to give an explanation of the details of the case. Maybe we are making progress.

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions (Resumed): Military Medals (13 Dec 2016)

James Lawless: There is a barrier there about which I am curious to hear. There is a complex legal, political and military tapestry around the circumstances of this case. It appears one of the reasons, apart from the postcolonial emergence and conflict at the time, is the surrender of the soldiers in question. I remind the House, however, that many Irish patriots have surrendered, including those in...