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Other Questions: National Heritage Plan (7 Jul 2016)

James Lawless: I thank the Minister for that update. From what she said, my understanding is that the Bill is on Committee Stage in the Seanad. Is it likely to come before the House or progress before the summer recess? Has the Minister given consideration to producing a separate canals Bill? A number of stakeholders have requested that this be done, arguing that the canals are a sufficiently important...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (7 Jul 2016)

James Lawless: 107. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to provide new courses in State examinations to increase the information and communications technology skills of students; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20244/16]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Planning Issues (7 Jul 2016)

James Lawless: 126. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 119 of 19 May 2016, the current status of the situation at a location (details supplied), where an unfinished shopping centre has been the subject of protracted hearings involving the council, the National Asset Management Agency and other third parties; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: UK Referendum on EU Membership (7 Jul 2016)

James Lawless: 304. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the steps she will take to assist smaller businesses who trade between the United Kingdom and Ireland following the result of the United Kingdom's referendum to leave the European Union; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20111/16]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Skills Development (7 Jul 2016)

James Lawless: 305. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the studies her Department has previously, is currently, or plans to carry out to develop a skills profile of workers needed in the technology sector; if any of this information will come from the findings of census 2016; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20114/16]

Private Members' Business - Broadband Service Provision: Motion [Private Members] (6 Jul 2016)

James Lawless: This is a team effort, and I wish the Minister well in his efforts and endeavours to tackle the problem. Unfortunately, the record has not been good to date. I wish to take issue with one comment the Minister made, namely, that we are on time. We are patently not on time. I appreciate that the Minister was not in government in 2011, but the previous Government committed to 90% coverage by...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Jobseeker's Benefit (5 Jul 2016)

James Lawless: 287. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he will examine the case of a person (details supplied) who has had their jobseeker's payment stopped; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19071/16]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Family Income Supplement Applications (5 Jul 2016)

James Lawless: 307. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the status of an application for family income support allowance by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19592/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospitals Car Park Charges (5 Jul 2016)

James Lawless: 444. To ask the Minister for Health if he will review the cost of staff parking at St. James's Hospital, Dublin 8 to ease the financial cost of commuting to work for those staff who are not on a bus or Luas route; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19098/16]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Capital Programme Administration (5 Jul 2016)

James Lawless: 641. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the grants and financial supports available to a voluntary sporting organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19490/16]

United Kingdom Referendum on European Union Membership: Statements (Resumed) (30 Jun 2016)

James Lawless: I have two minutes. I will take two topics and give them one minute each. My first point on Brexit is about the how Ireland now finds itself placed with regard to foreign direct investment. Companies have been signalling their intent to look at Ireland a second time or consider Ireland as a possible alternative location. We need to ensure our State agencies, including Enterprise Ireland,...

Other Questions: Urban Renewal Schemes (29 Jun 2016)

James Lawless: Legislation on compulsory purchase orders needs to be upgraded and strengthened. I come straight from the front line, as it were, having dealt with this issue extensively as a member of Kildare County Council until my election to the Dáil three months ago. There appears to be great reluctance among local authorities to utilise the powers available to them. While I have heard many...

Select Committee on Communications, Climate Change and Natural Resources: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 29 - Communications, Climate Change and Natural Resources (Revised) (29 Jun 2016)

James Lawless: At the outset, I wish Deputy Naughton well in her role as Chairman. I look forward to working on this committee. I welcome the Minister and acknowledge his remarks on working with all groups and parties in the House. That has been my experience of the Minister to date. I have a specific question on subhead A3, the roll out of the national broadband. The total for subhead A3 is...

Select Committee on Communications, Climate Change and Natural Resources: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 29 - Communications, Climate Change and Natural Resources (Revised) (29 Jun 2016)

James Lawless: I have a question on subhead B5, which relates to funding for TG4. There is an increase of just under 1%, going from €33.16 million to €33.46 million. My understanding is there is a plan to increase the number of hours, or minutes at least, of Irish language programming. As the Minister mentioned, we will potentially be the only English-speaking country in the European Union...

Select Committee on Communications, Climate Change and Natural Resources: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 29 - Communications, Climate Change and Natural Resources (Revised) (29 Jun 2016)

James Lawless: I have a supplementary question on TG4. I agree with the Minister's comments. GAA Beo and some of the sporting programmes, in particular, have broadened TG4's audience. I am not sure if it is in the budget or technically possible but an option to switch on and off the use of Irish language subtitles would also be a further aid. People tune in but may struggle with the dialects and the...

Select Committee on Communications, Climate Change and Natural Resources: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 29 - Communications, Climate Change and Natural Resources (Revised) (29 Jun 2016)

James Lawless: I thank the Minister for the overview of the integrated energy market. Connectivity with the UK is obviously of concern. Under subheads C4 and C5, there is a consider spend on sustainable energy million. A sum of €58.8 million is the largest line item in the Vote while the energy research programme has a spend of €9.5 million. We debated the Energy Bill 2016 in the House...

Select Committee on Communications, Climate Change and Natural Resources: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 29 - Communications, Climate Change and Natural Resources (Revised) (29 Jun 2016)

James Lawless: I agree with the point made by Deputy Ryan. I saw it happen in other areas during the interregnum and I welcome us revisiting that. Subhead D3 deals with petroleum services. A sum of €441,000 has been allocated but it is a significant decrease from the previous year's allocation of €4.6 million. That means the budget has been cut to 10% of the previous year. At the same...

Select Committee on Communications, Climate Change and Natural Resources: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 29 - Communications, Climate Change and Natural Resources (Revised) (29 Jun 2016)

James Lawless: We can take them both together. I thank the Minister of State for his overview. He mentioned conservation and the conservation of salmon stocks, in particular. There has been conservation of salmon stocks with the imposition of a ban on certain rivers and fisheries. He mentioned this matter in his opening statement and I him to elaborate a little further on the success of the programme....

Select Committee on Communications, Climate Change and Natural Resources: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 29 - Communications, Climate Change and Natural Resources (Revised) (29 Jun 2016)

James Lawless: That is good to hear. I have a supplementary question on salmon stocks and conservation measures. As the Minister of State said, salmon is endangered and listed in the Habitats Directive. It is in peril. There is a focus on recreational angling inspections and restrictions on certain rivers to preserve salmon stocks within them at certain periods, all of which makes a lot of sense. I ask...

Energy Bill 2016 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (28 Jun 2016)

James Lawless: I wish to see the Bill through to the next Stage, but I am aware that there are some time constraints in that regard. As I sit on the relevant committee, I am aware that we are due to receive it tomorrow. I, therefore, hope it will proceed smoothly this evening. I have a number of comments to make on the energy sector as a whole and the Bill also. Sustainable energy and energy security...