Results 1-15 of 15 for cork speaker:James Lawless

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Arson Attacks: Discussion (5 Mar 2024)

James Lawless: Absolutely. There was an incident in Cork on 24 February. It was the second anniversary of the invasion of Ukraine by Russia. There was a pro-Ukraine rally and a pro-Palestine rally, but there was also a far-right rally. I am told by people who were present that the Garda did not interfere and, effectively, gave free run to the far-right rally, which included people who had been charged...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Equipment (29 Feb 2024)

James Lawless: 297. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on the procurement of a gallium scanner to be installed in Cork University Hospital for cancer patients and survivors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9757/24]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Garda Síochána (Recording Devices) (Amendment) Bill: Discussion (13 Feb 2024)

James Lawless: ...University of London and UKRI future leaders fellow. I welcome Dr. Nessa Lynch, who I think I can see in the top left corner. She is the Matheson lecturer in law, technology and innovation at University College Cork and a research fellow at the faculty of law at Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand. I welcome Professor David Kaye from UC Irvine school of law and Ms Hinako...

Court Proceedings (Delays) Bill 2023: Second Stage (Resumed) (30 May 2023)

James Lawless: ...of cases coming before it, and yet it has a single judge. Judge Zaidan heroically presides over that court daily and does his level best to manage the volumes of cases brought before him. The Cork district, though, which would be comparable, has three judges I think, while the Limerick district has two judges, if not three, and the Dublin metropolitan district has more than a dozen...

Finance Bill 2023: Report Stage (18 Apr 2023)

James Lawless: ...cliff edge nature of it. There was also a dichotomy potentially evident with some people travelling in urban areas, perhaps making trips around the city from meeting to meeting, be it in Dublin, Cork or Galway and other people who were putting in, perhaps not the same miles on the clock but the same hours in the vehicle. Some of them were benefiting from a BIK exemption and some were...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Sale of Alcohol Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (31 Jan 2023)

James Lawless: ...different concerns expressed regarding the safety of workers and commuters. In her opening statement, Ms Graham focused on the roll-out of services. I refer to 24-hour bus services in Dublin and Cork, and perhaps other areas will be examined. This is great and very welcome in respect of service provision. Has the NTA concerns, however, around late-night bus services regarding public...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (11 Oct 2022)

James Lawless: 599. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the current status and estimated completion time for the new Garda station at Macroom, County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50049/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Operation of the Coroner Service: Discussion (31 May 2022)

James Lawless: ...look at the core challenges to making a service that is fit for purpose in the 21st century. I have represented over 100 families at mostly medical inquests located anywhere from Belfast to Cork. What strikes me most is how helpful a well-run inquest can be to healing. The converse is also true, as a badly-run inquest compounds the hurt and distress felt by a bereaved family. Poor...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Judicial Appointments (24 May 2022)

James Lawless: ...back. We should not allow that to happen. It would be remiss of me not to mention Naas district, where one single judge presides over what is probably the busiest district in the country. Cork has four judges. Limerick has three judges and Dublin has multiple judges. However, Naas, which the numbers reflect as being one of the busiest districts in the commuter belt, if not the country,...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Care of the Elderly (26 Apr 2022)

James Lawless: 1491. To ask the Minister for Health the number of houses currently tied up in the HSE fair deal scheme in Cork city, County Cork and nationwide; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19818/22]

An Bille um an Naoú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Vótáil Pharlaiminteach Chianda), 2020: An Dara Céim [Comhaltaí Príobháideacha] - Thirty-ninth Amendment of the Constitution (Remote Parliamentary Voting) Bill 2020: Second Stage [Private Members] (10 Feb 2022)

James Lawless: ...and in terms of the Oireachtas meeting in Dublin or some other place, there is nothing in the Constitution that says that other place must be a physical place. Apart from the word “Dublin”, Cork, Galway, Limerick or anywhere else is not prescribed and there is some academic debate that “a place” could be a virtual place. The Internet is a place. If there was...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Courts and Courthouses: Discussion (28 Sep 2021)

James Lawless: .... According to the most recent statistics, in 2019 it served 17,000 cases and this does not include interlocutory motions. This makes it the fourth busiest district in the country after Limerick, Cork and Dublin. Limerick, Cork and Dublin all have more than one judge. I am given to understand they have a wider choice of venues and a number of courthouses. Put simply, the district is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Cross-Border Further and Higher Education Sectors: Discussion (19 Nov 2020)

James Lawless: ...like a good idea and eminently practical on an all-island basis. It would probably be a lot easier to run a joint chair between Belfast and Dublin than between Manchester and Dublin or London and Cork, for example. Has that been progressed in any meaningful sense? Is that something in which any of our witnesses is involved? Is it something that might become a reality next year? Is it...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (19 Jun 2018)

James Lawless: 355. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment at Cork University Hospital or Mercy University Hospital; and if the appointment will be expedited. [26451/18]

Housing and Homelessness: Statements (22 Mar 2016)

James Lawless: ...the option. In County Kildare, 6,600 households are on the social housing list, comprising 19,000 individuals, making it the third largest waiting list in the country after the cities of Dublin and Cork. While there has been ongoing discussion on councils of money to be allocated from central government, it has not arrived. In fact, the number of social housing units completed in...