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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (13 Dec 2023)

James Lawless: 38. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to set out the list of additional train services on the Dublin to Sligo and the Dublin to Longford lines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55610/23]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Policing Matters: Discussion (Resumed) (29 Nov 2023)

James Lawless: ...Commissioner aware of this aspect? Is this what happened or was a central command sent out? I understand members of the force were requested to travel from as far away as the west coast, in counties Sligo and Mayo, and elsewhere around the country. Is it correct that members were just volunteering themselves? If they were, I commend them. Was this in the absence of a command or in...

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

James Lawless: ...coroners and unopposed obstruction and, in some cases, obfuscation by medics leave deep and lasting scars. I had the privilege of representing the families of Dhara Kivlehan and Sally Rowlette at Sligo inquests in 2014, which added to the national debate on maternal deaths. The learning that emerged from those well-handled medical inquests has undoubtedly saved lives. In February of this...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid-19: Impact on Public Transport (24 Jul 2020)

James Lawless: ...and Hazelhatch. Without being parochial, as someone who lives one station further, I believe this should extend much further to stations such as Sallins and Newbridge, as well as Kilcock on the Sligo line, and perhaps even Enfield. If we were being pedantic, we would describe the Kildare route project as the Dublin route project because it stops at Hazelhatch, which is in County Dublin....

Dublin Traffic: Motion [Private Members] (20 Feb 2018)

James Lawless: ...it is essentially halfway there. Like the curate's egg, it is good in parts but spoiled on the whole. I am not sure whether the interconnector is included in the 2040 plan launched with great fanfare in Sligo last week. I heard Deputy Micheál Martin talk about the DART underground project. It is the missing link in the Dublin transport system. It is what would enable us all...

Local Government (Establishment of Town Councils Commission) Bill 2017: Second Stage [Private Members] (27 Jun 2017)

James Lawless: .... It was provided at very little cost. The councillors took a very modest stipend and any staff who were redirected were merely moved into the parent bodies. As towns like Naas, Navan, Sligo and elsewhere now grapple with the multiple challenges of reducing footfall, lack of amenities and challenging retail environments and with the problems of congestion, urban sprawl, dereliction...