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Tue, 26 Jul 2022
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Passport Services
James Lawless
935. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will examine and expedite a passport application for a child (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40310/22]
Tue, 26 Jul 2022
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Passport Services
James Lawless
979. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will examine and expedite a passport application (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41014/22]
Tue, 26 Jul 2022
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Passport Services
James Lawless
981. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if a passport (details supplied) that is required by 26 July 2022 will be examined and expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41021/22]
Tue, 26 Jul 2022
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Passport Services
James Lawless
987. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if a passport application by a person (details supplied) will be examined and expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41170/22]
Tue, 26 Jul 2022
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Health Services
James Lawless
1821. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Health if he will examine a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40623/22]
Thu, 14 Jul 2022
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Passport Services
James Lawless
404. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will examine and expedite a passport application for a child (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38823/22]
Thu, 14 Jul 2022
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Equal Opportunities Employment
James Lawless
600. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of persons with disabilities who have been employed within State agencies. [39128/22]
Thu, 14 Jul 2022
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Education and Training Provision
James Lawless
614. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if there are plans to create more spaces on pharmacist college courses due to a severe lack of pharmacists in Ireland which will lead to reduced opening hours in pharmacies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38815/22]
Thu, 14 Jul 2022
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Rights of People with Disabilities
James Lawless
754. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Health the quotas that have been given to State agencies in relation to the number of persons with disabilities that they must employ; and if these quotas are being met. [39129/22]
Wed, 13 Jul 2022
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Departmental Functions
James Lawless
257. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will expedite a certificate of freedom to marry application by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38173/22]
Wed, 13 Jul 2022
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Passport Services
James Lawless
269. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if a passport application for a person (details supplied) will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38554/22]
Tue, 12 Jul 2022
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Home Help Service
James Lawless
105. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Health the number of home care support hours being provided in each LHO area in CHO7 in 2022; the way that this compares for each of the LHO areas in 2019; the number of persons currently awaiting home care in each LHO area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37467/22]
Tue, 12 Jul 2022
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Mental Health Services
James Lawless
113. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Health the number of persons currently awaiting a psychology appointment in primary care in each LHO area in CHO7; the number of these waiting for over a year; the way that this compares to the end of 2021 in each LHO area and each category; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37468/22]
Tue, 12 Jul 2022
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Rail Network
James Lawless
255. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Transport the exact location of the new second train station for Sallins and Naas as set out in the National Transport Authority Future Park and Ride Strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37053/22]
Tue, 12 Jul 2022
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Passport Services
James Lawless
484. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will examine and expedite passport applications for persons (details supplied) that are needed for 13 July 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37120/22]
Tue, 12 Jul 2022
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Passport Services
James Lawless
510. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if a passport application by a person (details supplied) will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37681/22]
Tue, 12 Jul 2022
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Passport Services
James Lawless
516. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if a passport application for a child (details supplied) will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37804/22]
Tue, 12 Jul 2022
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Visa Applications
James Lawless
729. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Justice the status of a visa application by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37257/22]
Tue, 12 Jul 2022
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Health Services
James Lawless
1098. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Health if the case of a person (details supplied) will be examined; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38092/22]
Thu, 7 Jul 2022
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National Broadband Plan
James Lawless
164. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications when the national broadband plan will be rolled out at an address (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36941/22]
Thu, 7 Jul 2022
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Passport Services
James Lawless
210. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will expedite a passport application for a child (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36810/22]
Thu, 7 Jul 2022
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Passport Services
James Lawless
211. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if a passport application (details supplied) will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36814/22]
Wed, 6 Jul 2022
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Passport Services
James Lawless
83. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs to examine and expedite the passport application of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36340/22]
Wed, 6 Jul 2022
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Passport Services
James Lawless
88. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if a passport application by a person (details supplied) will be examined; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36522/22]
Tue, 5 Jul 2022
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Data Protection
James Lawless
12. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Justice if she will be progressing the recommendations of the 2021 report of the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice on the general data protection regulation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35657/22]
Tue, 5 Jul 2022
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An Garda Síochána
James Lawless
39. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Justice the status of plans to roll out facial recognition technology for use in policing; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35658/22]
Tue, 5 Jul 2022
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Driver Licences
James Lawless
126. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Transport the status of a driving licence application for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35291/22]
Tue, 5 Jul 2022
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Bus Services
James Lawless
128. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Transport if he will examine issues with the 120 bus service from Clane to Dublin (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35481/22]
Tue, 5 Jul 2022
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Bus Services
James Lawless
129. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Transport the number of fines and their amounts issued to Bus Éireann in relation to scheduled bus cancellations, lateness and no shows for the 115 Bus Éireann services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35490/22]
Tue, 5 Jul 2022
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Air Services
James Lawless
132. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Transport the position in relation to passengers who tested positive for Covid-19 before their flight; the position of such persons in relation to the airline refunding credit note vouchers; if the Government still has protocols in place for such cases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35543/22]
Tue, 5 Jul 2022
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Building Regulations
James Lawless
221. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the recourse that a consumer has in cases of shoddy building work (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35542/22]
Tue, 5 Jul 2022
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Passport Services
James Lawless
258. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will expedite a passport application (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35281/22]
Tue, 5 Jul 2022
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Passport Services
James Lawless
259. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs to examine and expedite the passport application of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35373/22]
Tue, 5 Jul 2022
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Passport Services
James Lawless
265. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if a passport application will be expedited for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35478/22]
Tue, 5 Jul 2022
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Passport Services
James Lawless
281. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if a passport application for a child (details supplied) will be examined and expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35577/22]
Tue, 5 Jul 2022
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Passport Services
James Lawless
282. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs to examine and expedite passport applications for children (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35590/22]
Tue, 5 Jul 2022
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Passport Services
James Lawless
289. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will examine and expedite a passport application for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35635/22]
Tue, 5 Jul 2022
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Passport Services
James Lawless
292. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will examine and expedite a passport application for a child (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35660/22]
Tue, 5 Jul 2022
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Passport Services
James Lawless
300. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will expedite a passport application for a child (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35954/22]
Tue, 5 Jul 2022
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Passport Services
James Lawless
312. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs to examine and expedite passport applications for two children (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36127/22]
Tue, 5 Jul 2022
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School Admissions
James Lawless
336. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Education if she will help in securing a school place for a child (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35276/22]
Thu, 30 Jun 2022
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Passport Services
James Lawless
161. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will examine and expedite a passport application (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35047/22]
Thu, 30 Jun 2022
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Medical Cards
James Lawless
298. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Health if a medical card will be expedited for a person (details supplied) who is in urgent need of a procedure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35148/22]
Wed, 29 Jun 2022
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Driver Test
James Lawless
16. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Transport if a driving test for a healthcare worker (details supplied) can be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34635/22]
Wed, 29 Jun 2022
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Tax Reliefs
James Lawless
21. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Finance if he will address an issue with the first-time buyers scheme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34709/22]
Wed, 29 Jun 2022
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Passport Services
James Lawless
62. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will examine and expedite a passport application for persons (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34637/22]
Wed, 29 Jun 2022
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Passport Services
James Lawless
63. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will examine and expedite a passport application for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34638/22]
Wed, 29 Jun 2022
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Passport Services
James Lawless
69. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will examine and expedite a passport application by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34695/22]
Wed, 29 Jun 2022
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Passport Services
James Lawless
78. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will examine and expedite a passport application (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34964/22]
Tue, 28 Jun 2022
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Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements
James Lawless
15. Deputy James Lawless asked the Taoiseach if he has spoken to the French President since his re-election. [30121/22]
Tue, 28 Jun 2022
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Defence Forces
James Lawless
94. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Defence the timeframe for increasing the strength of the Defence Forces by 3,000; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34150/22]
Tue, 28 Jun 2022
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Ukraine War
James Lawless
108. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Defence if he will be authorising any further defence supports for Ukraine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34151/22]
Tue, 28 Jun 2022
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Passport Services
James Lawless
339. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if a passport application by a person (details supplied) will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33611/22]
Tue, 28 Jun 2022
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Passport Services
James Lawless
340. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if a passport application by a person (details supplied) will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33614/22]
Tue, 28 Jun 2022
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Passport Services
James Lawless
385. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if a passport application by a person (details supplied) will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33763/22]
Tue, 28 Jun 2022
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Passport Services
James Lawless
498. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will expedite a passport application by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34296/22]
Tue, 28 Jun 2022
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Passport Services
James Lawless
499. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if passport applications can be examined and expedited (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34317/22]
Tue, 28 Jun 2022
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Schools Building Projects
James Lawless
629. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Education the outcome of the options study for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34419/22]
Tue, 28 Jun 2022
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Schools Building Projects
James Lawless
630. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Education when a school (details supplied) will be placed on her Department’s school building projects and capital projects list; if appropriate interim accommodation will be provided for the school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34424/22]
Tue, 28 Jun 2022
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Disability Services
James Lawless
751. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Health the status of the provision of disability services (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33613/22]
Tue, 28 Jun 2022
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Medicinal Products
James Lawless
868. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Health if there are plans to provide children with cystic fibrosis with the drug kaftrio; if not, the reasons for not providing this drug; if there are any plans in the future to provide this drug; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34274/22]
Thu, 23 Jun 2022
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Brexit Issues
James Lawless
111. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on the United Kingdom’s use of necessity as a justification for abandoning the Northern Ireland Protocol; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32920/22]
Thu, 23 Jun 2022
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Passport Services
James Lawless
115. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of applications for passports to date in 2022 from counties Kildare and Wicklow; the number of passports issued; and the number of outstanding applications for passports currently awaiting processing in each county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32919/22]
Wed, 22 Jun 2022
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Passport Services
James Lawless
78. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if a passport application by a person (details supplied) will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32905/22]
Wed, 22 Jun 2022
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Passport Services
James Lawless
79. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if a passport application by a person (details supplied) will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32906/22]
Wed, 22 Jun 2022
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Passport Services
James Lawless
120. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if a passport application by a person (details supplied) will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33236/22]
Tue, 21 Jun 2022
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Broadband Infrastructure
James Lawless
94. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will provide an update on the provision of broadband services in the areas of Eadestown and Kilteel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32156/22]
Tue, 21 Jun 2022
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Aviation Industry
James Lawless
119. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Transport his views on fluctuation in prices for the purchase of seats with an airline (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31823/22]
Tue, 21 Jun 2022
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Natural Heritage Areas
James Lawless
190. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if a national heritage area will be delisted once the species it is protecting has died; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32288/22]
Tue, 21 Jun 2022
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Passport Services
James Lawless
277. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if a passport application for a person (details suppled) will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31782/22]
Tue, 21 Jun 2022
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Passport Services
James Lawless
374. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if passport applications by a person (details supplied) will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32037/22]
Tue, 21 Jun 2022
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Passport Services
James Lawless
385. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will clarify the types of identification that may be used in a passport application process in situations in which photo identification is not available (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32157/22]
Tue, 21 Jun 2022
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Passport Services
James Lawless
386. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if the passport application by a person (details supplied) will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32209/22]
Tue, 21 Jun 2022
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Passport Services
James Lawless
448. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if passport applications (details supplied) can be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32464/22]
Tue, 21 Jun 2022
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Passport Services
James Lawless
451. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if a passport application (details supplied) will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32500/22]
Tue, 21 Jun 2022
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School Staff
James Lawless
553. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Education if she will review the teacher allocation at a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32039/22]
Thu, 16 Jun 2022
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Insurance Industry
James Lawless
22. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Finance the amount that motor insurance premiums have fallen since the current Government entered office in June 2020. [30064/22]
Thu, 16 Jun 2022
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European Union
James Lawless
68. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Finance the reason that the stability programme update only makes projections for three years ahead; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30065/22]
Thu, 16 Jun 2022
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Public Procurement Contracts
James Lawless
89. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide details of the first elements of the Inflation/Supply Chain Delay Co-operation Framework Agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30066/22]
Thu, 16 Jun 2022
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Project Ireland 2040
James Lawless
145. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will report on the updated investment projects and programmes tracker; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30067/22]
Thu, 16 Jun 2022
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National Car Test
James Lawless
168. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Transport if he will address questions (details supplied) in relation to the delay in NCT services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31368/22]
Thu, 16 Jun 2022
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Visa Applications
James Lawless
267. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the position regarding the processing delays on the part of the Irish service providers who have been hired by students to facilitate the procurement of JI visas (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31448/22]
Thu, 16 Jun 2022
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Health Service Executive
James Lawless
474. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Health if he will advise on matters raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31479/22]
Tue, 14 Jun 2022
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Flexible Work Practices
James Lawless
196. Deputy James Lawless asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the status of the completion and commencement date for the Right to Request Remote Work Bill 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30984/22]
Tue, 14 Jun 2022
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Bus Services
James Lawless
290. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Transport if he will assist in the re-establishment of a bus service (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29746/22]
Tue, 14 Jun 2022
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Bus Services
James Lawless
317. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Transport if there are plans for the return airport bus service from Maynooth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30502/22]
Tue, 14 Jun 2022
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Passport Services
James Lawless
598. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will examine and expedite passport applications by a person (details supplied) who is due to travel on 12 June; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29183/22]
Tue, 14 Jun 2022
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Passport Services
James Lawless
639. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will examine and expedite a passport application by a person (details supplied) given that they are due to travel on 7 June 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29423/22]
Tue, 14 Jun 2022
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Passport Services
James Lawless
663. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will expedite the passport applications for children (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29611/22]
Tue, 14 Jun 2022
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Passport Services
James Lawless
665. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will examine and expedite the passport application by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29642/22]
Tue, 14 Jun 2022
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Passport Services
James Lawless
740. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will examine and expedite a passport application for a child (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30207/22]
Tue, 14 Jun 2022
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Passport Services
James Lawless
804. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will examine and expedite a passport application for a child (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30347/22]
Tue, 14 Jun 2022
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Passport Services
James Lawless
805. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will examine and expedite a passport application for a child (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30349/22]
Tue, 14 Jun 2022
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Passport Services
James Lawless
806. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will examine a passport application by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30350/22]
Tue, 14 Jun 2022
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Passport Services
James Lawless
810. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if a passport application by a person (details supplied) will be expedited [30361/22]
Tue, 14 Jun 2022
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Passport Services
James Lawless
826. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if a passport application by a person (details supplied) will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30505/22]
Tue, 14 Jun 2022
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Passport Services
James Lawless
839. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will examine and expedite passport applications by persons (details enclosed); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30748/22]
Tue, 14 Jun 2022
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Passport Services
James Lawless
842. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will examine a passport application for a child (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30792/22]
Tue, 14 Jun 2022
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Passport Services
James Lawless
843. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will examine and expedite a passport application of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30811/22]
Tue, 14 Jun 2022
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Passport Services
James Lawless
845. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will examine and expedite a passport application for a child (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30819/22]