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Wed, 17 Jan 2024
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Driver Licences
James Lawless
202. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Transport to examine an issue (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56883/23]
Wed, 17 Jan 2024
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Legislative Measures
James Lawless
208. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Transport for an update on the new primary legislation on speeding limits; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57015/23]
Wed, 17 Jan 2024
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Bus Services
James Lawless
216. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Transport if he will examine and address an issue in relation to a local bus service (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57135/23]
Wed, 17 Jan 2024
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Bus Services
James Lawless
222. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Transport to examine a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57182/23]
Wed, 17 Jan 2024
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Bus Services
James Lawless
226. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Transport to examine reliability issues with the C3 bus service (details supplied); if plans are in place to address this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57378/23]
Wed, 17 Jan 2024
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Departmental Policies
James Lawless
326. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Finance to examine a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56783/23]
Wed, 17 Jan 2024
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Tax Code
James Lawless
372. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider raising the maximum value of the help-to-buy scheme from €500 thousand to €550 thousand in order to allow for inflation costs and the rising cost of materials (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1983/24]
Wed, 17 Jan 2024
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Special Educational Needs
James Lawless
506. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Education to examine a case (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56705/23]
Wed, 17 Jan 2024
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Visa Applications
James Lawless
1018. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Justice if a delayed visa (details supplied) will be urgently assessed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56609/23]
Wed, 17 Jan 2024
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Agriculture Schemes
James Lawless
1232. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if grants are available for a person on the farm register to remove trees on private land; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57165/23]
Wed, 17 Jan 2024
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Health Services
James Lawless
1558. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Health to reclassify the condition XXY, Klinefelter syndrome in order that it can fall under the HSE’s long-term sickness protocol (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56877/23]
Wed, 17 Jan 2024
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Health Services
James Lawless
1559. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Health to examine a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56880/23]
Wed, 17 Jan 2024
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Health Services
James Lawless
1723. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Health if he will examine a case (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1534/24]
Thu, 14 Dec 2023
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Rail Network
James Lawless
193. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Transport whether there are further plans in place to add additional carriages to early morning commuter trains from Sallins in order to address capacity issues, in particular the 7:09 service to Grand Canal Dock; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55893/23]
Wed, 13 Dec 2023
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Rail Network
James Lawless
38. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Transport 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]
Wed, 13 Dec 2023
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Vehicle Registration Tax
James Lawless
59. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Finance the detection rates for violations (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55626/23]
Wed, 13 Dec 2023
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Research and Development
James Lawless
259. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the progress made in the research and innovation sectors since 27 June 2020; the new initiatives undertaken; and the additional funding provided for them. [55608/23]
Tue, 12 Dec 2023
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Bus Services
James Lawless
202. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Transport to examine and address issues with the X31 Dublin Bus service (details supplied); whether there are plans in place to address the reliability of this service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54586/23]
Tue, 12 Dec 2023
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Social Welfare Eligibility
James Lawless
461. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Social Protection to examine a matter (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54555/23]
Tue, 12 Dec 2023
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Further and Higher Education
James Lawless
879. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the progress made in the further and higher education sectors since 27 June 2020; the new initiatives undertaken; and the additional funding provided for same. [55289/23]
Thu, 7 Dec 2023
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Departmental Data
James Lawless
41. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he has any information on how many first-time buyers have purchased homes to date in 2023; how this compares to 2021 and 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53938/23]
Thu, 7 Dec 2023
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Housing Schemes
James Lawless
86. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his assessment of the impact of affordable purchase initiatives on increasing home ownership; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53937/23]
Wed, 6 Dec 2023
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Active Travel
James Lawless
45. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Transport if his Department could reverse the revoking of the funding for the Naas Mobility Network Integration Pathfinder Project (details supplied) and meet with officials of Kildare County Council to agree a timeline for the delivery of these infrastructural changes in Naas, County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53919/23]
Wed, 6 Dec 2023
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Driver Test
James Lawless
46. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Transport the reason for the delay in proving driving tests (details supplied); the measures his Department will be taking to shorten these delays; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53929/23]
Wed, 6 Dec 2023
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Bus Éireann
James Lawless
70. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Education if she will consider a change to the outdated practice of age discrimination of bus drivers under contract with Bus Éireann (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54054/23]
Tue, 5 Dec 2023
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Passport Services
James Lawless
111. Deputy James Lawless asked the Tánaiste and 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. [53244/23]
Tue, 5 Dec 2023
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Passport Services
James Lawless
117. Deputy James Lawless asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if a passport application (details supplied) will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53357/23]
Tue, 5 Dec 2023
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Energy Conservation
James Lawless
146. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the commencement date for the green energy home loan scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53859/23]
Tue, 5 Dec 2023
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Park-and-Ride Facilities
James Lawless
170. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Transport if plans are in place to expand park and ride facilities for Sallins and Maynooth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53410/23]
Tue, 5 Dec 2023
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Social Welfare Payments
James Lawless
349. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will examine a matter in relation to the carer's bonus payment (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53238/23]
Tue, 5 Dec 2023
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Health Services Waiting Lists
James Lawless
462. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to examine an issue (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53359/23]
Tue, 5 Dec 2023
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Mental Health Policy
James Lawless
529. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Health if he will examine an issue (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53348/23]
Tue, 5 Dec 2023
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Nursing Homes
James Lawless
617. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Health when he proposes to on open all the beds in Kenmare community nursing unit, Kenmare, County Kerry. [53891/23]
Thu, 30 Nov 2023
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Trade Sanctions
James Lawless
174. Deputy James Lawless asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs what action Ireland is taking with European partners in relation to the full and effective implementation of sanctions on Russia and the prevention of their circumvention; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50056/23]
Thu, 30 Nov 2023
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Ukraine War
James Lawless
177. Deputy James Lawless asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs what action Ireland is taking with European partners to counter false Russian narratives and disinformation about the war on Ukraine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50055/23]
Thu, 30 Nov 2023
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Medical Cards
James Lawless
478. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Health to assist in a matter regarding a medical card (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52960/23]
Wed, 29 Nov 2023
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Passport Services
James Lawless
2. Deputy James Lawless asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will expedite passport applications (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52585/23]
Wed, 29 Nov 2023
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Passport Services
James Lawless
3. Deputy James Lawless asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will expedite a passport application for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52617/23]
Tue, 28 Nov 2023
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An Garda Síochána
James Lawless
12. Deputy James Lawless asked the Taoiseach if he will provide an update on the work of the policing reform implementation programme office in his Department. [52245/23]
Thu, 23 Nov 2023
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Artificial Intelligence
James Lawless
49. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment for a report on his attendance at the AI Safety Summit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51221/23]
Thu, 23 Nov 2023
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Artificial Intelligence
James Lawless
68. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment how he proposes to ensure that AI is developed and deployed in a way that is ethical and person-centred; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51222/23]
Thu, 23 Nov 2023
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Universal Social Charge
James Lawless
94. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Finance the number of earners in counties Kildare, Wicklow, Meath and Louth who will benefit from the USC reductions announced in budget 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51212/23]
Thu, 23 Nov 2023
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Tax Data
James Lawless
147. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Finance the number of taxpayers in counties Kildare, Wicklow, Meath and Louth claiming the rent tax credit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51211/23]
Thu, 23 Nov 2023
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Taxi Regulations
James Lawless
168. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Transport for further details on a cab system (details supplied); if they will have insurance; the type of licence required to operate same, given it is for hire and reward; the person or body that sets the fare charged to customers; the type of industry, area knowledge tests and Garda clearance the driver has to undergo to be allowed to operate same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51621/23]
Thu, 23 Nov 2023
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Bus Services
James Lawless
169. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Transport to reinstate a bus stop that had previously been in service (details supplied); if there are no plans to reinstate this, if an alternative service can be offered for this location; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51624/23]
Tue, 21 Nov 2023
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Defence Forces
James Lawless
55. Deputy James Lawless asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he accepts the broad consensus articulated in the Report of the Consultative Forum on International Security Policy that Ireland needs to invest more in its defence, across all three services, the Army, Naval Service and Air Corps; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50710/23]
Tue, 21 Nov 2023
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Defence Forces
James Lawless
61. Deputy James Lawless asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence his response to the statement in the Report of the Consultative Forum on International Security Policy that Ireland is not, and never has been, in a position to defend its neutrality, unlike other neutral European countries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50711/23]
Tue, 21 Nov 2023
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School Staff
James Lawless
227. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Education what measures are in place to assist schools in securing substitute teachers (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50560/23]
Tue, 21 Nov 2023
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Health Services
James Lawless
431. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his plans for the long-term care of young people with acquired brain injury or for any young person in need of long-term care, which would be suitable to their needs as alternative nursing homes. [50735/23]
Tue, 21 Nov 2023
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Health Services
James Lawless
566. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Health when the Care of the Aged Centre in Naas will be reopened; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51028/23]