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Tue, 17 Nov 2020
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Student Universal Support Ireland
James Lawless
636. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the status of a SUSI appeal by a person (details supplied). [36842/20]
Tue, 17 Nov 2020
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Covid-19 Tests
James Lawless
825. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Health the Covid-19 testing protocols for hospital medical staff; the average waiting times for hospital staff to receive their results after they have been tested; if the testing of hospital medical staff is undertaken exclusively in the hospitals they work in or by an outside agency; if in-house testing in the hospitals of medical staff is quicker than those conducted by an outside agency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36896/20]
Tue, 17 Nov 2020
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Covid-19 Tests
James Lawless
827. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Health the number of Covid-19 tests undertaken in the past two weeks in the Punchestown testing centre, County Kildare; the average waiting times for the results to be returned to the persons tested; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36915/20]
Thu, 12 Nov 2020
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Road Projects
James Lawless
32. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Transport the status and position regarding the Sallins bypass; the reason for non-Covid-19 delays during 2020; the status of the cycle and jogging path alongside the bypass; his views on the integration of the bypass with the Grand Canal Greenway; the projected completion date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35777/20]
Thu, 12 Nov 2020
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Cycling Facilities
James Lawless
35. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Transport the status of the roll-out of the greater Dublin area, GDA, cycle network in County Kildare. [35778/20]
Thu, 12 Nov 2020
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Personal Public Service Numbers
James Lawless
281. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason for the delay in the provision of PPS numbers to applicants; the average timeframe for the application to be completed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36084/20]
Tue, 10 Nov 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic
James Lawless
54. Deputy James Lawless asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the engagement he has had with pharmaceutical and healthcare companies in the context of Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35052/20]
Tue, 10 Nov 2020
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Landfill Sites
James Lawless
103. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Environment, Climate and Communications if additional funding is being made available through the landfill remediation programme at the landfill site at Kerdiffstown, County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35102/20]
Tue, 10 Nov 2020
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National Broadband Plan
James Lawless
105. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Environment, Climate and Communications if he will address the broadband deficit in the areas of east County Kildare particularly Eadestown, Rathmore and Kilteel in view of an increasing population density, a high concentration of persons working and studying from home and little progress to date on rolling out fibre infrastructure to the area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35101/20]
Tue, 10 Nov 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
James Lawless
298. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Finance if tailored Covid-19 support packages have been put in place to compensate on-course bookmakers that maintain stands at race tracks known as seniorities (details supplied); the eligibility of such bookmakers for existing support packages in view of the fact they have been unable to trade since the advent of the pandemic due to the ban on attendance of racegoers at tracks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34539/20]
Tue, 10 Nov 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
James Lawless
488. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Social Protection the eligibility of on-course bookmakers for existing support packages in view of the fact they have been unable to trade since the advent of the pandemic due to the ban on attendance of racegoers at tracks; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34540/20]
Tue, 10 Nov 2020
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Gambling Sector
James Lawless
783. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if tailored Covid-19 support packages have been put in place to compensate on-course bookmakers that maintain stands at race tracks known as seniorities which are a form of premises; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34540/20]
Thu, 5 Nov 2020
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Flexible Work Practices
James Lawless
46. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the measures she is taking to support broadband connection points and digital hubs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34091/20]
Thu, 5 Nov 2020
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Library Services
James Lawless
344. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development her views on the provision of additional digital services through the library network as Ireland continues to live with Covid-19; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27376/20]
Tue, 3 Nov 2020
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Home Care Packages
James Lawless
138. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Health the number of homecare support hours will be provided for older persons in 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33461/20]
Tue, 3 Nov 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic
James Lawless
493. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if gyms and swimming pools can remain open for the duration of level 5 restrictions in view of the vital service for both mental and physical health they provide; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32586/20]
Tue, 3 Nov 2020
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Defence Forces Data
James Lawless
683. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Defence the strength of the Defence Forces at end September 2020; and the number of personnel that are in full-time induction training (details supplied) and therefore non-deployable. [33095/20]
Tue, 3 Nov 2020
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Defence Forces Data
James Lawless
684. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Defence the number of Defence Forces personnel on overseas service at end of September 2020, by rank. [33096/20]
Tue, 3 Nov 2020
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Departmental Expenditure
James Lawless
685. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Defence the amount paid annually for the past three years to private airline companies for the movement of Irish military personnel to and from overseas missions; if consideration is being given to the procurement of a national asset to perform this function; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33097/20]
Tue, 3 Nov 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic
James Lawless
686. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Defence if the cadets that have been deployed again to the front line as contact tracers and contact tracing trainers with their own training suspended will be paid the military service allowance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33098/20]