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James Lawless

James Lawless

James Lawless

Constituency

Kildare North

Party

Fianna Fáil

House

34th Dáil (2024 - )

Official roles

Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science

Contact details

New Row, Naas, Co. Kildare. W91 WKV9

James Lawless

Recent contributions

Wed, 3 Dec 2025

National Training Fund (Amendment) Bill 2025: Report and Final Stages

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Wed, 19 Nov 2025

Business of Select Committee

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Wed, 19 Nov 2025

National Training Fund (Amendment) Bill 2025: Committee Stage

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Recent questions

Tue, 8 Jul 2025

Animal Diseases
695. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide comparative data between the number of cattle that fail the bovine TB skin test and the number of cattle subsequently confirmed to have TB lesions at slaughter; if he will review current testing methodologies for accuracy in light of these figures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37145/25]

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Tue, 8 Jul 2025

Animal Diseases
696. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the percentage of animals slaughtered with TB actually have TB; if he will review current testing methodologies for accuracy in light of these figures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37146/25]

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Thu, 6 Mar 2025

Departmental Inquiries
370. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to examine the issue of childcare shortages (details supplied); her plans to resolve this matter; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10363/25]

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Votes

National Training Fund (Amendment) Bill 2025: Report and Final Stages

Questions put to vote: Amendment put: [03 December 2025]

Member voted: Níl

Declared

Lost

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Credit Institutions (Financial Support) (Revocation) Scheme 2025: Motion

Questions put to vote: Question put: [03 December 2025]

Member voted:

Declared

Carried

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Credit Institutions (Eligible Liabilities Guarantee) (Revocation) Scheme 2025: Motion

Questions put to vote: Question put: [03 December 2025]

Member voted:

Declared

Carried

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Sponsored Bills

Industrial Development (Science Foundation Ireland) (Amendment) Bill 2018

First Stage

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Online Advertising and Social Media (Transparency) Bill 2017

Second Stage

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Small Unmanned Aircraft (Drones) Bill 2017

First Stage

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Membership history

34th Dáil

Period:

2024 -

Party:

Fianna Fáil

Constituency:

Kildare North

Office:

Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science

33rd Dáil

Period:

2020 - 2024

Party:

Fianna Fáil

Constituency:

Kildare North

Office:

Minister of State at the Department of Transport and at the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications (2024 - 2024)

32nd Dáil

Period:

2016 - 2020

Party:

Fianna Fáil

Constituency:

Kildare North

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