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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

Wolfe Tone St, Naas, Co Kildare

James Lawless

Recent contributions

Tue, 13 May 2025

Power of Higher Education, Research and Skills as Economic Enablers in a Changing World: Statements

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Wed, 7 May 2025

Higher Education: Motion

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Tue, 29 Apr 2025

Apprenticeship Programmes

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Recent questions

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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Tue, 4 Mar 2025

Special Educational Needs
408. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Education to provide an update on the provision of extra ASD school places in north County Kildare (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9793/25]

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Tue, 4 Mar 2025

Childcare Services
629. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will examine timelines for the further reductions in child care costs under the national childcare scheme (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9792/25]

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Votes

Childcare: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members]

Questions put to vote: Amendment put: [14 May 2025]

Member voted:

Declared

Carried

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Childcare: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members]

Questions put to vote: Question put: "That the motion, as amended, be agreed to." [14 May 2025]

Member voted:

Declared

Carried

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Parental Choice in Education: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members]

Questions put to vote: Amendment put: [14 May 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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