Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Fiscal Policy

James Lawless

134. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Finance for an update on the National Payments Strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4277/24]

Widow's Pension

James Lawless

299. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Social Protection in light of the recent Supreme Court ruling (detailed supplied), whether there are plans in place to legislate for where an unmarried partner is entitled to a partner's pension in the event of their death; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4667/24]

Healthcare Infrastructure Provision

James Lawless

139. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Health what measures are in place to assist and make progress on the current infrastructural delays being experienced at Naas General Hospital (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4326/24]

Hospital Services

James Lawless

140. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Health to examine the capacity deficits at Naas General Hospital (details supplied) and what immediate plans are in place to meet the significant increases in demand for the services of the hospital. [4327/24]

Electricity Supply Board

James Lawless

228. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform to detail the timescale for the increases in the pensions for retired former semi-State employees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3718/24]

State Pensions

James Lawless

371. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Social Protection for an update on a non-contributory pension application (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3906/24]

Disability Services

James Lawless

494. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Health for an update on the application for speech and language services (details supplied); to provide an update on the recruitment due to the number of vacancies for speech and language therapists in Kilcock; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4133/24]

Health Services

James Lawless

500. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Health for an update on an application (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3704/24]

Ukraine War

James Lawless

52. Deputy James Lawless asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on using seized Russian assets to support Ukraine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3212/24]

Hospital Facilities

James Lawless

201. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Health to detail the planned upgrades to Naas General Hospital, to include costings, timeframes for commencement of works and completion dates for works, working currently underway and timeframes for completion; the overall budget allocated for the planned works; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3194/24]

Swimming Pools

James Lawless

326. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media whether he is aware of the issues in Edenderry where the public swimming pool was recently badly damaged in a fire, whether there are long or short term plans to provide a public alternative facility; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2997/24]

Disability Services

James Lawless

522. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to examine the issue of disability supports in Kildare North (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2681/24]

Passport Services

James Lawless

23. 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. [56641/23]

National Broadband Plan

James Lawless

116. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to examine a matter (details supplied) in relation to the NBI broadband plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1507/24]

Food Waste

James Lawless

133. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications whether there are plans to implement a scheme that bans the destroying of food, which is still fit for consumption, in order to tackle unnecessary food wastage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1899/24]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]