Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Insurance Industry

James Lawless

79. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his response to the Central Bank report that shows a large decrease in the cost of settling insurance claims through the Injuries Resolution Board; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16910/24]

Business Supports

James Lawless

104. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of businesses in counties Kildare, Wicklow, Meath and Louth, respectively, that have registered for the increased cost of business grant to date; when payments under the grant will commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16883/24]

Passport Services

James Lawless

1. Deputy James Lawless asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs to examine an issue (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16837/24]

Passport Services

James Lawless

2. Deputy James Lawless asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs when a replacement passport will issue (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16844/24]

Electric Vehicles

James Lawless

11. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Transport if he will address a matter in relation to EV charging (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16790/24]

Social Welfare Code

James Lawless

77. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Social Protection to examine an issue (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16792/24]

Housing Provision

James Lawless

6. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he is confident that all key housing indicators are continuing on a positive trajectory; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15672/24]

Housing Provision

James Lawless

35. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his assessment of the number of commencement notices, that is, residential construction starts, to date in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15671/24]

Passport Services

James Lawless

96. Deputy James Lawless asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs to examine an issue (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15793/24]

Passport Services

James Lawless

43. Deputy James Lawless asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs to expedite a passport application (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15516/24]

Passport Services

James Lawless

28. Deputy James Lawless asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if his Department will expedite a passport application for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14588/24]

School Transport

James Lawless

460. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Education to examine whether it could be possible to put a new school bus on a route where there is a lack of school bus places currently (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14321/24]

Development Contributions

James Lawless

724. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to examine a matter in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15514/24]

State Pensions

James Lawless

802. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Social Protection if the case of a person (details supplied) will be examined; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15051/24]

International Protection

James Lawless

910. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Justice to consider an application (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14946/24]

Medical Cards

James Lawless

1325. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Health to address an issue regarding the medical card review scheme whereby persons with disabilities are subjected to arduous regular reviews which can be difficult and taxing for these persons to carry out; if this scheme can be examined and perhaps changed in some way; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14158/24]

White Papers

James Lawless

11. Deputy James Lawless asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence for an overview on the implementation of the White Paper on Defence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13023/24]

Defence Forces

James Lawless

60. Deputy James Lawless asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence for a report on the defence infrastructure improvements that have taken place in Kildare since 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13024/24]

Public Transport

James Lawless

105. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Transport if the Dart South West scheme can be expanded to include Sallins station, particularly given that very significant numbers of passengers, as evidenced in recent surveys, is at that station; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8010/24]

Public Transport

James Lawless

122. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Transport if the Dart West scheme can be expanded to include Kilcock station, particularly given that the depot for storing vehicles will be just on the edge of Kilcock town; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8009/24]

Public Transport

James Lawless

153. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide a progress update on the execution of the DART + Programme and in particular the Dart West and Dart South West programmes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8008/24]

General Practitioner Services

James Lawless

290. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Health the steps his Department is taking to increase the number of GPs in County Kildare (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13378/24]

Middle East

James Lawless

13. Deputy James Lawless asked the Taoiseach for a report on his joint correspondence, along with the Spanish Prime Minister, to European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on the situation in Gaza. [7943/24]

Passport Services

James Lawless

75. 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. [12923/24]

Energy Conservation

James Lawless

104. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the details and commencement date for the low-cost home energy upgrade loan scheme that was announced in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12198/24]

Tax Code

James Lawless

250. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Finance if matters raised by a business owner (details supplied) will be examined; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12610/24]

Flood Relief Schemes

James Lawless

318. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the status of the Morell flood relief scheme at Killeenmore and Turnings, Sallins/Straffan, County Kildare; whether the works are almost complete; what further works are planned; what impact the works have had on local flooding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13217/24]

Fire Safety

James Lawless

664. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on the establishment of the interim remediation scheme to tackle some of the most serious fire safety issues in apartment blocks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12584/24]

Departmental Correspondence

James Lawless

714. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Social Protection if matters raised in correspondence (details supplied) will be examined; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13117/24]

Social Welfare Benefits

James Lawless

786. 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. [13113/24]

Disability Services

James Lawless

1071. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will examine matters raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12886/24]

Ukraine War

James Lawless

10. Deputy James Lawless asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs his views of the establishment of an international centre for the prosecution of the crime of aggression in Ukraine by Eurojust; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10861/24]

Ukraine War

James Lawless

44. Deputy James Lawless asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs his assessment of the Register of Damage, which aims to serve as a record of evidence and information on claims of damage, loss or injury caused by Russia’s actions in or against Ukraine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10862/24]

Tax Collection

James Lawless

202. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Finance to examine tax a collection query (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11231/24]

State Examinations

James Lawless

225. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Education to confirm the reason the course content and assessment brief for the Irish Junior Certificate has changed, with students no longer required to undertake the oral examination in junior cycle; if there are any plans for a review to be undertaken or feedback from practitioners in this subject area to be considered by her Education; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11391/24]

Traffic Management

James Lawless

258. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the proposals to proceed with the provision of a second bridge over the River Liffey at Celbridge, County Kildare will occur due to the increasing issue of traffic congestion in the town; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11283/24]

School Textbooks

James Lawless

88. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Education how the free schoolbooks scheme works for students who use tablets; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10907/24]

Probate Applications

James Lawless

505. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Justice to examine a mater (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10831/24]

Nursing Homes

James Lawless

610. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Health for an update on a fair deal application (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9934/24]

General Practitioner Services

James Lawless

636. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Health what measures his Department is undertaking to assist members of the public (details supplied) in accessing GP care in Kildare, where there is a difficulty for patients in securing a place on a GP client list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10018/24]

Special Educational Needs

James Lawless

178. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Education for an update and timeline on when a new autism classroom planned for a school (details supplied) will be opened; whether it is on course to open in September; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9761/24]

Hospital Equipment

James Lawless

297. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Health for an update on the procurement of a gallium scanner to be installed in Cork University Hospital for cancer patients and survivors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9757/24]

Education Schemes

James Lawless

60. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Education if she can give an outline of various flags for schools programmes in secondary schools (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9677/24]

Departmental Correspondence

James Lawless

116. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Health to examine a case (details provided) and to detail what procedures are in place to correct and assist the applicants in these circumstances. [9596/24]

Civil Registration Service

James Lawless

117. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Health to examine a case as regards a notification of intention to marry appointment (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9600/24]

Public Sector Pensions

James Lawless

110. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Transport if plans are in place to increase the CIÉ pension; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8930/24]

Social Welfare Payments

James Lawless

313. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Social Protection to examine and comment on an issue regarding the household benefits package (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9136/24]

School Enrolments

James Lawless

143. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Education if the case of students (details supplied) will be examined; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8534/24]

Local Authorities

James Lawless

177. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the reason there are no supports for local authority members to have an office; and if he will consider bringing in an allowance for same. [8536/24]

Emergency Services

James Lawless

291. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Health if all paramedic staff in Kerry are being used to their fullest based on rostering; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8535/24]