Paul Lawless
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Aontú · Mayo · serving since 2024-11-29
- Vote recorded in 354 of 401 divisions in the archive
- 452 debate contributions
- 1,807 parliamentary questions asked
Record timeline
- constituency Mayo 2024-11-29 to present
- party Aontú 2024-11-29 to present
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2025-02-26 · to Taoiseach
2. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Taoiseach if his Department collates statistics on the number of SMEs that have closed down in County Mayo in the past five years; and if so, to outline the figures that reveal how many SMEs closed in Mayo over each of the past five years. [6361/25]
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2025-02-26 · to Social
194. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Social Protection when the abolition of the means test for carers will occur as families are depending on this pre-election promise being fulfilled promptly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8339/25]
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2025-02-26 · to Health
285. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health to provide a copy of the report produced as a result of the review of the operation of the revised model of care for termination of pregnancy services undertaken by the HSE's National Women and Infants Health Programme. [8356/25]
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2025-02-25 · to Taoiseach
83. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Taoiseach if he will list the days on which his Department was closed due to weather warnings over the past year. [4495/25]
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2025-02-25 · to Taoiseach
84. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Taoiseach if he will outline the engagements he had with the National Emergency Coordination Group in the days before, during and after storm Éowyn. [4496/25]
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2025-02-25 · to Children
134. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth how she plans to improve retention and quality in early years education, considering early childhood educators have had to fight for wages and conditions in the sector that are unsustainable. [7895/25]
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2025-02-25 · to Children
149. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the measures her Department is taking to recruit and support more foster families considering the severe shortage of both residential and foster care placements are impacting on children in need (details supplied). [7894/25]
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2025-02-25 · to Health
943. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health the funding stream available to apply for an AED defibrillator for a school (details supplied), or if her Department will supply one. [7934/25]
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2025-02-20 · to Enterprise
38. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on whether SMEs should be given more favourable treatment in terms of lower taxation and less regulation in comparison to multinational companies, considering respective contributions to the domestic economy and the fact the SMEs are penalised far greater. [6362/25]
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2025-02-20 · to Environment
93. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the number of home retrofits carried out in Mayo in each of the past five years (details supplied); and if he will reverse this policy considering how exposed it leaves people who rely solely on electricity. [6364/25]
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2025-02-20 · to Environment
105. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the engagements he has had with the CEO of ESB since he took office; and if so, how often and how recently they met. [6363/25]
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2025-02-13 · to Public Expenditure
69. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he will provide an update on the review of the Freedom of Information Act 2014 being conducted by his Department. [4631/25]
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2025-02-13 · to Public Expenditure
87. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the total budget allocated to the OPW in each of the past ten years. [4630/25]
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2025-02-05 · to Transport
170. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Transport the progress, if any, made on the 2022 plans to introduce a flexi tax saver ticket for train users of Irish Rail; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2510/25]
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2025-02-05 · to Education
429. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Education the funding stream available to a school (details supplied) to apply for an AED defibrillator, or if the Department of Health will provide one. [2509/25]
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2025-02-05 · to Justice
771. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Justice the supports available to persons who are newly released from prison; and to provide a list of the agencies responsible for delivering supports. [2143/25]
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2025-02-05 · to Justice
772. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Justice the percentage of persons that leave the prison service and enter homelessness. [2144/25]
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2025-02-05 · to Justice
775. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Justice the total number of Gardaí waiting on transfer requests (D19 applications) in An Garda Síochána. [2151/25]
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2025-02-05 · to Justice
776. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Justice the total number of Gardaí waiting on transfer requests (D19 applications) seeking relocation to the Connacht region in An Garda Síochána. [2152/25]
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2025-02-05 · to Justice
777. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Justice the number of actioned transfer request (D19 applications) in each county in each of the past five years, in tabular form. [2153/25]
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2025-02-05 · to Health
1123. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health the funding stream available to a school (details supplied) to apply for an AED defibrillator, or if the Department of Health will provide one. [2508/25]
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2025-02-05 · to Health
1124. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health the number of GPs in Westport, County Mayo; if she plans to provide more training places for doctors; and if she will incentivise them to live and work in that area. [2516/25]
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2025-02-05 · to Health
1205. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health whether any independent research has been undertaken into the impact and effect of telemedicine abortion in Ireland since its introduction in the spring of 2020. [2863/25]
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2025-01-22 · to Foreign
56. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs to examine the case of a person (details supplied) awaiting issuance of a passport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1729/25]
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2025-01-22 · to Transport
270. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Transport to provide an update on the National Transport Authority's one-off grant scheme for rural transport; and if he will reinstate the scheme, as it was a valuable resource in providing for hardship experienced by individuals or groups but was discontinued in 2020. [1635/25]