Paul Lawless TD
Aontú · Mayo constituency
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- 3 declared interest record(s)
- property/landlord public-record signal
- 202 lobbying/public-official contact record(s)
- EUR 68,330 in member payment records
- 41 chamber attendance day(s) in 2026
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Parliamentary questions
- July 07, 2026PQ to Minister for ForeignHumanitarian Aid
Asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade whether Ireland intends to provide emergency humanitarian assistance to Venezuela following the devastating earthquakes of 24 June 2026; the nature and value of assistance being considered or provided through Irish Aid; whether support will be channelled through the United Nations, and networks (details supplied) or other humanitarian partners.
- July 07, 2026PQ to Minister for ForeignHumanitarian Aid
Asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade whether her Department has carried out an assessment of the humanitarian needs arising from the earthquakes that struck north central Venezuela on 24 June 2026; whether Ireland will provide emergency humanitarian funding through Irish Aid to support medical assistance, emergency shelter, food, clean water, sanitation services and other life saving relief efforts; whether Ireland is engaging with the European Union Civil Protection Mechanism, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA), and other international partners regarding the response.
- July 07, 2026PQ to Minister for HealthDepartmental Data
Asked the Minister for Health the number of surgeries cancelled in Ireland in each of the past ten years; and if a breakdown by hospital can be provided on this figure, in tabular form.
- July 07, 2026PQ to Minister for HealthHospital Staff
Asked the Minister for Health the number of agency nurses employed to work in HSE hospitals in each of the past ten years, by hospital, in tabular form.
- July 07, 2026PQ to Minister for HealthDepartmental Data
Asked the Minister for Health the number of cancelled hospital appointments in Ireland in each of the past ten years, by hospital breakdown, in tabular form.
- July 07, 2026PQ to Minister for HealthDepartmental Data
Asked the Minister for Health the amount paid out in medical compensation in Ireland in each of the past ten years; and if a regional hospital, HSE, CHO area breakdown can be provided on that figure.
- July 07, 2026PQ to Minister for HealthDepartmental Data
Asked the Minister for Health the total number of adverse incidents reported through the national incident management system in each of the past ten years; if a breakdown can be provided on the number of these incidents that resulted in death, disability, incapacity; and the number of incidents that were severe, moderate and mild, in tabular form.
- July 07, 2026PQ to Minister for HealthAbortion Services
Asked the Minister for Health the total number of adverse incidents reported to the State Claims Agency which related to the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018 in each of the years since the law was enacted, and to date in 2026; if details will be provided of the outcomes of claims taken against the State in relation to the Act; the number of claims settled or ongoing; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
- July 07, 2026PQ to Minister for HealthAbortion Services
Asked the Minister for Health the number of persons who are taking or have taken cases against the State alleging that their unborn baby was wrongfully diagnosed and subsequently aborted; the number of claims notified to the State Claims Agency; the number of cases that are ongoing; and the number of cases which have been settled.
- July 07, 2026PQ to Minister for HealthHospital Waiting Lists
Asked the Minister for Health if her attention has been drawn to the case of a person (details supplied); if this case can be reviewed with a view to securing an appointment; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
- July 02, 2026PQ to Minister for EducationSpecial Educational Needs
Asked the Minister for Education and Youth to outline the capacity and availability of places in special schools, particularly in County Mayo; and the steps being taken to increase the number of places available for children with additional needs.
- July 02, 2026PQ to Minister for EducationSpecial Educational Needs
Asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of places available in special schools in County Mayo, including projected intake for September 2026 and September 2027; the number of applications that have been received for these places; the number of children without a confirmed placement for the upcoming academic year; and the measures being taken to expand capacity where demand exceeds supply.
- July 02, 2026PQ to Minister for EducationSpecial Educational Needs
Asked the Minister for Education and Youth to outline the early intervention supports being provided; and the additional measures that are planned to ensure timely access to assessments (including psychological assessments) and supports for children awaiting school placements.
- July 02, 2026PQ to Minister for EducationSpecial Educational Needs
Asked the Minister for Education and Youth to acknowledge the financial burden on families who are paying privately for essential services (such as speech and language therapy), and whether additional supports can be provided where HSE services are not meeting demand.
- July 02, 2026PQ to Minister for ChildrenDisability Services
Asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to address concerns regarding the lack of continuity and coordination of services for children with additional needs, particularly in relation to CDNT (Children's Disability Network Teams), including delays in access to services such as speech and language therapy, long waiting lists for assessments and therapies, the absence of effective handover between services and the impact this is having on school readiness and educational progression.
- July 02, 2026PQ to Minister for Further and Higher EducationApprenticeship Programmes
Asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his views on the delays affecting apprentices in the refrigeration and air conditioning apprenticeship; and the reasons for those delays.
- July 02, 2026PQ to Minister for Further and Higher EducationApprenticeship Programmes
Asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the average length of time it is currently taking to complete the refrigeration and air conditioning apprenticeship, compared with the intended duration of the programme.
- July 02, 2026PQ to Minister for Further and Higher EducationApprenticeship Programmes
Asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the steps that are currently in place to address delays in the refrigeration and air conditioning apprenticeship; and to ensure that apprentices can progress through each phase within the expected timeframe.
- July 02, 2026PQ to Minister for Further and Higher EducationApprenticeship Programmes
Asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of apprentices that are currently awaiting progression to the next phase of the refrigeration and air conditioning apprenticeship, and the average waiting time involved.
- July 02, 2026PQ to Minister for Further and Higher EducationApprenticeship Programmes
Asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the ongoing delays affecting apprentices in the refrigeration and air conditioning apprenticeship; the reasons for those delays; the actions being taken to restore normal progression through the programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
- July 02, 2026PQ to Minister for Further and Higher EducationApprenticeship Programmes
Asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the steps in place to address delays in the refrigeration and air conditioning apprenticeship; the additional measures that are planned; and when those measures are expected to reduce waiting times.
- July 02, 2026PQ to Minister for Further and Higher EducationApprenticeship Programmes
Asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of apprentices in the refrigeration and air conditioning apprenticeship that are awaiting progression to the next phase; the average waiting time involved; and the number who have been waiting longer than the expected timeframe.
- July 02, 2026PQ to Minister for Further and Higher EducationApprenticeship Programmes
Asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science when an apprentice who completed phase two in February 2025 (details supplied) and has remained in phase three for well over a year can expect to be called to the next phase of the refrigeration and air conditioning apprenticeship.
- July 01, 2026PQ to Minister for JusticeAn Garda Síochána
Asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he can provide the Garda to population ratio per county; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
- July 01, 2026PQ to Minister for JusticeAn Garda Síochána
Asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the total number of new Gardaí recruited over the past ten years; and the total number of Gardaí to leave the force in that period.
- July 01, 2026PQ to Minister for TransportPublic Transport
Asked the Minister for Transport if he is aware of the need for improved public transport access to the Castlebar primary care centre; if his Department will examine the potential benefit of introducing a bus service from Stephen Garvey Way to the Castlebar primary care centre, with appropriate stops along the route to serve local communities; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
- July 01, 2026PQ to Minister for HealthHealth Service Executive
Asked the Minister for Health the reason the HSE does not fully reimburse patients who avail of the cross border directive through providers such as Kingsbridge in northern Ireland, in circumstances where those patients were on Irish public waiting lists and had been informed that their procedure would not be available within six months; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
- June 30, 2026PQ to Minister for TaoiseachCabinet Committees
Asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on health will next meet.
- June 30, 2026PQ to Minister for TaoiseachTaoiseach's Meetings and Engagements
Asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent meeting with US President Donald Trump.
- June 30, 2026PQ to Minister for ClimateDepartmental Reviews
Asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he has requested the Commission for Regulation of Utilities (CRU) to review the widening disparity between import and export of electricity prices; and if not, whether he will instruct the CRU to examine whether current supplier practices are consistent with consumer protection objectives; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
- June 30, 2026PQ to Minister for ClimateDepartmental Reviews
Asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if his Department intends to review the microgeneration support framework, including the clean export guarantee, in light of concerns that households generating renewable electricity are not receiving fair compensation relative to rising consumer tariffs; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
- June 30, 2026PQ to Minister for ClimateDepartmental Reviews
Asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he will introduce transparency requirements obliging electricity suppliers to publish the methodology used to set their clean export guarantee rates, including how they account for wholesale prices, hedging, and balancing costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
- June 30, 2026PQ to Minister for TransportPublic Transport
Asked the Minister for Transport if he is aware of the need for improved public transport access to the Primary Care Centre in Mooneen, Castlebar; the current level of public transport provision serving the area; and the plans in the pipeline to introduce or amend routes to include stops at or near the centre.
- June 30, 2026PQ to Minister for TransportPublic Transport
Asked the Minister for Transport the plans in place to improve public transport connectivity within Castlebar town, with particular reference to access to the Castlebar Primary Care Centre in Mooneen; and if new routes or enhanced services are under consideration.
- June 30, 2026PQ to Minister for EducationSpecial Educational Needs
Asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will review the Summer Programme supports available to a child (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter.
- June 30, 2026PQ to Minister for HousingHousing Schemes
Asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the rationale for limiting eligibility under the Fresh Start provision of the local authority purchase and renovation loan (LAPRL) scheme to applicants who have lost ownership of a previous home due to relationship breakdown, insolvency, or bankruptcy.
- June 30, 2026PQ to Minister for HousingHousing Schemes
Asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the reason the provision does not extend to applicants who were required to sell or leave a previous home due to it no longer being suitable for a family member with a disability or additional needs who plan to obtain a derelict home but do not have the funds to start the work and refused mortgages through the bank as one parent is not the sole carer and on a carers allowance.
- June 30, 2026PQ to Minister for HousingHousing Schemes
Asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage is he aware of concerns that this may represent an unintended gap in the scheme, adversely affecting families with genuine housing need arising from disability-related circumstances (details supplied)
- June 30, 2026PQ to Minister for HousingHousing Schemes
Asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will consider reviewing or amending the eligibility criteria to ensure that such families are not excluded from accessing the scheme on this basis of disability or additional needs (details supplied)
- June 30, 2026PQ to Minister for SocialSocial Welfare Schemes
Asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of disability allowance recipients currently subject to periodic entitlement reviews; the criteria used to determine the frequency of such reviews; whether consideration is given to the long-term or permanent nature of a person's medical condition when scheduling reviews; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
- June 30, 2026PQ to Minister for SocialSocial Welfare Schemes
Asked the Minister for Social Protection if he is aware of concerns among families of individuals with severe and enduring mental health conditions regarding repeated disability allowance reviews; whether his Department will examine ways to reduce the administrative burden on claimants whose conditions are unlikely to improve; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
- June 30, 2026PQ to Minister for SocialSocial Welfare Schemes
Asked the Minister for Social Protection whether his Department has assessed the impact that repeated disability allowance reviews can have on claimants with severe mental health conditions and their carers; whether consideration is being given to introducing longer review periods for such cases; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
- June 30, 2026PQ to Minister for HealthLegislative Measures
Asked the Minister for Health the steps she is taking to ensure that vape shops do not specifically target children or young people in the sale of their products as at present some shops are using bright colours and words such as “candy” next to the word “vape” in their shop names, signage and advertisements; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
- June 25, 2026PQ to Minister for HealthMedicinal Products
Asked the Minister for Health the reason a necessary prescribed medication (MoviPrep), which is required to prepare a patient for a colonoscopy procedure, is not covered under the medical card scheme; if her attention has been drawn to the financial burden this places on patients in receipt of disability allowance or other social welfare supports; and her plans to review or extend medical card coverage to include such essential preparatory medications in advance of hospital procedures.
- June 23, 2026PQ to Minister for EducationSchool Staff
Asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason staffing allocations under the 2026 Summer Programme for primary schools have been significantly reduced; if she is aware that many schools may be forced to cancel their programmes as a result of these cuts, leaving children with complex special educational needs and those at risk of educational disadvantage without access to a summer programme this year; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
- June 23, 2026PQ to Minister for EducationSchool Staff
Asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she is aware of guidance issued to schools under the 2026 Summer Programme requiring staff to be sent home where pupil attendance falls below the specified ratio; the legal basis for imposing such a requirement; the rationale behind it; and the impact this is having on schools’ ability to plan and safely deliver programmes; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
- June 23, 2026PQ to Minister for JusticeAn Garda Síochána
Asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the measures being taken to reduce Garda vetting application waiting times and support local clubs (details supplied) who are experiencing difficulties due to volunteers awaiting vetting approval; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
- June 23, 2026PQ to Minister for HealthHealthcare Infrastructure Provision
Asked the Minister for Health to provide a detailed timeline for the delivery of the Ballina injury unit, including confirmation of the expected completion dates for phase one A and phase one B; to outline the clinical services that will be operational at phase one A compared to the full service at phase one B; and to confirm whether the project remains on schedule for initial opening by the end of Q3 2026.
- June 23, 2026PQ to Minister for HealthHealth Services Staff
Asked the Minister for Health to outline the current recruitment status for all posts at the Ballina injury unit; to detail the number of offers, particularly at advanced nurse practitioner level, that have been declined; the reasons for same; the measures being taken to address recruitment challenges and ensure sufficient staffing levels are in place for the planned opening; and to confirm whether staffing issues pose any risk to the operational launch of the unit.
- June 23, 2026PQ to Minister for HealthHospital Admissions
Asked the Minister for Health the reason a newborn baby (details supplied) has remained in Children's Health Ireland at Temple Street since 28 May 2026 without a clear diagnosis or definitive treatment plan; the steps being taken to establish the cause of the child's condition; the reason there appears to be delays and inconsistencies in treatment decisions, including the consideration of surgical intervention; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
Dáil contributions
- July 08, 2026MotionA Place Called Home for Adults with an Intellectual Disability: Motion [Private Members]
- July 08, 2026StatementPost-European Council Meeting: Statements
- July 07, 2026DebatePostal and Telecommunications Services (Amendment) Bill 2026: Second Stage
- July 02, 2026DebatePlanning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2026: Second Stage
- July 01, 2026MotionCost of Living: Motion [Private Members]
- June 30, 2026QuestionCabinet Committees
- June 24, 2026DebateHorticultural Peat: Discussion
- June 23, 2026OrderofbusinessAn tOrd Gnó - Order of Business
- June 23, 2026DebateDublin Airport (Passenger Capacity) Bill 2026: Second Stage
- June 23, 2026MotionDental and Orthodontic Services: Motion [Private Members]
- June 18, 2026StatementRare Diseases: Statements
- June 17, 2026MotionData Centres, Energy Use and Climate Change: Motion [Private Members]
- June 17, 2026MotionEU Directive on Combating Firearms Trafficking: Motion
- June 10, 2026QuestionsCeisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation
- June 10, 2026StatementTourism: Statements
- June 10, 2026BillcommitteeCriminal Law, Civil Law and Defence (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2026: Instruction to Committee
- June 10, 2026DebateImpact of Greenways, Railways and Roadways on Agriculture: Discussion (Resumed)
- June 09, 2026DebateFinance Bill 2026: Second Stage
- May 28, 2026QuestionsCeisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions
- May 27, 2026MotionExtension of Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2021: Motion
- May 27, 2026MotionFiscal Planning Framework for Economic Certainty: Motion [Private Members]
- May 27, 2026DebateCattle Kill Reduction and Cattle Prices: Meat Industry Ireland
- May 26, 2026MotionCost of Disability: Motion [Private Members]
- May 20, 2026MotionDefence and Neutrality: Motion [Private Members]
- May 19, 2026StatementNational Biodiversity Week: Statements
- May 19, 2026MotionEvictions and Rent Hikes: Motion [Private Members]
- May 13, 2026DebateDeer Management: Discussion
- May 12, 2026StatementInternational Nurses Day: Statements
- May 12, 2026QuestionsCeisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions
- May 06, 2026OrderofbusinessAn tOrd Gnó - Order of Business
- April 29, 2026DebateFertiliser Input Costs in the Agricultural Sector: Discussion
- April 29, 2026MotionRemediation of Dwellings Damaged by the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks Act 2022: Motion
- April 29, 2026MotionFamily Law Transparency, Child Welfare, and Reform of the In Camera Rule: Motion [Private Members]
- April 28, 2026DebateSeaweed Harvesting and Licensing: Discussion
- April 28, 2026QuestionRenewable Energy Generation
- April 28, 2026StatementOur Rural Future: Statements
- April 23, 2026QuestionsCeisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation
- April 22, 2026DebateDefinition of Farmer within the Afforestation Scheme: Discussion
- April 22, 2026QuestionsCeisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation
- April 22, 2026MotionEarth Day: Motion [Private Members]
- April 21, 2026MotionSpecial Education: Motion [Private Members]
- April 16, 2026QuestionClimate Change Policy
- April 15, 2026QuestionCabinet Committees
- April 15, 2026MotionTackling Soaring Energy Costs: Motion [Private Members]