James Lawless — Watch Them Work

Rental / letting

32 Sallins Pier, Sallins, Co. Kildare: letting.

16 related bills:

Residential Tenancies (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2026 Govt (Housing) ↗ — nil ×2 ta (3 stages, latest 2026-02-11)
Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Bill 2025 Govt (Housing) ↗ — nil ×3 (3 stages, latest 2025-06-18)
Vacant Council Housing — nil ta ×2 (3 stages, latest 2025-06-11)
Residential Tenancies (Deferment of Termination Dates of Certain Tenancies) (No. 2) Bill 2023 Sinn Féin PMB ↗ — nil (2023-12-13)
Eviction Ban Bill 2022 People Before Profit-Solidarity PMB ↗ — nil (2023-09-27)
Residential Tenancies (Deferment of Termination Dates of Certain Tenancies) Bill 2023 Sinn Féin PMB ↗ — ta ×2 (2 stages, latest 2023-03-29)
Eviction Ban — ta ×3 nil (4 stages, latest 2023-03-22)
Housing and Evictions — ta (2023-02-22)

8 more

Who's been in their ear 598 lobbying returns filed · 34th Dáil

Most recent lobbying returns

2026-04-17 Education and Training Schneider Electric Ireland Limited — Skills for the Workforce Roundtable
2026-04-16 Housing PBSA Council of Ireland — Letter (by email 23rd March 2026) to Minister Lawless on new Irish Student Accommodation Strategy
2026-02-05 Budgetary matters Irish SME Association — Review of NTF allocation
2026-01-21 Tourism Irish Hotels Federation — Seeking Government measures to support the continued recovery of Ireland's tourism and hospitality industry
2026-01-21 Education and Training Higher Education Colleges Association (HECA) — A request was made for the Minister to attend the HECA Research Conference 2025, hosted by the Higher Education Colleges Association. The conference brings together researchers, institutions, students, industry, and policymakers to showcase research activity across Ireland’s independent and private higher education sector.
2026-01-21 Education and Training Higher Education Colleges Association (HECA) — HECA submitted a request to the Minister seeking an amendment to Section 65A of the Qualifications and Quality Assurance (Education and Training) Act 2012 to allow the Minister to appoint a later cessation date for the HECA Protection of Enrolled Learners (PEL) Scheme, which is due to expire on 31 August 2027 under current legislation.
2026-01-21 Education and Training Institute of Physics — The importance of taking physics into account in departmental policy considerations
2026-01-21 Economic Development and Industry Microsoft Ireland Operations Ltd — Event celebrating Microsoft's 40th anniversary in Ireland

Other declared interests 1 · dail-2025

Broke with Fianna Fáil 5 times

Recent divisions

Date	Them	Party	Action	Bill / motion	Outcome
2025-12-17	ta	nil	Question again put	Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) (Amendment) Bill 2023: Restoration to Order Paper (Resumed) People Before Profit-Solidarity PMB ↗	Lost
2024-10-23	ta	nil	Question put	Report of the Joint Committee on Assisted Dying: Motion (Resumed)	Carried
2021-12-15	ta	nil	Amendment put	Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) (Foetal Pain Relief) Bill 2021: Second Stage (Resumed) Independent PMB ↗	Carried
2020-10-07	ta	nil	Question put	Dying with Dignity Bill 2020: Second Stage (Resumed) People Before Profit-Solidarity PMB ↗	Carried
2018-03-21	ta	nil	Question again put	Thirty-sixth Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2018: Second Stage (Resumed) Govt (Health) ↗	Carried

Date	Pos	Action	Bill / motion	Outcome
2026-04-15	ta	Question put	Tackling Soaring Energy Costs: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members]	Carried
2026-04-15	ta	Amendment put	Tackling Soaring Energy Costs: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members]	Carried
2026-04-15	ta	Question put	Fuel Prices: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members]	Carried
2026-04-15	ta	Amendment put	Fuel Prices: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members]	Carried
2026-04-15	nil	Question put	Organisation of Working Time (Leave for Health Screening Purposes) Bill 2025: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] Labour Party PMB ↗	Lost
2026-04-15	ta	Question put	Arbitration (Amendment) Bill 2025: Report and Final Stages Govt (Foreign Affairs) ↗	Carried
2026-04-15	ta	Question put	International Protection Bill 2026: From the Seanad Govt (Justice) ↗	Carried
2026-04-15	nil	Amendment to amendment put	International Protection Bill 2026: From the Seanad Govt (Justice) ↗	Lost
2026-04-15	ta	Seanad amendment put	International Protection Bill 2026: From the Seanad Govt (Justice) ↗	Carried
2026-04-15	ta	Seanad amendment put	International Protection Bill 2026: From the Seanad Govt (Justice) ↗	Carried
2026-04-14	ta	Question put	Financial Resolution No. 2: Natural Gas Carbon Tax	Carried
2026-04-14	ta	Question put	Financial Resolution No. 1: Mineral Oil Tax	Carried
2026-04-14	nil	Amendment put	Financial Resolution No. 1: Mineral Oil Tax	Lost
2026-04-14	ta	Question put	Confidence in Government: Motion	Carried
2026-04-14	ta	Question put	An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business	Carried

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Top departments

487	Health
307	Foreign
262	Education
246	Transport
140	Justice
106	Social
89	Housing
88	Finance

Most recent

2026-04-14 Foreign Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to examine the request for a passport (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23962/26]
2026-02-04 Foreign Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to examine a request for a passport (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7716/26]
2025-07-08 Agriculture Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide comparative data between the number of cattle that fail the bovine TB skin test and the number of cattle subsequently confirmed to have TB lesions at slaughter; if he will review current testing methodologies for accuracy in light of these figures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37145/25]
2025-07-08 Agriculture Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the percentage of animals slaughtered with TB actually have TB; if he will review current testing methodologies for accuracy in light of these figures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37146/25]
2025-03-06 Children 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]
2025-03-04 Education 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]
2025-03-04 Children 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]
2025-02-26 Education Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Education for an update on the progression of matters regarding the sign off on temporary accommodation for a school (details supplied) in order for the school to accommodate additional students due to the school being oversubscribed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8343/25]
2025-02-25 Agriculture Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine what actions are being taken to mitigate the prevalence of TB in the cattle population, considering the traumatic effect is has to livelihoods and the beef industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8092/25]
2025-02-19 Social Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 842 of 22 January 2025, if the case of a person (details supplied) will be examined further; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6772/25]

James Lawless Fianna Fáil · Kildare North

Declarations & votes of note

Who's been in their ear 598 lobbying returns filed · 34th Dáil

Other declared interests 1 · dail-2025

Broke with Fianna Fáil 5 times

Recent divisions

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