ELECTION CANDIDATE
James Lawless TD
TD for Kildare North, and Deputy Spokesperson on Science, Technology, & Research and Development
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Meet James
James Lawless TD represents the constituency of Kildare North and is the Fianna Fáil Science and Technology spokesperson. He sits on the Business, Innovation, and Enterprise Committee along with the Communications, Climate Action, and Environment Committee, of which he was elected Vice Chairperson.
Deputy Lawless is engaged with many stakeholders in the research and development sector including many agencies and universities across Ireland and Europe. He believes that basic research needs to be funded to a far greater extent in order to ensure we remain competitive.
Locally, Deputy Lawless has been a strong advocate for commuter services with a particular focus on train services into Kildare North and the widening of the M7 motorway and Sallins Bypass. He has advocated for the renewal of Naas town and other urban centres and works closely with local traders and business interests. Health, housing, broadband, road infrastructure and local GP services are a snapshot of the many other policy areas Deputy Lawless is working on.
Before politics, Deputy Lawless studied Maths and Physics at Trinity College Dublin, Law at Kings Inns and is a qualified Barrister. He is married with two children and is a regular at his local Parkrun.
Latest News from James
12/11/2019
Membership of CERN key to Ireland’s standing in international science community – Lawless
05/11/2019
Progression of FF Social Media Transparency Bill would show decisive action on online political advertising
Get in touch with James
For any issues, contact James’s office by email or telephone.
Constituency Offices & Clinic Times
My Maynooth office is open every Monday whilst the Naas office is open every weekday. Feel to drop in to visit either office if you would like to leave details of an issue. I hold weekly clinics in my Naas office on Friday mornings. Please get in contact if you wish to make an appointment.
On the first Thursday of every month I am generally in North West Kildare (Johnstownbridge, Broadford and Prosperous). On the third Thursday of every month I am generally in North East Kildare (Kilteel, Kill, Straffan and Clane). If you would like to make an appointment for any of these locations, please contact my office on 045 898 476 or 01 618 3587.
There are also clinics at the below times:
Every Wednesday evening
Sallins – with Cllr. Carmel Kelly in Lock13, at 7pm
Every Thursday evening
Kilcock – with Cllr. Paul Ward in Gregorys, at 7pm
Email: james.lawless@oireachtas.ie
Naas Office Telephone: 045 898 476
Maynooth Office Telephone: 01 618 3587