Fianna Fáil TD for Kildare North James Lawless has warned that Ireland faces crippling fines in the coming years as the Government is failing to get on top of its renewable energy targets. Deputy Lawless made the comments after the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment Denis Naughten conceded that Ireland could be hit […]
Fianna Fáil Spokesperson on Science, Technology, Research and Development James Lawless TD has expressed disappointment that the Government is not pursuing membership of CERN at this time, but has welcomed the fact that his call for for progress of Ireland’s membership of the European Space Observatory (ESO) has been partially answered in Budget 2018. Deputy […]
Fianna Fáil Spokesperson on Science, Technology, Research& Development James Lawless TD has called on the Government to commit to joining the European Organization for Nuclear Research and European Southern Observatory. Deputy Lawless pointed out that membership of these organisations offers enormous benefits to Ireland and would open up new opportunities to Ireland’s research and development […]
Fianna Fáil Spokesperson on Research and Development James Lawless TD says the publication of the latest Times Higher Education World University Rankings highlights the need for a greater emphasis to be placed on developing Ireland’s third level research sector. Deputy Lawless made the comments after just one Irish university, Trinity College Dublin, made it into […]
Fianna Fáil Spokesperson on Science, Technology, Research& Development James Lawless TD has urged Minister Francis Fitzgerald to accelerate the process of Ireland joining CERN. Membership of the European Organisation for Nuclear Research (CERN) has major benefits for the research and development sector in Ireland yet no progress has been made by the Government in joining […]
Fianna Fáil Spokesperson on Science James Lawless TD has called for the establishment of a dedicated stand-alone office with responsibility for advising the Government on scientific and research issues. The Office of Chief Scientific Adviser was established in 2004 but was subsequently abolished by the Fine Gael led Government in 2012. Deputy Lawless said, “The […]
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