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Other Questions: Garda Strength (15 Jan 2015)

Anthony Lawlor: I thank the Minister for the fact that gardaí are being recruited once more. As has my colleague, I met the Deputy Commissioner in the past and stressed the importance of Garda numbers in Kildare. While resources are just sufficient at present, they are at stretching point. Many retirements have taken place. We seem to find it difficult to get gardaí to transfer to Kildare...

Hospital Services: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (15 Jan 2015)

Anthony Lawlor: Like the previous speakers, I welcome this debate. It is a crisis. I walked around Naas General Hospital one Tuesday and saw the trolleys in the accident and emergency department. I spoke to the staff and management. The issue is not simple and straightforward. This is a Fianna Fáil motion, but the first trolleys in Naas were seen when Fianna Fáil came to power in 1997. The...

Hospital Services: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (15 Jan 2015)

Anthony Lawlor: The Minister, Deputy Varadkar, asked us to be positive about putting forward sensible ideas that he may take on board. When Deputy Dooley's leader was a Minister in power, he should have listened to some of his backbenchers. Our Minister will examine and act on some of our suggestions. Maybe the Deputy should learn from us, rather than from the lessons he has from the past. I will deal...

Hospital Services: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (15 Jan 2015)

Anthony Lawlor: I am sure Deputy Dooley will have his time to speak. There is a new term, "transitional patients," which refers to patients who have not made up their minds whether they should go into a nursing home or are capable of looking after themselves. It is an issue that has not been dealt with. Naas General Hospital has the ability to recruit extra staff, which I welcome. It is often the case...

Hospital Services: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (15 Jan 2015)

Anthony Lawlor: It was ten years ago, but Fianna Fáil did nothing about it. It has landed us with the problem to sort out. It is typical Fianna Fáil to say it is in the past. I welcome the initiatives the Minister has instigated. I am delighted to say that Liam Doran of the INMO is co-chairing the emergency department task force. I would like to see more community improvement schemes being...

Topical Issue Debate: Road Projects Expenditure (15 Jan 2015)

Anthony Lawlor: I thank the Ceann Comhairle for allowing me and Deputy Heydon to raise this issue. I also appreciate the Minister taking time out from his busy schedule to give us a response. This project concerns upgrading the N7, including the Osberstown interchange and the Sallins bypass. If the Minister does not mind, we will group them all together because in Kildare we look upon them as being part...

Topical Issue Debate: Road Projects Expenditure (15 Jan 2015)

Anthony Lawlor: Overall, I am not very enthused by the Minister's response. I understand the financial constraints the country is under but I hope part of the funding may be secured on a European basis. Deputy Heydon will talk about this. NAMA, which owns the land surrounding the proposed Osberstown interchange, is willing to put forward €10 million towards the project there. Therefore, there are...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (15 Jan 2015)

Anthony Lawlor: 205. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason her Department has not sanctioned funding to maintain the third stream in a school (details supplied) in County Kildare despite the clear demand; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1901/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Pensions Ombudsman Complaints (20 Jan 2015)

Anthony Lawlor: 182. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide a yearly breakdown from 2004 to 2014 of the number of complaints handled by the Pensions Ombudsman; the number of complaints successfully upheld in each year; the three most common types of complaints each year; the average timeframe for investigating complaints; the reason complaints lodged in 2013 are expected to take five...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (20 Jan 2015)

Anthony Lawlor: 515. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding an examination by her Department of the capacity of existing schools in an area (details supplied) in County Kildare; if a review has been completed of the purchase of land at a school; the plans in place for the site; the proposed site and capacity of the school to future-proof enrolments in the area; and if she will...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospitals Building Programme (21 Jan 2015)

Anthony Lawlor: 24. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the planned construction of phase 3C of Naas General Hospital, County Kildare, including the much needed endoscopy unit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2347/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centre Provision (21 Jan 2015)

Anthony Lawlor: 62. To ask the Minister for Health if funding will be made available for the development of a primary care centre in Johnstownbridge, County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2346/15]

Vehicle Clamping Bill 2014 [Seanad]: Second Stage (22 Jan 2015)

Anthony Lawlor: I thank the Minister for bringing forward the Bill which is very welcome and part of Fine Gael policy. We have had a serious issue in my area with clamping, particularly in private car parks. I am in favour of car parking spaces being turned over quickly, particularly on main streets, because that is what traders in towns want. However, I have a real problem with clamping in private car...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Security (27 Jan 2015)

Anthony Lawlor: 292. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason the unit to train attack dogs is gone from Wheatfield prison; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3422/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Rural Development Programme Funding (27 Jan 2015)

Anthony Lawlor: 532. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government when Leader funding will be made available under the rural development programme; the EU regulations groups must meet to avail of funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3682/15]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Female Entrepreneurship, Women in Tech Industries, Skills Needs and Balanced Regional Development: Enterprise Ireland (3 Feb 2015)

Anthony Lawlor: I thank the witnesses and appreciate them coming here. I have a number of questions. Ms Sinnamon has regular meetings with the Minister. If she went in tomorrow and he asked what he could do to get more women into business, what would be the policy measures that he could take or the programmes he could support? On what three items would she say directly to the Minister, "Can you do...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Female Entrepreneurship, Women in Tech Industries, Skills Needs and Balanced Regional Development: Enterprise Ireland (3 Feb 2015)

Anthony Lawlor: We have talked about giving young entrepreneurs access to funding because they do not have a track record. Does Ms Sinnamon suggest women should be treated in the same way?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Female Entrepreneurship, Women in Tech Industries, Skills Needs and Balanced Regional Development: Enterprise Ireland (3 Feb 2015)

Anthony Lawlor: On the role model issue, sometimes women can be intimidated by too successful a woman standing in front of them. If role models of more modest achievement-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Female Entrepreneurship, Women in Tech Industries, Skills Needs and Balanced Regional Development: Enterprise Ireland (3 Feb 2015)

Anthony Lawlor: I know that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Female Entrepreneurship, Women in Tech Industries, Skills Needs and Balanced Regional Development: Enterprise Ireland (3 Feb 2015)

Anthony Lawlor: And the failure rate?