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Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership: Discussion (27 Mar 2015)

Anthony Lawlor: I welcome the Commissioner to the meeting. It is very useful for us as parliamentarians to engage with her before any gun is put to our heads with regard to a decision on the agreement. I refer to an issue from the perspective of agriculture, a continuous assurance through the negotiations that the EU standards will not be diluted to coincide with American standards. Farming communities...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Wind Energy Generation (31 Mar 2015)

Anthony Lawlor: 663. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his views on a survey (details supplied) which indicates that noise sensitivity is particularly problematic for 40% of children with autistic spectrum disorder who are hypersensitive to sound; the steps being taken to address the concerns of the parents of these children in north County Kildare who live in close...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Female Entrepreneurship, Women in Tech Industries, Skills Needs and Balanced Regional Development: (Resumed) Discussion (31 Mar 2015)

Anthony Lawlor: I have noticed Bord Bia’s involvement with LEOs. We find that LEOs are very strapped for funding. Does Bord Bia support LEOs in this programme with respect to funding? Mentoring of small companies and start-ups is a crucial area. Sometimes the LEOs themselves do not have the expertise, particularly in the food sector. Is Bord Bia actively supporting start-ups through the use of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Female Entrepreneurship, Women in Tech Industries, Skills Needs and Balanced Regional Development: (Resumed) Discussion (31 Mar 2015)

Anthony Lawlor: I have met with Bord Bia previously when we had difficulty with the price of beef for farmers. It is something I firmly believe in as a marketing tool, like Kerrygold. They are symbols we could be using.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Female Entrepreneurship, Women in Tech Industries, Skills Needs and Balanced Regional Development: (Resumed) Discussion (31 Mar 2015)

Anthony Lawlor: Does Ms Rimmington think Kernel Capital is risk-averse in respect of women?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Female Entrepreneurship, Women in Tech Industries, Skills Needs and Balanced Regional Development: (Resumed) Discussion (31 Mar 2015)

Anthony Lawlor: The percentage of female CEOs, 6%, is very low.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Female Entrepreneurship, Women in Tech Industries, Skills Needs and Balanced Regional Development: (Resumed) Discussion (31 Mar 2015)

Anthony Lawlor: Tomorrow is the first day of April.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Female Entrepreneurship, Women in Tech Industries, Skills Needs and Balanced Regional Development: (Resumed) Discussion (31 Mar 2015)

Anthony Lawlor: It is the first day of the removal of the dairy quotas. A lot of people are probably embracing it. Does Bord Bia see fears for the future? In New Zealand, 25% of the economy is based on the dairy industry. We have had a problem with that over the years regarding the construction side of things. I went in to study agriculture in 1976 with all my hopes and aspirations, and came out in...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Housing Adaptation Grant (2 Apr 2015)

Anthony Lawlor: 234. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government with regard to the housing adaptation grant scheme and the mobility aids grant scheme, if he is aware of the difficulty experienced by some contractors in getting paid for their work, in cases where local authorities make the relevant payments directly to the tenant, and the tenant subsequently keeps the money and...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Electricity Transmission Network (2 Apr 2015)

Anthony Lawlor: 253. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his plans to connect the Dunnstown and Taghadoe stations under EirGrid's draft strategy, to develop Ireland's transmission grid; if so, the further information he will provide regarding the project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13645/15]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Low Pay Commission: Chairperson Designate (14 Apr 2015)

Anthony Lawlor: I congratulate Dr. de Buitléir on his appointment and wish him the best of luck in this role. Is the allocation of €500,000 to the Low Pay Commission sufficient to do what he is seeking to do? I know that a previous criticism was that those appointed to the commission were not from those in the low paid category. Will Dr. de Buitléir have an opportunity to bring in people...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Low Pay Commission: Chairperson Designate (14 Apr 2015)

Anthony Lawlor: Does Dr. de Buitléir believe he has sufficient funds to do this?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Low Pay Commission: Chairperson Designate (14 Apr 2015)

Anthony Lawlor: Surely the bulk of the commission's work with regard to reviewing, etc., will have to be done in the first year.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Low Pay Commission: Chairperson Designate (14 Apr 2015)

Anthony Lawlor: Is Dr. de Buitléir worried that the commission's first report will not be as broad as he would like it to be?

Other Questions: Conflict Resolution (21 Apr 2015)

Anthony Lawlor: 176. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if Ireland has identified countries with which it can share good practice from the peace process on this island; the extent to which such sharing takes place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15285/15]

Other Questions: Conflict Resolution (21 Apr 2015)

Anthony Lawlor: I will wait for the Minister's response to this question.

Other Questions: Conflict Resolution (21 Apr 2015)

Anthony Lawlor: I thank the Acting Chairman. I like his white suit, which is obviously in recognition of the fact he is a Kildare man. One Kildare man will always recognise another.

Other Questions: Conflict Resolution (21 Apr 2015)

Anthony Lawlor: There is a peace process in Kildare also because we see an awful lot of Mayo people in the county. Would the Minister say his Department is being progressive in this matter? Are we taking a much more active role rather than waiting for people to come to us? Are we using Irish Aid, which has a budget of €660 million and which increased this year for the first time in seven years?...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Overseas Development Aid (21 Apr 2015)

Anthony Lawlor: 211. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide, in tabular form, the countries in receipt of overseas development aid from the Irish Government; if he will indicate, in each case, whether the funding goes to a Government and-or State or to a non-governmental organisation or to both; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15284/15]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Diplomatic Representation (21 Apr 2015)

Anthony Lawlor: 552. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the locations that Ireland House exists in around the world; his plans to expand this concept to other locations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15351/15]