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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: All-Island Economy: Discussion (12 May 2015)

Anthony Lawlor: Mr. Burke has definitely thrown a cat among the pigeons or among the politicos in the North of Ireland by suggesting that.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Public Health Policy (13 May 2015)

Anthony Lawlor: 162. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 426 of 6 May 2015, if he will confirm with a "Yes" or "No" reply if his Department has undertaken any research to identify any possible negative effects of industrial wind turbines on human health. [18862/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Investigations (13 May 2015)

Anthony Lawlor: 163. To ask the Minister for Health following the internal Health Service Executive investigation of an independent midwife (details supplied), if further investigations of this midwife are taking place; if so, if he will provide details of the investigation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18879/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Money Advice and Budgeting Service Funding (19 May 2015)

Anthony Lawlor: 96. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if additional funding will be provided to the Money Advice and Budgeting Service in view of the Government's announcement to strengthen the service's role, as a part of a suite of measures to address mortgage arrears; if so, if she will provide details of funding increases; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19733/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Domiciliary Care Allowance Data (26 May 2015)

Anthony Lawlor: 228. To ask the Minister for Social Protection with regard to the domiciliary care allowance if she will provide a breakdown for 2013, 2014 and to date in 2015 of the number of applicants whose children suffer from Ehlers–Danlos syndrome, hyper mobility type; the number of these applications that were granted or refused; the criteria used to assess the severity of the condition in...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Wind Energy Generation (26 May 2015)

Anthony Lawlor: 994. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources in view of the British Government's commitment to abolish onshore wind farm subsidies and growing public resistance to wind farm development, if his Department will follow suit and review the high level of subsidies provided for wind farm development here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20662/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (9 Jun 2015)

Anthony Lawlor: 663. To ask the Minister for Health the total number of children with rheumatology conditions currently waiting for physiotherapy services in the Kildare and west Wicklow area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21395/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Substance Misuse (9 Jun 2015)

Anthony Lawlor: 692. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the very significant funding cuts to the Barrymore House residential programme; in view of the clear demand for the service, if funding will be made available via the Health Service Executive to replace the loss of two facilitators in order to maintain the current level of service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21592/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Groups (9 Jun 2015)

Anthony Lawlor: 831. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the establishment of the various hospital groups, in particular the Royal College of Surgeons group; if he will provide a timeframe for when he expects it to be possible for staff to transfer between non-Health Service Executive and Health Service Executive hospitals once the groups are established; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Israeli Settlements (9 Jun 2015)

Anthony Lawlor: 910. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on Israel's plans to forcibly relocate up to 7,000 Palestinian Bedouins from 46 communities in occupied Palestine, and in view of the assertion by the Secretary-General of the United Nations that, if implemented, these plans would represent a breach of the Fourth Geneva Convention, if his Department will call on the Israeli...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Waste Management (9 Jun 2015)

Anthony Lawlor: 1024. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his plans for the development of a civic amenity site in north Kildare to provide adequate recycling services for the large towns and growing population of the constituency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21279/15]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Strategic Plan: Bord na Móna (9 Jun 2015)

Anthony Lawlor: Would Bord na Móna be in favour of changing the tariff in order to favour anaerobic digestion over wind energy?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Strategic Plan: Bord na Móna (9 Jun 2015)

Anthony Lawlor: Anaerobic digestion is a proven technology in other countries.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Strategic Plan: Bord na Móna (9 Jun 2015)

Anthony Lawlor: With the expansion of the national dairy herd, we have a readily available source of material for anaerobic digestion. In that light, I will ask the question again. Would Bord na Móna be in favour of reducing the tariff relating to wind energy and increasing that relating to anaerobic digestion?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Strategic Plan: Bord na Móna (9 Jun 2015)

Anthony Lawlor: I thank the delegation for coming in this afternoon. The carbon tax has not been implemented by the Northern Ireland Executive, even though it has been introduced throughout the rest of the UK. Mr. Quinn has already clearly outlined the impact that is having. It should be implemented in the North of Ireland to provide a level playing field. A major reason for insufficient biomass being...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Strategic Plan: Bord na Móna (9 Jun 2015)

Anthony Lawlor: I will have a few more questions.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Strategic Plan: Bord na Móna (9 Jun 2015)

Anthony Lawlor: My question on planning permission related to community engagement. Bord na Móna has an active siting trail at the moment. How much community engagement goes on within the active site?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Strategic Plan: Bord na Móna (9 Jun 2015)

Anthony Lawlor: To my mind it is very important that Bord na Móna brings the communities on board. Bord na Móna is planning a long-term project.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Strategic Plan: Bord na Móna (9 Jun 2015)

Anthony Lawlor: People need education about what is going on rather than the company simply saying the information is in a given document. That is proactive engagement. Reactive engagement is when something goes wrong, such as what happened some years ago with regard to what happened at Kerdiffstown. I firmly believe there are responsibilities for companies like Bord na Móna, particularly in the case...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Strategic Plan: Bord na Móna (9 Jun 2015)

Anthony Lawlor: Is progress being made on the proposal to store water from the Shannon in Garryhinch?