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- Seanad: Order of Business (8 Nov 2018)
Anthony Lawlor: -----until nine or ten o'clock to get legislation through which is to the benefit of the ordinary people. Senator Leyden identified a judge who is positive against false claims coming through and maybe this legislation will bring forward more of those types of judges who are needed to look at what is before them and deal with it properly.
- Seanad: Order of Business (8 Nov 2018)
Anthony Lawlor: I have not mentioned any names.
- Seanad: Order of Business (8 Nov 2018)
Anthony Lawlor: I have one other little point on the legislation.
- Seanad: Order of Business (8 Nov 2018)
Anthony Lawlor: One of the reasons we are spending so long discussing it-----
- Seanad: Order of Business (8 Nov 2018)
Anthony Lawlor: -----is because there are too many words in it-----
- Seanad: Order of Business (8 Nov 2018)
Anthony Lawlor: -----and if we had fewer words in it we would not have had such a long discussion on it so I support what the Leader is proposing today. I also support Senator Leyden's call to bring the Minister of State, Deputy D'Arcy, in here to discuss false insurance claims.
- Seanad: Order of Business (8 Nov 2018)
Anthony Lawlor: We did that.
- Seanad: Order of Business (8 Nov 2018)
Anthony Lawlor: We would do but we cannot get through this Bill-----
- Seanad: Order of Business (8 Nov 2018)
Anthony Lawlor: If we could get through this Bill, we would-----
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (8 Nov 2018)
Anthony Lawlor: Can I not talk?
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (8 Nov 2018)
Anthony Lawlor: It is too warm.
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (8 Nov 2018)
Anthony Lawlor: That is an insult.
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (8 Nov 2018)
Anthony Lawlor: They happen at the moment.
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (8 Nov 2018)
Anthony Lawlor: Is the Senator saying some of them are there at the moment?
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (8 Nov 2018)
Anthony Lawlor: I was worried I might be found dead in my own room.
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (8 Nov 2018)
Anthony Lawlor: I have been here before on other occasions.
- Seanad: Order of Business (14 Nov 2018)
Anthony Lawlor: I would also support the point made by Senator Clifford-Lee. The sad part was that it was a female barrister who brought it up. I thought the carry-on that took place was despicable. I want to raise an issue I have been raising for a while, namely, a debate in the House on insurance costs. Businesses across the board are facing a 20% increase in insurance costs. I have asked on a number...
- Seanad: Home Building Finance Ireland Bill 2018: Second Stage (14 Nov 2018)
Anthony Lawlor: This is a welcome Bill, which was first announced in budget 2018. Building more houses is the answer to the housing crisis. Anyone who has been trying to work to get builders and developers, those who have been pilloried over the years, off the ground knows that in the past couple of years these people were finding it extremely difficult to get finance. Banks were not lending to them and...
- Seanad: Home Building Finance Ireland Bill 2018: Second Stage (14 Nov 2018)
Anthony Lawlor: The Minister of State did not answer one of the questions asked.
- Seanad: Home Building Finance Ireland Bill 2018: Second Stage (14 Nov 2018)
Anthony Lawlor: I asked if he could reduce the figure of €37.5 million or 5% of the pot and also introduce a measure for the small builders.