Results 1-20 of 174 for speaker:George Lawlor
- Review of Education for Persons with Special Educational Needs Act 2004: Statements (1 Jul 2025)
George Lawlor: I thank all the stakeholders in this review. I will speak to the proposed changes to the special school system. Circular 39/2025 in part refers to the designation of special schools under the plan. The Department and the NCSE have said they intend to commence work on reviewing the designation of existing special schools to ensure that all special schools respond to the needs of children in...
- Offences against the State (Amendment) Act 1998 and Criminal Justice (Amendment) Act 2009: Motions (25 Jun 2025)
George Lawlor: In recent years, the landscape of Ireland has begun to shift, with concerns about terrorist offences increasingly emerging in areas that were once considered safe and isolated. While Ireland has historically been associated with a relatively low level of terrorist activity, particularly since the Troubles ended, given the changing global landscape and the rise of various extremist...
- Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (24 Jun 2025)
George Lawlor: 202. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will ensure that a passport will be processed urgently by his Department for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33907/25]
- Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Schemes (24 Jun 2025)
George Lawlor: 592. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 909 of 10 June 2025, if it is his intention to further extend a free travel companion pass to those holders of free travel pass who are single and widowed persons, who are aged under 70; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34321/25]
- Copyright and Related Rights (Amendment) Bill 2025: Second Stage (19 Jun 2025)
George Lawlor: The Labour Party will not be opposing this Bill but we feel we need to look more closely at the whole area of copyright in this country. With our myriad of talent, this is an issue that affects not only the music industry, but the broader landscape of creative arts and cultural expression in Irish society. The matter of equitable remuneration for performers and owners of copyrighted sound...
- Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Employment Support Services (19 Jun 2025)
George Lawlor: 2. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will outline the targeted actions being taken by his Department to improve the employment rate of people with disabilities, considering that Ireland consistently lags behind the EU average in this area, our constrained labour supply, our obligations under the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and the...
- Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Employment Support Services (19 Jun 2025)
George Lawlor: Will the Minister of State outline the targeted actions his Department is taking to improve the employment rate of people with disabilities in Ireland given that Ireland consistently lags behind the EU average in this area? Will he also comment on Ireland's constrained labour supply, our obligations under the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and the absence of a...
- Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Employment Support Services (19 Jun 2025)
George Lawlor: I thank the Minister of State. While I welcome his comments, we really need serious action in this area. As he will know, we are a laggard in terms of our performance. The figures speak for themselves. The right of persons with disabilities to work on an equal basis with others is enshrined in international, EU and national policies including the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons...
- Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Employment Support Services (19 Jun 2025)
George Lawlor: There are wonderful organisations right across the country working with people with disabilities but the State has really let them down. As I was saying, two in five people with disabilities are at risk of poverty, one in five lives in consistent poverty and one in two lives in deprivation. The additional costs of living for people with disabilities are well documented in the 2021 Indecon...
- Committee on Key Issues affecting the Traveller Community: Funding Strategy for Traveller-Specific Accommodation: Discussion (19 Jun 2025)
George Lawlor: We have received no apologies. No members are attending remotely. The evidence of witnesses physically present or who give evidence from within the parliamentary precincts is protected, pursuant to the Constitution and statute, by absolute privilege in respect of the presentation they make to the committee. This means that they have an absolute defence against any defamation action for...
- Committee on Key Issues affecting the Traveller Community: Funding Strategy for Traveller-Specific Accommodation: Discussion (19 Jun 2025)
George Lawlor: I invite Mr. Patrick O’Sullivan, principal officer, to make the Department's opening statement, following which we will have a questions and answers session.
- Committee on Key Issues affecting the Traveller Community: Funding Strategy for Traveller-Specific Accommodation: Discussion (19 Jun 2025)
George Lawlor: I thank Mr. O'Sullivan. I will open the floor to questions. I note there is a vote under way in the Seanad. I do not know if that affects the two Senators present.
- Committee on Key Issues affecting the Traveller Community: Funding Strategy for Traveller-Specific Accommodation: Discussion (19 Jun 2025)
George Lawlor: There will be a second round of questions.
- Committee on Key Issues affecting the Traveller Community: Funding Strategy for Traveller-Specific Accommodation: Discussion (19 Jun 2025)
George Lawlor: I ask Deputy Ellis to save his question for the second round.
- Committee on Key Issues affecting the Traveller Community: Funding Strategy for Traveller-Specific Accommodation: Discussion (19 Jun 2025)
George Lawlor: I know it is relevant but I want to be as efficient as I can in terms of time.
- Committee on Key Issues affecting the Traveller Community: Funding Strategy for Traveller-Specific Accommodation: Discussion (19 Jun 2025)
George Lawlor: Yes.
- Committee on Key Issues affecting the Traveller Community: Funding Strategy for Traveller-Specific Accommodation: Discussion (19 Jun 2025)
George Lawlor: I appreciate the difficulties Deputy Connolly is having with the system.
- Committee on Key Issues affecting the Traveller Community: Funding Strategy for Traveller-Specific Accommodation: Discussion (19 Jun 2025)
George Lawlor: I should have outlined at the start that each member has seven minutes for questions and answers, but there will be a second round if Mr. O'Sullivan wants to reserve some of his responses. I just want to keep a structure on everything.
- Committee on Key Issues affecting the Traveller Community: Funding Strategy for Traveller-Specific Accommodation: Discussion (19 Jun 2025)
George Lawlor: We will have a second round, Senator.
- Committee on Key Issues affecting the Traveller Community: Funding Strategy for Traveller-Specific Accommodation: Discussion (19 Jun 2025)
George Lawlor: You can come back in on the second round.