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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staffing (4 Nov 2014)

Anthony Lawlor: 873. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there is a correlation between the STen results of a school and the level of resources provided by her Department; if schools with higher STen results receive less resource funding; the way schools are being incentivised to increase their STen results; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41347/14]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety (4 Nov 2014)

Anthony Lawlor: 1108. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to introduce a statutory control procedure in relation to written-off vehicles to ensure that severely and irreparably damaged vehicles are never let back on the road, and where a written-off vehicle can be repaired it will only be allowed back into service if repaired to acceptable standards; and if he will make a statement...

Irish Water: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (23 Oct 2014)

Anthony Lawlor: I welcome the debate on this issue. I have always been in favour of people paying for water. It is a finite resource and it costs a lot of money to produce. That message has not been clearly set out when explaining why we are introducing charges through Irish Water. I also favour having a unified body. Kildare County Council is actually paying Dublin City Council for water that is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Public Procurement Contracts: Discussion (21 Oct 2014)

Anthony Lawlor: Does the Northern Ireland procurement office hold meet-the-buyer events here?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Public Procurement Contracts: Discussion (21 Oct 2014)

Anthony Lawlor: It does not have a specific event?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Public Procurement Contracts: Discussion (21 Oct 2014)

Anthony Lawlor: No.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Public Procurement Contracts: Discussion (21 Oct 2014)

Anthony Lawlor: I thank the delegation for appearing before the committee. My first question is to Dr. Davis. With regard to our nearest neighbours, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales, how do the policies there relate to our policies? Does he see differences and how does he see us going in the future in terms of community benefits? My next question is for Mr. Quinn. In Circular 10/14, that reminds me...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Public Procurement Contracts: Discussion (21 Oct 2014)

Anthony Lawlor: I am thinking about how to word it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Public Procurement Contracts: Discussion (21 Oct 2014)

Anthony Lawlor: Pre-qualification is an issue that has arisen in regard to turnover and insurance capacity. Mr. O'Brien suggests the level at which it is set is exclusionary.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Public Procurement Contracts: Discussion (21 Oct 2014)

Anthony Lawlor: This has been a bugbear of mine for a long time. Around €8.5 billion is spent on Government procurement on an annual basis. I would like to keep virtually all of the money within the State. I had many rows with the previous Minister of State at the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform, Brian Hayes, on this issue. I have some questions.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Public Procurement Contracts: Discussion (21 Oct 2014)

Anthony Lawlor: Most procurement is done through eTenders. I have read the eTenders document. Does the delegation think eTenders documents are simple if one is able to pre-qualify for them? I found them very confusing. Do we need to work on that issue? I am considering it from an overall perspective. With regard to centralisation and aggregation, what does Mr. O'Brien see as the opposite to them and...

Social Clauses in Public Procurement Bill 2013: Second Stage [Private Members] (17 Oct 2014)

Anthony Lawlor: We will see about it on Tuesday.

Social Clauses in Public Procurement Bill 2013: Second Stage [Private Members] (17 Oct 2014)

Anthony Lawlor: It is in the Sinn Féin programme for Government.

Social Clauses in Public Procurement Bill 2013: Second Stage [Private Members] (17 Oct 2014)

Anthony Lawlor: The Deputy needs to address Fianna Fáil about it.

Social Clauses in Public Procurement Bill 2013: Second Stage [Private Members] (17 Oct 2014)

Anthony Lawlor: It is welcome that we are having a discussion on procurement and social clauses. I am very much in favour the concept of having social clauses. However, I have a difficulty with the legislation which will be very restrictive. It is too much across the board and will not be very prescriptive as to what can and cannot be done. From that perspective, I am concerned about how the SME sector...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Banking Sector (16 Oct 2014)

Anthony Lawlor: 66. To ask the Minister for Finance if, under the current legislation, the Central Bank of Ireland may instruct banks to set a mortgage deposit at a specific rate, if so, are there plans to introduce such legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39535/14]

Financial Resolution No. 2: Refunds of Appropriate Tax to First Time Buyers (14 Oct 2014)

Anthony Lawlor: I welcome the innovative measure that has been put forward this evening. Such innovative measures, however small, send a signal that the Government is trying to assist young people who are looking to purchase their own housing. I am probably being very repetitive about the issue of housing because I keep going back to when I served in a local authority in 2000. I was the only member of the...

Financial Resolution No. 2: Refunds of Appropriate Tax to First Time Buyers (14 Oct 2014)

Anthony Lawlor: What about Part V?

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (14 Oct 2014)

Anthony Lawlor: 185. To ask the Minister for Health when the community medical consulting and community health meeting rooms will open for public use at Beech House, Naas Business Park, Maudlings, Naas, County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39105/14]

Civil Registration (Amendment) Bill 2014 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (9 Oct 2014)

Anthony Lawlor: I echo the sentiments expressed by Deputy Mitchell about marriages of convenience and it is sad we have to deal with this. As she indicated, there are many other types of marriages of convenience in the State which are not acceptable in modern Irish society but, unfortunately, we have not dealt with those in this legislation. This is very subjective and, as Deputy Mitchell said, we like to...