Results 901-920 of 2,017 for speaker:Anthony Lawlor

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of Horse Racing Ireland (Amendment) Bill 2014: Discussion (16 Sep 2014)

Anthony Lawlor: How much is involved in media rights?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of Horse Racing Ireland (Amendment) Bill 2014: Discussion (16 Sep 2014)

Anthony Lawlor: Is that all returned to the racecourses?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of Horse Racing Ireland (Amendment) Bill 2014: Discussion (16 Sep 2014)

Anthony Lawlor: Are HRI tracks treated more favourably as a result, if it is deciding?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of Horse Racing Ireland (Amendment) Bill 2014: Discussion (16 Sep 2014)

Anthony Lawlor: I thank the witnesses for their presentation. Looking from the outside, the association is providing the facilities. Some of the tracks are excellent. I attended them as a young fellow when the Lawlors were catering around the country in a good number of tracks and latterly as an enjoyer of the facilities provided. In fairness, some of the tracks have made a huge effort to get as many...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of Horse Racing Ireland (Amendment) Bill 2014: Discussion (16 Sep 2014)

Anthony Lawlor: I congratulate Bord na gCon on an excellent weekend. It had a very successful Irish derby on Saturday with great crowds. There seemed to be a great buzz around the place. Deputy Heydon will know that a Kildare man won the consolation derby, which was nice to see. Later on in the year, it is the betting side of things that will be important from Bord na gCon's perspective, in particular...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Review of Vote 32: Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation (16 Sep 2014)

Anthony Lawlor: I wish you all the best and congratulate you on your new position. Also, I congratulate the Minister of State, Deputy English, who was an adept Chairman of this committee and I wish him every success. One thing I am delighted about is the fact that training, education and jobs are all coming under one remit now. Recently I learned of a company whose representatives sat down with a college...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Election of Chairman (22 Jul 2014)

Anthony Lawlor: Before we move to the business of electing a Chairman, why could this meeting not have been held last Thursday? Many of us have been pulled from rural parts of the country. We do not mind, but we had already postponed a meeting that was due to be held today. Will the Clerk to the Committee inform us why this meeting could not have been held last Thursday when I made such a request?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Election of Chairman (22 Jul 2014)

Anthony Lawlor: I requested that the meeting be held last Thursday, if possible.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Election of Chairman (22 Jul 2014)

Anthony Lawlor: I nominate Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of Horse Racing Ireland (Amendment) Bill 2014: Discussion (Resumed) (17 Jul 2014)

Anthony Lawlor: The Tote figures for this year will depend on the racecourse in Galway.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of Horse Racing Ireland (Amendment) Bill 2014: Discussion (Resumed) (17 Jul 2014)

Anthony Lawlor: To clarify, when I speak about the Tote I refer to the figures published in four previously published sets of accounts. Is the witness referring to figures that have not been published?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of Horse Racing Ireland (Amendment) Bill 2014: Discussion (Resumed) (17 Jul 2014)

Anthony Lawlor: I am not saying it is a panacea but I would like to see it much more efficient.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of Horse Racing Ireland (Amendment) Bill 2014: Discussion (Resumed) (17 Jul 2014)

Anthony Lawlor: The Chinese and Japanese markets are significant so why are we not selling television rights there? I asked about the fees taken in to be handed over to the Turf Club. If the Turf Club has an additional funding stream, would it be taken into consideration for the budget in the following year?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of Horse Racing Ireland (Amendment) Bill 2014: Discussion (Resumed) (17 Jul 2014)

Anthony Lawlor: If the Turf Club has its own funding stream separate from-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of Horse Racing Ireland (Amendment) Bill 2014: Discussion (Resumed) (17 Jul 2014)

Anthony Lawlor: Yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of Horse Racing Ireland (Amendment) Bill 2014: Discussion (Resumed) (17 Jul 2014)

Anthony Lawlor: That would not be taken into account when the Turf Club's budget is considered.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of Horse Racing Ireland (Amendment) Bill 2014: Discussion (Resumed) (17 Jul 2014)

Anthony Lawlor: I understood the comments differently.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of Horse Racing Ireland (Amendment) Bill 2014: Discussion (Resumed) (17 Jul 2014)

Anthony Lawlor: I thank the Chair for indulging me again. We have had a fascinating three sessions so far. I welcome the comments made by Mr. Keeling and Mr. Kavanagh, who are representing HRI. There is to be a consolidation. Given this consolidation, could Mr. Kavanagh outline where the savings will accrue? Deputy Ferris alluded to premises. Will everything operate from one building? What staff will...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (17 Jul 2014)

Anthony Lawlor: 658. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 205 of 10 July 2014, the location of the 37 new clinical nurse specialists; her views that this number is sufficient to cater for the number of accident and emergency hospitals throughout the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32141/14]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of Horse Racing Ireland (Amendment) Bill 2014: Discussion (15 Jul 2014)

Anthony Lawlor: As the Bill will mean more integration, there should be more communication.