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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Investment Commitments to SME Sector: National Treasury Management Agency (8 Apr 2014)
Anthony Lawlor: What is regarded as a small to medium project? Is is a project under €100 million or-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Investment Commitments to SME Sector: National Treasury Management Agency (8 Apr 2014)
Anthony Lawlor: Thank you.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Investment Commitments to SME Sector: National Treasury Management Agency (8 Apr 2014)
Anthony Lawlor: I apologise for not being present for the presentation. I would have though the National Pensions Reserve Fund, could have had a major role to play at the start of the crisis, but unfortunately the funding of the NPRF was used for the banks. I would have been considering what the former US President Roosevelt operated during the New Deal programme to get people back to work and using the...
- Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Occupational Pension Schemes (8 Apr 2014)
Anthony Lawlor: 278. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if the definition of a member under the occupational pensions schemes (Member Participation in the Selection of Persons for Appointment As Trustees) (No. 3), 1996 (SI number 376 of 1996) can be amended to include deferred members, particularly as deferred members make up a large percentage of members in all pensions schemes taking taking into...
- Social Housing and Homelessness Policy: Statements (Resumed) (3 Apr 2014)
Anthony Lawlor: Sometimes we criticise the outside but we do not look at home. I am heavily critical of Kildare County Council because I am anxious to ensure that the council is getting the maximum level of grants and funding available. The Deputy came in here and criticised the Minister for not giving the money, but the money is available. Westmeath County Council could get off its rear end and seek that...
- Social Housing and Homelessness Policy: Statements (Resumed) (3 Apr 2014)
Anthony Lawlor: ----- rather than have people come in here to pontificate in front of the Minister about untruths. Westmeath County Council should be more proactive rather than-----
- Social Housing and Homelessness Policy: Statements (Resumed) (3 Apr 2014)
Anthony Lawlor: -----send the Deputy here to be so political.
- Social Housing and Homelessness Policy: Statements (Resumed) (3 Apr 2014)
Anthony Lawlor: Westmeath County Council also has a responsibility to provide matching funding.
- Social Housing and Homelessness Policy: Statements (Resumed) (3 Apr 2014)
Anthony Lawlor: It must allocate it from within its budget, so the fault is with Westmeath County Council for not allocating sufficient funding within its budget.
- Social Housing and Homelessness Policy: Statements (Resumed) (3 Apr 2014)
Anthony Lawlor: Anyway, I am delighted to speak in this debate. I was anxious to correct some mistakes made by Deputy Troy. We are here to discuss social housing and homelessness. The issue is that there is a housing crisis across the board. It is a crisis for people who have put money by to get a mortgage because they cannot get a house. No houses are being built at present in the State. When one...
- Social Housing and Homelessness Policy: Statements (Resumed) (3 Apr 2014)
Anthony Lawlor: Fianna Fáil slashed it by more than 50%. Well done.
- Social Housing and Homelessness Policy: Statements (Resumed) (3 Apr 2014)
Anthony Lawlor: Do not-----
- Social Housing and Homelessness Policy: Statements (Resumed) (3 Apr 2014)
Anthony Lawlor: Who caused that?
- Social Housing and Homelessness Policy: Statements (Resumed) (3 Apr 2014)
Anthony Lawlor: The Deputy should ask his local authority about that.
- Social Housing and Homelessness Policy: Statements (Resumed) (3 Apr 2014)
Anthony Lawlor: It has not.
- Social Housing and Homelessness Policy: Statements (Resumed) (3 Apr 2014)
Anthony Lawlor: There were a number of tenant purchases in Kildare last year.
- Social Housing and Homelessness Policy: Statements (Resumed) (3 Apr 2014)
Anthony Lawlor: It has not been in Kildare.
- Social Housing and Homelessness Policy: Statements (Resumed) (3 Apr 2014)
Anthony Lawlor: That is a county council issue.
- Social Housing and Homelessness Policy: Statements (Resumed) (3 Apr 2014)
Anthony Lawlor: Blame Westmeath County Council.
- Other Questions: Community Involvement Scheme (2 Apr 2014)
Anthony Lawlor: Like my colleagues, I welcome this funding. When does the Minister expect to allocate the money to the various counties? Will he write to the counties that have a poor record in taking up this scheme? I particularly refer to my county of Kildare, where last year only two schemes were taken on board. I urge them to be more proactive on an issue such as this.