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Written Answers — Department of Health: Drugs Payment Scheme (11 Dec 2012)

Anthony Lawlor: To ask the Minister for Health if proposals are in place to extend the drugs payment scheme to include medications that are currently not covered by the scheme; if the nebusal 7 daily nebulizer could be included under the drugs payment scheme;; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55324/12]

Report of the Expert Group on the Judgment in the A, B and C v. Ireland Case: Statements (Resumed) (7 Dec 2012)

Anthony Lawlor: I thank the members of the expert group which drafted the report on the judgment in the A, B, and C v. Ireland case. The report has been eagerly awaited by members of the public and I am pleased the Government will decide before Christmas which of the options it will pursue. This issue has been ongoing for too long and it is important that the Legislature makes a decision on it. It is...

Transport (Córas Iompair Éireann and Subsidiary Companies Borrowings) Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Second Stage (7 Dec 2012)

Anthony Lawlor: The Bill will provide an increase in the overdraft facility of a company of up to €300 million for its day-to-day running. If a private company went to a bank and sought to increase its overdraft from €107 million to €300 million, the door would not even be opened. One must analyse it from the perspective that it would not be tolerated for a private company without a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Forthcoming Competitiveness Council: Discussion with Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation (4 Dec 2012)

Anthony Lawlor: The more businesses we put together to make the bundle bigger, the more attractive it looks to overseas bidders. If we kept them smaller, we would be able to keep them Irish-based.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Forthcoming Competitiveness Council: Discussion with Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation (4 Dec 2012)

Anthony Lawlor: The Minister is being very humble.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Forthcoming Competitiveness Council: Discussion with Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation (4 Dec 2012)

Anthony Lawlor: I thank the Minister for coming in to brief us today. It is interesting that one of the core parts of this is the public procurement package. The OPW is coming before the committee next week to discuss public procurement, particularly in view of the fact someone has been appointed to take overall responsibility for procurement at Government level. My main concern with regard to public...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Forthcoming Competitiveness Council: Discussion with Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation (4 Dec 2012)

Anthony Lawlor: I understand that but some contracts are not so open. For example, from start of business up to 12 o'clock today, there were 13 procurement contracts up for tender by e-tender today. The bulk of international companies would not be interested in those contracts because they are too small. Most of us would like to see more small and medium-sized enterprises being able to access them....

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Services (4 Dec 2012)

Anthony Lawlor: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if supports are available for residents in housing estates which have not yet been taken in charge by the local authority, when the developers are no longer active, but who are liable for the household charge despite the fact that no one has responsibility for dealing with public problems arising in the estate such as...

Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (27 Nov 2012)

Anthony Lawlor: Deputy O'Dea had 14 years to make progress.

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Estimates for Public Services 2012
Vote 32 - Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation (Supplementary) (27 Nov 2012)

Anthony Lawlor: I have just one question and will not hold up the meeting. I refer to the €5 million provided for research in third level institutions. The Minister mentioned supporting universities. He should provide members with a more detailed breakdown outlining where precisely the money is going.

Other Questions: Sports Capital Programme (27 Nov 2012)

Anthony Lawlor: I welcome the sports capital programme. I have been involved in a number of clubs in my own local area which have benefited from capital grants over the years. I wish to draw the Minister's attention to the fact that some of the clubs that submitted applications might not be able to raise the required 15% of funding themselves but might be in a position to provide labour to that value in...

Other Questions: Sports Capital Programme (27 Nov 2012)

Anthony Lawlor: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on the sports capital programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52513/12]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: The Gathering (27 Nov 2012)

Anthony Lawlor: It is a gathering of all the rogues.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Funding (27 Nov 2012)

Anthony Lawlor: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on elite athlete funding in the context of the Olympic and Paralympic Games in 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52512/12]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Eligibility (27 Nov 2012)

Anthony Lawlor: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason Student Universal Support Ireland failed to inform a person (details supplied) upon application for a grant that the income threshold had been lowered for post graduates in 2012; the reason SUSI was allowed to persistently seek further information from the applicant for a number of months despite the fact that their initial application...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (27 Nov 2012)

Anthony Lawlor: To ask the Minister for Health the date on which he proposes to put a paper to the Government on foot of the recommendations of the final report of the National Narcolepsy Study Steering Committee which concluded that the increased incidence of narcolepsy in children and adolescents here since 2009 came as a result of the a side affect of the Pandemrix vaccine administered for the H1N1 virus;...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Long-Term Illness Scheme Eligibility (27 Nov 2012)

Anthony Lawlor: To ask the Minister for Health the reason non CF Bronchiectasis is not included on the long term illness scheme; if there are any future plans to include this condition in the scheme; the financial supports are available to sufferers of non CF bronchiectasis in terms of prescription and medicine costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52727/12]

A Framework for Junior Cycle: Motion (22 Nov 2012)

Anthony Lawlor: I spent a short time as a teacher and I was very lucky to be involved in curriculum development - albeit curriculum development in agriculture the South Pacific. No course had been established when I arrived and we set one up for the entire country based completely on continual assessment because we wanted people to have some practical experience of the subject they were dealing with when...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Appeals (22 Nov 2012)

Anthony Lawlor: To ask the Minister for Health the reason a medical card application has been refused in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51988/12]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (20 Nov 2012)

Anthony Lawlor: Will there be a delay? Developments are obviously rapid in Burma at present and its democratic process is changing. We would not want to hold this up for too long.