Results 141-160 of 2,017 for speaker:Anthony Lawlor

Local Government (Household Charge) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (13 Dec 2011)

Anthony Lawlor: Auction politics.

Written Answers — Property Valuations: Property Valuations (17 Jan 2012)

Anthony Lawlor: Question 348: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the proposals in place to speed up the process of property valuations from the forthcoming property tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2511/12]

Written Answers — Local Authority Charges: Local Authority Charges (17 Jan 2012)

Anthony Lawlor: Question 349: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the measures in place to ensure that the money collected through the household charge is allocated on a[i] pro rata [/i]basis by the local authority central fund to the local authority area from which the moneys were initially collected; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2512/12]

Industrial Relations (Amendment) (No. 3) Bill 2011: Second Stage (Resumed) (18 Jan 2012)

Anthony Lawlor: I welcome the Bill and the alternative Bills put forward by Deputy Tóibín of Sinn Féin and Deputy Willie O'Dea of Fianna Fáil. It is strange that an alternative Bill was not put forward by People Before Profit. It is easy to criticise what has been put forward. I look forward to the amendments which will be tabled by Deputy Boyd Barrett's colleagues. To educate him a little further,...

Private Members' Business. School Guidance Counsellors: Motion (Resumed) (18 Jan 2012)

Anthony Lawlor: I am pleased to speak on the motion put down by Fianna Fáil, or should I call it the ostrich party? What I mean by this is that for the past 14 years they must have had their heads buried in the sand or the trough and then suddenly pulled their heads out and are blinking all over the place with regard to what has happened for the past 14 years. We are here to clean up the mess they have...

Private Members' Business. School Guidance Counsellors: Motion (Resumed) (18 Jan 2012)

Anthony Lawlor: I must also point to the regular misinformation that has been coming out from Fianna Fáil in recent years. In his speech on the motion, Deputy Brendan Smith stated: "The Fianna Fáil Party believes this decision will lead not only to the end of the guidance counselling profession but its effect will be felt most by vulnerable and disadvantaged students".

Private Members' Business. School Guidance Counsellors: Motion (Resumed) (18 Jan 2012)

Anthony Lawlor: Does he not know-----

Private Members' Business. School Guidance Counsellors: Motion (Resumed) (18 Jan 2012)

Anthony Lawlor: Does he not know that the Minister has ring-fenced funding for the DEIS secondary schools? Does he not read the reports or does he put out misinformation to the public so he can get the applause he does not deserve?

Private Members' Business. School Guidance Counsellors: Motion (Resumed) (18 Jan 2012)

Anthony Lawlor: Let us tell the truth to the public. Let us not make light of------

Private Members' Business. School Guidance Counsellors: Motion (Resumed) (18 Jan 2012)

Anthony Lawlor: Let me continue. We are not finished with Deputy Dooley yet, by the way.

Private Members' Business. School Guidance Counsellors: Motion (Resumed) (18 Jan 2012)

Anthony Lawlor: One of the initiatives is beginning to give decentralised power back to the principals. Let them make a decision as to what they are going to do with regard to the guidance counsellors. Let them make the call. Fianna Fáil has centralised power for the past 14 years whereas we are trying to decentralise it. Let people on the ground make the decisions where they are.

Private Members' Business. School Guidance Counsellors: Motion (Resumed) (18 Jan 2012)

Anthony Lawlor: Let us continue with that. It is important we give back local autonomy and let them have greater freedom in making decisions on the ground.

Private Members' Business. School Guidance Counsellors: Motion (Resumed) (18 Jan 2012)

Anthony Lawlor: The most important part of all of this is that the DEIS schools have been protected with regard to guidance counsellors.

Private Members' Business. School Guidance Counsellors: Motion (Resumed) (18 Jan 2012)

Anthony Lawlor: Let us also look at the teaching profession and how it has developed over the years. Teachers are now more than just teachers in the classroom. They are an important link between the family and the child. A key issue was raised by Opposition Deputies, in particular Deputy Mick Wallace, who talked about the incidence of suicide in schools in Wexford. A point I have encouraged among public...

Private Members' Business. School Guidance Counsellors: Motion (Resumed) (18 Jan 2012)

Anthony Lawlor: All the aces have been taken out of the deck by the previous Government.

Private Members' Business. School Guidance Counsellors: Motion (Resumed) (18 Jan 2012)

Anthony Lawlor: We are here to make sure we encourage our students to get the best education possible.

Written Answers — Waste Management: Waste Management (24 Jan 2012)

Anthony Lawlor: Question 444: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the measures in place to monitor the implementation of the plastic bag levy in shops and supermarkets; if any steps have been taken to ensure that the plastic bags that are provided by the shops are durable in quality; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3612/12]

Written Answers — Horse Racing Ireland: Horse Racing Ireland (24 Jan 2012)

Anthony Lawlor: Question 559: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the profits of Tote Ireland operated by Horse Racing Ireland at race tracks throughout the country in the years 2008 to 2011, inclusive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3909/12]

Written Answers — Horse Racing Ireland: Horse Racing Ireland (24 Jan 2012)

Anthony Lawlor: Question 560: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide a breakdown of the amount of the Tote Ireland payment made to individual race tracks in the years 2008 to 2011, inclusive, in comparison to the overall income generated by the totes at those race tracks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3910/12]

Written Answers — Horse Racing Ireland: Horse Racing Ireland (24 Jan 2012)

Anthony Lawlor: Question 561: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is looking at alternative tote operators for when the current contract with Horse Racing Ireland expires in 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3911/12]