Results 361-380 of 2,017 for speaker:Anthony Lawlor

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Oct 2018)

Anthony Lawlor: I will be as brief as possible. If the Leas-Chathaoirleach keeps interrupting me my time will be shorter still.

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Oct 2018)

Anthony Lawlor: I want to talk about the €17 billion plus that has been allocated to the health service. I ask the Leader to arrange a debate on the matter. I ask him to first arrange a debate on the excess of €700 million that was overspent by the HSE last year and where that money was spent. We should have a debate on why in my own community health region there was a 100% increase in the...

Seanad: Health Service Executive (Governance) Bill 2018: Second Stage (10 Oct 2018)

Anthony Lawlor: I welcome the Minister to the House following his tough negotiations with the Minister for Finance to secure extra funding for the HSE, in particular in light of the fact that it required €700 million for this year. It is a sizeable sum of money. I hope it does not all go on administration. The money should be for patients rather than administration. As part of his role, the...

Seanad: Health Service Executive (Governance) Bill 2018: Second Stage (10 Oct 2018)

Anthony Lawlor: I will not go any further. The role of a board is to provide oversight. It is to ensure the functions of the board and the executive are carried out. It is the same as the role local authority members fulfil around the country. They are like board directors. I would like to see the Minister legislate for who he wants as members. He mentioned patient advocates. That should be put in...

Seanad: Budget 2019: Statements (9 Oct 2018)

Anthony Lawlor: I, too, welcome the Minister of State to the House. I was a Member of the Lower House in 2011 when a budget was produced and there were cuts everywhere and it was hard to face the public on decisions that were made at the time. They had to be made because we were in deep trouble. In the budget in 2010, there was a difference of €17 billion between what we took in and what we spent....

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Oct 2018)

Anthony Lawlor: A report was produced by the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence on Irish Aid and its effectiveness. I call for a debate on this report in the near future. I know there was a debate in the Dáil but it was truncated. There are members of the committee here who would like to see that. I noticed that funds have been made available for rural and urban...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Implementation of Sustainable Development Goals and Future of EU Development Funding: Discussion (4 Oct 2018)

Anthony Lawlor: I thank the Chairman for allowing me to speak. I hope to be part of the committee in the near future. The witnesses have spoken about worldwide and national awareness. There is a role for Dóchas to take a lead on that as it is the umbrella body for all the organisations. Perhaps Dóchas could access funding to make the people aware of what is going on. Rather than having seven...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Implementation of Sustainable Development Goals and Future of EU Development Funding: Discussion (4 Oct 2018)

Anthony Lawlor: Rather than focus on the blockage we should get the EU to look at ways of improving the economy in migrants' home countries, so that they can stay there rather than facing the necessity of moving. We should twist that approach around so that it looks as if it is going to benefit the people on the ground, rather than those people in transit.

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Sep 2018)

Anthony Lawlor: I too support Senator Bacik's call for a debate on assisted suicide. It is important that we would have such a discussion, look at how other countries deal with the issue and get the perspective of individuals who have different views. I call on the Leader to invite the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment, Deputy Naughten, to the House for a debate on renewable...

Seanad: Inclusion in Sport: Motion (26 Sep 2018)

Anthony Lawlor: I too welcome the Minister of State. Having participated in a sporting activity a couple of days ago for Thursday's national fitness day, I can attest that he can still demonstrate sporting prowess. He never lost it. That is typical of most Kerry people. Unfortunately, they lost an under-21 championship to Kildare this year but we will not go any further than that.

Seanad: Inclusion in Sport: Motion (26 Sep 2018)

Anthony Lawlor: It is not too often that Kildare wins an all-Ireland championship. The last time we were in an all-Ireland final my ministerial colleague made sure the attempt was derailed very quickly. A couple of key points in the motion struck me. Participation is one important point. While I welcome the focus on disability, the motion also covers other sectors that should be participating in sport as...

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Sep 2018)

Anthony Lawlor: I, too, congratulate the Tidy Towns committees throughout the country on the tremendous work each and every one of us sees week in, week out, which starts at the beginning of the year, to prepare their villages and towns for the task ahead. I, too, ask the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government, Deputy Eoghan Murphy, to come before the House to report positive progress on...

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Sep 2018)

Anthony Lawlor: I am just highlighting some of the positives-----

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Sep 2018)

Anthony Lawlor: -----and asking the Minister to come to the House to think about-----

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Sep 2018)

Anthony Lawlor: I have not once referred to the motion.

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Sep 2018)

Anthony Lawlor: I have not once referred to it. I am asking that the Minister come to the House-----

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Sep 2018)

Anthony Lawlor: I am not. I am just saying it is clear that what Sinn Féin is doing is a clear tactic-----

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Sep 2018)

Anthony Lawlor: Sinn Féin is constantly being accused of bullying. It will not bully the Minister and it will not bully me either.

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Sep 2018)

Anthony Lawlor: Sinn Féin is not interested in integration but segregation. It refused-----

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Sep 2018)

Anthony Lawlor: It is refusing to allow 900 houses to be developed in south County Dublin.