Results 521-540 of 2,017 for speaker:Anthony Lawlor

Order of Business (10 Nov 2015)

Anthony Lawlor: I refer to the energy Bill and the reply by the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government, Deputy Alan Kelly, to my question last Thursday. He asked me to ask the Taoiseach when we can expect the Bill and the wind energy guidelines to come before Government. I note that 7,500 people have been waiting for those since they made submissions in early 2014.

Other Questions: Renewable Energy Generation (10 Nov 2015)

Anthony Lawlor: Does the Minister not believe we have some form of flawed policy when we have turbines that generate electricity on only three out of every ten days? On solar energy, does the Minister not believe the tariffs we have in place discourage people from getting involved in the solar energy sector? There are no planning guidelines at all for solar panels around the country. Does the Minister...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Energy Policy (10 Nov 2015)

Anthony Lawlor: 86. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources when his Department will complete the review of the proposals from the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government on wind energy guidelines, and its implications for our 2020 renewable energy targets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38956/15]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Renewable Energy Feed in Tariff Scheme Funding (10 Nov 2015)

Anthony Lawlor: 100. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his plans to increase the tariffs applicable to renewable energy resources, other than wind; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38955/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Gaelscoileanna Issues (10 Nov 2015)

Anthony Lawlor: 501. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on the establishment of a gaelcholáiste in North Kildare; if her Department has analysed figures from the area that indicate the need for a gaelcholáiste, particularly based on the demand for places in gaelscoileanna; her views on the limited capacity at a school (details supplied) in County Dublin, which currently caters...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Swimming Pool Projects (10 Nov 2015)

Anthony Lawlor: 589. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to reopen the opportunity for local authorities to apply for funding for municipal swimming pools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39299/15]

Finance Bill 2015: Second Stage (Resumed) (5 Nov 2015)

Anthony Lawlor: I too welcome the Finance Bill. I have been speaking about Finance Bills in one way or another since I was first elected to the council in 1998. In those days I was dealing with the finances of the local authority. Here we deal with the finances of the nation. This is the first budget in eight years that is a little more expansionary and that expansionary focus is welcome, particularly on...

Other Questions: Wind Energy Guidelines (5 Nov 2015)

Anthony Lawlor: Are they published?

Other Questions: NAMA Social Housing Provision (5 Nov 2015)

Anthony Lawlor: 10. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will contact each local authority to encourage them to engage with the National Asset Management Agency on lands within their portfolio, which have planning permission granted or which are zoned, and which could be used for social housing; his views that such a process would help to alleviate the current housing...

Other Questions: NAMA Social Housing Provision (5 Nov 2015)

Anthony Lawlor: This question has arisen because there is much heated discussion taking place in regard to NAMA. What engagement has the Minister had with NAMA and local authorities given that NAMA has large tracts of land which have planning permission? It is incumbent on us to ensure local authorities have an opportunity to purchase these sites.

Other Questions: NAMA Social Housing Provision (5 Nov 2015)

Anthony Lawlor: I thank the Minister of State for his reply. The issue that concerns me most is that local authorities in their engagement with NAMA may also be waiting for the developers who are working with NAMA to deliver on the 10% social and affordable housing. However, both Deputy Bernard Durkan, who is well known in the Kildare area, and I, are aware of a number of sites in NAMA that have planning...

Other Questions: NAMA Social Housing Provision (5 Nov 2015)

Anthony Lawlor: Just a quick-----

Other Questions: NAMA Social Housing Provision (5 Nov 2015)

Anthony Lawlor: I accept that. Will the Minister of State communicate with the local authorities on this issue?

Other Questions: Wind Energy Guidelines (5 Nov 2015)

Anthony Lawlor: 9. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government when the wind energy development guidelines will be published. [38228/15]

Other Questions: Wind Energy Guidelines (5 Nov 2015)

Anthony Lawlor: Two years, along with 7,500 other people, I made a submission in relation to the wind energy guidelines. When will those guidelines be delivered?

Other Questions: Wind Energy Guidelines (5 Nov 2015)

Anthony Lawlor: I have been asking this question for the past eight months, in response to which I continually get the same waffle from the Department. When will these guidelines be published? The 7,500 people who made submissions on the guidelines have been led up the garden path for the past 18 months. We need this decision to be made now. The aim of the Strategy for Renewable Energy 2012-2020 is to...

Other Questions: Wind Energy Guidelines (5 Nov 2015)

Anthony Lawlor: The Minister is a straight talker. Perhaps he would give me a straight answer to my question. I put the question to him in a manner which required him to respond with a likely date for publication of the guidelines rather than make a statement on the matter. As I said earlier, 7,500 people made submissions on the guidelines and they are waiting for them to be published. Current planning...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Private Rented Accommodation Costs and Controls (5 Nov 2015)

Anthony Lawlor: Does the army council know about it?

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Social and Affordable Housing Data (5 Nov 2015)

Anthony Lawlor: This is more of it now.

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: IDA Site Visits (4 Nov 2015)

Anthony Lawlor: 36. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of visits by IDA Ireland to County Kildare in each of the years 2012 to 2014, inclusive, and in 2015 to date. [37948/15]