• Fine Gael Senator (Agricultural Panel)
• Former Fine Gael TD for Kildare North
• Left the Dáil on 26 February 2016 — General election
• Entered the Dáil on 26 February 2011 — General election
• Entered the Seanad on 27 April 2018 — Byelection
• Email me whenever Anthony Lawlor speaks (no more than once per day)

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Seanad: Finance Bill 2018: Committee Stage (5 Dec 2018)

“I am also concerned regarding the impact of an increase in the betting tax from 1% to 2%. I have raised with the Minister of State my concerns about whether we are generating the proper tax through the system we have in place. Perhaps he will provide an indication that he will review the impact of the 2% tax he is placing on bookmakers to determine whether we can generate the equivalent...”

Seanad: Finance Bill 2018: Committee Stage (5 Dec 2018)

“I welcome what the Minister of State has said. We are all in agreement on the need to take more tax from the bookmaking sector. We do not want a crude bludgeon but a fair system. We are driving more and more people to online services and we need to review those to determine whether we can generate more income from the sector. As most of us know, it is the small bookmakers nationally who...”

Seanad: Qualifications and Quality Assurance (Education and Training) (Amendment) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (5 Dec 2018)

“I have some queries on this amendment given the level of concern there is about the English language school sector at the moment. QQI is being asked to interact with providers, whether in the English language school sector or otherwise.Many providers of English language classes at present do not have any qualification marks and one might even describe some as bogus schools. They are not...”

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• Has spoken in 48 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — below average among Senators.
• People have made 2 comments on this Senator's speeches — above average among Senators.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 30 times in debates — well below average among Senators.
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