Results 61-80 of 1,330 for speaker:John Lyons

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Finances (27 May 2015)

John Lyons: 187. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if the projected revenue to local authorities of the 3% levy on vacant land in a full year remains with the local authorities as additional revenue or if it is deducted from the Exchequer allocation to the local authority or if it is paid directly to the central Government. [20910/15]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tobacco Seizures (19 May 2015)

John Lyons: 141. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide, in tabular form, the number of cigarettes and the amount of tobacco seized by law enforcement in 2013 and 2014 and in 2015 to date, detailing the number of cigarettes seized for each brand and the percentage of total confiscated cigarettes accounted for by each brand. [19707/15]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Excise Duties Collection (19 May 2015)

John Lyons: 142. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide a breakdown in excise returns, by category and by month, from January 2013 to April 2015. [19708/15]

Order of Business (13 May 2015)

John Lyons: Deputy Micheál Martin's spokesperson did not turn up.

Leaders' Questions (30 Apr 2015)

John Lyons: Deputy Sean Fleming should sit down.

Spring Economic Statement (Resumed) (29 Apr 2015)

John Lyons: It is disgraceful. What are you doing, Gerry?

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Service Redeployment (15 Apr 2015)

John Lyons: 202. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans to open up the public service and Civil Service so that public servants may transfer freely into the Civil Service, similar to the way civil servants may transfer freely into the public service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14792/15]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the National Minimum Wage (Low Pay Commission) Bill 2015: Discussion (24 Mar 2015)

John Lyons: I thank the witnesses for their attendance. They definitely are preaching to the converted in respect of some members and particularly in my case. However, the reality is that another group of witnesses are coming before the joint committee who, I can pretty much guess will have a different point of view on the subject than would the witnesses or I. In some cases, I could bet a week's...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the National Minimum Wage (Low Pay Commission) Bill 2015: Discussion (24 Mar 2015)

John Lyons: Rather than everybody answering, it should be whoever for whom it feels most appropriate to answer. I do not need to hear five answers. It should be answered by people who feel most passionate about it or for whom it is most appropriate to respond.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (24 Mar 2015)

John Lyons: 653. To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) in Dublin 11 will be entitled to adult support services once they leave secondary school in June 2015; when the services will be made available to them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11676/15]

An Bille um an gCeathrú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Comhionannas Pósta) 2015: An Dara Céim (Atógáil) - Thirty-fourth Amendment of the Constitution (Marriage Equality) Bill 2015: Second Stage (Resumed) (11 Mar 2015)

John Lyons: I wish to share time with Deputy Conway. I am delighted to speak here today. I do not have a lot prepared. I received a call that I was due to speak; I thought I was due to speak later today. A number of things come to mind. The teenagers who beat Declan Flynn to death because they thought he was gay were given suspended sentences 32 years ago yesterday. That was the type of society...

Leaders' Questions (10 Mar 2015)

John Lyons: There are a couple of us here.

Gender Recognition Bill 2014 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (5 Mar 2015)

John Lyons: I entered the Chamber approximately an hour ago. I usually arrive a little early so that I can get involved in what other people, hopefully with a bit of passion and experience, are saying. It can inform what I have prepared in advance. We debated this matter last March. A number of Members were present, for example, Deputy Crowe. Possibly for the first time, we held a significant...

Gender Recognition Bill 2014 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (5 Mar 2015)

John Lyons: Perhaps the Deputy is right. I referred to Ms Elizabeth O'Farrell, the lady who exited the GPO with the heroes of the 1916 Rising and gave the surrender flag to the British. As we all know, she has been airbrushed out of the picture depicting the moment of surrender. In most of the photographs that we see, there is a man in her place. I know, TENI knows and transgender people know what it...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Low Pay and the Living Wage: Discussion (Resumed) (3 Mar 2015)

John Lyons: I did some sums. I tried to equate the €350 million which has to be found through the Exchequer to implement the reduction in the VAT rate for the tourism sector and associated industries since 2011, plus the approximately €300 million or €350 million spent each year on subsidising people in work through family income supplement. A minimum of €2 billion of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Low Pay and the Living Wage: Discussion (Resumed) (3 Mar 2015)

John Lyons: Ms Callan read out figures for those on the minimum wage but the figures from a previous speaker were that in 2011 those on the minimum wage stood at 10.8% and that had increased in 2014 to 15%. Someone’s figures are wrong. I am not saying whether they are Ms Callan’s or the previous speaker’s but there is a discrepancy there. I accept there are businesses which are...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Low Pay and the Living Wage: Discussion (Resumed) (3 Mar 2015)

John Lyons: They were CSO figures.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Low Pay and the Living Wage: Discussion (Resumed) (3 Mar 2015)

John Lyons: CSO figures, yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Low Pay and the Living Wage: Discussion (Resumed) (3 Mar 2015)

John Lyons: Does Mr. Noonan believe there might be some members he represents who, if they had a choice, would further reduce the minimum wage?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Low Pay and the Living Wage: Discussion (Resumed) (3 Mar 2015)

John Lyons: I thank Mr. Noonan.