Results 581-600 of 1,330 for speaker:John Lyons

Topical Issue Debate: Electricity Transmission Network (21 Nov 2013)

John Lyons: I purposely allowed the Minister go over time to allow him answer the comprehensive list of questions put forward.

Leaders' Questions (21 Nov 2013)

John Lyons: Remember that?

Leaders' Questions (21 Nov 2013)

John Lyons: They keep digging.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Rebates (20 Nov 2013)

John Lyons: 61. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will query a case with the Revenue Commissioners (details supplied) involving a self-employed person who believes they are entitled to an additional rebate due to a period when they had ceased trading and were on sick leave. [49737/13]

Youth Employment: Motion [Private Members] (19 Nov 2013)

John Lyons: I have a question for Sinn Féin, which tabled this motion. How important is youth employment to it really? Although its budget proposal states on page 26 that it would ring-fence money obtained from a wealth tax for jobs for young people, Deputy Pearse Doherty, the party’s spokesman on finance, stated in an article in The Irish Times on 22 September that Sinn Féin's...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Health and Safety Authority: Discussion with Chairman Designate (19 Nov 2013)

John Lyons: If our guests would comment on some anecdotal evidence I have, I would be more than happy. A gentleman approached me recently. He had worked on building sites since he was first able to do so. Given the absence of joint labour committees, JLCs, and registered employment agreements, REAs, there has been considerable growth in the number of agency workers. Like him, most workers are now...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Not-for-Profit Sector: Discussion (19 Nov 2013)

John Lyons: Most of what I was going to say has already been touched on. Before the witnesses came in, during our private session we were discussing the concept of social enterprise. We need to up our own game in our attitude towards social enterprise. It is a hidden gem that is just not understood in Ireland. I get excited every time I hear about it because I see the real value of it. I can see the...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Excise Duties Yield (19 Nov 2013)

John Lyons: 215. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide a breakdown in excise returns by category and by month from January 2011 to November 2013. [49504/13]

Local Government Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (14 Nov 2013)

John Lyons: Is that agreed? Agreed.

Local Government Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (14 Nov 2013)

John Lyons: Is that agreed? Agreed.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Revenue Commissioners Resources (12 Nov 2013)

John Lyons: 75. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will ensure that any future correspondence from the Revenue Commissioners to property owners is reviewed by the National Adult Literacy Agency or similar body to ensure it is jargon free, in plain English and easily accessible for those with varying literacy levels. [47817/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Services (12 Nov 2013)

John Lyons: 274. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will issue guidelines to local authorities to ensure any correspondence to local authority tenants is reviewed by the National Adult Literacy Agency or similar body to ensure it is jargon free, in plain English and easily accessible for those with varying literacy levels. [47818/13]

Report of the Joint Committee on Transport and Communications: Motion (8 Nov 2013)

John Lyons: Yes.

Health (Fluoridation of Water Supplies) (Repeal) Bill 2013: Second Stage [Private Members] (8 Nov 2013)

John Lyons: In accordance with Standing Order 117A(iv), the division is postponed until immediately following the Order of Business on Tuesday next, 12 November 2013.

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Companies Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Nov 2013)

John Lyons: This meeting has been convened to resume our consideration of Committee Stage of the Companies Bill 2012. I welcome Deputy Sean Sherlock, Minister of State at the Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, and all his officials. Before we resume our consideration of the Bill, the Minister of State wishes to respond to a number of points raised during the proceedings yesterday.

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Companies Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Nov 2013)

John Lyons: I thank the Minister for his statement. We will now resume on section 965 of the Bill.

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Companies Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Nov 2013)

John Lyons: At this point I will hand over to the Chairman. I was just beginning to get into the mechanics of it.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Property Taxation Collection (6 Nov 2013)

John Lyons: 38. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will direct the Revenue Commissioners to extend the November deadlines for returning payment submissions for the 2014 local property tax to the end of 2013; and if he will direct the Revenue Commissioners to only process one-off single payment transactions made in cash, credit card, debit card and cheque in March 2014 as will be the case with single...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Housing Assistance Payments Implementation (6 Nov 2013)

John Lyons: 123. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding the introduction of the housing assistance payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47389/13]

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Companies Bill 2012: Committee Stage (5 Nov 2013)

John Lyons: What is the logic of making that statement, as opposed to agreeing with that proposal? Why is Deputy Lawlor coming to that conclusion by pulling the €5,000 figure out of a hat, so speak? On what logic is he basing that proposal?