Results 241-260 of 1,330 for speaker:John Lyons

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (14 Feb 2012)

John Lyons: Question 298: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding the domiciliary care allowance appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 9. [7546/12]

Written Answers — Social Insurance: Social Insurance (14 Feb 2012)

John Lyons: Question 302: To ask the Minister for Social Protection with regard to overcharging under the health levy element of PRSI, her views on the timing of the announcement which has meant that many of those overcharged in 2008 and previous years, missed the deadline of 31 December to claim a refund. [7629/12]

Finance Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (15 Feb 2012)

John Lyons: I thank the Acting Chairman, Deputy Catherine Byrne, for the opportunity to speak on the Finance Bill. I want to speak today about what I consider to be the positives of the Bill and where we can do better in the future. In any finance Bill and any type of provision, we must look at the decisions we make and at how we can improve the outcome next time around. As Deputy Nash stated, the time...

Leaders' Questions (16 Feb 2012)

John Lyons: Would the Deputy ask his question?

Written Answers — Motor Taxation: Motor Taxation (21 Feb 2012)

John Lyons: Question 429: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will consider introducing a direct debit standing order payment option for persons to pay their motor tax; if he can explain the increased cost of paying motor tax in three month instalments as opposed to paying 12 months in one payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9829/12]

Written Answers — Local Authority Charges: Local Authority Charges (21 Feb 2012)

John Lyons: Question 455: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will consider an instalment payment option for persons to pay the household charge in quarterly cash or cheque instalments through the post office; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9506/12]

Written Answers — Local Authority Charges: Local Authority Charges (21 Feb 2012)

John Lyons: Question 485: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government further to his contribution to the Topical Issues Debate of the 31 January 2012 on the non-principal private residence, NPPR, charge, if he will provide guidelines to local authorities, giving details of the flexibility open to them in collecting late payment fees when the owner can establish that they were...

Written Answers — Courts Service: Courts Service (21 Feb 2012)

John Lyons: Question 550: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will consider a system to allow for payment of court fines in instalments; if his attention has been drawn to any impediments to implementing such a payment option; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9830/12]

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (22 Feb 2012)

John Lyons: Question 236: To ask the Minister for Health if a decision has been reached on a medical card appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 11. [10108/12]

Written Answers — Departmental Correspondence: Departmental Correspondence (23 Feb 2012)

John Lyons: Question 92: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will consider allowing schools to select between receiving departmental circulars and publications in either Irish or English, instead of receiving both; if he will provide an estimate of the annual cost savings that would accrue from the reduced requirement for printing and distribution; and if he will make a statement on the...

State Assets: Motion (28 Feb 2012)

John Lyons: There is not much to say following the speech of the Minister, Deputy Howlin but I will use the four minutes allocated to me if Deputy Ferris does not interrupt me. I thank him for not interrupting. The idea of selling any non-strategic State assets arose out of the collapse of the economy and the funding difficulty the State had then and now. As much as I hate to say it, the reality is...

State Assets: Motion (28 Feb 2012)

John Lyons: I did not believe that I was going to reach the four minute mark, but I assume I have.

State Assets: Motion (28 Feb 2012)

John Lyons: I thank the Leas-Cheann Comhairle for letting me continue. I believed I would be quick, so I apologise. The Minister summed it up. We did not need to say anything else.

State Assets: Motion (28 Feb 2012)

John Lyons: Credit where credit is due.

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (28 Feb 2012)

John Lyons: Question 238: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will assist in the payment of child dependant allowance to a VTOS participant (details supplied) in view of the fact that the only income for one month to their household will be this payment. [11132/12]

Written Answers — Garda Operations: Garda Operations (28 Feb 2012)

John Lyons: Question 544: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the guidelines in place to compensate householders for damage caused to their homes during Garda raids when no drugs or illegal substances are found in the dwelling; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11130/12]

Written Answers — Tax Collection: Tax Collection (1 Mar 2012)

John Lyons: Question 63: To ask the Minister for Finance if he can provide a full tax statement for a pension (details supplied) in Dublin 11 for a specific two year period. [11925/12]

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (1 Mar 2012)

John Lyons: Question 82: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 76 of 9 February 2012, will he provide clarification as to the provision of a special needs assistant for this child; and if he will provide a timeframe for when the school and parents can expect to hear the result of their appeal submitted to the National Council for Special Education. [11968/12]

Written Answers — Social and Affordable Housing: Social and Affordable Housing (1 Mar 2012)

John Lyons: Question 153: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the legal situation and current practice in relation to the management of CAS schemes by approved housing bodies once the mortgage period on the properties has expired and the property is no longer subject to the requirements of the mortgage deed with the local authority; if he intends to put in place a...

Written Answers — Enterprise Support Services: Enterprise Support Services (6 Mar 2012)

John Lyons: Question 228: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will provide information on State support for the cloud computing sector here; the way that he and relevant agencies are encouraging start-up businesses in this sector; the number of existing multinational companies that have received support to set up here; and if he has examined introducing cloud computing in his...