Results 281-300 of 572 for speaker:John Lyons in 'Written Answers'

Written Answers — Third Level Entrance Examinations: Third Level Entrance Examinations (9 May 2012)

John Lyons: Question 56: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to reform the HPAT entry exam to Irish medical schools; his views on whether those who can afford expensive preparatory courses are at an advantage when sitting the exam; his views on whether there is a more equitable assessment process that could be instituted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23181/12]

Written Answers — Third Level Entrance Examinations: Third Level Entrance Examinations (9 May 2012)

John Lyons: Question 57: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if in consideration of any proposals for reforming the HPAT entry exam to Irish medical schools, he will examine the possibility of allowing any such entry exam or assessment process to be taken through Irish; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23182/12]

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (9 May 2012)

John Lyons: Question 204: To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a full breakdown of the decision to award a general practitioner visit card in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 11. [23304/12]

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (10 May 2012)

John Lyons: Question 77: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans to hire additional staff in the Office of Public Works in the area of heritage services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23430/12]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (22 May 2012)

John Lyons: Question 336: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding a social welfare appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 11. [24890/12]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (22 May 2012)

John Lyons: Question 338: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an application for rent allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 9. [24894/12]

Written Answers — Higher Education Grants: Higher Education Grants (6 Jun 2012)

John Lyons: Question 146: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the financial supports and grant assistance available to post graduate students commencing courses in May 2012 in view of the fact students must wait until the grant application system goes live in the next number of weeks, the supports available to those who require funding in the intervening period. [26312/12]

Written Answers — Local Authority Charges: Local Authority Charges (6 Jun 2012)

John Lyons: Question 553: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the reason a person (details supplied) in Dublin 9 has had their payment for the household charge returned to them; if this is an appropriate course of action in view of this person's willingness to pay the charge but omitted the late penalty fee. [26311/12]

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (6 Jun 2012)

John Lyons: Question 637: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the statutory situation regarding paternity leave; his plans to introduce paternity leave as currently it is not recognised in employment law in Ireland and employers are not obliged to grant male employees special paternity leave, either paid or unpaid, following the birth of their child. [27556/12]

Written Answers — Tax Collection: Tax Collection (13 Jun 2012)

John Lyons: Question 58: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide a full breakdown of the tax liability in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 9; and if tax will be deducted in this particular case and on what basis. [28430/12]

Written Answers — Financial Services Regulation: Financial Services Regulation (13 Jun 2012)

John Lyons: Question 63: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will give consideration to correspondence (details supplied) regarding fitness and probity standards as issued by the Central Bank of Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28599/12]

Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (13 Jun 2012)

John Lyons: Question 161: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if a direction has been issued by him to local authorities to include the public service pension reduction as part of assessable income for local authority tenants (details supplied); if he is currently developing proposals for the national rent scheme which may include alternative treatment of the public...

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (14 Jun 2012)

John Lyons: Question 41: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if an application for special needs support for the 2012/ 2013 academic year was received in respect of a child (details supplied) who was recently diagnosed on the Autistic Spectrum. [28744/12]

Written Answers — Rent Supplement Scheme: Rent Supplement Scheme (14 Jun 2012)

John Lyons: Question 61: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he will provide an update on a rent supplement application in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 11 and if it will be processed as soon as possible. [28739/12]

Written Answers — Preschool Services: Preschool Services (14 Jun 2012)

John Lyons: Question 150: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her plans to pursue another round of capital funding for pre-school childcare provision in 2013 or in the near future in view of the large number of applications for 2012. [28826/12]

Written Answers — Pyrite Remediation Programme: Pyrite Remediation Programme (19 Jun 2012)

John Lyons: Question 254: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent, if any, to which school properties containing and affected by pyrite can be offered assistance; the particular supports available to a school (details supplied) in Dublin 11 to remediate the major structural damage caused by pyrite and the commencement date for these required works. [29635/12]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (19 Jun 2012)

John Lyons: Question 397: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will review a decision not to award an oral hearing in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 11. [29782/12]

Written Answers — Driver Safety: Driver Safety (19 Jun 2012)

John Lyons: Question 713: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will outline the policy regarding the placing of road ramps when a bus route is also present; and if he will also clarify this position in relation to the Road Traffic Bollards and Ramps Regulations, 1988. [29271/12]

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (21 Jun 2012)

John Lyons: Question 48: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 41 of 14 June 2012, if will he provide clarification on the provision of a special needs assistant for this child. [30167/12]

Written Answers — Insolvency Payments Scheme: Insolvency Payments Scheme (21 Jun 2012)

John Lyons: Question 71: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an application under the Insolvency Payments Scheme in respect of a person (details supplied). [30084/12]