Results 341-360 of 1,330 for speaker:John Lyons
- Written Answers — Action Plan for Jobs: Action Plan for Jobs (28 Jun 2012)
John Lyons: Question 127: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if all staff in local offices have received suitable information and training in the new part-time job incentive and employer job PRSI incentive schemes being offered by her Department; and if suitable unemployed people are being identified by her Department and informed directly of these new schemes. [31513/12]
- Written Answers — Croke Park Agreement: Croke Park Agreement (3 Jul 2012)
John Lyons: Question 281: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the expected level of savings through adjustments from the Croke Park agreements in 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31767/12]
- Written Answers — Public Sector Pay: Public Sector Pay (3 Jul 2012)
John Lyons: Question 282: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the cost of increments in 2013, 2014 and 2015 for people in the public sector who are currently in the following earning bands salary plus allowances/bonus, less than â¬20,000; in increments of â¬5,000 from â¬20,000 to â¬100,000; â¬100,000 - â¬125,000; â¬125,000 - â¬150,000 - â¬200,000; greater than â¬200,000; if...
- Written Answers — PRSI Contributions: PRSI Contributions (3 Jul 2012)
John Lyons: Question 347: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding a refund in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 9 in relation to the overpayment of PRSI contributions. [31904/12]
- Written Answers — Household Charge: Household Charge (3 Jul 2012)
John Lyons: Question 429: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans for the introduction of a national bin waiver scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31646/12]
- Industrial Relations (4 Jul 2012)
John Lyons: I thank the Minister of State, Deputy Sean Sherlock, for attending. I wish to bring to his attention the issue of the takeover of The Fáilte Bar in Dublin Airport earlier this year and the impact on the ten former members of staff. I am very conscious that this is an ongoing issue and is somewhat sensitive. There are already proceedings under way with the Labour Relations Commission....
- Industrial Relations (4 Jul 2012)
John Lyons: I appreciate the Minister of State's honesty and his not reading the extended response he was asked to read to me. Both he and I understand the circumstances at hand. No laws have been broken, which we respect. Every i has been dotted and every t crossed but a sense of natural justice has gone completely out the window. This issue needs to be monitored. Dublin Airport is a significant...
- Written Answers — Youth Enterprise Initiatives: Youth Enterprise Initiatives (10 Jul 2012)
John Lyons: Question 204: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he has considered any youth specific enterprise initiatives to encourage entrepreneurial activity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33586/12]
- Written Answers — Youth Unemployment: Youth Unemployment (10 Jul 2012)
John Lyons: Question 205: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he has considered using the European Progress Microfinance Fund as a source of funding for youth unemployment initiatives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33587/12]
- Written Answers — Carer's Allowance: Carer's Allowance (10 Jul 2012)
John Lyons: Question 231: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when an application for carer's allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 11 will be assessed; and if she will expedite a decision on same. [33189/12]
- Written Answers — Carer's Allowance: Carer's Allowance (10 Jul 2012)
John Lyons: Question 254: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an appeal for a carer's allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) [33429/12]
- Written Answers — Asylum Support Services: Asylum Support Services (10 Jul 2012)
John Lyons: Question 393: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will review the decision of the Refugee Integration Agency to send a person (details supplied) to County Sligo in circumstances in which they have been accepted to a third level course in a Dublin college and they have no connections in County Sligo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33681/12]
- Personal Insolvency Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (12 Jul 2012)
John Lyons: I welcome the opportunity to contribute to the debate on this legislation. I congratulate the Minister and his staff on their work on this Bill, which is clearly a detailed piece of legislation. I appreciate the time and effort that went into producing it. I wish to talk about the unsustainable debt burden in our society at present and the impact it is having on individuals, their families...
- Written Answers — Social Insurance: Social Insurance (17 Jul 2012)
John Lyons: Question 270: To ask the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No 347 of 3 July 2012, with regard to the four year time limit governing the refund of PRSI contributions, the reason, in this instance, no similar time limit was imposed vis-a-vis the amount of Illness benefit claimed by this person since 2001; if she will outline the way such an error occurred over a...
- Written Answers — Waste Management: Waste Management (17 Jul 2012)
John Lyons: Question 433: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if consideration is being given to establishing a new independent regulatory authority for the waste management sector which would provide a greater transparency in the sector and which would have a remit to decide on the charging structure for waste services. [34364/12]
- Written Answers — Drug Courts: Drug Courts (17 Jul 2012)
John Lyons: Question 599: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide an update in relation to the review of the Drugs Treatment Courts; when the review will become available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35197/12]
- Written Answers — Inter-Country Adoptions: Inter-Country Adoptions (17 Jul 2012)
John Lyons: Question 700: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will report on the position regarding a bilateral agreement to facilitate inter-country adoptions between Ireland and Russia. [34534/12]
- Written Answers — Medicinal Products: Medicinal Products (17 Jul 2012)
John Lyons: Question 722: To ask the Minister for Health if patients will be allowed to continue to receive non-generic drugs under the general medical scheme in cases where they have presented with side effects to the generic alternative [34354/12]
- Written Answers — Health Service Expenditure: Health Service Expenditure (17 Jul 2012)
John Lyons: Question 729: To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update in relation to funding for a group (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34374/12]
- Consumer Credit (Amendment) Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] (18 Jul 2012)
John Lyons: I jumped at the opportunity to contribute to the debate on this Bill because I have quite a number of comments to make on moneylending. I grew up in Ballymun and still live there. As a result, I have first-hand experience of life in a family and neighbourhood where this is what people do if they want to borrow money. I do not like to make sweeping statements, but I imagine there are many...