Results 441-460 of 1,330 for speaker:John Lyons

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (27 Nov 2012)

John Lyons: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on a report (details supplied) on pension tax reliefs which highlighted the extent of tax subsidisation of the pensions of higher income earners; if he has any plans to reduce the current threshold and maximum pension pot allowable for tax relief; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52308/12]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Property (27 Nov 2012)

John Lyons: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to pull down the administration block built in 2005 at Templemore, County Tipperary, because it is not safe for use; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52956/12]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Properties (27 Nov 2012)

John Lyons: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality what is being done with the lands bought at Clonmore for €5 million intended for use for firearm training; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52957/12]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Information and Communications Technology Skills: Discussion with Ministers (27 Nov 2012)

John Lyons: I spoke last week on the junior cycle reform and I appreciate the concept of what is happening there. It is a long-term project, as the Minister pointed out but, given the sense of urgency, what are we doing about it right now? I am conscious that a lot is being done but I want to make one plug for FIT, the fast track to IT training programme, which does not always get the credit it...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Pension Provisions (28 Nov 2012)

John Lyons: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will ask Irish Bank Resolution Corporation to respond to the issues outlined in the attached letter (details supplied) relating to workers pension scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53382/12]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Pension Provisions (28 Nov 2012)

John Lyons: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will urgently respond to the critical issues outlined in the attached letter (details supplied) relating to a workers' pension scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53385/12]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: National Treasury Management Agency (29 Nov 2012)

John Lyons: To ask the Minister for Finance further to the alleged fraud reported by the National Treasury Management Agency (details supplied), if he is confident that the NTMAs internal controls are sufficient; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53485/12]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: National Treasury Management Agency (29 Nov 2012)

John Lyons: To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to change internal processes or review the appointment of external auditors in view of reported fraud by the National Treasury Management Agency (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53486/12]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Insurance Cost (4 Dec 2012)

John Lyons: To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a means by which a person who ceases their private health insurance payments before the end of their contract, based on an inability to pay, may be exempted from the requirement to pay the Government levy for the rest of the contract; if he proposes any way by which persons who have had to pay the levy after cancelling a contract can seek a...

Financial Resolutions 2013 - Budget Statement 2013 (5 Dec 2012)

John Lyons: Hear, hear.

Report of the Expert Group on the Judgment in the A, B and C v. Ireland Case: Statements (Resumed) (7 Dec 2012)

John Lyons: In the same way as Deputy Donohoe, I will never understand the issue to the extent of a woman, but I wish to contribute to the debate nonetheless. We have waited a very long time in this country to have this debate, but now that it has come it is very welcome. Like everyone else in the House, I have been inundated with telephone calls, letters and e-mails from constituents - from home and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Eligibility of Small Firms in Tendering for Capital Projects: Discussion with Office of Public Works (11 Dec 2012)

John Lyons: I will move the discussion away from this and focus on something Deputy Peadar Tóibín mentioned, which is the social agenda and the social clause. Ms McGrath said in her opening statement that the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform is responsible for determining national policy on public procurement. Is that a two way process? Can Ms McGrath influence that in turn and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Eligibility of Small Firms in Tendering for Capital Projects: Discussion with Office of Public Works (11 Dec 2012)

John Lyons: Currently, however, we do not have anything like that in the guidelines.

Order of Business (14 Dec 2012)

John Lyons: There is nobody from the media present to listen to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pay (18 Dec 2012)

John Lyons: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of public servants who earn the amount in a salary range (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56817/12]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Job Creation (18 Dec 2012)

John Lyons: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will detail his Departments direct involvement in the Green Way/An tSlí Glas project; his plans to support the Green Way project in the coming year; and if he will provide an update in the project's success to date in creating a Cleantech cluster in north Dublin and the surrounding region. [56637/12]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Proposed Legislation (20 Dec 2012)

John Lyons: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the status of the Noise Nuisance Bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57434/12]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Mortgage Interest Rates (16 Jan 2013)

John Lyons: To ask the Minister for Finance the measures he has considered to regulate the mortgage interest rates being applied by certain lenders particularly sub prime lenders; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that borrowers form these lenders find it difficult to refinance their mortgages with other providers and so are trapped paying penalty rates; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits, Number of Recipients (16 Jan 2013)

John Lyons: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of people in Ballymun, Dublin, in receipt of Disability Allowance, Blind Pension, Invalidity Pension, Illness Benefit, Widows/Widowers Contributory Pension, Widows / Widowers Non-Contributory Pension and Deserted Wives Benefit. [1652/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Waste Management (16 Jan 2013)

John Lyons: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government further to the establishment of an interdepartmental working group on providing options to reduce waste charges to low income households and if they include a new form of bin wavier; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1228/13]