Results 601-620 of 1,330 for speaker:John Lyons

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Parking Charges (12 Jun 2013)

John Lyons: 144. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if local authorities can apply parking charges to privately owned car parks in retail parks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28269/13]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Capital Expenditure Programme Issues (12 Jun 2013)

John Lyons: 229. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will include social clauses for the long-term unemployed in the transport projects announced as part of the €150 million extra in capital expenditure for 2013 and 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28255/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: School Meals Programme (18 Jun 2013)

John Lyons: 233. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide the details of the ten schools to be admitted to the school meals programme for the new academic year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28957/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Appeals (18 Jun 2013)

John Lyons: 245. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding a carer's allowance appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 11 and the timescale in which the appeal will be decided. [29174/13]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: South-East Economic Development Strategy Report: Discussion (18 Jun 2013)

John Lyons: I will be brief. I have just one question and it relates to the airport. Obviously, having the longer airport runway means that planes with jet engines can land, which opens up opportunities. Are there any discussions on the possibility that if this were to happen particular airlines would be willing to consider opening up routes in Waterford? I want to keep this conversation real. I am...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: South-East Economic Development Strategy Report: Discussion (18 Jun 2013)

John Lyons: I made the point that, no matter how good the road, being an hour from Dublin was the tipping point for many FDI companies.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Third Level Sector: Discussion with Waterford IT and IT Carlow (18 Jun 2013)

John Lyons: We will take questions from all Deputies and Senators and then open up to people who feel responsible to answer the relevant questions.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Third Level Sector: Discussion with Waterford IT and IT Carlow (18 Jun 2013)

John Lyons: I will start with questions to the witnesses from the institutes of technology, who can respond if they have the figures. Do they have any figures on the employment rate of graduates from the institutes? How do they compare to other institutes around the country? Do they have any figures on employability from the courses they run? Mr. Declan Doyle mentioned the need to match education...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Third Level Sector: Discussion with Waterford IT and IT Carlow (18 Jun 2013)

John Lyons: Is Carlow VEC contracted to run some of the local employment services?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Third Level Sector: Discussion with Waterford IT and IT Carlow (18 Jun 2013)

John Lyons: Okay. We have gone over time. This meeting is becoming something of a road trip. I thank the members of the delegation for their attendance. Senator Cullinane will include the issues they have raised in his report on the south east. I wish the witnesses a safe trip back to the south east. We will suspend the meeting briefly while we wait for the members of the next delegation to take...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Agriculture Sector: Discussion (18 Jun 2013)

John Lyons: I welcome Mr. Pat McCormack, deputy president and chairman of the dairy committee of the Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association, ICMSA; Mr. Shane O'Loughlin, secretary of the Wicklow branch of the ICMSA, and Mr. Michael Kelly, researcher with the Irish sugar beet bio-refinery group. By virtue of section 17(2)(l) of the Defamation Act 2009, witnesses are protected by absolute privilege in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Agriculture Sector: Discussion (18 Jun 2013)

John Lyons: We will also publish the presentations on the joint committee's webpage.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Agriculture Sector: Discussion (18 Jun 2013)

John Lyons: I have two questions, the first of which is for Mr. McCormack and Mr. O'Loughlin and relates to access to finance. As recently as last week, one of the main banks sent an e-mail to all public representatives updating them on how well it was reaching its access to finance targets. Sometimes, it is anecdotally correct to claim that finance is not being provided. From our guests' experience,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Agriculture Sector: Discussion (18 Jun 2013)

John Lyons: If Mr. McCormack's mobile telephone is beside him, he should push it away. That will sort out the interference.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Agriculture Sector: Discussion (18 Jun 2013)

John Lyons: There was also a question on sugar beet.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Agriculture Sector: Discussion (18 Jun 2013)

John Lyons: I thank everyone for attending. I apologise for the overrun but that is the nature of proceedings here some days. The issues that have been raised today will feed into the report that Senator Cullinane is producing for the south and south east.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Support Services Provision (19 Jun 2013)

John Lyons: 213. To ask the Minister for Health when funding will be put in place for an 18 year old (details supplied) in Dublin 12 who will complete their time at school in June 2013:; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29526/13]

Special Educational Needs: Motion [Private Members] (25 Jun 2013)

John Lyons: I am delighted I attended the debate from the beginning. My contribution reflects my experience working as a resource teacher for 14 years before becoming a Deputy. I speak with expertise rather than scratching the surface, which is often what happens when debates take place here and people do not know much about the issue but know that it is sensationalist to say something. I chaired a...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Departmental Expenditure (25 Jun 2013)

John Lyons: 375. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the cases in which her Department covers the cost of the translation of documents form other languages; the amount this practice will cost her Department in 2013 and has cost her Department in the past five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30612/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Expenditure (25 Jun 2013)

John Lyons: 470. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the cases in which his Department covers the cost of the translation of documents from other languages; the amount this practice will cost his Department in 2013 and has cost his Department in the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30613/13]