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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental EU Scrutiny Report: Discussion with Secretary General. (16 Jul 2013)

John Lyons: By way of preface, I was quite involved in the youth guarantee before I came in here so I probably know a little bit more than most people about it. We all seem to use this phrase now but there is an onus on everybody to get involved in understanding the concept. At the moment Ireland is only trialling and testing how such a concept could be applied. Although there are figures for the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental EU Scrutiny Report: Discussion with Secretary General. (16 Jul 2013)

John Lyons: I will keep an eye on it.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Tobacco Control Measures (17 Jul 2013)

John Lyons: 255. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to introduce plain or generic packaging for tobacco products; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35640/13]

Report of the Convention on the Constitution: Statements (18 Jul 2013)

John Lyons: I am delighted to speak on the Constitutional Convention. As we are running ahead of time and I got a telephone call to say we were a few hours early with this debate, I have five pages of notes in front of me and I do not have the exact points to hand. I hope I will be able to cover them in the time available. What is the Constitutional Convention? My understanding of why the convention...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passports Data (18 Sep 2013)

John Lyons: 116. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of persons in possession of an Irish passport who are not resident here. [38585/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (18 Sep 2013)

John Lyons: 1120. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of cases in his Department currently awaiting decision based on the Zambrano judgement; and the measures being taken to address the backlog of cases. [38622/13]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Deployment (18 Sep 2013)

John Lyons: 1135. To ask the Minister for Defence which are the banks that currently avail of Army escorts for delivering cash to their bank branches; if he will advise who pays the Army for this service: if he will detail the number of incidents which have occurred during such escorts in the past three years and who is liable for such incidents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37397/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Vetting Applications (24 Sep 2013)

John Lyons: 427. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide an update on the development of an e-vetting system for Garda vetting applications; if he will provide information on the increase in staff at the Garda Vetting Unit; and if further redeployment of staff is planned. [39352/13]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: European Competitiveness Council: Discussion (24 Sep 2013)

John Lyons: I welcome the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Deputy Richard Bruton, the Minister of State at the Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation with responsibility for research and innovation, Deputy Sean Sherlock, and their officials to the meeting. They are present to brief the committee on the Competitiveness Council, COMPET, which takes place in Brussels over two days next...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: European Competitiveness Council: Discussion (24 Sep 2013)

John Lyons: Senator Cullinane will want to wait until we get response to Deputy Calleary's questions - I think there are at least ten answers for the Minister to give in some shape or form - before he poses his questions.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: European Competitiveness Council: Discussion (24 Sep 2013)

John Lyons: Please allow the Minister to finish the point first.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: European Competitiveness Council: Discussion (24 Sep 2013)

John Lyons: With all due respect, some people will see the white sheet while others will see the black dot on the white sheet.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: European Competitiveness Council: Discussion (24 Sep 2013)

John Lyons: I understand what the Deputy is saying.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: European Competitiveness Council: Discussion (24 Sep 2013)

John Lyons: We can leave the boxing gloves outside for now. All points have been aired and anybody from a small or medium enterprise that is watching would have heard from both sides. I thank the Minister and his team for coming in. The Minister of State, Deputy Sherlock, will brief the council on day two of the COMPET meeting.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: European Competitiveness Council: Discussion (24 Sep 2013)

John Lyons: I expect that most comments will be quite positive, given that many positive things are happening in research and innovation, particularly in the context of the political agreement that was reached during Ireland's Presidency on the significant budget of more than €70 billion for Horizon 2020.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: European Competitiveness Council: Discussion (24 Sep 2013)

John Lyons: There was another question on South Korea. What has it got that we do not have? That is apart from starting school at 8 a.m. and going to school on Saturdays. Can the Minister of State answer the question?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: European Competitiveness Council: Discussion (24 Sep 2013)

John Lyons: I agree with the Deputy.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: European Competitiveness Council: Discussion (24 Sep 2013)

John Lyons: On the same topic, when this committee and the Joint Committee on Education and Social Protection hosted a meeting in Dublin Castle during Ireland's Presidency on Horizon 2020, the issue of red tape came up. I remember a representative from another EU member state asking if there would be as much red tape as there is now with FP7 in the context of getting access to research and innovation...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: European Competitiveness Council: Discussion (24 Sep 2013)

John Lyons: Before the Minister of State responds I wish to take up the point he made on security. My understanding of this matter, having read the briefing document and listened to what the Minister of State said, is somewhat different from what I had thought. It seems to be about the production of arms as a way of supporting jobs within the EU, rather than the use of arms. It has been made clear...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: European Competitiveness Council: Discussion (24 Sep 2013)

John Lyons: I appreciate the clarification.