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Local Government Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (14 Nov 2013)

John Lyons: Is that agreed? Agreed.

Local Government Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (14 Nov 2013)

John Lyons: Is that agreed? Agreed.

Youth Employment: Motion [Private Members] (19 Nov 2013)

John Lyons: I have a question for Sinn Féin, which tabled this motion. How important is youth employment to it really? Although its budget proposal states on page 26 that it would ring-fence money obtained from a wealth tax for jobs for young people, Deputy Pearse Doherty, the party’s spokesman on finance, stated in an article in The Irish Times on 22 September that Sinn Féin's...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Excise Duties Yield (19 Nov 2013)

John Lyons: 215. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide a breakdown in excise returns by category and by month from January 2011 to November 2013. [49504/13]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Not-for-Profit Sector: Discussion (19 Nov 2013)

John Lyons: Most of what I was going to say has already been touched on. Before the witnesses came in, during our private session we were discussing the concept of social enterprise. We need to up our own game in our attitude towards social enterprise. It is a hidden gem that is just not understood in Ireland. I get excited every time I hear about it because I see the real value of it. I can see the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Health and Safety Authority: Discussion with Chairman Designate (19 Nov 2013)

John Lyons: If our guests would comment on some anecdotal evidence I have, I would be more than happy. A gentleman approached me recently. He had worked on building sites since he was first able to do so. Given the absence of joint labour committees, JLCs, and registered employment agreements, REAs, there has been considerable growth in the number of agency workers. Like him, most workers are now...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Rebates (20 Nov 2013)

John Lyons: 61. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will query a case with the Revenue Commissioners (details supplied) involving a self-employed person who believes they are entitled to an additional rebate due to a period when they had ceased trading and were on sick leave. [49737/13]

Leaders' Questions (21 Nov 2013)

John Lyons: Remember that?

Leaders' Questions (21 Nov 2013)

John Lyons: They keep digging.

Topical Issue Debate: Electricity Transmission Network (21 Nov 2013)

John Lyons: I purposely allowed the Minister go over time to allow him answer the comprehensive list of questions put forward.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Policies (26 Nov 2013)

John Lyons: 224. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if, as part of the school building programme, landscaping and planting of trees is being considered as an important part of this process; if he will encourage schools to have a tree-planting ceremony as part of the opening of new schools; and if he will engage with the Tree Council of Ireland to develop a programme of events and tree planting...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Noise Pollution Issues (26 Nov 2013)

John Lyons: 682. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will liaise with the Dublin Airport Authority on the issue of aircraft noise and its effects on residents in the hinterland of the airport. [50495/13]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Forthcoming Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council: Discussion with Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation (26 Nov 2013)

John Lyons: My colleague, Deputy Dara Calleary, said that he would leave it to me to raise the issue of youth unemployment. It seems that if one talks about something often enough, one essentially becomes branded with that particular issue. It then becomes hard to get a job in another movie, so to speak. The main point when it comes to youth unemployment is that most of the actions that need to be...

Road Traffic (No. 2) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (28 Nov 2013)

John Lyons: I call Deputy Peter Fitzpatrick. He wishes to share time with several other speakers. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Road Traffic (No. 2) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (28 Nov 2013)

John Lyons: I call Deputy John Paul Phelan, who has five minutes.

Road Traffic (No. 2) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (28 Nov 2013)

John Lyons: Deputy Breen is sharing time with Deputy Feighan and possibly Deputy Harris. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: National Training Fund (3 Dec 2013)

John Lyons: 93. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans for utilising the national training fund in view of recent figures illustrating a large surplus in the fund for 2013. [51296/13]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Job Creation Initiatives: Discussion with ConnectIreland (3 Dec 2013)

John Lyons: We are joined this afternoon by Mr. Terry Clune, who is the chairman of ConnectIreland. He is here to discuss how the ConnectIreland initiative has been operating since its establishment. He is joined by Mr. Michael McLoughlin. I need to go through some formalities before we begin. 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: Job Creation Initiatives: Discussion with ConnectIreland (3 Dec 2013)

John Lyons: Does Mr. Michael McLoughlin wish to add anything to what Mr. Clune has said?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Job Creation Initiatives: Discussion with ConnectIreland (3 Dec 2013)

John Lyons: We have a number members wishing to put questions.