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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Research and Development Landscape: Minister of State (4 Feb 2014)

John Lyons: That is correct. The marine sector was mentioned by the director general, Mr. Daniel Calleja Crespo.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Research and Development Landscape: Minister of State (4 Feb 2014)

John Lyons: Yes, that is correct. I was mistaken.

Topical Issue Debate: RTE Compensation Payment (6 Feb 2014)

John Lyons: I appreciate the opportunity to speak on this important issue of national interest, given the number of people who have not only contacted RTE but many Members about it. There is a massive public discourse going on about this particular issue and a momentum has built up. It is important that in this Chamber we get a chance to have some sort of a discussion around this issue. Citizens must...

Topical Issue Debate: RTE Compensation Payment (6 Feb 2014)

John Lyons: I thank the Minister for his response. Two people in here know what homophobia feels like, what it is like to be called a queer, a fag, a gay. Just before Christmas I walked from my house around to the Centra where a bunch of teenagers called me gay or some other name they call us. I thought I was living in a society where this stuff is no longer acceptable. On "The Saturday Night Show"...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Access to Finance for SMEs: Discussion (11 Feb 2014)

John Lyons: I thank the witnesses for attending. Along with many other people I had first heard of LinkedFinance from the article in The Irish Times, which described a company not too far from Leinster House, and the idea sounded fantastic. I have met with the witnesses previously and I would be a big supporter of what they are trying to do in Ireland. There appears to be consensus already in the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Access to Finance for SMEs: Discussion (11 Feb 2014)

John Lyons: We might hear some of the witnesses' experience.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Access to Finance for SMEs: Discussion (11 Feb 2014)

John Lyons: I am delighted to hear that because I wanted to hear the testament of people who had got involved because it seems to be a win-win for people. When it works, it works for everybody who becomes involved in it. There is also a social and entrepreneurial aspect to it. Everybody is lifted from this exercise. May we hear from some members of the other group also?

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Food Poverty Issues (18 Feb 2014)

John Lyons: 371. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the measures her Department is taking to prevent food poverty; if she will provide national data on food poverty based on the survey on income and living conditions; and if she will provide this data for the Finglas area of Dublin. [7665/14]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Food Poverty Issues (18 Feb 2014)

John Lyons: 372. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide an update on the introduction of a new fund to support the provision of food and consumer products for persons who are the most deprived; if this will have €3.5million in funding from the EU and Exchequer; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7666/14]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Postcode Implementation (18 Feb 2014)

John Lyons: 459. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will provide an update on the introduction of post codes here; the cost of the introduction of this scheme to the State; an if a decision has been reached on the post codes for the Dublin area as of yet. [7667/14]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: EU Programmes (18 Feb 2014)

John Lyons: 617. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures his Department is engaged in to prevent food poverty; if his Department will continue to work with measures in this regard following the establishment of a new EU fund administered by the Department of Social Protection; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7664/14]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Forthcoming Competitiveness Council: Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation (18 Feb 2014)

John Lyons: I will take one brief supplementary from Deputy Tóibín and a response from the Minister, and then we will conclude.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Forthcoming Competitiveness Council: Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation (18 Feb 2014)

John Lyons: I thank the Minister and his officials for their attendance.

Other Questions: Schools Guidance Counsellors (25 Feb 2014)

John Lyons: He is eating into our time.

Other Questions: School Curriculum (25 Feb 2014)

John Lyons: 122. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the draft leaving certificate politics and society course; when he plans to roll it out to schools; the way it will be assessed; the way it will relate to the review of the CSPE programme at junior cycle, in view of the fact that course will no longer be compulsory; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8911/14]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Semi-State Bodies Remuneration (25 Feb 2014)

John Lyons: 161. To ask the Taoiseach the chief executive officers of semi-State companies under the aegis of his Department that are on Hay contracts and those who are not on Hay contracts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10130/14]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Semi-State Bodies Remuneration (25 Feb 2014)

John Lyons: 358. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the CEOs of semi-State companies that are on Hay contracts and those who are not on Hay contracts; if it remains his policy that the CEOs of semi-State companies are employed under such contracts; and if it is within the remit of the boards of semi-State companies to offer contracts to CEOs that differ from Hay contract terms. [9599/14]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Semi-State Bodies Remuneration (25 Feb 2014)

John Lyons: 370. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the chief executive officers of semi-State companies under the aegis of his Department who are on Hay contracts and those who are not on Hay contracts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10129/14]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments Administration (25 Feb 2014)

John Lyons: 417. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the amount returned to the Exchequer in the past five years from unclaimed social welfare payments as part of the social welfare payments contract with An Post. [9600/14]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: School Meals Programme (25 Feb 2014)

John Lyons: 422. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the current budget allocation for the school meals programme; the average funding amount provided to each school in each category of need and the average amount to each student; her plans to review the system for allocating funds to the scheme due to the growing number of students in schools currently operating the scheme and the growing number...