Results 81-100 of 573 for speaker:John Lyons in 'Written Answers'

Written Answers — Gaming Regulation: Gaming Regulation (19 Jul 2011)

John Lyons: Question 405: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality, further to Parliamentary Question No. 120 of 21 April 2011, if his attention has been drawn to the recent withdrawal of a gaming operating licence in Alderney for a company (details supplied), a subsidiary of which employes 700 people here; if he has had any contact with his counterpart with responsibility for that jurisdiction in...

Written Answers — Gaming Regulation: Gaming Regulation (19 Jul 2011)

John Lyons: Question 406: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if, in view of the numbers employed in support services for on-line gaming companies in Ireland, many of which have their gaming licences in other jurisdictions, he has any advanced proposals for a revised regulatory architecture for such gaming operations here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21220/11]

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (19 Jul 2011)

John Lyons: Question 512: To ask the Minister for Health if he will make enquiries about the case of a person (details supplied) who was referred from his GP to a hospital on two occasions in recent years for a consultation in respect of a procedure but has received no reply; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21228/11]

Written Answers — FÁS Training Programmes: FÁS Training Programmes (20 Jul 2011)

John Lyons: Question 153: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of unemployed persons availing of the FÁS work placement scheme in north-west Dublin; the details of the local employers providing these placements; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21695/11]

Written Answers — Community Work Placements: Community Work Placements (20 Jul 2011)

John Lyons: Question 187: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of Tús programme places available locally in Dublin north-west; the community organisations availing of those places; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21693/11]

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (21 Jul 2011)

John Lyons: Question 95: To ask the Minister for Finance, further to Parliamentary Question No. 115 of 3 November 2010, the number of the three apprentices who were offered fixed term contracts that remain in the employment of the Office of Public Works; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22150/11]

Written Answers — Tax Yield: Tax Yield (21 Jul 2011)

John Lyons: Question 129: To ask the Minister for Finance the amount he estimates could be made from extending the current betting levy to remote and online betting including betting exchanges; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22383/11]

Written Answers — Tax Reliefs: Tax Reliefs (21 Jul 2011)

John Lyons: Question 130: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will detail the property tax reliefs that exist; their current annual cost to the State in tax forgone; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22394/11]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (21 Jul 2011)

John Lyons: Question 131: To ask the Minister for Finance the steps he intends to take to implement a minimum effective tax rate of 30% for very high earners, the additional revenue he believes this would generate for the Exchequer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22396/11]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (21 Jul 2011)

John Lyons: Question 132: To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to abolish tax shelters that primarily benefit very high earners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22397/11]

Written Answers — Personal Debt: Personal Debt (21 Jul 2011)

John Lyons: Question 133: To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to regulate money lenders and debt collectors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22404/11]

Written Answers — School Curriculum: School Curriculum (21 Jul 2011)

John Lyons: Question 158: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills in view of the recent disclosure about the usage by youths of synthetic drugs deriving from online delivery services; his plans to revise the outdated drugs awareness programmes in schools to reflect changing attitudes and culture; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22403/11]

Written Answers — Higher Education Grants: Higher Education Grants (21 Jul 2011)

John Lyons: Question 196: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide assurances that students on particularly low incomes will continue to receive a top-up in the special rate of the higher education grant that students from disadvantaged backgrounds will receive higher grants of €2,445 at the adjacent rate, or €6,100 at the non-adjacent rate; and if he will safeguard this...

Written Answers — Skills Development: Skills Development (21 Jul 2011)

John Lyons: Question 215: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the recent reports of up to 2,000 vacancies in high-tech jobs here; his views on whether this skills deficit can be overcome; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22393/11]

Written Answers — Departmental Bodies: Departmental Bodies (21 Jul 2011)

John Lyons: Question 283: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans to reduce the number of quangos; and the number he believes can be closed. [22389/11]

Written Answers — Research Funding: Research Funding (21 Jul 2011)

John Lyons: Question 309: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation in view of the high potential for job growth in the online gaming industry here, his plans to aid the development of this sector including his plans to address reported skills shortages in key areas of games development; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22385/11]

Written Answers — Energy Conservation: Energy Conservation (21 Jul 2011)

John Lyons: Question 368: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the role officials in her Department have or could play in identifying homes that are most in need of retrofitting; her views that this could aid the prioritisation of homes for retrofitting of insulation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22395/11]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (21 Jul 2011)

John Lyons: Question 369: To ask the Minister for Social Protection her plans to ensure that rent supplement is only paid to landlords who are tax compliant and registered with the Private Residential Tenancies Board; if she has figures of the estimated number of landlords in receipt of the payment who are not compliant or registered or both; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22405/11]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (21 Jul 2011)

John Lyons: Question 370: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the assessments made of accommodation standards for recipients of rent supplement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22406/11]

Written Answers — Policy Development: Policy Development (21 Jul 2011)

John Lyons: Question 398: To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he plans to develop an accurate and comprehensive arts and culture statistical system to aid policy formation and analysis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22384/11]