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Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Permits (Amendment) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (26 Jun 2014)

John Lyons: Does the Minister of State wish to speak to the section?

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Permits (Amendment) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (26 Jun 2014)

John Lyons: The process of tabling these amendments and adhering to the parliamentary procedure around them is very complicated. I would offer anyone this role if he or she felt the position of Vice Chairman was an easy job.

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Permits (Amendment) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (26 Jun 2014)

John Lyons: I am deputy Whip and I am aware that the Office of the Parliamentary Counsel does its best. It has to be quite particular when dealing with legal issues and if there are any identifiers which have to be changed at a late stage, it is adamant about this being done in order that the law will still stand.

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Permits (Amendment) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (26 Jun 2014)

John Lyons: Point taken.

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Permits (Amendment) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (26 Jun 2014)

John Lyons: I thank the Minister of State, Deputy Sherlock, and his officials for attending and I also thank members for their contributions. At our next meeting on Thursday, 3 July 2014 we will be considering the Friendly Societies and Industrial and Provident Societies (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014.

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Message to Dáil (26 Jun 2014)

John Lyons: In accordance with Standing Order 87, the following message will be sent to the Dáil: The Select Sub-Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation has completed its consideration of the Employment Permits (Amendment) Bill 2014 and has made amendments thereto.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments Data (1 Jul 2014)

John Lyons: 160. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will list the school feeder areas in Dublin city and county which his Department uses for school planning purposes; if this information could be provided in tabular form; and if a map could also be provided detailing or illustrating this information. [27857/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Administration (1 Jul 2014)

John Lyons: 161. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if funding for school extensions is exclusively being used for that purpose; if consideration has been given in any instances to fund new school buildings using this funding stream; and if such a funding stream could be considered for projects such as an Educate Together second level school in Dublin. [27858/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cancer Screening Programmes (1 Jul 2014)

John Lyons: 565. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider extending the BreastCheck screening programme to women aged between 65 and 69 in line with a programme for Government commitment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28415/14]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Light Rail Projects Provision (2 Jul 2014)

John Lyons: 191. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the contract for the next stage of the Luas Cross City has been awarded by the National Transport Agency; if his Department and NTA will consider the use of social clauses to allow a certain percentage of new construction jobs on the next phase of the project to be awarded to those who are on the live register or long-term...

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Friendly Societies and Industrial and Provident Societies (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (3 Jul 2014)

John Lyons: The meeting has been convened for the purpose of consideration by the committee of the Friendly Societies and Industrial and Provident Societies (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2013, which was referred to the select committee by order of the Dáil on 26 June 2014. I welcome the Minister of State at the Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Deputy Sean Sherlock, and his...

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Message to Dáil (3 Jul 2014)

John Lyons: In accordance with Standing Order 87, the following message will be sent to the Dáil: The Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation has completed its consideration of the Friendly Societies and Industrial and Provident Societies (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2013 and has made no amendments thereto.

Topical Issue Debate: Mental Health Services Provision (8 Jul 2014)

John Lyons: Yesterday, service users of Tús Nua, which is a mental health day centre service in Ballymun, were informed by the staff of the imminent closure, most likely in September, of the day centre service in Ballymun for people in the area who are suffering with mental health related issues. Before that information was relayed to some of the service users, approximately 15 of those users came...

Topical Issue Debate: Mental Health Services Provision (8 Jul 2014)

John Lyons: I appreciate the Minister of State is speaking on behalf of the Minister of State, Deputy Kathleen Lynch, who has responsibility for this issue. However, it sounds like the door is already bolted on this issue. It is very frustrating to see in the very last line of the response from the Department that the HSE will "put the needs of service users to the fore in the relocation of this...

Free Travel Pass: Motion [Private Members] (8 Jul 2014)

John Lyons: It is scaremongering.

Free Travel Pass: Motion [Private Members] (8 Jul 2014)

John Lyons: They are the most vulnerable people in society and all you can do is smile.

Free Travel Pass: Motion [Private Members] (8 Jul 2014)

John Lyons: Absolutely, withdraw the motion.

Free Travel Pass: Motion [Private Members] (8 Jul 2014)

John Lyons: Deputy Willie O'Dea should withdraw the motion.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Property Taxation Exemptions (8 Jul 2014)

John Lyons: 160. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on extending local property tax exemptions to include households where high level care is provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29712/14]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Mortgage Protection Policies (8 Jul 2014)

John Lyons: 171. To ask the Minister for Finance if, under legislation, financial institutions such as banks can waive the requirement for a customer to take out mortgage protection insurance in the event of the customer being turned down by three different insurance companies; the process a financial institution must follow if a consumer requests a waiver to mortgage protection insurance in this...