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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Operations (17 Oct 2013)

John Lyons: 155. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide information on any Garda operations to prevent the growing problem of bicycle theft in Dublin; if he will engage with senior Gardaí to initiate a special operation similar to Project Cycle Ops in London; and if he will provide statistics on bicycle theft in Dublin for the past three years. [43917/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Derelict Sites (16 Oct 2013)

John Lyons: 69. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if specific funding is allocated to local authorities to demolish unsafe derelict buildings; if any such funding has been allocated to Dublin City Council and Fingal County Council; and if further funding is planned to allow derelict sites to be put to a community use.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43683/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Expenditure (16 Oct 2013)

John Lyons: 84. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government in view of reports that Roscommon County Council spent approximately €739,000 on consultancy fees in 2012, if he will provide an itemised breakdown of the specific consultancy services engaged by each county council in the year 2012; and the amount spent on these consultancy services by local authorities. [43736/13]

Financial Resolutions 2014: No. 2: Tobacco Products Tax (15 Oct 2013)

John Lyons: As a smoker, I wish I never smoked but I do and it is not the easiest addiction to kick. It is equally as difficult to deal with smoking addiction as alcohol addiction. I am a member of the Joint Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation. It is easy to get illegal tobacco in any town or village around the country, my own included. It is a growing part of the economy in this country....

Financial Resolutions 2014 - Budget Statement 2014 (15 Oct 2013)

John Lyons: That is just ridiculous.

Financial Resolutions 2014 - Budget Statement 2014 (15 Oct 2013)

John Lyons: Who wrote that one? Give them a P45.

Financial Resolutions 2014 - Budget Statement 2014 (15 Oct 2013)

John Lyons: This the real Sinn Féin.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Youth Services Provision (15 Oct 2013)

John Lyons: 65. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of students under 16 years who are attending out of school units instead of mainstream schools; the number of out of school facilities funded by his Department and the total spend by his Department on these units nationwide. [43292/13]

Child Sex Offenders (Information And Monitoring) Bill 2012: Second Stage [Private Members] (11 Oct 2013)

John Lyons: I ask the Deputy to wrap up.

Child Sex Offenders (Information And Monitoring) Bill 2012: Second Stage [Private Members] (11 Oct 2013)

John Lyons: I was not expecting the Deputy to be so brief.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Pathways to Work 2013: Discussion with Department of Social Protection (8 Oct 2013)

John Lyons: It is really good to hear that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Pathways to Work 2013: Discussion with Department of Social Protection (8 Oct 2013)

John Lyons: I raised questions on JobsPlus and the possibility of flexibility at local level around the JobBridge scheme.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Pathways to Work 2013: Discussion with Department of Social Protection (8 Oct 2013)

John Lyons: Thank you.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Pathways to Work 2013: Discussion with Department of Social Protection (8 Oct 2013)

John Lyons: If I might reply to that, I suppose it is not about looking out for one's area or anything like that. No matter what geographical area a person is unemployed in, the DEIS model is merely a really good analogy. Are the resources allocated appropriately to the levels of deprivation in particular areas and, if not, can we look towards doing that? If, for example, I am teaching in a school...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Pathways to Work 2013: Discussion with Department of Social Protection (8 Oct 2013)

John Lyons: To a certain extent, it is volume and the amount of time that it is necessary to spend. It is a complex formula or equation that needs to be developed to recognise the uneven distribution of unemployment and the type and scale of that unemployment. It is a matter of how we engage with the individual. There are some who may need more time. There may be many in a particular area who need...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Pathways to Work 2013: Discussion with Department of Social Protection (8 Oct 2013)

John Lyons: I thank the delegates for attending and congratulate the Department on establishing a labour market council or group which has already met and will oversee implementation of the revised strategy for 2013. I know the council has a good blend of people from industry who have experience of creating jobs and from the policy side who know all about unemployment. I recognise there are limited...

Topical Issue Debate: Emigration Data (3 Oct 2013)

John Lyons: I thank the Minister of State for his detailed response. I agree with him that the Government is doing a great deal to combat unemployment, particularly youth unemployment. The revised pathways to work strategy for 2013 contains 50 measures, two of the most significant of which focus on youth unemployment through the delivery of the youth guarantee nationally and the development of social...

Topical Issue Debate: Emigration Data (3 Oct 2013)

John Lyons: In keeping with the final contribution in the preceding debate, I take this opportunity to congratulate my own county of Dublin on the fantastic victory of its team in the all-Ireland football final some weeks ago. I acknowledge the fantastic work being done by the Central Statistics Office in collecting data on emigration from this State. That information is gathered from the quarterly...

Freedom of Information Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (3 Oct 2013)

John Lyons: That is agreed.

Freedom of Information Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (3 Oct 2013)

John Lyons: That band is still quite cool.