Results 641-660 of 1,330 for speaker:John Lyons
- Freedom of Information Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (3 Oct 2013)
John Lyons: While the Deputy's contribution can be broad-ranging, I think he has gone as broad in range as is possible.
- Freedom of Information Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (3 Oct 2013)
John Lyons: Is that agreed? Agreed.
- Freedom of Information Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (3 Oct 2013)
John Lyons: Deputy McGrath is doing fine.
- Freedom of Information Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (3 Oct 2013)
John Lyons: I will have a word with him later.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Time to Go Report: Discussion with NYCI (1 Oct 2013)
John Lyons: I thank the witnesses for coming in today. It is always good to see them. I refer to the figures in the executive summary. I do not have the full report here in which I probably could get the answer. The executive summary refers to 177,000 young people between the ages of 15 and 24 and 209,000 young people between the ages of 25 and 44 estimated to have left Ireland in the past five...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Time to Go Report: Discussion with NYCI (1 Oct 2013)
John Lyons: I am doing the maths but that does not make sense. Ms McAleer might clarify why those two figures do not add up to the last figure. If one adds 177,000 and 209,000 together, it is 386,000.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Time to Go Report: Discussion with NYCI (1 Oct 2013)
John Lyons: As it is such a pertinent issue, it is very important the facts are in front of us and nothing else.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Time to Go Report: Discussion with NYCI (1 Oct 2013)
John Lyons: I am really keen to know if the witnesses have ideas on a strategy to incentivise people to come back because we do not have the answer. If anyone has ideas or opinions, it would be very important to hear them. We have the figures, or at least estimates, for 2008 onwards but how do they compare to figures for the five years before 2008 so that we can get a real comparison as to how much...
- Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Maintenance (25 Sep 2013)
John Lyons: 134. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if local authorities are subject to specific guidelines from his Department regarding the annual servicing of boilers in local authority properties; if any guidelines follow advice from Bord Gáis for property owners to have boilers serviced every year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39919/13]
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: European Competitiveness Council: Discussion (24 Sep 2013)
John Lyons: I appreciate the clarification.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: European Competitiveness Council: Discussion (24 Sep 2013)
John Lyons: That is probably wise. I thank the Minister of State and his officials for attending this meeting. I wish them the best of luck at next week's meeting of the Competitiveness Council. We will defer consideration of housekeeping matters until next week's meeting.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: European Competitiveness Council: Discussion (24 Sep 2013)
John Lyons: On the same topic, when this committee and the Joint Committee on Education and Social Protection hosted a meeting in Dublin Castle during Ireland's Presidency on Horizon 2020, the issue of red tape came up. I remember a representative from another EU member state asking if there would be as much red tape as there is now with FP7 in the context of getting access to research and innovation...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: European Competitiveness Council: Discussion (24 Sep 2013)
John Lyons: Before the Minister of State responds I wish to take up the point he made on security. My understanding of this matter, having read the briefing document and listened to what the Minister of State said, is somewhat different from what I had thought. It seems to be about the production of arms as a way of supporting jobs within the EU, rather than the use of arms. It has been made clear...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: European Competitiveness Council: Discussion (24 Sep 2013)
John Lyons: There was another question on South Korea. What has it got that we do not have? That is apart from starting school at 8 a.m. and going to school on Saturdays. Can the Minister of State answer the question?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: European Competitiveness Council: Discussion (24 Sep 2013)
John Lyons: I agree with the Deputy.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: European Competitiveness Council: Discussion (24 Sep 2013)
John Lyons: I expect that most comments will be quite positive, given that many positive things are happening in research and innovation, particularly in the context of the political agreement that was reached during Ireland's Presidency on the significant budget of more than €70 billion for Horizon 2020.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: European Competitiveness Council: Discussion (24 Sep 2013)
John Lyons: With all due respect, some people will see the white sheet while others will see the black dot on the white sheet.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: European Competitiveness Council: Discussion (24 Sep 2013)
John Lyons: I understand what the Deputy is saying.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: European Competitiveness Council: Discussion (24 Sep 2013)
John Lyons: We can leave the boxing gloves outside for now. All points have been aired and anybody from a small or medium enterprise that is watching would have heard from both sides. I thank the Minister and his team for coming in. The Minister of State, Deputy Sherlock, will brief the council on day two of the COMPET meeting.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: European Competitiveness Council: Discussion (24 Sep 2013)
John Lyons: Please allow the Minister to finish the point first.