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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: European Competitiveness Council: Discussion (24 Sep 2013)

John Lyons: Senator Cullinane will want to wait until we get response to Deputy Calleary's questions - I think there are at least ten answers for the Minister to give in some shape or form - before he poses his questions.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: European Competitiveness Council: Discussion (24 Sep 2013)

John Lyons: I welcome the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Deputy Richard Bruton, the Minister of State at the Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation with responsibility for research and innovation, Deputy Sean Sherlock, and their officials to the meeting. They are present to brief the committee on the Competitiveness Council, COMPET, which takes place in Brussels over two days next...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Vetting Applications (24 Sep 2013)

John Lyons: 427. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide an update on the development of an e-vetting system for Garda vetting applications; if he will provide information on the increase in staff at the Garda Vetting Unit; and if further redeployment of staff is planned. [39352/13]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passports Data (18 Sep 2013)

John Lyons: 116. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of persons in possession of an Irish passport who are not resident here. [38585/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (18 Sep 2013)

John Lyons: 1120. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of cases in his Department currently awaiting decision based on the Zambrano judgement; and the measures being taken to address the backlog of cases. [38622/13]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Deployment (18 Sep 2013)

John Lyons: 1135. To ask the Minister for Defence which are the banks that currently avail of Army escorts for delivering cash to their bank branches; if he will advise who pays the Army for this service: if he will detail the number of incidents which have occurred during such escorts in the past three years and who is liable for such incidents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37397/13]

Report of the Convention on the Constitution: Statements (18 Jul 2013)

John Lyons: I am delighted to speak on the Constitutional Convention. As we are running ahead of time and I got a telephone call to say we were a few hours early with this debate, I have five pages of notes in front of me and I do not have the exact points to hand. I hope I will be able to cover them in the time available. What is the Constitutional Convention? My understanding of why the convention...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Tobacco Control Measures (17 Jul 2013)

John Lyons: 255. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to introduce plain or generic packaging for tobacco products; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35640/13]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental EU Scrutiny Report: Discussion with Secretary General. (16 Jul 2013)

John Lyons: I will keep an eye on it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental EU Scrutiny Report: Discussion with Secretary General. (16 Jul 2013)

John Lyons: By way of preface, I was quite involved in the youth guarantee before I came in here so I probably know a little bit more than most people about it. We all seem to use this phrase now but there is an onus on everybody to get involved in understanding the concept. At the moment Ireland is only trialling and testing how such a concept could be applied. Although there are figures for the...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Foreign Adoptions (16 Jul 2013)

John Lyons: 1012. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will ensure that the adoption waiting lists for countries like the Philippines are regularly updated to ensure any withdrawals are removed from the list; so as not to hold up places that could otherwise be filled; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34325/13]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Foreign Adoptions (16 Jul 2013)

John Lyons: 1013. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs when she intends to address through legislation the issue of adoptive parents having to get a guardian's order for adoptions from certain countries after 12 months; if this consent issue can be addressed at an earlier stage without this cost; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34326/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits Numbers (11 Jul 2013)

John Lyons: 120. To ask the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 154 of 3 July 2013, if she will provide comparable figures for the past five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33997/13]

Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) (10 Jul 2013)

John Lyons: It is time for the second contribution from Members who have already spoken. I remind them that they have only two minutes' speaking time. There are several speakers whose names I will call out. Those entitled to speak for up to two minutes are Deputies Healy-Rae, Mattie McGrath, Timmins, Mathews, Boyd Barrett, Halligan, Daly, Wallace and Tóibín. If a Deputy's name does not...

Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) (10 Jul 2013)

John Lyons: The Deputy should stick to the proposed amendments.

Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) (10 Jul 2013)

John Lyons: We are speaking on the legislation that is in front of us tonight.

Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) (10 Jul 2013)

John Lyons: I remind the Deputy for the third time that he must speak on the amendments.

Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) (10 Jul 2013)

John Lyons: The Deputy must speak on the amendments on which he has spoken already.

Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) (10 Jul 2013)

John Lyons: The Deputy is out of time. I have to stop him there.

Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) (10 Jul 2013)

John Lyons: The next speaker is Deputy Mathews. He has two minutes. I remind speakers that they must stick to the two minutes, in fairness to every other person who has an opportunity to speak for two minutes.