Results 861-880 of 1,330 for speaker:John Lyons

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (30 Jan 2013)

John Lyons: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of cases currently awaiting decision in his Department based on the Zambrano judgement; the criteria being used to decide on cases under the Zambrano judgement; and if he will detail the level of discretion used as part of this process [4628/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Contracts (30 Jan 2013)

John Lyons: To ask the Minister for Health if he is considering the use of social clauses in contracts for the construction of primary care centres and the national Children's Hospital, Dublin; and if he will consider including a quota in the contracts to employ jobseekers who are long-term unemployed. [4700/13]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (30 Jan 2013)

John Lyons: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a contract has been awarded for the upcoming preparatory works and construction works for the Luas BXD project; if the tender or part of the tender will include a social clause to consider those who are currently long-term unemployed for some of the positions under the contract; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4640/13]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driving Licence Renewals (22 Jan 2013)

John Lyons: 675. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reasons the drivers licence renewal form requests persons to provide their PPSN/RSI; if this information is deemed to be relevant to the application for a renewal of a drivers licence under the Data Protection Act; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2529/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Mortgage Interest Rates (16 Jan 2013)

John Lyons: To ask the Minister for Finance the measures he has considered to regulate the mortgage interest rates being applied by certain lenders particularly sub prime lenders; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that borrowers form these lenders find it difficult to refinance their mortgages with other providers and so are trapped paying penalty rates; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits, Number of Recipients (16 Jan 2013)

John Lyons: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of people in Ballymun, Dublin, in receipt of Disability Allowance, Blind Pension, Invalidity Pension, Illness Benefit, Widows/Widowers Contributory Pension, Widows / Widowers Non-Contributory Pension and Deserted Wives Benefit. [1652/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Waste Management (16 Jan 2013)

John Lyons: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government further to the establishment of an interdepartmental working group on providing options to reduce waste charges to low income households and if they include a new form of bin wavier; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1228/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Waste Management (16 Jan 2013)

John Lyons: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the contact he has had with bin service providers in relation to reducing waste charges for low income households; if he has received any assurances from these providers that measures will be put in place to reduce bin service costs for low income families and pensioners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1229/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Drug Courts (16 Jan 2013)

John Lyons: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide an update in relation to the review of the drugs treatment courts; when the review will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1405/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (16 Jan 2013)

John Lyons: To ask the Minister for Health when he will bring forward a package of supports for those who developed Narcolepsy as a result of vaccination with Pandemrix; the reason for the delay in bringing forward these proposals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1735/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (16 Jan 2013)

John Lyons: To ask the Minister for Health if he will ensure that adequate counselling supports will be provided as part of the package of supports for those who developed narcolepsy as a result of vaccination with Pandemrix; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1736/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (16 Jan 2013)

John Lyons: To ask the Minister for Health when the Health Service Executive will next meet with the support group SOUND; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1737/13]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Private Clamping Sector (16 Jan 2013)

John Lyons: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when legislation will be brought forward to regulate private clamping operators; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1174/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Proposed Legislation (20 Dec 2012)

John Lyons: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the status of the Noise Nuisance Bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57434/12]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pay (18 Dec 2012)

John Lyons: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of public servants who earn the amount in a salary range (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56817/12]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Job Creation (18 Dec 2012)

John Lyons: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will detail his Departments direct involvement in the Green Way/An tSlí Glas project; his plans to support the Green Way project in the coming year; and if he will provide an update in the project's success to date in creating a Cleantech cluster in north Dublin and the surrounding region. [56637/12]

Order of Business (14 Dec 2012)

John Lyons: There is nobody from the media present to listen to the Deputy.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Eligibility of Small Firms in Tendering for Capital Projects: Discussion with Office of Public Works (11 Dec 2012)

John Lyons: I will move the discussion away from this and focus on something Deputy Peadar Tóibín mentioned, which is the social agenda and the social clause. Ms McGrath said in her opening statement that the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform is responsible for determining national policy on public procurement. Is that a two way process? Can Ms McGrath influence that in turn and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Eligibility of Small Firms in Tendering for Capital Projects: Discussion with Office of Public Works (11 Dec 2012)

John Lyons: Currently, however, we do not have anything like that in the guidelines.

Report of the Expert Group on the Judgment in the A, B and C v. Ireland Case: Statements (Resumed) (7 Dec 2012)

John Lyons: In the same way as Deputy Donohoe, I will never understand the issue to the extent of a woman, but I wish to contribute to the debate nonetheless. We have waited a very long time in this country to have this debate, but now that it has come it is very welcome. Like everyone else in the House, I have been inundated with telephone calls, letters and e-mails from constituents - from home and...