Results 961-980 of 1,330 for speaker:John Lyons

Written Answers — Overseas Study Placements: Overseas Study Placements (18 Jul 2012)

John Lyons: Question 100: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he has considered ways to increase the number of Irish student study placements in the BRIC countries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35698/12]

Written Answers — Overseas Study Placements: Overseas Study Placements (18 Jul 2012)

John Lyons: Question 101: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will consider setting national targets for Irish work and study placements in European countries to aid development of language skills; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35699/12]

Written Answers — School Curriculum: School Curriculum (18 Jul 2012)

John Lyons: Question 102: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to build up the development of soft skills and competences within second and third level education and training courses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35700/12]

Written Answers — Languages Programme: Languages Programme (18 Jul 2012)

John Lyons: Question 103: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to improve the supply of domestic foreign language capability to act as a boost to enterprise activity and export potential; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35701/12]

Written Answers — Languages Programme: Languages Programme (18 Jul 2012)

John Lyons: Question 104: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to develop a national foreign language education policy with a five to ten year vision to provide an integrated and coherent approach to foreign language teaching in all learning contexts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35702/12]

Written Answers — Languages Programme: Languages Programme (18 Jul 2012)

John Lyons: Question 105: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to scale up the supply of foreign language skills being taught at third level, in particular for emerging market languages; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35703/12]

Written Answers — Public Procurement: Public Procurement (18 Jul 2012)

John Lyons: Question 118: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide an update on the proposed reforms of public procurement to support Irish firms and to allow greater access by Irish small and medium enterprises to public contracts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35704/12]

Written Answers — Public Procurement: Public Procurement (18 Jul 2012)

John Lyons: Question 119: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans to issue social procurement provisions and guidelines to Irish public bodies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35705/12]

Written Answers — Languages Programme: Languages Programme (18 Jul 2012)

John Lyons: Question 136: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will consider working closely with the small and medium enterprise sector to highlight the value of foreign language capability in developing export growth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35696/12]

Written Answers — Asylum Support Services: Asylum Support Services (18 Jul 2012)

John Lyons: Question 260: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 393 of 10 July 2012, the education and training that will be provided in Sligo to a person (details supplied), in view of the fact that they will have to forego a place in Dublin and if transferring a person in these circumstances is proportional and necessary; and if he will make a statement on...

Consumer Credit (Amendment) Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] (18 Jul 2012)

John Lyons: I jumped at the opportunity to contribute to the debate on this Bill because I have quite a number of comments to make on moneylending. I grew up in Ballymun and still live there. As a result, I have first-hand experience of life in a family and neighbourhood where this is what people do if they want to borrow money. I do not like to make sweeping statements, but I imagine there are many...

Written Answers — Social Insurance: Social Insurance (17 Jul 2012)

John Lyons: Question 270: To ask the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No 347 of 3 July 2012, with regard to the four year time limit governing the refund of PRSI contributions, the reason, in this instance, no similar time limit was imposed vis-a-vis the amount of Illness benefit claimed by this person since 2001; if she will outline the way such an error occurred over a...

Written Answers — Waste Management: Waste Management (17 Jul 2012)

John Lyons: Question 433: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if consideration is being given to establishing a new independent regulatory authority for the waste management sector which would provide a greater transparency in the sector and which would have a remit to decide on the charging structure for waste services. [34364/12]

Written Answers — Drug Courts: Drug Courts (17 Jul 2012)

John Lyons: Question 599: 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 become available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35197/12]

Written Answers — Inter-Country Adoptions: Inter-Country Adoptions (17 Jul 2012)

John Lyons: Question 700: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will report on the position regarding a bilateral agreement to facilitate inter-country adoptions between Ireland and Russia. [34534/12]

Written Answers — Medicinal Products: Medicinal Products (17 Jul 2012)

John Lyons: Question 722: To ask the Minister for Health if patients will be allowed to continue to receive non-generic drugs under the general medical scheme in cases where they have presented with side effects to the generic alternative [34354/12]

Written Answers — Health Service Expenditure: Health Service Expenditure (17 Jul 2012)

John Lyons: Question 729: To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update in relation to funding for a group (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34374/12]

Personal Insolvency Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (12 Jul 2012)

John Lyons: I welcome the opportunity to contribute to the debate on this legislation. I congratulate the Minister and his staff on their work on this Bill, which is clearly a detailed piece of legislation. I appreciate the time and effort that went into producing it. I wish to talk about the unsustainable debt burden in our society at present and the impact it is having on individuals, their families...

Written Answers — Youth Enterprise Initiatives: Youth Enterprise Initiatives (10 Jul 2012)

John Lyons: Question 204: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he has considered any youth specific enterprise initiatives to encourage entrepreneurial activity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33586/12]

Written Answers — Youth Unemployment: Youth Unemployment (10 Jul 2012)

John Lyons: Question 205: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he has considered using the European Progress Microfinance Fund as a source of funding for youth unemployment initiatives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33587/12]