Results 41-60 of 1,330 for speaker:John Lyons

Written Answers — Negative Equity Mortgages: Negative Equity Mortgages (15 Jun 2011)

John Lyons: Question 98: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on negative equity mortgages; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15841/11]

Written Answers — Local Authority Funding: Local Authority Funding (15 Jun 2011)

John Lyons: Question 422: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide details on his precinct improvements scheme; the current budget for the scheme; the amount currently committed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15517/11]

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (15 Jun 2011)

John Lyons: Question 454: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide details of the average time it takes the Irish Immigration and Naturalisation Service to process applications for asylum and citizenship; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15788/11]

Written Answers — Closed Circuit Television Systems: Closed Circuit Television Systems (15 Jun 2011)

John Lyons: Question 487: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to expand the closed circuit television network at a location (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15516/11]

Written Answers — School Absenteeism: School Absenteeism (15 Jun 2011)

John Lyons: Question 535: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will provide a breakdown of the absentee rate of 20 days or more per annum for the past three school years for each of the first level schools in the Dublin North-West constituency. [15842/11]

Written Answers — School Absenteeism: School Absenteeism (15 Jun 2011)

John Lyons: Question 536: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will provide a breakdown of the absentee rate of 20 days or more per annum for the past three school years for each of the second level schools in the Dublin North-West constituency. [15843/11]

Written Answers — Nursing Homes Support Scheme: Nursing Homes Support Scheme (15 Jun 2011)

John Lyons: Question 576: To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding an application in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15518/11]

Written Answers — Sport and Recreational Development: Sport and Recreational Development (15 Jun 2011)

John Lyons: Question 671: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to bring sports policy formation back to his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15221/11]

Written Answers — Sport and Recreational Development: Sport and Recreational Development (15 Jun 2011)

John Lyons: Question 672: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when he will publish the national sports facilities strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15220/11]

Water and Sewerage Services (16 Jun 2011)

John Lyons: If there is any time left when I have finished, I would like to pass it on to Deputy Dowds. Before all these young people in the Visitors' Gallery leave, I will point out that they probably know more about conserving water than most of us in the House through the green flag system. I was recently at a school that received a green flag for water conservation. It is appropriate that there...

Water and Sewerage Services (16 Jun 2011)

John Lyons: That is, from the previous Fianna Fáil Government, because it is responsible for today's debate on water metering. We have been left with this legacy and we are trying to come up with a system that is as fair as possible. As the Minister himself said when speaking earlier, this is a fair funding model. Any introduction of metering, which is going to happen, must be fair and must take into...

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (16 Jun 2011)

John Lyons: Question 69: To ask the Minister for Finance with regard to the measures announced in last month's jobs initiative regarding the introduction of a second reduced rate of VAT, primarily introduced to boost confidence in the high value and labour intensive tourism industry, in view of the fact that services such as hairdressing have been included within the banner of the tourism sector, if he...

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (16 Jun 2011)

John Lyons: Question 71: To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the situation in Permanent TSB whereby the company is attempting to pass on the shortfall in its defined benefit pension schemes to staff by way of reductions in benefits and higher contributions despite undertakings in 2006 to staff and to the Labour Court that the Irish Life and Permanent group would provide a...

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (16 Jun 2011)

John Lyons: Question 72: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will request the Irish Life and Permanent group to carry out a new actuarial valuation on the assets of the Permanent TSB bank defined benefit pension schemes as the last valuation was completed in January 2009 and the shortfall in the pension schemes of €118 million would have reduced significantly (details supplied); and if he will make...

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (16 Jun 2011)

John Lyons: Question 73: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will request the Irish Life and Permanent group to use the funds arising from the proceeds of the sale of Irish Life to reduce the current shortfall in the bank's defined benefit pension schemes and thereby honour the group's original agreement with its workers and the Labour Court in 2006. [16038/11]

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (16 Jun 2011)

John Lyons: Question 153: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will consider changing the long-standing practice of issuing certificates of naturalisation only in Irish and provide a dual language version in Irish and English, as is the practice with most other official State documents including birth, marriage and death certificates and which would be a cost saving measure, as well as...

Written Answers — Foreign Conflicts: Foreign Conflicts (21 Jun 2011)

John Lyons: Question 61: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide assistance to a person (details supplied) in Dublin 11 who had a significant amount of money confiscated by the Tunisian Government upon leaving the country during their recent conflict; if his attention has been drawn to this happening to other Irish citizens; and if he will make a statement on...

Finance (No. 3) Bill 2011: Second Stage (Resumed) (22 Jun 2011)

John Lyons: I will be brief, but my points will be succinct and important. I have only chosen to contribute to this debate because I am one of two openly gay Deputies - I thank the Sun and so on - and could be criticised either way, that is, I could be criticised if I do not say anything or even if I do. The progress made in respect of civil partnership reflects the profound social changes in our...

Written Answers — FÁS Training Programmes: FÁS Training Programmes (22 Jun 2011)

John Lyons: Question 80: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the fact that participation in a FÁS course has the effect of making persons ineligible to apply for the new initiative, Springboard; his views on whether this penalises persons who have been long-term unemployed and are making every effort to re-enter the labour force, including retraining and...

Written Answers — Missing Persons: Missing Persons (22 Jun 2011)

John Lyons: Question 164: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if funding in respect of a 116000 helpline for missing children is under consideration in the forthcoming budget; and if this helpline will be operational in 2011. [16885/11]