Results 181-200 of 692 for speaker:John Lyons in 'Written Answers'

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Criminal Assets Bureau (5 Nov 2013)

John Lyons: 731. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if further measures will be taken with the Spanish authorities to target suspected Irish criminals and their assets in their jurisdiction; if the Criminal Assets Bureau is liaising with the Spanish authorities to target assets which may have resulted from illegal activities here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45691/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff Issues (5 Nov 2013)

John Lyons: 1051. To ask the Minister for Health if an application for redeployment to another part of the public service will be reconsidered in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 11; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45827/13]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Overseas Trade Promotion (23 Oct 2013)

John Lyons: 74. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the plans that exist for trade growth with China, including any initiatives to support Irish Businesses considering expanding into the Chinese market; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45172/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Overseas Students Data (23 Oct 2013)

John Lyons: 105. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of Chinese nationals coming here for study over the past four years; his plans to grow this number; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45174/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (23 Oct 2013)

John Lyons: 106. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of Irish post-primary schools teaching Mandarin; if there is a strategy in place to grow this number; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45175/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (23 Oct 2013)

John Lyons: 185. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality in view of the potential for growth for tourist visits from the Chinese market, the current processing times of tourist visas for Chinese visitors; the cost of such a typical tourist visa; if he will provide a cost comparison with a similar visa for Chinese visitors to the UK or the Schengen area; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agrifood Sector Issues (23 Oct 2013)

John Lyons: 197. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the plans or initiatives that are in operation or are planned to grow agri-business exports to the Chinese market; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45173/13]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Tourism Promotion (23 Oct 2013)

John Lyons: 229. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to grow the number of visits by Chinese nationals; if he has a dedicated Chinese tourism strategy; if strategies are employed to raise awareness of Ireland as a tourism destination in China; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45170/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teaching Council of Ireland (22 Oct 2013)

John Lyons: 176. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if annual audits are carried out on the annual reports completed by the Teaching Council; the conferences and seminars that have been organised by the Teaching Council in the past two years; the number of publications and articles published by the Teaching Council in the past two years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44181/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Operations (17 Oct 2013)

John Lyons: 155. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide information on any Garda operations to prevent the growing problem of bicycle theft in Dublin; if he will engage with senior Gardaí to initiate a special operation similar to Project Cycle Ops in London; and if he will provide statistics on bicycle theft in Dublin for the past three years. [43917/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Derelict Sites (16 Oct 2013)

John Lyons: 69. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if specific funding is allocated to local authorities to demolish unsafe derelict buildings; if any such funding has been allocated to Dublin City Council and Fingal County Council; and if further funding is planned to allow derelict sites to be put to a community use.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43683/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Expenditure (16 Oct 2013)

John Lyons: 84. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government in view of reports that Roscommon County Council spent approximately €739,000 on consultancy fees in 2012, if he will provide an itemised breakdown of the specific consultancy services engaged by each county council in the year 2012; and the amount spent on these consultancy services by local authorities. [43736/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Youth Services Provision (15 Oct 2013)

John Lyons: 65. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of students under 16 years who are attending out of school units instead of mainstream schools; the number of out of school facilities funded by his Department and the total spend by his Department on these units nationwide. [43292/13]

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]

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]

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]

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]