Results 221-240 of 692 for speaker:John Lyons in 'Written Answers'

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Capital Expenditure Programme Issues (12 Jun 2013)

John Lyons: 229. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will include social clauses for the long-term unemployed in the transport projects announced as part of the €150 million extra in capital expenditure for 2013 and 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28255/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beekeeping Industry (11 Jun 2013)

John Lyons: 824. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine in view of the importance of bees for pollination and food production, his views on the effect of pesticides on the bee population; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27697/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Illicit Trade in Tobacco (29 May 2013)

John Lyons: 87. To ask the Minister for Finance in view of the Exchequer losses from the smuggling of illicit tobacco products here and the resulting health effects, if he has any plans to increase the number of freight x-ray scanning machines to cover all our ports;; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26182/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Illicit Trade in Tobacco (29 May 2013)

John Lyons: 88. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will examine the staffing allocations to Customs and Excise to ensure 24 hour operation of existing freight x-ray scanning machines and to allow for the operation of new machines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26183/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (28 May 2013)

John Lyons: 140. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to maintain the 9% VAT rate for tourism services such as restaurant meals and hotel accommodation, beyond the end of 2013, to build on the momentum of the Gathering Ireland festival; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25218/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (28 May 2013)

John Lyons: 164. To ask the Minister for Finance if, as part of his plans to extend taxation to online betting platforms like betting exchanges, he has given any consideration to imposing taxation on online casino and poker formats; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25337/13]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Staff Recruitment (28 May 2013)

John Lyons: 315. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if consideration is being given to partially or fully lift the embargo on public service recruitment in key areas as part of his plans for public service reform. [25574/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Carbon Budget (28 May 2013)

John Lyons: 467. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide details of any carbon credits held by local authorities; the net value of these credits; and if he will detail any planned investment using carbon credit funds on projects like retrofitting of local authority housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25336/13]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport Provision (28 May 2013)

John Lyons: 721. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the possibility of extending a Dublin Bus Service to the airport to better serve the Dublin North West area; if the option of extending the number 4 or 83 services could be considered in view of the fact that both already terminate in Harristown adjacent to the airport; and if a feasibility survey will be undertaken by the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Provision (23 May 2013)

John Lyons: 217. To ask the Minister for Health if, in relation to a project (details supplied) in Dublin 11, he will provide details of a time scale for the acquisition of a suitable site, including any sites under consideration; the time scale for the completion of the project:; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24946/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Jobseeker's Allowance Payments (21 May 2013)

John Lyons: 412. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason a person (details suppled)in Dublin 12 had their jobseeker's payment reduced; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23796/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Constitutional Convention (9 May 2013)

John Lyons: 152. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if a decision has been reached on holding a referendum on reducing the voting age to 16 following the Constitutional Convention's recommendation; and if he is considering holding this referendum at the same time as the Seanad abolition referendum in October 2013.. [22085/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Substance Misuse Strategy (7 May 2013)

John Lyons: 375. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the introduction of the national alcohol strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21106/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: National Debt (2 May 2013)

John Lyons: 57. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide a detailed breakdown of the debt repayments and interest repayments for Ireland for 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20909/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: National Debt (2 May 2013)

John Lyons: 58. To ask the Minister for Finance the percentage of tax revenues that were used up in interest repayments for 2012 and that will be used up for interest repayments in 2013 and in 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20910/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Death Certificates Issues (30 Apr 2013)

John Lyons: 281. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason parents can only receive a death certificate for a stillborn child if the baby weighed at least 500 grammes or had a gestational age of at least 24 weeks; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20129/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Death Certificates Issues (30 Apr 2013)

John Lyons: 282. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will consider allowing parents to register a death of a stillborn child weighted less than 500 grammes or with a gestational age of less than 24 weeks in order that they can have a death certificate for their child; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20130/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Mortgage Interest Relief Extension (16 Apr 2013)

John Lyons: To ask the Minister for Finance in view of the number of families in apartments that are constrained from moving to larger homes due to negative equity and the loss of the tax relief on their mortgage interest, if he will consider an exemption for families who move to larger homes from the loss of this tax relief; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16980/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Institutes of Technology Expenditure (16 Apr 2013)

John Lyons: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the cost to public funds of legal fees and consultancy fees and all other related costs in relation to injunctions, judicial reviews and legal actions involving senior management at the Dublin Institute of Technology in each year since 1 January 2003; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16973/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Institutes of Technology Expenditure (16 Apr 2013)

John Lyons: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the cost to public funds of legal fees and other costs relating to inquiries in relation to staff matters, internal and external, initiated, conducted or authorised by the Dublin Institute of Technology senior management and all other related costs arising in such cases in each year since 1 January 2003; if he will detail the individual costs of...