Results 101-120 of 573 for speaker:John Lyons in 'Written Answers'

Written Answers — Utility Charges: Utility Charges (21 Jul 2011)

John Lyons: Question 436: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources, in view of the difficulty many customers are having budgeting to afford household bills, if he will engage the ESB and Bord Gáis to request that they provide free pay-as-you-go meters to customers who are in danger of falling into arrears on their bills; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22390/11]

Written Answers — Sports Facilities: Sports Facilities (21 Jul 2011)

John Lyons: Question 437: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will provide details of the means by which members of the public can report their concerns regarding the operation of watersports leisure centres; if there is a specific authority charged with this function; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22392/11]

Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (21 Jul 2011)

John Lyons: Question 487: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to address the issue of anti-social behaviour in public or social housing, including the introduction of a probationary tenancy period for new tenants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22400/11]

Written Answers — Garda Deployment: Garda Deployment (21 Jul 2011)

John Lyons: Question 533: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the measures that have been taken to date, including staffing reallocations, to ensure that administrative duties are carried out by civilian staff to free up highly trained gardaí for preventing and detecting crime; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22398/11]

Written Answers — Garda Deployment: Garda Deployment (21 Jul 2011)

John Lyons: Question 534: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the measures that have been taken to place an extra emphasis on community policing and to ensure that there is a higher visibility in the local neighbourhoods most affected by crime and anti-social behaviour; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22399/11]

Written Answers — Garda Deployment: Garda Deployment (21 Jul 2011)

John Lyons: Question 535: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the measures taken to free up gardaí who are detained in the courts; if he plans to review current prosecution and judicial case management systems for this purpose; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22401/11]

Written Answers — Garda Deployment: Garda Deployment (21 Jul 2011)

John Lyons: Question 536: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he is able to provide, by station, the number of cases each juvenile liaison officer is case managing; if he has any plans to evaluate and extend this scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22402/11]

Written Answers — Sport and Recreational Development: Sport and Recreational Development (21 Jul 2011)

John Lyons: Question 744: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will detail the extent to which sports promotion agencies within his remit utilise social media and other tools to promote physical activity and involvement in sporting and leisure events; his views on whether these tools can have a positive bearing on attracting certain age demographics into healthy activities; and if...

Written Answers — Tourism Promotion: Tourism Promotion (21 Jul 2011)

John Lyons: Question 745: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to attract high-profile sporting events to Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22387/11]

Written Answers — Arbitration Processes: Arbitration Processes (21 Jul 2011)

John Lyons: Question 746: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to ensure that all agencies under his remit sign up to a dispute resolution process that would prevent disputes through mediation and arbitration; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22388/11]

Written Answers — Third Level Charges: Third Level Charges (14 Sep 2011)

John Lyons: Question 228: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will outline the cost of registration fees for those undertaking third level undergraduate courses; the subsequent cost to families if a number of children in the family are undertaking higher level education at the same time; and the reason costs must be paid up-front to educational institutions and the only method of...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (14 Sep 2011)

John Lyons: Question 359: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will review the entitlement to the back to school clothing and footwear allowance of persons (details supplied) in Dublin 9. [23596/11]

Written Answers — Road Safety: Road Safety (14 Sep 2011)

John Lyons: Question 635: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if the gardaí have the power, through existing legislation, to confiscate scramblers or motorised bikes which use public open spaces and cause annoyance to local communities; his views on updating the existing legislation in order that these vehicles can be confiscated without warning; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (14 Sep 2011)

John Lyons: Question 788: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the position regarding the introduction of an Animal Health and Welfare Bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24197/11]

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (14 Sep 2011)

John Lyons: Question 792: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if the Health Service Executive plans to review the child foster and adoption vetting procedures to include in the Garda clearance process all intelligence on the pulse system relating to prospective foster or adoption parents, including reported incidents and not just convictions that apply to the current situation; her views...

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (14 Sep 2011)

John Lyons: Question 793: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if the Health Service Executive plans to review the child foster and adoption vetting procedures to include a form of continuous assessment of foster and adoptive parents after placement, to identify any issues after issues that may not have been identified during the initial vetting process; her views on whether there is scope...

Written Answers — Garda Training: Garda Training (14 Sep 2011)

John Lyons: Question 794: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her views on developing a joint child protection training initiative for new Garda members and social work staff with a view to improving the relationship between both agencies and to improve the quality of the service to children in the State; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23104/11]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (15 Sep 2011)

John Lyons: Question 76: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will review the rules governing the back to education allowance, principally the use of progression as a fundamental condition of this allowance, in view of the fact that many unemployed people, who find themselves marginalised from the labour market due to declining employment opportunities within their selected industries, are...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (20 Sep 2011)

John Lyons: Question 239: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will expedite a decision on an application for back to school clothing and footwear allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 11. [24580/11]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (20 Sep 2011)

John Lyons: Question 260: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she has given any consideration to re-introducing the pre-retirement allowances for over 55s, which was abolished under the Social Welfare Law Reform and Pensions Act 2006; and if her attention has been drawn to the growing number of over 55s who, after years of employment, are struggling to find jobs in the current turbulent labour...