118 Deputy John Lyons asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will provide information with regard to an exhibition, Dublin Contemporary 2011, hosted by the National Gallery of Ireland; the body that gave permission for this event to be hosted in State-owned buildings; the amount of public money allocated to fund this event; when permission was given for this exhibition to be hosted in the National Gallery of Ireland; and if he will provide information regarding the organisers of the exhibition.
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74 Deputy John Lyons asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the provision of a special needs assistant for a child (details supplied) in County Louth; and if a solution will be found quickly.
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73 Deputy John Lyons asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the provision of a special needs assistant for a person (details supplied) in County Louth; and if a solution can be found as quickly as possible.
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53 Deputy John Lyons asked the Minister for Finance if he will review an application for the job assist scheme in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 9.
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414 Deputy John Lyons asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the funding he has given to the Ballymun Whitehall Area Partnership, Dublin, in 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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310 Deputy John Lyons asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the micro-enterprise supports currently available in Dublin North-West; of these, the companies currently utilising them in the constituency; the amount being spent on them; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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309 Deputy John Lyons asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the numbers of business mentors under schemes operated by him available in Dublin North-West and nationally; the number of businesses or persons in Dublin North-West and nationally they have interacted with; the frequency with which they met them; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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308 Deputy John Lyons asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the funding for the Dublin City Enterprise Board in 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010; the number of applications supported in each of those years; the amount each successful application received; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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307 Deputy John Lyons asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of site visits the Industrial Development Agency and Enterprise Ireland have made to IDA and Enterprise Ireland-supported companies in Dublin North-West in 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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175 Deputy John Lyons asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to public concern about standards in the taxi industry in relation to both drivers’ knowledge of the local area and quality of cars; and in view of the implications for passenger safety and comfort, the steps he will take to address this matter.
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86 Deputy John Lyons asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will request the National Consumer Agency to set up an online grocery database containing real-time price information which will enable consumers to make accurate comparisons on the cost of various goods, or a basket of goods, across a number of retailers; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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286 Deputy John Lyons asked 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 County Louth.
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133 Deputy John Lyons asked the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 76 of 15 September 2011 if he will review the case of a persons (details supplied) in Dublin 9; if an exception can be made in this case; and if there are any further supports available to assist this person
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149 Deputy John Lyons asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will review the entitlement of a person (details supplied) in County Dublin to avail of the JobBridge initiative.
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420 Deputy John Lyons asked the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 120 of 21 April 2011 and No. 405 of 19 July 2011, if his attention has been drawn to the recent hearings on the withdrawal of a gaming operating licence in Alderney for a company (details supplied), a subsidiary of which employs 700 persons here; if he has had any contact with his counterpart with responsibility for that jurisdiction in respect of this action; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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419 Deputy John Lyons asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to bring forward proposals for a revised regulatory architecture for the online gambling industry in view of the number of high-value jobs that exist here in the online gambling and support services; his plans for a licensing regime for online gambling companies to allow for the taxation of online gambling; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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371 Deputy John Lyons asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding a residency application in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 9.
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260 Deputy John Lyons asked 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 market.
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239 Deputy John Lyons asked 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.
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169 Deputy John Lyons asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to amend some of the pay structures of the FÁS apprenticeship scheme to take into account persons with families who have gone back to do apprenticeships in view of the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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76 Deputy John Lyons asked 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 seeking more flexible education and training opportunities to upskill or reskill in fields outside their previous skill sets; and the reason there is a necessity to seek higher qualifications, when retraining and reskilling, even if at lower qualification levels, is what is required.
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794 Deputy John Lyons asked 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.
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793 Deputy John Lyons asked 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 for developing greater interaction and continuous relationships between social workers and the gardaí on this issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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792 Deputy John Lyons asked 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 on whether additional information should be made available to social workers; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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788 Deputy John Lyons asked 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.
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635 Deputy John Lyons asked 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.
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359 Deputy John Lyons asked 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.
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228 Deputy John Lyons asked 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 reimbursement is through tax relief.
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746 Deputy John Lyons asked 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.
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745 Deputy John Lyons asked 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.
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744 Deputy John Lyons asked 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 he will make a statement on the matter.
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536 Deputy John Lyons asked 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.
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535 Deputy John Lyons asked 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.
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534 Deputy John Lyons asked 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.
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533 Deputy John Lyons asked 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.
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487 Deputy John Lyons asked 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.
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437 Deputy John Lyons asked 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.
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436 Deputy John Lyons asked 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.
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398 Deputy John Lyons asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he plans to develop an accurate and comprehensive arts and culture statistical system to aid policy formation and analysis; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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370 Deputy John Lyons asked the Minister for Social Protection the assessments made of accommodation standards for recipients of rent supplement; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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369 Deputy John Lyons asked the Minister for Social Protection her plans to ensure that rent supplement is only paid to landlords who are tax compliant and registered with the Private Residential Tenancies Board; if she has figures of the estimated number of landlords in receipt of the payment who are not compliant or registered or both; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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368 Deputy John Lyons asked the Minister for Social Protection the role officials in her Department have or could play in identifying homes that are most in need of retrofitting; her views that this could aid the prioritisation of homes for retrofitting of insulation; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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309 Deputy John Lyons asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation in view of the high potential for job growth in the online gaming industry here, his plans to aid the development of this sector including his plans to address reported skills shortages in key areas of games development; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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283 Deputy John Lyons asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans to reduce the number of quangos; and the number he believes can be closed.
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215 Deputy John Lyons asked the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the recent reports of up to 2,000 vacancies in high-tech jobs here; his views on whether this skills deficit can be overcome; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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196 Deputy John Lyons asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide assurances that students on particularly low incomes will continue to receive a top-up in the special rate of the higher education grant; that students from disadvantaged backgrounds will receive higher grants of €2,445 at the adjacent rate, or €6,100 at the non-adjacent rate; and if he will safeguard this payment for single parents.
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158 Deputy John Lyons asked the Minister for Education and Skills in view of the recent disclosure about the usage by youths of synthetic drugs deriving from online delivery services; his plans to revise the outdated drugs awareness programmes in schools to reflect changing attitudes and culture; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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133 Deputy John Lyons asked the Minister for Finance his plans to regulate money lenders and debt collectors; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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132 Deputy John Lyons asked the Minister for Finance his plans to abolish tax shelters that primarily benefit very high earners; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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131 Deputy John Lyons asked the Minister for Finance the steps he intends to take to implement a minimum effective tax rate of 30% for very high earners, the additional revenue he believes this would generate for the Exchequer; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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