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Tue, 18 Sep 2012
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Special Educational Needs Staffing
John Lyons
440. Deputy John Lyons asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the provision of secondary education in respect of a child (details supplied) in Dublin 11. [38582/12]
Tue, 18 Sep 2012
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Pension Provisions
John Lyons
491. Deputy John Lyons asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if pensions payable to Ministers and sitting public representatives in the Houses of the Oireachtas are co-ordinated or integrated with the social welfare pension; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38409/12]
Tue, 18 Sep 2012
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Rent Supplement Scheme Payments
John Lyons
798. Deputy John Lyons asked the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding the refund of rent supplement in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 9. [38583/12]
Tue, 18 Sep 2012
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Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission Issues
John Lyons
1232. Deputy John Lyons asked the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 460 of 26 June 2012 if he is now in a position to furnish a detailed reply to this question. [38410/12]
Tue, 18 Sep 2012
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Public Sector Reform Review
John Lyons
1698. Deputy John Lyons asked the Minister for Health his plans to introduce a targeted redundancy programme in the Health Service Executive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38089/12]
Tue, 18 Sep 2012
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Vehicle Clamping
John Lyons
1932. Deputy John Lyons asked the Minister for Transport; Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on proposed legislation to regulate the vehicle clamping industry; the date on which this legislation will be introduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39051/12]
Thu, 19 Jul 2012
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Mortgage Interest Rates
John Lyons
103 Deputy John Lyons asked the Minister for Finance if he will raise with the EBS the need to pass on the recent interest rate cuts to EBS mortgage policy holders; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Wed, 18 Jul 2012
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Professional Qualifications
John Lyons
90 Deputy John Lyons asked the Minister for Education and Skills in view of the target to train a further 800 computer software professionals to NFQ Level 8, if he will consider the expansion of cost effective ways of training computer software professionals that meet industry needs in a shorter period of time than it takes to achieve a level 8 qualification (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Wed, 18 Jul 2012
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Languages Programme
John Lyons
98 Deputy John Lyons asked the Minister for Education and Skills the Higher Education Authority accredited courses that are currently assessed using the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages; his plans to align all third level foreign language courses with the CEFRL; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Wed, 18 Jul 2012
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School Curriculum
John Lyons
99 Deputy John Lyons asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will detail for the past ten years the percentage of leaving certificate students who took one foreign language and those who took two foreign languages, including, if possible, which level they took; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Wed, 18 Jul 2012
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Overseas Study Placements
John Lyons
100 Deputy John Lyons asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he has considered ways to increase the number of Irish student study placements in the BRIC countries; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Wed, 18 Jul 2012
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Overseas Study Placements
John Lyons
101 Deputy John Lyons asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will consider setting national targets for Irish work and study placements in European countries to aid development of language skills; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Wed, 18 Jul 2012
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School Curriculum
John Lyons
102 Deputy John Lyons asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to build up the development of soft skills and competences within second and third level education and training courses; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Wed, 18 Jul 2012
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Languages Programme
John Lyons
103 Deputy John Lyons asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to improve the supply of domestic foreign language capability to act as a boost to enterprise activity and export potential; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Wed, 18 Jul 2012
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Languages Programme
John Lyons
104 Deputy John Lyons asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to develop a national foreign language education policy with a five to ten year vision to provide an integrated and coherent approach to foreign language teaching in all learning contexts; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Wed, 18 Jul 2012
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Languages Programme
John Lyons
105 Deputy John Lyons asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to scale up the supply of foreign language skills being taught at third level, in particular for emerging market languages; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Wed, 18 Jul 2012
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Public Procurement
John Lyons
118 Deputy John Lyons asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide an update on the proposed reforms of public procurement to support Irish firms and to allow greater access by Irish small and medium enterprises to public contracts; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Wed, 18 Jul 2012
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Public Procurement
John Lyons
119 Deputy John Lyons asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans to issue social procurement provisions and guidelines to Irish public bodies; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Wed, 18 Jul 2012
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Languages Programme
John Lyons
136 Deputy John Lyons asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will consider working closely with the small and medium enterprise sector to highlight the value of foreign language capability in developing export growth; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Wed, 18 Jul 2012
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Asylum Support Services
John Lyons
260 Deputy John Lyons asked the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 393 of 10 July 2012, the education and training that will be provided in Sligo to a person (details supplied), in view of the fact that they will have to forgo a place in Dublin and if transferring a person in these circumstances is proportional and necessary; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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