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Tue, 10 Feb 2015
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Departmental Expenditure
John Lyons
524. Deputy John Lyons asked the Minister for Education and Skills the amount of funding her Department has spent on new school buildings in Dublin 9 and Dublin 11 since 2011; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5872/15]
Tue, 10 Feb 2015
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Departmental Expenditure
John Lyons
525. Deputy John Lyons asked the Minister for Education and Skills the amount of funding her Department has spent on additional accommodation in Dublin 9 and Dublin 11 since 2011; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5873/15]
Tue, 10 Feb 2015
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Departmental Expenditure
John Lyons
526. Deputy John Lyons asked the Minister for Education and Skills the amount of funding her Department has spent on emergency works in Dublin 9 and Dublin 11 since 2011; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5874/15]
Tue, 10 Feb 2015
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Departmental Expenditure
John Lyons
527. Deputy John Lyons asked the Minister for Education and Skills the amount of funding her Department has spent on pre-fabricated replacement in Dublin 9 and Dublin 11 since 2011; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5875/15]
Wed, 4 Feb 2015
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Ports Development
John Lyons
175. Deputy John Lyons asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 1129 of 4 November 2014, to outline details of the spending made by the Drogheda Port Company on the Bremore project since publication of accounts in December 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5046/15]
Wed, 4 Feb 2015
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Ports Development
John Lyons
176. Deputy John Lyons asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the Drogheda Port Company acted outside its geographical limits, as laid out in the Harbour Acts, through expenditure on Bremore project over several years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5047/15]
Tue, 27 Jan 2015
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Early Childhood Care and Education
John Lyons
326. Deputy John Lyons asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs his plans for investing in the early childhood care and education sector in 2015; if plans are being considered for tax credits to assist working parents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3531/15]
Tue, 27 Jan 2015
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Nursing Homes Support Scheme Data
John Lyons
391. Deputy John Lyons asked the Minister for Health the number of homes under the fair deal scheme which are being rented out privately; the number of homes under the fair deal scheme which remain unoccupied once the owner moves to a nursing home; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3727/15]
Wed, 14 Jan 2015
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Legislative Measures
John Lyons
405. Deputy John Lyons asked the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Questions Nos 380 and 381, if a civil partnership to civil marriage conversion process similar to that in the UK will be considered in the event of a "Yes" vote in next May's marriage equality referendum, whereby this process is not automatic but rather there is the option to complete a declaration at a registry office and therefore fulfil the requirement for both parties to provide their full, free and informed consent to the conversion to a marriage. [49602/14]
Wed, 14 Jan 2015
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Crime Prevention
John Lyons
431. Deputy John Lyons asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide an update on recent incidents of burglary in the Glasnevin north area; if there is a proposal for further community policing, Garda foot patrols or a text alert scheme in this area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1246/15]
Wed, 17 Dec 2014
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Alcohol Sales Legislation
John Lyons
114. Deputy John Lyons asked the Minister for Justice and Equality when the consultation process will begin for the draft statutory code of practice relating to the sale and display of alcohol in mixed trading premises; if she will provide an update on plans for the structured separation of alcohol from other products in such premises; and if the draft code will include measures to separate alcohol in this regard. [48496/14]
Wed, 17 Dec 2014
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Alcohol Sales Legislation
John Lyons
115. Deputy John Lyons asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if the new statutory code of practice relating to the sale and display of alcohol in mixed trading premises will include measures to restrict the advertising of bulk alcohol offers and below-cost alcohol in large quantities. [48497/14]
Tue, 16 Dec 2014
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Disability Allowance Appeals
John Lyons
116. Deputy John Lyons asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the position on a disability benefit application in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 11; if an appeal is open on the application; and the timeline for the processing of the application. [47715/14]
Tue, 16 Dec 2014
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Proposed Legislation
John Lyons
380. Deputy John Lyons asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if measures are being prepared by her Department to allow couples convert pre-existing civil partnerships to civil marriages, in the event of next year's referendum on marriage equality being passed. [48307/14]
Tue, 16 Dec 2014
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Proposed Legislation
John Lyons
381. Deputy John Lyons asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if legislation to bring in civil marriage for same-sex couples due to be published in advance of the referendum on marriage equality will include measures to convert pre-existing civil partnerships to civil marriages. [48308/14]
Wed, 3 Dec 2014
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Job Assist Scheme Eligibility
John Lyons
32. Deputy John Lyons asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if there is further scope to expand the eligibility of the JobsPlus scheme to those out of work for shorter periods and who have been made offers by employers under the scheme. [46436/14]
Tue, 25 Nov 2014
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Postcode Implementation
John Lyons
552. Deputy John Lyons asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if the new national postcodes system, Eircode, will work in conjunction with standard sat-nav devices and applications on mobile devices such as Google maps, to make it easier for members of the public to find addresses and businesses accurately. [45130/14]
Tue, 18 Nov 2014
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Household Charge Collection
John Lyons
180. Deputy John Lyons asked the Minister for Finance if a family (details supplied) in Dublin 11 will be contacted again by the Revenue Commissioners to discuss an outstanding liability for the household charge for 2012; if a payment plan will be considered in view of their limited means; and if further consideration may be given for discretion in their case in view of their circumstances. [44130/14]
Tue, 11 Nov 2014
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Early Childhood Care Education
John Lyons
328. Deputy John Lyons asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs his views on the delays and technical problems with the new programme implementation platform computer system for registering children for the early childhood care and education scheme; and his views on specific problems (details supplied) which have been experienced by childcare professionals with the new system. [43066/14]
Tue, 11 Nov 2014
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Alcohol Sales Legislation
John Lyons
407. Deputy John Lyons asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the introduction of measures to prevent the below-cost selling of alcohol here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43174/14]