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Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 February 2011
137 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if a payment will be restored to persons (details supplied) in Dublin 12; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4602/11]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 February 2011
136 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children further to Parliamentary Question No. 94 of 20 January 2011 if the prescription charge should be applied twice to the same medication (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4601/11]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 January 2011
212 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if additional funding has been allocated to Beechpark services for approved schools; the number and the approved schools included and if she has set a timeline for approved schools including a school (details supplied) to move forward. [3330/11]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 January 2011
115 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if a person (details supplied) in Dublin 12 will be provided with a double orthopaedic bed as recommended by Health Service Executive staff. [3140/11]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 January 2011
94 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if the prescription charge should be applied twice to the same medication (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3049/11]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 January 2011
69 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the hardship the carbon tax charge is having on the elderly (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3050/11]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 January 2011
50 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on recent reports that political instability in Cote d’Ivoire and the flight of refugees which may number in the first instance as many as 18,000 according to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, may impact on stability in neighbouring Liberia; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2868/11]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 January 2011
36 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will make a statement on the recent assassination of a person (details supplied) in Pakistan; and the political repercussions this event may have. [2867/11]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 January 2011
227 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Health and Children if she will outline the proposed changes to applications for rent allowance; if the staff involved locally in this scheme have been notified of these changes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2193/11]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 January 2011
62 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Health and Children if she will clarify suggestions that the principles of the fair deal scheme are to be applied to long-term care in community and home settings; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1565/11]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 January 2011
11 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Health and Children the meetings that have taken place to implement the terms of the Croke Park deal in the health services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1566/11]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 January 2011
794 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of Arts officers working in local authorities that are on contracts; the number, if any that will be up for renewal in the next four years; the effect of the recruitment moratorium on the renewal of these positions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1530/11]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 January 2011
765 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the reason local authorities, in allowing three periods of payment for motor tax, charge a higher price to pay in four three month payments or two six month payments than purchasing 12 months in full; his views on whether it is fair to penalise those who cannot afford to make the payment in full; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48409/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 January 2011
749 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture and Sport the capital programmes delivered by her in 2008, 2009 and 2010; the capital programmes planned by her for 2011; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1285/11]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 January 2011
748 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture and Sport if any of the staff in her Department formerly engaged in dealing with the Horse and Greyhound Fund and related matters have been reallocated to the same duties in the Department of Agriculture; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1284/11]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 January 2011
747 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture and Sport the number of staff in her Department formerly allocated to dealing with the Horse and Greyhound Fund and related matters; the duties now carried out by those staff formerly engaged in carrying out that work; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1283/11]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 January 2011
746 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture and Sport the costs to her Department for the years 2009 and 2010, of mileage and public transport costs for officials from her Department to travel in both directions between Dublin and Killarney for departmental business; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1282/11]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 January 2011
745 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture and Sport the duties and responsibilities of staff in the Killarney offices; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1281/11]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 January 2011
744 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture and Sport of the 79 staff who moved into her Department’s premises in Killarney, the number of these who transferred from the Departmental offices in Dublin; the number who were newly recruited; the number of each staff grade that transferred from the Dublin offices; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1280/11]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 January 2011
740 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture and Sport if any officials in her Department currently sit on the boards of institutions in receipt of funds from her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1163/11]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 January 2011
739 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture and Sport the number of appointments she intends to make to the boards of State and semi-State institutions which receive funding from her Department in the coming three months; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1162/11]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 January 2011
738 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture and Sport the number of vacancies that exist on State and semi-State boards of institutions which receive funding from her Department; the number she expects to arise in the coming three months through the expiration of existing contracts; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1161/11]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 January 2011
283 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 108 of 1 December 2010, the number of occasions in each of the past five years that the Revenue Commissioners have published notices of a cancelled licence, as provided by section 23 of the Auctioneers and House Agents Act 1947; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1338/11]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 January 2011
193 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills if a special needs assistant who retires through ill health may be replaced; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1247/11]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 January 2011
124 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Finance if the shortfall, with reference to the target in Health Service Executive staff applying for the incentivised early retirement or redundancy scheme, will impact on savings in the public sector pay bill for 2011 as set out on budget day; if he plans to introduce other measures or such schemes to make up any shortfall; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1394/11]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 January 2011
88 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide an update on the implementation of the Croke Park Public Service Agreement; the savings that have been agreed to date; the savings foreseen for 2011 as a whole under the agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1395/11]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 December 2010
184 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture and Sport the amount of national lottery money, if any, she expects to be allocated from the Department of Finance in 2011 for culture, sport and tourism projects, respectively; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47445/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 December 2010
103 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Finance the purpose for which the national lottery money was intended; if he is satisfied that the money has been allocated as prescribed in legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47447/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 December 2010
102 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Finance the amount of national lottery funding available in 2011; the way this money will be allocated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47446/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 December 2010
260 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture and Sport the plans she has to support the traditional music industry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46319/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 December 2010
159 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Transport the position regarding a project (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46345/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 December 2010
16 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation the way he intends to achieve the savings in his Department’s Vote set out in the National Recovery Plan 2011-2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45530/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 December 2010
12 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation the way he intends to achieve the savings of €2.4 million in funding for science, technology and innovation, set out in the National Recovery Plan 2011-2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45531/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 December 2010
108 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Finance if members of the public can confirm with the Revenue Commissioners if an estate agent or letting agent is licensed as required by the Auctioneers and House Agents Act; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45612/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 December 2010
64 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the number of outstanding applications for aquaculture licences; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45210/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 December 2010
61 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the number of farmers who have now completed training courses for the suckler welfare training scheme; the number of farmers still awaiting training; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45191/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 November 2010
304 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Defence if he will support the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44801/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 November 2010
50 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the percentage of schools in Ireland that have 100Mbps broadband; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44977/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 November 2010
23 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his plans to recommend to the Commission for Energy Regulation to implement a zero disconnection policy here; his views on the zero disconnection policy in Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44979/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 November 2010
29 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the consideration he has given to the geographical inconsistency in the percentage of planning applications overturned on appeal to An Bord Pleanála, for example 59.5% of appeals in Donegal were overturned while only 12% of appeals in the Longford local area were reversed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44392/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 November 2010
18 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his plan to phase out the existing tenant purchase scheme and if so when; the direction being given to local authorities to inform tenants that this scheme will no longer be available to them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44393/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 November 2010
109 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture and Sport in view of the continuing decline in overseas visitors to Ireland according to the Central Statistics Office figures for the first nine months of the year, the efforts that are being made to halt the decline in tourist numbers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44229/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 November 2010
29 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Tourism; Culture and Sport in view of the expenditure of €114,000 on a consultants report on the potential economic benefits of the London 2012 Olympic Games, the number of times the high level coordinating group chaired by her Department met; when did the first meeting take place; the specific targets the group set for tourist visitor numbers, utilisation of sports facilities by foreign Olympic athletes and other quantifiable targets; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44051/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 November 2010
24 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Tourism; Culture and Sport if she will detail in tabular form the annual percentage change in funding in real terms, taking account of inflation, of the Arts Council for each year from 2000 to date in 2010; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44228/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 November 2010
22 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Tourism; Culture and Sport in view of the implications of the recommendations of the report on the special group on public service numbers and expenditure programmes regarding her Department, the actions she has taken to evaluate the recommendations of the report; if she has identified ways by which similar efficiencies or savings could be made without resorting to the actions in the report; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44227/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 November 2010
108 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide a breakdown of the number of organisations in the greater Dublin area that submitted tenders for the labour market activation scheme; the number and names of organisations that have received funding; the numbers of places provided in the scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43955/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 November 2010
94 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the number of whole school inspections carried out in 2008, 2009 and to date in 2010; the schools where these were carried out; the number carried out in each school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43612/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 November 2010
46 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Social Protection if he is committed to maintaining the current value of child benefits in 2011. [43865/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 November 2010
62 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Social Protection the action he proposes to take to offset the extra expense the carbon levy has imposed on low income households. [43864/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 November 2010
99 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the number of Garda personnel engaged in providing driver and security services to the members of the Government, members of the Judiciary, former Taoisigh or former Government Ministers, including those on any reserve panel; his plans to review the number involved with a view to transferring some of those Garda officers to front line duties fighting crime; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43019/10]