88 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Finance if he has received the pre-budget submission by an organisation (details supplied); his views on implementing any of the issues raised in this document; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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219 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the projects funded by him to prevent under-age drinking; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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103 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Health and Children her views on the sponsorship of sporting events by the drinks industry; her further views that promotion of alcohol in association with sport might have a negative influence on under age persons in relation to their decision to drink; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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102 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Health and Children her plans to address the problem of under age drinking; the resources she plans to dedicate to this issue; if she is satisfied with the progress of the implementation of the various recommendations that have been made to date to deal with this problem; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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83 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views on the need for an additional pumped storage facility; his further views on the Spirit of Ireland proposal; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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71 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views on reports that RTE may be charged for the TV licence fee waiver currently in place for older people; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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552 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Education and Science if he will respond to correspondence from a school (details supplied) in Dublin 12; if he will address the valid concerns of this school; his views on whether this school was given inaccurate information; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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429 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on the statements of the director general of the Environmental Protection Agency that there is an unacceptable level of non-compliance with drinking water standards and wastewater treatment; the steps he will take to address this issue, including pursuing those who are negligent regarding these standards; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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381 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the actions he has taken to ensure the maintenance of essential, front-line services to an area (details supplied) in Dublin 12; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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380 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if he will respond to the queries raised by a group (details supplied) in Dublin 12; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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372 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism his plans to develop a food tourism policy or strategic policy guidelines; if he recognises the importance of food to the tourist economy; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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371 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if he has received pre budget submissions from an organisation (details supplied); the action he plans to take to address the issue of this sector which is under threat due to the high cost base here and the fall off in tourism; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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308 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if the issue of promotion within the ranks of community gardaí has been resolved; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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307 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the progress made on establishing a special nightclub permit under the sale of alcohol Bill; his plans to allow nightclubs to approach European norms regarding closing time; his views on staggered closing times as a means of reducing the pressure of closing all establishments at the same time; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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306 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the statistics relating to public order offences in the period since the early closing times of off-licences was introduced; the public order offences for the length of time before the early closing times was introduced; his views on whether this decision has led to a reduction in public order offences; the reason he has not activated the test purchase of alcohol by persons under 18 years to ensure compliance with the age limit; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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234 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Health and Children her views on introducing a 1 cent levy on sugary foods and drinks to provide funds to tackle obesity, provide and staff sports facilities for the population and promote healthy eating; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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225 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Health and Children if she will confirm whether a non-Catholic chaplain will be appointed to a hospital (details supplied) in Dublin 8 and paid by the Health Service Executive according to the salary scale offered to Catholic chaplains; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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224 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Health and Children her views on whether it is appropriate or acceptable that when a number of reports are made to her Department expressing concern about the welfare of a child, that a response is not forthcoming immediately; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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223 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Health and Children the procedure that is in place when a report is made by a teacher which expresses concern about the welfare or protection or possible physical abuse of a child in a primary school; the action that will be taken by her Department; the length of time that will normally elapse before there is a response to the report; her views on whether it a matter of urgency to carry out an investigation; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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163 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Finance the estimated amount of revenue which would be generated by a 1 cent levy on sugary foods and drinks; if it would be possible to ring fence this money to fund programmes to target obesity, promote healthy eating and provide staff and sports facilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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130 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if she has received pre-budget submissions from an organisation (details supplied); the action she plans to take to address the issue of this sector which is under threat due to the high cost base here and the fall off in tourism; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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85 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the issues which must be addressed here in order to implement the EU Directive on Public Participation; the stage he is at in addressing the outstanding issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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80 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he is on course to comply with the EU Directives on waste management that require a reduction in the amount of organic waste going to landfill here by 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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21 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Defence, further to Parliamentary Question No. 59 of 8 October 2009, the reports he has received in regard to violence against refugee women in eastern Chad; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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14 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Defence the number of members of the Defence Forces who have been removed from membership for being in contravention of the Defence Forces policy on drugs and substance abuse or misuse; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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285 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on whether the installation of a scheme for the allocation of vacant buildings to artists and artist co-operatives presents a transformational opportunity for towns and cities which may have been blighted by development of the past decade.
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246 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if she will put a system in place which makes allowances for the sporadic nature of income of visual artists so that they are not penalised for inconsistent PRSI contributions and are able to access State benefits such as old age pensions; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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175 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Health and Children, further to Parliamentary Question No. 185 of 13 October 2009, if each publicly funded hospital is allocated a quota for referral to the National Treatment Purchase Fund; if so, the quota for each hospital; if it is the case that a person may apply to the NTPF, thus bypassing the hospital quota arrangement; if such is in place, the agreed waiting time for a person before being referred to the NTPF; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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138 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if she will consider instructing bodies under her aegis such as Enterprise Ireland to present the work of Irish visual artists as part of their international work; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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115 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the position regarding Sri Lanka; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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76 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the position regarding the Tamils detained in Sri Lanka; if aid agencies, in particular the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, have had access; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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362 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs, further to Parliamentary Question No. 838 of 3 November 2009, the number of prosecutions in respect of persons found to be claiming disability benefit fraudulently; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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321 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism, further to Parliamentary Question No. 778 of 3 November 2009, the number of qualified economists in his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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245 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Transport if he will investigate the possibility of establishing a cycle path from Dublin to Galway along the Grand Canal; his views on whether this could be an important tourist and commuter cycling route; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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165 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Finance his views on extending the section 481 tax reliefs to the gaming industry to encourage the development of Ireland as a global centre of excellence for gaming; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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75 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the main proposals he has made for savings in the submission made to the Special Group on Public Services Numbers and Expenditure Programmes; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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64 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs his proposals to obtain savings in the operation of the Official Languages Act 2003; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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183 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Health and Children if she is satisfied that the optimum number of double lung transplants are being carried out at the national heart lung transplant facility; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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182 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Health and Children her plans to establish national organ donor registry; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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181 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Health and Children her plans to establish a national organ transplant office; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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180 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Health and Children her plans to establish a national transplant authority; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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126 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if she will extend the employment subsidy scheme to the tourism sector; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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92 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the action she is taking to deal with the problem of absenteeism in her Department.
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442 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Education and Science the reason a school (details supplied) in Dublin 8 was not included in the digital schools award programme announced in November 2008; the reason he did not invite all DEIS band one schools to apply; the process that was applied by his Department in selecting the successful schools; if he is satisfied that this process was open and transparent; the reason the allocated grant was increased from €1 million to €1.5 million; when this announcement was made and where it was published; the reason that the school was not included in the grant allocation when the neighbouring school was awarded a grant, when the neighbouring school has the same catchment and demographic profile, and many of the pupils are from the same families; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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321 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if an economic needs assessment has been carried out with regard to the redevelopment of the National Concert Hall; the estimated cost of this project including the cost of any land purchases to date; his views on the fact that the development will add to the arts here; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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219 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Health and Children if she will ensure that the lack of intensive care unit facilities in Crumlin Children’s Hospital, Dublin 12 will be remedied; if she will address the problems in Crumlin and not within an 18 month timeframe; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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220 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Health and Children if she will continue to support the medical research charities group joint funding scheme; if this funding will be itemised in the budget Estimates; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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190 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Health and Children if a person (details supplied) in Dublin 12 can opt into the nursing homes support scheme at a later date rather than now; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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123 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the reason the Irish Human Rights Commission and the Equality Authority are not directly answerable to the Houses of the Oireachtas as outlined in the UN Paris Principles; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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83 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the procedures used for the selection of persons for appointment to the board of the Equality Authority; the organisations or sectors that are consulted in the selection process; the contact he has had with the Irish Congress of Trade Unions regarding the appointment of board members; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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