176 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism further to Parliamentary Question No. 389 of 20 October 2009, the process and procedure that applies when an application is made for a grant under the sports capital programme; if the sports capital programme is now closed for the foreseeable future; the duties of those persons previously engaged in the administration of the programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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104 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Health and Children the funding levels for each of the past ten years in the Young People Facilities and Services Fund; the name and location of each organisation or group which benefited from this funding in each of the years in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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103 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Health and Children the outcome of the meeting with the Deputy Prime Minister of Vietnam on 23 October 2009; 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 if, in view of the reduction in dispensing fees paid to pharmacists under the general medical scheme she will instruct a union (details supplied) to reduce the fees charged to pharmacists in view of the fact that their fees rose six fold in 2008 and dispensing fees have now been reduced by 35% to40%; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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101 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Health and Children the transition measures that will be introduced for adoptions which have progressed under the old system and are close to completion with regard to the Adoption Bill 2009 and the ratification of the Hague Convention; if these adoptions will be allowed to continue or if the process will have to be restarted; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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71 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Finance the estimated tax take from increasing the betting levy from 1% to 1.5%; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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70 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Finance the estimated tax take from the reintroduction of the 1% betting levy on on-course gambling; the estimated revenue generated if this figure as 1.5%; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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61 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Finance the cost of the acquisition of the site outside Killarney, County Kerry, which was purchased for the decentralisation of the Department of Arts, Sports and Tourism; the person from whom this site was purchased; if the purchase of this site followed best practice; if the purchase price of the land was consistent with the prices of land in the surrounding area; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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27 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Transport if he has met or been briefed by representatives of the travel and tourism industry in view of continuing falling volumes of passengers especially in the aviation sector; his plans to enhance the travel industries here and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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43 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Transport the position regarding the implementation of the Road Safety Strategy 2007-2012 including the rollout of the national speed camera programme, the closing of a series of loopholes in the penalty points system, the impact on road safety of the slashing of the advertising and campaign budgets for the Road Safety Authority and reduced general enforcement levels of road traffic law; if he will report on the proposed provisions of the new Road Traffic Bill; if the legislation includes provision for the mandatory testing of all drivers involved in road collisions, road side drug driving and a reduction in the general blood alcohol limit to 50 mg and to 20 mg for professional drivers; his views on the likely sanctions in the Bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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133 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Health and Children if an adequate number of social workers will be recruited to address the large number of children in the care of the State and of children deemed to be at risk who have not been allocated a social worker; her views on whether this position can be tolerated; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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153 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Health and Children if she will take action to accelerate the provision of new ICU beds in Our Lady’s Hospital, Crumlin, Dublin, in order that children waiting for urgent operations can be accommodated; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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1148 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Education and Science if his attention has been drawn to the level of cutbacks on third level courses at a college (details supplied); his views on whether he feels these cutbacks should be reviewed; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1097 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Education and Science further to a previous parliamentary question (details supplied), the process for informing schools regarding the summer works scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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940 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when he expects the Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2009 to come before Dáil Éireann; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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922 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on electing a portion of the Members of Seanad Éireann by the overseas diaspora; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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855 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number of households in the Dublin city area who are in receipt of rent allowance; the number in receipt of the allowance in the rest of the country; the cost in each of these areas; the number of households in receipt of rent allowance who are also on the local government or voluntary housing lists; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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838 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number of people who are in receipt of disability benefit; if she will explain the application and testing process; the measures she has taken to reduce the risk of fraud; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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837 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the steps she is taking to ensure that an analysis of proposed cuts in budget 2010 will be undertaken in order that persons do not lose across a number of sectors, that is, in social welfare payments, medical card, free transport and so forth; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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801 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if he will ensure the protection of funding for youth services; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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794 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the cost of the local sports partnerships per year; if he is committed to maintaining this funding as vital to increasing participation in sport; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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786 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism further to Parliamentary Question No. 391 of 20 October 2009, the name of each body under the aegis of his Department where the chairperson and board of management have taken a 10% reduction; the bodies and agencies where a 10% pay cut has not been secured; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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785 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the progress on the per cent for arts scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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784 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if a national audit of arts and cultural facilities has been carried out; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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782 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the documents produced by external consultants on his behalf in each of the past five years; the cost of each document; the rationale in each case for using an external consultant instead of his departmental staff; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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780 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the progress made on the commitment in the 2007 programme for Government to produce a Green Paper on Animal Welfare in Sport and Recreation; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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779 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the number of swimming pool projects which remain outstanding under the local authority swimming pool project; the estimated cost per pool in each year since the programme began, categorised by refurbishment and new builds in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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778 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism when he will publish the report commissioned by his Department entitled Economic impact of the Cultural Sector; the cost of this report; the reason there was no expertise within his Department to produce such a document; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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777 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if he has investigated a potential national endowment fund for the arts; the cost of such an endowment; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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717 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if his attention has been drawn to correspondence of 14 May 2009 from a person (details supplied) in Dublin 12; if the Garda report to which he referred in Parliamentary Question No. 120 of 25 June 2009 is available; when he will reply to the correspondence; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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563 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the problem at Our Lady’s Hospital for Sick Children, Crumlin due to a shortage of necessary ICU beds as in the case of a person (details supplied); if she will ensure this issue is addressed; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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487 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Health and Children if a person (details supplied) will be issued with a medical card as a priority; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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450 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Health and Children her views on whether adoptions from Vietnam are secure; the grounds on which she allowed the bilateral agreement to lapse; the reason for her lack of communication with the relevant organisations and prospective adoptive parents; the action being taken to investigate previous adoptions if she does not consider adoptions from Vietnam to be secure; the further reason she is trying to secure 20 of the hundreds of applicants who are left in limbo; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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449 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Health and Children if she will ensure the protection of funding for youth services; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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628 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Health and Children if she will outline the transition measures that will be introduced for adoptions which have progressed under the old system and are close to completion in relation to the Adoption Bill and the ratification of the Hague Convention; if these adoptions will be allowed to continue or if they have to be restarted; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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400 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Health and Children the status of the investigation into an allegation (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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324 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to correspondence of 20 May 2009 from a person (details supplied) in Dublin 12; when he will reply to the various points raised by the person; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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306 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Finance the reason, regarding the National Asset Management Agency legislation, he considers Irish Nationwide Building Society and Anglo Irish Bank as systemic to the financial system given that the majority of their loans are to the development and property sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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305 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Finance the reason, further to the proposed National Asset Management Agency legislation, the Exchequer will be paying fees to the banks during the operation of NAMA if non-performing loans are being taken off their books; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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304 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Finance if, in view of the amount of money spent on the reinstatement of Leinster Lawn, he will open up this facility to the general public; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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303 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Finance the tax reliefs and tax breaks currently available; the estimated taxes forgone on a yearly basis per relief; if he will provide this information in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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248 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Finance if a central procurement unit has been established to ensure costs are at a minimum and that the State can achieve economies of scale through pooling orders and resources; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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125 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the more stringent criteria being operated by financial institutions with respect to mortgage protection policies, even for existing mortgages and policies, in particular that a credit institution (details supplied) guaranteed by the State, has increased the amount of time a policy holder must wait before making a claim in the event of accident, job loss or long-term illness; his views on whether such changes are inappropriate, particularly for existing policy holders; the action he will take to prevent such arbitrary changes to mortgage protection policies; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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171 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Finance his views on the Economic and Social Research Institute’s latest forecast, in its most recent quarterly economic bulletin, that the gross national product here will fall by 15.8% over the 2008 to 2010 period; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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227 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if an audit has been carried out to ensure that the tourism marketing fund is within best practice guidelines in terms of spending, placing of advertisements and value for money; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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226 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the additional cost of keeping the national cultural institutions open late at least twice a week to allow working people to visit the museums; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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175 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Health and Children if the necessary medical care will be provided for a person (details supplied) in Dublin 12; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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163 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Finance if he has had meetings with local authorities to encourage them to adhere to the valuation methods as introduced in the Valuation Act 2001; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that not introducing same has led to overpayments by the hotel sector, which is suffering from financial pressure; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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162 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Finance if he will make a statement on the air travel tax; and his views on the call by the tourism renewal group to abolish this fee.
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161 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Finance the expected funding level of the Horse and Greyhound Fund; the initiatives he has progressed to reduce the direct Exchequer contribution by increasing taxation, proposing new taxation; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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