510 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if he is satisfied with the process of transferring public records to the National Archives, under the 30 year rule; if there is an audit procedure in place to ensure that all relevant documents are lodged within the required timeframe; if there is consistency across all relevant Departments in the lodging of the documents; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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509 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism his views on the reduction from 30 years to 15 years of the quarantine period for public records before they are placed in the National Archives; the reason he would not support this decision which would provide for closer public scrutiny of public records; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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508 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the areas of funding which are to be reduced and the amount of same due to the reduction in funding to his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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460 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will ensure that appropriate action is taken by the gardaí in Blanchardstown following threats to kill made against a person (details supplied) in Dublin 15.
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284 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Health and Children when a person (details supplied) in Dublin 12 will be provided with the necessary orthodontic treatment; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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247 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Health and Children if she will address the concerns of the community child care workers (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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169 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Finance if there are plans to increase the space in the National Archives; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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149 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if she will ensure that employers are reimbursed the 60% rebate of statutory redundancy payments to which they are entitled within the timeframe set out on her Department website; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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101 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he is satisfied regarding the capacity of the preferred bidder to deliver the Thornton Hall prison project; the progress made on the project since the enactment of the Prison Development (Confirmation of Regulations) Act 2008; the estimated date for the commencement and the completion of the project; the estimated cost of the project, including the cost of acquiring the site; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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136 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of members of the Garda Reserve recruited to date; the stations to which they have been allocated; the number of applicants for the reserve currently in training; if he is satisfied with the rate of recruitment; when he expects that the full complement of 1,500 will be in place; if restrictions have been placed on recruitment to the reserve arising from budgetary restrictions; his views on the suggestion made by the Association of Garda Sergeants and Inspectors that the reserve should be scrapped; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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16 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Finance the position of research workers who must transfer or reclaim their contributions into pension funds after a two year period, in relation to the pension levy (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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6 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Finance the reason for the delay in the implementation of the Insurance Mediation Directive two; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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256 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if her attention has been drawn to the proposals put forward by an association (details supplied) in the absence of the publication of the national carer’s strategy; her views on these proposals, particularly as they are on a cost neutral basis; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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100 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Health and Children the cost of setting up the lung transplant unit at the Mater Hospital, Dublin; the cost of maintaining the unit, on an annual basis; the length of time this unit has been in place; the number of patients who have received single lung transplants; the number of patients who have received double lung transplants; the number of cystic fibrosis patients who have received lung transplants there; the number of cystic fibrosis patients currently on the transplant list for the Mater Hospital; the number of cystic fibrosis patients who are currently on the Newcastle list for transplant; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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87 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Health and Children the ceiling for earnings that will allow a person (details supplied) in Dublin 12 to be entitled to a subvention for a private carer; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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57 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Transport the way he envisages the work programme and role of the National Roads Authority evolving or changing during 2009 and from 2010 to the end of Transport 21 in view of recent budgetary changes resulting from the financial crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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31 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Transport if he will publish the report on the future of Dublin Port; his views on whether there will be changes to the future location and size of Dublin Port; the position regarding the development of Bremore Port; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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142 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on the issues raised in a letter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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64 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if she will make a statement on the report of the Committee of Public Accounts on FÁS.
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53 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment her views on the more than 4,600 breaches of employment law reported in the annual review of the National Employment Rights Authority; the steps she will take to ensure a higher level of compliance with employment law; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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Bill entitled an Act to amend the National Archives Act 1986 by providing for the transfer to the National Archives of departmental records which are more than 15 years old; and to provide for related matters
437 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Education and Science if he will review the cap on the number of post-leaving certificate, PLC, places; his views on whether in the current economic climate it would be more productive to increase the number of PLC places for students to allow them the opportunity to improve their skills, when the alternative for many would be to access unemployment benefit; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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301 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the penalties in place for breaches of the law in respect of the supply of alcohol to under-age persons; and if he will make a statement on the matter
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303 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if persons other than vendors of alcohol have been prosecuted for having been complicit in making alcohol available to under-age persons; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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302 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the Garda districts in which suppliers were prosecuted in respect of breaches of the law for the supply of alcohol to under-age persons; the number of prosecutions in each district; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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300 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of persons prosecuted for the supply of alcohol to under-age persons; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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112 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if she will ensure that the Revenue Commissioners will reimburse employers the 60% rebate of statutory redundancy payments to which they are entitled; 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 the financial state of hospitals nationwide; the number which will over-spend their allocated budgets; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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96 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of people treated under the National Treatment Purchase Fund; the amount to date spent on administering this fund; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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159 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs her views on correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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91 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Finance if he will respond to a query from a person (details supplied) in Dublin 20 on the pension levy as it affects research staff in universities here; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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81 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Finance his views on an idea (details supplied) from a legal perspective; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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80 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Finance if it is technically feasible to proceed with an idea (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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77 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if she will ensure that adequate resources are provided for training persons in employment in addition to ensuring that those recently unemployed are given adequate resources to upskill; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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44 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Finance if he will estimate the average CPI and HICP measures for price volatility in 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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65 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Finance his plans for the establishment of a banking commission here; if he has submitted these plans to the Cabinet for consideration; if new legislation will be required in order to establish such a commission; when he will introduce such legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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109 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Finance the amount of funding the sports capital scheme received from the national lottery in each of the past five years; the reason the scheme could not have been run on national lottery funding alone in the event that there is no money available from the Exchequer; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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68 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Education and Science further to Parliamentary Question No. 28 of 26 February 2009, the reason the new payroll system in his Department is not due to begin operating until September 2009; the categories of teaching and non-teaching staff who will benefit from the use of the new payroll system; if this will include part-time, full-time and substitute teachers, caretakers, administration staff and secretarial staff; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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46 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Education and Science further to Parliamentary Question No. 28 of 26 February 2009, when the contract for his Department’s new payroll system was first drafted; the length of time it took to draft this contract; the cost of the contract to date; the estimated final cost for the contract when the payroll system becomes operational in September 2009; the projected savings in administrative overheads that the taxpayer can expect to make from the implementation of this new system; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1028 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Education and Science if funding will be released to rectify a safety hazard in respect of a school (details supplied) in Dublin 12; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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798 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if a jobseeker’s payment will be put in place in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 11; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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245 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Health and Children when the renewal of the bilateral adoption agreement between Ireland and Russia will be finalised to allow intercountry adoptions between Ireland and Russia; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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187 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the total allocated to the horse and greyhound fund in each of the past five years; the amount raised by betting revenue during each of these years; if he will provide this information in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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181 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his views on concerns raised in a letter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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82 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Finance if he has plans to update the sports tax relief scheme to encompass current as well as capital expenditure; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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81 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Finance the rules regarding the tax exemption scheme for artists, specifically the definition of arts; the person who decides whether someone is eligible or not; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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80 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Finance his views on a further reduction in the cut off point for the artists exemption scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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60 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views regarding the submission by a group (details supplied) that Eircom should be acquired by the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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