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Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 May 2010
51 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Community; Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the achievements by Foras na Gaeilge since its inception [19017/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 May 2010
20 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills her views on the audit of assets of the 18 religious teaching orders in view of the Ryan report; if the religious orders have agreed to the increased terms laid out by her; the way she expects the religious orders to raise a further €200 million in cash for the National Children’s Hospital in view of the audit of their assets; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18280/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 May 2010
262 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if there are charges pending regarding the operations of head shops; if so, the length of time since these charges were initiated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18364/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 May 2010
245 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if a visa application in respect of a person (details supplied) refused on 7 April 2010 will be reviewed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17813/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 May 2010
240 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will have investigations made into the reason a person (details supplied) in Dublin 8 was refused renewal of their visa; if he is satisfied that the reason provided to the person is acceptable; if he will review this case based on the information provided by the person and their employer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17725/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 May 2010
161 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Health and Children the services and facilities that are available to support autistic children; if respite care is available on a regular basis in respect of autistic children; the residential facilities that are available for autistic children here; the locations at which these facilities are located; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17756/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 May 2010
155 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Health and Children if she will address the concerns of a person (details supplied) in relation to the proposed location of the national children’s hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17659/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 May 2010
81 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Transport the input his Department has had with the Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources on the rollout of the national electric vehicle programme; if he has made any recommendations on transforming the public sector captive public fleets to electric or low emissions vehicles; the standards and targets and overall percentage of cars he is aiming for in relation to electric and hybrid private transport by 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17871/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 May 2010
44 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Transport the position regarding his request for the Dublin Airport Authority to confirm that it has the capacity to operate Terminal 2 satisfactorily within the parameters set by the Commission for Aviation Regulation; when a final decision will be made in this respect; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17873/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 April 2010
122 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Health and Children, further to Parliamentary Question No. 314 of 2 February 2010, the supports that will be put in place for a person (details supplied) who is in nursing home care since October 2006; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17391/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 April 2010
28 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when the new rural development schemes as announced by him in summer 2009 will actually be open for applications from farmers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16928/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 April 2010
25 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will provide a full breakdown of the beef carcass classification results since 15 December 2009 based on the Meat Industry Ireland price grid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16927/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 April 2010
190 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the conditions for eligibility for house purchase loans from local government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17108/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 April 2010
77 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Finance the progress made to date regarding the strategic review of the credit union sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17227/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 April 2010
71 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Finance the position regarding the establishment and activities to date of the credit review office; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17228/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 27 April 2010
322 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will respond to correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16520/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 27 April 2010
310 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will investigate the funding options around the EU JESSICA programme and the possibilities of sourcing such funding for the swimming pool programme in the Dublin area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16729/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 27 April 2010
266 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism when grant aid might be available through her Department to allow the re-opening of the swimming pool programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16729/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 27 April 2010
264 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if she intends to launch a sports capital programme for 2011; the reasons there has been no programme since 2008; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16419/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 27 April 2010
253 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if his attention has been drawn to any banned or illegal substances being detected in head shops; if such substances were detected, the action that was taken arising from such findings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16829/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 27 April 2010
233 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the average processing times for citizens from each of the following countries (details supplied) obtaining holiday visas from Ireland in each of the last five years; the number of visas issued to each country, in tabular form; if there are plans to improve the efficiency of the visa process in order to encourage tourism from these emerging markets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16844/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 27 April 2010
188 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Health and Children her plans for a Health Service Executive home help service (details supplied); if her attention has been drawn to the fact that employees have been informed by the home help service that they are forced to implement cuts in home help services with effect from the 6 April 2010; her views on the impact this decision will have on both workers and the community; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16501/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 27 April 2010
177 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Health and Children her plans to include the medical certificate requirement for drivers over 70 years on the medical card in view of the fact that this cost can be prohibitive for pensioners, (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16398/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 27 April 2010
132 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Finance if a person (details supplied) in County Dublin will be liable for stamp duty if they purchase a house in County Dublin, though they have not owned a home in this country previously; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16489/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 27 April 2010
96 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views on a feed-in tariff for microgeneration here; if he envisages a role for microgeneration in reducing our emissions and improving our energy mix; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16631/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 27 April 2010
65 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will provide an update on digital terrestrial television here; when he expects the signing of the contract with a consortium (details supplied); the concerns he may have if the delays in implementing DTT continues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16629/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 April 2010
93 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Health and Children when residential care services will be provided in this country for an autistic child (details supplied) in Dublin 12; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16194/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 April 2010
75 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Finance the reason State controlled banks continue to pay pensions to former employees who are no longer repaying their loanstaken out with their former employers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16117/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 April 2010
40 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the direction or guidelines that have been issued to local authorities regarding social housing applicants who refuse to take an offer of accommodation under the Social Housing Leasing Initiative; if social housing applicants will be penalised by being disqualified from the local authority housing lists for refusing to participate in the SHLI; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15942/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 April 2010
33 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he has carried out an audit of ghost estates; if he has provided local authorities with a strategic approach to the problem of uncompleted estates; the basis through which such estates come under control of National Assets Management Agency; the body responsible for such issues as taking in charge and the completion of snag work; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15941/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 April 2010
182 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will address the concerns of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 12 regarding the early demand for the payment of the charge on second homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15879/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 April 2010
152 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Arts, Sports and Tourism her views on the storage conditions for works of art owned by the State; her views on the storage facilities for works of art in the State galleries; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15864/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 April 2010
144 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of Irish patients on the waiting list for lung transplants at the Mater hospital, Dublin and at hospitals outside of Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15925/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 April 2010
143 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Health and Children the progress made in relation to the promised cystic fibrosis unit at St. Vincent’s Hospital, Dublin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15924/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 April 2010
142 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of cystic fibrosis patients who have received double lung transplants at the Mater Hospital, Dublin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15923/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 April 2010
141 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of double lung transplants carried out to date in the specialised unit at the Mater Hospital, Dublin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15922/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 April 2010
130 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Health and Children the progress that has been made on resolving the issue of chiropody charges to medical card holders; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15869/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 April 2010
111 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide a list of art works purchased by the OPW over the past ten years; the cost of each individual work of art; the locations at which these art works are on display; if they are all available to public viewing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15862/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 April 2010
882 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Science if she will address the concerns of a person (details supplied) in relation to the fees payable to the Teaching Council by part-time teachers. [14556/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 April 2010
881 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Science if she will ensure that any student who has applied for a CAO place will not be disadvantaged and that their application will be accepted, albeit after the closing date, where there was a requirement to supply documentation from the Revenue Commissioners confirming parents’ earnings in view of the fact that due to the recent industrial action it may not have been possible for a parent to access the information in time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14549/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 April 2010
875 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Science if he will review his decision regarding cuts to the funding for an organisation (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15574/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 April 2010
758 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he plans to develop statutory authority for our major rivers such as the River Liffey so that an agency will take responsibility for the maintenance and protection of the river; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14517/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 April 2010
648 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if he will address the concerns of a group (details supplied); his views on whether the closure of this partnership will have a negative impact on the communities that it serves; his further views on the risk of job losses arising from the decision to wind down this organisation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15555/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 April 2010
646 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if he will ensure that the funding in respect of the older women’s network (details supplied) is assured for 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15512/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 April 2010
642 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the progress regarding proposals to extend the RAPID designation from an area (details supplied) in Dublin 12 into another area; when he expects this decision to be implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14937/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 April 2010
632 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the supports that are available through his Department for an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14544/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 April 2010
620 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Arts, Sports and Tourism if she will convene a meeting of all the stakeholders in the racing and betting industries in order to see the agreement that can be reached to help each of these industries to survive during the current economic climate; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14515/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 April 2010
619 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Arts, Sports and Tourism her plans for the future funding of the horse and greyhound racing fund; her views on whether it is feasible to continue to supply direct State funding into the fund; her further views on taxing remote gambling; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14514/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 April 2010
296 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to plans to reduce the budget of a service (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14953/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 April 2010
277 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Health and Children if she will support a matter (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14810/10]