Results 2,061-2,080 of 3,053 for speaker:Mary Upton

Written Answers — Social Welfare Fraud: Social Welfare Fraud (30 Apr 2009)

Mary Upton: Question 52: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the savings on social welfare fraud that would have to be made in order to restore in full the Christmas bonus for welfare recipients. [16998/09]

Written Answers — Health Care Payments: Health Care Payments (30 Apr 2009)

Mary Upton: Question 95: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the situation regarding the overpayment to her Department by the UK Government, as reported recently; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17127/09]

Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (30 Apr 2009)

Mary Upton: Question 107: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will investigate the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17240/09]

Written Answers — Defence Forces Operations: Defence Forces Operations (6 May 2009)

Mary Upton: Question 100: To ask the Minister for Defence the number of cash in transit escorts provided by the Defence Forces during 2008; the amount of personnel hours involved in these operations; the amount paid by banks or financial institutions for this service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17775/09]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (6 May 2009)

Mary Upton: Question 177: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will address the concerns of research staff in relation to the pension levy taking account of certain issues (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17703/09]

Written Answers — Disabled Drivers: Disabled Drivers (6 May 2009)

Mary Upton: Question 192: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will address the concerns of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 12 in relation to the driver and passenger with a disability tax relief scheme. [18176/09]

Written Answers — Inter-Country Adoptions: Inter-Country Adoptions (6 May 2009)

Mary Upton: Question 202: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason for the delay in signing a bilateral agreement with the Republic of Vietnam regarding inter-country adoption; when she expects a treaty to be signed; if her attention has been drawn to the impact on prospective parents of the lapsing of this agreement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18389/09]

Written Answers — Community Development: Community Development (6 May 2009)

Mary Upton: Question 199: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will ensure that a project (details supplied) in Dublin 8 will be supported; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18050/09]

Written Answers — Child Care Services: Child Care Services (6 May 2009)

Mary Upton: Question 200: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the steps she proposes to take to alleviate the pressures on private pre-school operators when they are forced by the budget proposals to suffer a serious drop in income (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18069/09]

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (6 May 2009)

Mary Upton: Question 608: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if a child (details supplied) in Dublin 10 will be provided with a laptop computer to enable the child to benefit fully from the education system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17702/09]

Order of Business (Resumed) (7 May 2009)

Mary Upton: In 1999, a lung transplant unit was set up in the Mater Hospital. Since then, it has carried out just one cystic fibrosis lung transplant. Some 14 young adults are on the unit's waiting list, which is static. What is occurring and why?

Order of Business (Resumed) (7 May 2009)

Mary Upton: When will the human tissue Bill be enacted?

Special Educational Needs: Motion (Resumed) (7 May 2009)

Mary Upton: I welcome the opportunity to speak on this subject and wish to speak about the most vulnerable who are being targeted. While Members may sometimes exaggerate slightly, in this case I make no apologies because it certainly is the case that the most vulnerable children are being targeted this time. The cancellation of mild general learning disability classes has caused enormous problems and...

Written Answers — National Stadium: National Stadium (7 May 2009)

Mary Upton: Question 104: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the amount of money spent on the National Stadium project at Abbotstown in the period 1999 to 2004 not directly related to the National Aquatic Centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18387/09]

Written Answers — Departmental Reports: Departmental Reports (7 May 2009)

Mary Upton: Question 105: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the cost of the arts and education report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18388/09]

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (12 May 2009)

Mary Upton: Question 85: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views on concerns expressed by An Post for its pension fund; if he has met with the chief executive officer of An Post to discuss this issue; if so, the outcome of the meeting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18784/09]

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (12 May 2009)

Mary Upton: Question 103: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views on the workers in Bord na Móna who have been told the State company cannot pay their pension; if he had meetings with the management or with the unions; the discussions that took place at this meeting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18711/09]

Written Answers — Inter-Country Adoptions: Inter-Country Adoptions (12 May 2009)

Mary Upton: Question 180: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will examine the inter-country adoptive system whereby the Health Service Executive have been lax in passing on post placement reports to the adoptive board and onwards to the foreign country; the reason an organisation (details supplied) has not been blacklisted by the Russian Federation as has the HSE; the steps being taken...

Written Answers — Inter-Country Adoptions: Inter-Country Adoptions (12 May 2009)

Mary Upton: Question 179: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the average waiting times by region for assessment of prospective adoptive parents; her views on whether it is acceptable that the waiting period has been so high for such a long period of time; the plans to reduce this waiting time; the average number of new cases processed by quarter by region; the number of post-placement reports...

Written Answers — Inter-Country Adoptions: Inter-Country Adoptions (12 May 2009)

Mary Upton: Question 181: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the status of the inter-country adoption arrangements with Russia; if she will confirm if she places more importance on securing an agreement with the Republic of Vietnam rather than the Russian Federation; the number of children in 2008 placed on the inter-country adoption register from Russia and from Vietnam; the number of persons...