Results 2,281-2,300 of 3,053 for speaker:Mary Upton
- Written Answers — Digital Media Industry: Digital Media Industry (20 Oct 2009)
Mary Upton: Question 629: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the support he provides, within the education sector, to the computer game industry; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that this industry is globally economically bigger than the film industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37393/09]
- Written Answers — School Curriculum: School Curriculum (20 Oct 2009)
Mary Upton: Question 630: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the average number of hours of physical education at each primary and second level school here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37395/09]
- Written Answers — School Curriculum: School Curriculum (20 Oct 2009)
Mary Upton: Question 631: To ask the Minister for Education and Science his plans to introduce physical education as an examinable subject at either junior certificate or leaving certificate level; the reason he has not advanced this project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37396/09]
- Tourism Industry. (21 Oct 2009)
Mary Upton: Question 97: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism his views on the report of the tourism renewal group; if he will implement the framework for survival recommended by the group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37581/09]
- Tourism Industry. (21 Oct 2009)
Mary Upton: I, too, wish to send my good wishes to the Minister, Deputy Martin Cullen. The recent CSO figures in relation to tourism are pretty stark and a little scary. The report, while good, is overdue, particularly in terms of the five survival actions contained therein. That the proposed actions are called "survival actions" implies serious urgency. Perhaps the Minister of State will state what...
- Tourism Industry. (21 Oct 2009)
Mary Upton: When are the promised actions-----
- Tourism Industry. (21 Oct 2009)
Mary Upton: Yes. Also, when can we expect these actions to be initiated? A point made in the report is that tourism is as important as agriculture. While I agree agriculture is an important industry for this country, why is it that we do not have the same noise around tourism as we do around agriculture? Why have we not had the same level of activity or concern around tourism from the various...
- Tourism Industry. (21 Oct 2009)
Mary Upton: On the potential quango, why is that the Department cannot oversee implementation of the report's recommendations? Why do we need yet another new body to promote and progress it?
- Tourism Industry. (21 Oct 2009)
Mary Upton: Will the body be answerable to this House?
- National Sports Facility Strategy. (21 Oct 2009)
Mary Upton: Question 99: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if he will provide a detailed history of the national sports facility strategy; the reason the process has taken more than 12 years and there is still no strategy in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37582/09]
- National Sports Facility Strategy. (21 Oct 2009)
Mary Upton: It is beyond me why it has taken so long for this strategy to be put in place. We got the review and report on tourism within a matter of months but the issue of a strategy and review of sports capital funding has gone on for years. The outcome of this is that sports capital grants are not available. We do not know why this is the case or when they will be opened up again. If we had the...
- National Sports Facility Strategy. (21 Oct 2009)
Mary Upton: Why has developing a strategy taken so long? How much consultation is needed on it and is there some reason it has not been published?
- National Sports Facility Strategy. (21 Oct 2009)
Mary Upton: It worked well for his constituency, Kerry South.
- National Sports Facility Strategy. (21 Oct 2009)
Mary Upton: Perhaps not, but it worked particularly well there.
- National Sports Facility Strategy. (21 Oct 2009)
Mary Upton: The facts are at variance with the Minister of State's comment on allocation of capital sports funding.
- Sports Capital Programme. (21 Oct 2009)
Mary Upton: Will the Minister of State say whether the planning permission is for a five year period or longer? If it is only for five years, what realistically are the prospects of getting this started and in place within that timeframe? Is this just another large "Bertie" white elephant legacy that we are now inheriting, with substantial amounts of money already spent, and absolutely no return? All...
- Sports Capital Programme. (21 Oct 2009)
Mary Upton: Is it not just a case of spending a great deal of money with no outcome?
- Sports Funding. (21 Oct 2009)
Mary Upton: The Minister promised the review of the funding of the industries. The review has taken place. My understanding from the Committee Stage debate is that it was to be discussed in the House. We have not had that opportunity. We are lining ourselves up right beside the budget and there is no decision. We have all agreed that it is a really important industry that needs to be supported....
- Arts Funding. (21 Oct 2009)
Mary Upton: I thank the Minister of State for his comprehensive reply and I welcome the commitments. What prompted the question is that it is a particularly tough time for emerging artists right across the spectrum of arts and culture. We have to be proactive in providing opportunities for them, keeping them in productive employment and improving their skills while they hope to get into full-time...
- National Library and Archives of Ireland. (21 Oct 2009)
Mary Upton: There was an indication in the last budget that the institutions in question were to be merged, but the relevant legislation remains on the C list. Earlier this week, however, regulations from the Department of Arts, Sport and Tourism were placed before us to allow for the time trials for a debutante greyhound to be reduced by 0.3 seconds. That can only make one wonder about the...