Results 221-240 of 1,315 for speaker:Mary Upton in 'Written Answers'

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (17 May 2005)

Mary Upton: Question 247: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if she has at her disposal any outside authority to examine or audit procedures in the personnel division of her Department; if any form of accreditation is attached to the personnel division; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16084/05]

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (17 May 2005)

Mary Upton: Question 248: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if she will agree to an outside independent authority to review procedures in the personnel division of her Department relating to alleged breached of agreed procedures by the personnel authorities in particular under the grievance procedure; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16085/05]

Written Answers — Housing Policy: Housing Policy (18 May 2005)

Mary Upton: Question 189: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the action that has been taken or that he plans to take following the report of the All-Party Oireachtas Committee on the Constitution on the cost of building land; the measures that have been implemented arising from this report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16331/05]

Written Answers — Social and Affordable Housing: Social and Affordable Housing (18 May 2005)

Mary Upton: Question 186: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the progress made with regard to the announcement on 24 February 2005 to swap State-owned lands for private sites on which housing development has already been completed to help fast track the provision of the 10,000 affordable houses promised under Sustaining Progress; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Broadcasting Legislation: Broadcasting Legislation (18 May 2005)

Mary Upton: Question 231: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if his attention has been drawn to the fact that inappropriate viewing channels can be accessed from a television provider (details supplied); the action he intends to take to facilitate barring of such channels within a household; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16561/05]

Written Answers — Scéim Díláraithe: Scéim Díláraithe (19 May 2005)

Mary Upton: Question 56: To ask the Aire Gnóthaí Pobail, Tuaithe agus Gaeltachta an bhfuil an plean chun Foras na Gaeilge a dhílárú "báite go ciúin"; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina thaobh. [16642/05]

Written Answers — Food Industry: Food Industry (25 May 2005)

Mary Upton: Question 77: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the action she intends to take arising from the publication of the report of the task force on obesity; if it is intended to implement the recommendations of the report in so far as they relate to her Department's areas of responsibilities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17367/05]

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (25 May 2005)

Mary Upton: Question 90: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the total number of applications received by the 16 May 2005 deadline under the new single payment scheme; the proportion of farmer numbers this represents; the position regarding farmers who have missed the deadline; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17366/05]

Written Answers — Visa Applications: Visa Applications (26 May 2005)

Mary Upton: Question 137: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if a tourist visa will be granted to a person (details supplied). [17761/05]

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (31 May 2005)

Mary Upton: Question 168: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the progress made on the interim cardiac plan for Our Lady's Hospital for Sick Children, Crumlin, Dublin 12; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18203/05]

Written Answers — Ministerial Meetings: Ministerial Meetings (1 Jun 2005)

Mary Upton: Question 96: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will make a statement on the outcome of his meeting on 12 May 2005 with the EU Agriculture Commissioner, Ms Mariann Fischer Boel. [17390/05]

Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (1 Jun 2005)

Mary Upton: Question 106: To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the serious concerns expressed in the Revenue Commissioner's outline implementation for decentralisation about the impact of the scheme on their work, including high costs and potentially damaging loss of expertise; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18295/05]

Written Answers — Cancer Screening Programme: Cancer Screening Programme (14 Jun 2005)

Mary Upton: Question 187: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if medical card holders will have cervical smears for no charge; and if she will review the current practise where general practitioners now charge medical card holders for such smears. [19131/05]

Written Answers — Nursing Home Charges: Nursing Home Charges (14 Jun 2005)

Mary Upton: Question 202: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if persons who are in receipt of a disability allowance and resident of a residential home are entitled to a refund of the portion of their payment retained by the residential home in view of the fact that they are medical card holders; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19234/05]

Written Answers — Work Permits: Work Permits (14 Jun 2005)

Mary Upton: Question 418: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will make more generous provision for work permit applications for white collar skilled jobs made on behalf of non-EU nationals who have completed third level qualifications at institutions here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19461/05]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (14 Jun 2005)

Mary Upton: Question 432: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if he will review the practice whereby his Department awards disability allowance payments directly to residential homes instead of to the recipients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19232/05]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (14 Jun 2005)

Mary Upton: Question 433: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if he will arrange for a split system of payment where the claimant will receive some of the payment directly if he or she spends a number of nights at home on a weekly basis in cases where disability allowance payments are paid to residential homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19233/05]

Written Answers — Deportation Orders: Deportation Orders (14 Jun 2005)

Mary Upton: Question 579: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will reconsider the plight of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 8; and if he will allow this person to remain here. [19044/05]

Written Answers — Deportation Orders: Deportation Orders (14 Jun 2005)

Mary Upton: Question 580: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will reconsider the plight of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 8; and if he will allow this person to remain here. [19045/05]

Written Answers — Deportation Orders: Deportation Orders (14 Jun 2005)

Mary Upton: Question 581: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will reconsider the plight of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 1; and if he will allow this person to remain here. [19046/05]