Results 261-280 of 3,053 for speaker:Mary Upton

Written Answers — Mental Health Services: Mental Health Services (17 May 2005)

Mary Upton: Question 124: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the progress which has been made in providing for the promised mental health facility in Ballyfermot; if her attention has been drawn to the totally inadequate facilities that are provided at present; the discussions her Department has had with the HSE in relation to the provision of suitable accommodation and facilities...

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (17 May 2005)

Mary Upton: Question 151: To ask the Minister for Finance if the demand for payment of capital gains tax by a person (details supplied) in Dublin 8 will be reviewed. [16094/05]

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]

Food Labelling. (25 May 2005)

Mary Upton: Question 24: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the progress made to date in the implementation of the report of the food labelling group of 2002; the number of the 21 recommendations made by the group which have still to be implemented; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17443/05]

Food Labelling. (25 May 2005)

Mary Upton: I thank the Minister of State. I am not sure how many of these regulations have been implemented. The Minister of State said 19 had been addressed but that might be slightly different to implementing them. It is welcome that food labelling is broadly co-ordinated within one organisation because it was all over the shop prior to this. However, many issues remain outstanding such as a full...

Food Labelling. (25 May 2005)

Mary Upton: The question of country of origin and origin of a product has been surrounded by fudge for a long time. It is important to remove the fudge factor so that the origin of products is clear and unambiguous. What is important for consumers is to be able to trace the origin of the food. I refer to a recent incident where an illegal dye was used in foodstuffs and which is virtually impossible to...

Bovine Disease Controls. (25 May 2005)

Mary Upton: Question 27: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the number of prosecutions that have taken place as a result of the feeding of meat and bonemeal to cattle since the introduction of the ban; the number of convictions secured in such cases; and if she is satisfied that the ban is being properly enforced in view of the continuing cases of BSE in animals born after the ban was imposed....

Bovine Disease Controls. (25 May 2005)

Mary Upton: The fact that there have been no prosecutions for breaking the law regarding animals born after 1996 that have been detected with BSE is of some concern. As recently as two weeks ago, the Minister will know, an animal born in 2001, five years after the ban was effectively meant to have been in place, was found to be infected — if we take 1997 as the relevant date, it is four years. That is...

Legal Settlement. (25 May 2005)

Mary Upton: I have some concerns about the confidentiality clause that seems to be built into this. The money spent is public money so it should not be confidential. The Department was willing to defend its position at the outset, yet suddenly an agreement was reached and the whole issue became confidential. Even though we do not know the amount involved, there is clearly a great amount of taxpayers'...

Food Safety Standards. (25 May 2005)

Mary Upton: Have any countries or factories within countries been removed from the list? Although detailed figures may not be available, I am interested to know whether sanctions are applied. Are spot checks conducted by the Food and Veterinary Office or is advance warning given? The inspector is similar to a teacher determining whether a student's homework is completed, and after he or she leaves upon...

Research Funding. (25 May 2005)

Mary Upton: I thank the Minister for her reply, which contains all the appropriate buzzwords, such as innovation, nutritious foods and pharma-foods. However, the reality is that we lag slightly behind Europe and significantly behind the United States and Japan in terms of the percentage of GDP invested in research. In the future, these countries will be important competitors. What actions may be taken to...

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]