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Written Answers — Industrial Development: Industrial Development (7 Jul 2010)

Mary Upton: Question 101: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation if he will provide an overview of the video game industry here; if he will provide a list of the companies located here working in this industry; the total employment in the sector; the estimated net benefit to the economy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30654/10]

Written Answers — Industrial Development: Industrial Development (7 Jul 2010)

Mary Upton: Question 102: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation his views on whether the video game industry could benefit from direct oversight by a semi-State agency in order to assist growth in this market; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30655/10]

Written Answers — Industrial Development: Industrial Development (7 Jul 2010)

Mary Upton: Question 103: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation the supports for video game companies here; the way in which these compare to our international rivals, particularly Canada, France and the United Kingdom; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30656/10]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (7 Jul 2010)

Mary Upton: Question 134: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on amending section 481 tax relief to extend to the video game industry; the estimated cost of such an action; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30651/10]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (7 Jul 2010)

Mary Upton: Question 188: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to reports that private chiropody clinics in the Dublin area are charging patients with chiropody cards fees of €15 and more for attending these clinics in view of the fact that the Health Service Executive has reduced the amount it pays the clinics for treating patients with the card; and if she will...

Written Answers — Sport and Recreational Development: Sport and Recreational Development (7 Jul 2010)

Mary Upton: Question 262: To ask the Minister for Tourism, Culture and Sport the location of the 17 sports inclusion disability officers; the reason that 15 local sports partnerships do not have a SIDO: the estimated cost of extending the SIDO network to every local sports partnership; if it is planned to fund this network into 2011; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30650/10]

Written Answers — Audiovisual Industry: Audiovisual Industry (7 Jul 2010)

Mary Upton: Question 263: To ask the Minister for Tourism, Culture and Sport her views on amending the governing act of the Irish Film Board to extend the remit of the board to the computer game industry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30652/10]

Written Answers — Architectural Heritage: Architectural Heritage (7 Jul 2010)

Mary Upton: Question 345: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if an investigation is being carried out by his Department into a decision taken by a local authority (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30394/10]

Multi-Unit Developments Bill 2009 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (8 Jul 2010)

Mary Upton: Like my colleagues, I welcome the opportunity to speak on the Bill. I have raised this issue on a number of occasions, both on the Order of Business and through parliamentary questions. I have a practical reason for raising the issue, the fact that I represent a constituency where there has been an explosion of apartment developments of one kind or another, the quality of many of which...

Written Answers — Languages Programme: Languages Programme (29 Sep 2010)

Mary Upton: Question 327: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills if she plans to develop a language policy to ensure that our tourism industry takes account of the global tourism trends for the 21st century which highlight strong tourism growth in non-traditional markets; if she accepts that it is vital for Ireland to be at a competitive advantage in terms of the services provided to...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (29 Sep 2010)

Mary Upton: Question 747: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she has plans to set up local services as part of the national foot screening programme for diabetics (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33283/10]

Written Answers — Taxi Regulations: Taxi Regulations (29 Sep 2010)

Mary Upton: Question 851: To ask the Minister for Transport if all taxi drivers, regardless of the length of time for which they have been granted a licence, will have to undertake the skills test as required by the Taxi Regulator; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32228/10]

Written Answers — National Asset Management Agency: National Asset Management Agency (30 Sep 2010)

Mary Upton: Question 25: To ask the Minister for Finance the steps he and the National Asset Management Agency have taken to ensure that NAMA's debtors do not, or have not, transferred assets offshore, to friends and family or otherwise potentially beyond the reach of being recouped by NAMA; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34050/10]

Written Answers — National Pensions Reserve Fund: National Pensions Reserve Fund (30 Sep 2010)

Mary Upton: Question 38: To ask the Minister for Finance if he envisages a role for the investment on a commercial basis, of funds in the National Pensions Reserve Fund in infrastructure projects here; if this will require amending legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34049/10]

Written Answers — Nursing Homes Support Scheme: Nursing Homes Support Scheme (5 Oct 2010)

Mary Upton: Question 87: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the amount of funding allocated under the fair deal scheme per county; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34669/10]

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (5 Oct 2010)

Mary Upton: Question 35: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the current waiting times for those persons applying for medical cards or general practitioner only cards; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34701/10]

Written Answers — Third Level Courses: Third Level Courses (5 Oct 2010)

Mary Upton: Question 117: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide free university places for the long-term unemployed to allow them to retrain and re-enter the workforce; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34815/10]

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (5 Oct 2010)

Mary Upton: Question 139: To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the fact that persons over 70 years who no longer qualify under the revised terms for medical cards and who voluntarily return their medical cards are liable to pay the income levy on their occupational pensions; if he will provide the number of persons in this category who returned their medical cards; the...

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (5 Oct 2010)

Mary Upton: Question 140: To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the fact that persons who do not have a yearly pension income of at least €12,700 are only allowed on maturity of their pension fund, to withdraw 25% of the full amount of the fund in a tax free lump sum and if they do not want to invest the balance of the fund in an annuity, that they are obliged to place the...

Written Answers — Cycle to Work Scheme: Cycle to Work Scheme (5 Oct 2010)

Mary Upton: Question 141: To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the cycle to work scheme does not allow for participants to purchase a child helmet or child seat and that this severely restricts the ability of parents to transport their child to school or child-care on their way to work; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34819/10]