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Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (20 Oct 2010)

Mary Upton: Question 129: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the progress that has been made regarding the proposal for a multi-denominational school, in response to the campaign by an organisation (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38180/10]

Written Answers — Teaching Qualifications: Teaching Qualifications (20 Oct 2010)

Mary Upton: Question 130: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills in view of the scale of the unemployment crisis among teaching graduates and their inability to gain relevant work experience, the reason she is proposing to continue allowing unqualified teachers to work in schools (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38186/10]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (20 Oct 2010)

Mary Upton: Question 148: To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated cost of extending the section 481 tax relief scheme to the computer game industry based on the size of the industry at present and based on a number of growth scenarios of uptake by investors and the amount invested; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38188/10]

Written Answers — Tourism Promotion: Tourism Promotion (20 Oct 2010)

Mary Upton: Question 220: To ask the Minister for Tourism, Culture and Sport if her attention has been drawn to the protocol agreement on tourism signed by Italy, France and Spain to jointly promote their cultural heritage to emerging tourism markets; if she will examine a similar initiative with the UK; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38181/10]

Written Answers — Abbey Theatre: Abbey Theatre (20 Oct 2010)

Mary Upton: Question 221: To ask the Minister for Tourism, Culture and Sport the amount spent to date by the feasibility group charged with producing a report on the feasibility of relocating the Abbey Theatre to the GPO; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38187/10]

Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (20 Oct 2010)

Mary Upton: Question 237: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the report of a group regarding housing conditions in an area in (details supplied); the steps he will take to address the issues raised in the report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38182/10]

Written Answers — Emigration Statistics: Emigration Statistics (20 Oct 2010)

Mary Upton: Question 268: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation in view of the projection by the Economic and Social Research Institution that 150,000 persons will emigrate from Ireland by 2015, with a sizable number of these being graduates; his plans to halt this brain drain; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38185/10]

Written Answers — Defence Forces Recruitment: Defence Forces Recruitment (21 Oct 2010)

Mary Upton: Question 57: To ask the Minister for Defence the recruitment that has taken place within the Defence Forces during 2010 and the further recruitment that will take place in 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38097/10]

Written Answers — Higher Education Grants: Higher Education Grants (27 Oct 2010)

Mary Upton: Question 117: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills if she will support the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38502/10]

Written Answers — FÁS Training Programmes: FÁS Training Programmes (27 Oct 2010)

Mary Upton: Question 178: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills if she will ensure that an issue (details supplied) is resolved as soon as possible and ensure that participants on the programme are given their full entitlements; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39446/10]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (27 Oct 2010)

Mary Upton: Question 209: To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to capture tax from on-line and other forms of betting where tax is not now payable; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39138/10]

Written Answers — Departmental Funding: Departmental Funding (27 Oct 2010)

Mary Upton: Question 233: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when funding will be released for an association (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38512/10]

Written Answers — Gaming Regulation: Gaming Regulation (27 Oct 2010)

Mary Upton: Question 361: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the progress that has been made in relation to legislation on gambling; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39139/10]

Written Answers — Passport Applications: Passport Applications (27 Oct 2010)

Mary Upton: Question 386: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if a passport will issue to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38659/10]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (27 Oct 2010)

Mary Upton: Question 467: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he will ensure that an issue (details supplied) is resolved as soon as possible and ensure that participants on the programme are given their full entitlements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39445/10]

Written Answers — Local Authority Staff: Local Authority Staff (27 Oct 2010)

Mary Upton: Question 472: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if her attention has been drawn to a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38515/10]

Written Answers — Departmental Funding: Departmental Funding (28 Oct 2010)

Mary Upton: Question 10: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills if funding will be allocated to Colleges of Further Education (details supplied) as they were not included in the €20.75 million funding programme announced by the Minister on 15 October 2010; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39549/10]

Written Answers — Visa Applications: Visa Applications (28 Oct 2010)

Mary Upton: Question 52: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform if his attention has been drawn to the recent report from the European Tour Operators Association which highlighted that 31% of Chinese tourists and 12% of Indian tourists booking trips to Ireland in 2010 are cancelling their holidays due to the slow processing of visa applications; his views on whether this loss of business is...

Written Answers — Visa Applications: Visa Applications (28 Oct 2010)

Mary Upton: Question 66: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform in view of figures from the European Tour Operators Association which state that 31% of Chinese tourists and 12% of Indian tourists booking trips to Ireland in 2010 are cancelling their holidays due to the slow processing of visa application, his plans to introduce a faster and reformed visa processing system to ensure we can...

Written Answers — Visa Applications: Visa Applications (28 Oct 2010)

Mary Upton: Question 67: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform in view of our common travel area with the United Kingdom, the contact his Department has had with his United Kingdom counterparts regarding introducing a reformed and faster tourist visa processing system for visitors from emerging markets such as China and India; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39614/10]