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Local Government (Mayor and Regional Authority of Dublin) Bill 2010: Second Stage (Resumed) (11 Nov 2010)

Mary Upton: After that trip down memory lane, I will return to some of basics I want to deal with in the legislation-----

Local Government (Mayor and Regional Authority of Dublin) Bill 2010: Second Stage (Resumed) (11 Nov 2010)

Mary Upton: -----and some of the substantial issues in terms of what this legislation is about. We are all citizens of this city, of which we are all proud, and we are also proud to be public representatives, in my case and that of Deputies O'Connor and Ó Snodaigh, in Dublin constituencies. I welcome the opportunity to speak on this legislation both as a citizen of the city and as a public...

Local Government (Mayor and Regional Authority of Dublin) Bill 2010: Second Stage (Resumed) (11 Nov 2010)

Mary Upton: It is our responsibility to ensure the constituents we represent are provided with a good service. A significant number of practical issues must be addressed. For instance, constituency boundary areas are not coterminous with policing or health service areas, which means one finds it difficult to define where an area fits. There is no reason such practical matters cannot be addressed in the...

Health Promotion (11 Nov 2010)

Mary Upton: Question 7: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the steps she is taking at national and European level to curtail or significantly reduce alcohol sponsorship of sport; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36699/10]

Written Answers — Mental Health Services: Mental Health Services (11 Nov 2010)

Mary Upton: Question 37: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when she expects to commence work on a national dementia strategy; when it is expected that the strategy will be completed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41863/10]

Written Answers — Child Care Services: Child Care Services (11 Nov 2010)

Mary Upton: Question 132: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if, and in what form, section 7 of the Child Care Act 1991 is still law; the way, and in what form, the role of the child care advisory committees was transferred to the Health Service Executive; the current role, activities, publications, reports and detailed membership of these committees or this committee; the way they are...

Written Answers — Child Care Services: Child Care Services (11 Nov 2010)

Mary Upton: Question 133: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if, and in what form, section 8 of the Child Care Act 1991 is still law; the way and in the manner the Health Service Executive is discharging its responsibilities under section 8(3) and section 8(4) of the Act, listing the parties noticed; when she herself last received such a report and for what year; the way these functions are now...

Written Answers — Garda Investigations: Garda Investigations (11 Nov 2010)

Mary Upton: Question 194: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 645 of 6 October, 2009, if he will instruct the gardaí to provide an answer which has not yet been provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42101/10]

Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (16 Nov 2010)

Mary Upton: Question 55: To ask the Minister for Transport the way he proposes to complete Transport 21; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42745/10]

Written Answers — Road Fatalities: Road Fatalities (16 Nov 2010)

Mary Upton: Question 58: To ask the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to the increasing number of deaths on Irish roads in recent months; his plans to introduce legislation to facilitate the closer supervision of learner and novice drivers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42728/10]

Written Answers — Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund: Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund (16 Nov 2010)

Mary Upton: Question 127: To ask the Minister for Finance the progress that has been made in relation to addressing the future funding of the Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund; the way he proposes to address any shortfall in the funding, arising from the tax take on gambling; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42473/10]

Written Answers — Tax Yield: Tax Yield (16 Nov 2010)

Mary Upton: Question 129: To ask the Minister for Finance if he has an estimate of the amount of cash held in households across the country that is not in bank accounts; if he has an estimate of the annual loss to the Exchequer from lost deposit interest retention tax and other taxes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42496/10]

Written Answers — Tax Collection: Tax Collection (16 Nov 2010)

Mary Upton: Question 230: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the action he has taken to ensure that taxation from gambling, in particular the potential taxation from online gambling, is captured; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42474/10]

Written Answers — Visa Applications: Visa Applications (16 Nov 2010)

Mary Upton: Question 266: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform , further to the release of the latest Government document on tourism development, Trading and Investing in the Smart Economy, the immediate measures being taken to reform the visa process for tourists from high growth markets such as China and India; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36688/10]

Written Answers — Arts Funding: Arts Funding (16 Nov 2010)

Mary Upton: Question 296: To ask the Minister for Tourism, Culture and Sport if her attention has been drawn to the level of cuts being imposed on independent rural arts centres, that these cuts will dramatically impoverish cultural infrastructure in rural areas if allowed to continue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42502/10]

Written Answers — Arts Funding: Arts Funding (16 Nov 2010)

Mary Upton: Question 297: To ask the Minister for Tourism, Culture and Sport her views that support for older independent rural arts centres is declining; her further views on whether it is appropriate that a formal policy be established to ensure that these centres are adequately supported, based on their local community value and that it is important for the future that the role of local authorities...

Written Answers — Tribunals of Inquiry: Tribunals of Inquiry (17 Nov 2010)

Mary Upton: Question 91: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the latest information available to him regarding the progress made by the Smithwick tribunal established by resolution of the Oireachtas in March 2005 and when the tribunal intends to commence public hearings; the evidence that has been taken in public; if the tribunal has secured the co-operation of all potential witnesses,...

Written Answers — Garda Deployment: Garda Deployment (17 Nov 2010)

Mary Upton: Question 99: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the number of Garda personnel engaged in providing driver and security services to the members of the Government, members of the Judiciary, former Taoisigh or former Government Ministers, including those on any reserve panel; his plans to review the number involved with a view to transferring some of those Garda officers to front...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (23 Nov 2010)

Mary Upton: Question 62: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the action he proposes to take to offset the extra expense the carbon levy has imposed on low income households. [43864/10]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (23 Nov 2010)

Mary Upton: Question 46: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he is committed to maintaining the current value of child benefits in 2011. [43865/10]