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Written Answers — National Lottery Funding: National Lottery Funding (15 Dec 2010)

Mary Upton: Question 184: To ask the Minister for Tourism, Culture and Sport the amount of national lottery money, if any, she expects to be allocated from the Department of Finance in 2011 for culture, sport and tourism projects, respectively; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47445/10]

Order of Business (16 Dec 2010)

Mary Upton: It is not agreed. The proposal under No. 29 to allocate approximately €26 million to the Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund from the general Exchequer is totally unacceptable in the current climate. At a time when we are taking money from carers and cutting the minimum wage, it is not acceptable to provide so much money to the horse and greyhound industry. I accept that the industry is...

Order of Business (16 Dec 2010)

Mary Upton: I am making the point that no effort is being made to capture tax that can be captured. That is the basis of my opposition to this measure.

Order of Business (16 Dec 2010)

Mary Upton: We need an online betting tax.

Order of Business (16 Dec 2010)

Mary Upton: I wish to raise two issues. When can we expect the Property Services (Regulation) Bill back in the House? The second issue relates to the health repayment scheme. Despite a claim having been submitted, accepted and declared in order in 2007, the person involved is still awaiting payment. In October of this year she was told she would be paid before Christmas.

Order of Business (16 Dec 2010)

Mary Upton: Sorry, a Cheann Comhairle. I have no other way of raising this. I have made all the telephone calls and written all the letters. This woman will be going to the moneylenders because the money has not been paid to her before Christmas, as promised.

Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations: Motion (16 Dec 2010)

Mary Upton: No.

Written Answers — Croke Park Agreement: Croke Park Agreement (12 Jan 2011)

Mary Upton: Question 88: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide an update on the implementation of the Croke Park Public Service Agreement; the savings that have been agreed to date; the savings foreseen for 2011 as a whole under the agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1395/11]

Written Answers — Public Sector Expenditure: Public Sector Expenditure (12 Jan 2011)

Mary Upton: Question 124: To ask the Minister for Finance if the shortfall, with reference to the target in Health Service Executive staff applying for the incentivised early retirement or redundancy scheme, will impact on savings in the public sector pay bill for 2011 as set out on budget day; if he plans to introduce other measures or such schemes to make up any shortfall; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (12 Jan 2011)

Mary Upton: Question 193: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills if a special needs assistant who retires through ill health may be replaced; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1247/11]

Written Answers — Business Regulation: Business Regulation (12 Jan 2011)

Mary Upton: Question 283: To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 108 of 1 December 2010, the number of occasions in each of the past five years that the Revenue Commissioners have published notices of a cancelled licence, as provided by section 23 of the Auctioneers and House Agents Act 1947; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1338/11]

Written Answers — State Boards: State Boards (12 Jan 2011)

Mary Upton: Question 738: To ask the Minister for Tourism, Culture and Sport the number of vacancies that exist on State and semi-State boards of institutions which receive funding from her Department; the number she expects to arise in the coming three months through the expiration of existing contracts; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1161/11]

Written Answers — State Boards: State Boards (12 Jan 2011)

Mary Upton: Question 739: To ask the Minister for Tourism, Culture and Sport the number of appointments she intends to make to the boards of State and semi-State institutions which receive funding from her Department in the coming three months; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1162/11]

Written Answers — State Boards: State Boards (12 Jan 2011)

Mary Upton: Question 740: To ask the Minister for Tourism, Culture and Sport if any officials in her Department currently sit on the boards of institutions in receipt of funds from her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1163/11]

Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (12 Jan 2011)

Mary Upton: Question 744: To ask the Minister for Tourism, Culture and Sport of the 79 staff who moved into her Department's premises in Killarney, the number of these who transferred from the Departmental offices in Dublin; the number who were newly recruited; the number of each staff grade that transferred from the Dublin offices; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1280/11]

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (12 Jan 2011)

Mary Upton: Question 745: To ask the Minister for Tourism, Culture and Sport the duties and responsibilities of staff in the Killarney offices; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1281/11]

Written Answers — Departmental Transport: Departmental Transport (12 Jan 2011)

Mary Upton: Question 746: To ask the Minister for Tourism, Culture and Sport the costs to her Department for the years 2009 and 2010, of mileage and public transport costs for officials from her Department to travel in both directions between Dublin and Killarney for departmental business; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1282/11]

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (12 Jan 2011)

Mary Upton: Question 747: To ask the Minister for Tourism, Culture and Sport the number of staff in her Department formerly allocated to dealing with the Horse and Greyhound Fund and related matters; the duties now carried out by those staff formerly engaged in carrying out that work; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1283/11]

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (12 Jan 2011)

Mary Upton: Question 748: To ask the Minister for Tourism, Culture and Sport if any of the staff in her Department formerly engaged in dealing with the Horse and Greyhound Fund and related matters have been reallocated to the same duties in the Department of Agriculture; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1284/11]

Written Answers — Sports Capital Programme: Sports Capital Programme (12 Jan 2011)

Mary Upton: Question 749: To ask the Minister for Tourism, Culture and Sport the capital programmes delivered by her in 2008, 2009 and 2010; the capital programmes planned by her for 2011; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1285/11]