Results 661-680 of 3,053 for speaker:Mary Upton

Written Answers — Animal Welfare: Animal Welfare (25 Apr 2006)

Mary Upton: Question 958: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, further to Question No. 580 of 4 April 2006, if he will provide her with copies of the three separate minority reports; the basis for the divergence of views from that of the majority by these three individual members of the working group on the monitoring of dog breeding establishments; and if he will make...

Written Answers — Food Labelling: Food Labelling (26 Apr 2006)

Mary Upton: Question 75: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the number of checks across the food industry for potential shortcomings in traceability and labelling standards the Food Standards Authority of Ireland has carried out between 1 March 2006 and 23 March 2006; the number of inspectors who are employed or contracted by the Food Safety Authority of Ireland to carry out such...

Written Answers — Cancer Screening Programme: Cancer Screening Programme (26 Apr 2006)

Mary Upton: Question 112: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children when the cervical cancer screening roll-out will begin, in view of her recent comments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15481/06]

School Closures. (27 Apr 2006)

Mary Upton: I thank the Ceann Comhairle for the opportunity to raise this issue which in the past couple of days became quite a critical matter for the parents, teachers and pupils in St. Michael's CBS in Inchicore. It is a school which has been part of that community for 70 years. As has been mentioned, it has great historical association apart from the educational aspects. The proposal to close the...

Written Answers — Road Traffic Offences: Road Traffic Offences (3 May 2006)

Mary Upton: Question 161: To ask the Minister for Transport the steps he is taking to address the problem of drug driving; and if arrangements will be made with the Courts Service for drug driving offences to be recorded in order that the prosecution rate and incidence of this offence may be properly analysed and tracked; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16226/06]

Written Answers — Health Service Allowances: Health Service Allowances (3 May 2006)

Mary Upton: Question 224: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if she will consider amending the rules governing the blind welfare allowance scheme in order that those in receipt of a blind pension and disability benefit are not, due to the amount they receive in respect of these two payments, precluded from receiving the blind welfare allowance; and if she will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Infectious Diseases: Infectious Diseases (3 May 2006)

Mary Upton: Question 375: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the action she intends to take arising from recent reports of the illegal importation of caged birds; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16143/06]

Written Answers — Infectious Diseases: Infectious Diseases (3 May 2006)

Mary Upton: Question 376: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if she has plans to order the recovery and quarantine of a consignment of birds illegally imported into the country, as reported recently; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16144/06]

Written Answers — Infectious Diseases: Infectious Diseases (3 May 2006)

Mary Upton: Question 377: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the arrangements which are in place for the quarantine of caged or exotic birds where there is concern for their health status; the locations of the quarantine facilities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16145/06]

Written Answers — Infectious Diseases: Infectious Diseases (3 May 2006)

Mary Upton: Question 378: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the procedures which are in place to authenticate the paperwork, relevant documentation and health certification of exotic or caged birds; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16146/06]

Written Answers — Infectious Diseases: Infectious Diseases (3 May 2006)

Mary Upton: Question 379: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if her Department was informed of the possibility of the attempted illegal importation of a consignment of caged birds within the past few weeks; the action her Department has taken in relation to this information; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16147/06]

Written Answers — Infectious Diseases: Infectious Diseases (3 May 2006)

Mary Upton: Question 380: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if her Department's attention has been drawn to the fact that a number of caged birds were dead on arrival here, during the illegal importation of a consignment of birds; the efforts which were made to establish the location of these birds; if any or all of these dead birds were retrieved; if so, the tests which were carried out; and...

Written Answers — Infectious Diseases: Infectious Diseases (3 May 2006)

Mary Upton: Question 381: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if caged birds recently reported to have been illegally imported into the country have been tested for avian flu or other contagious diseases; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16149/06]

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (3 May 2006)

Mary Upton: Question 455: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when a person (details supplied) in Dublin 12 will be informed of a decision relating to their application for a certificate of naturalisation; when the application will be decided upon; the reason this person has never received an acknowledgement of the numerous communications they have made to his Department to update...

Written Answers — Departmental Publications: Departmental Publications (3 May 2006)

Mary Upton: Question 543: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if Dúchas is interested in publishing a manuscript (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16135/06]

Written Answers — Water Quality: Water Quality (4 May 2006)

Mary Upton: Question 23: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on the trend highlighted in the Environmental Protection Agency's third National Implementation Report on the Phosphorus Regulations, which shows that there was a marked decline in the 2001-2003 period in the number and percentage of river stations falling into the Q5 category on the biological water...

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (4 May 2006)

Mary Upton: Question 205: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if a student representative from Dublin Institute of Technology will be added to the board of the Grangegorman Development Agency; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16706/06]

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (9 May 2006)

Mary Upton: Question 142: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children her plans to introduce legislation to regulate the use of sunbeds in commercial premises; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17405/06]

Written Answers — Liquor Licensing Laws: Liquor Licensing Laws (9 May 2006)

Mary Upton: Question 346: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if his attention has been drawn to the fact that off-licences are offering a take-away service for alcohol, to be paid for on delivery; the controls which apply to this activity; his plans to prevent this service; his views on the fact that underage drinkers may order alcohol through this service; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Community Development: Community Development (16 May 2006)

Mary Upton: Question 95: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs his proposals to implement the recommendation of the Public Accounts Committee that consideration should be given on a local authority basis to having a single group managing both Leader and partnership programmes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18141/06]