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Government Record: Motion. (4 Jul 2006)

Mary Upton: I decided to emulate Deputy O'Connor and use some local issues to highlight how the Government had failed the people I was elected to represent. I will start with transport. Every morning in Terenure one can sit in one's car, have a cup of tea, read a couple of newspapers and make a few telephone calls because there is no rush. One will sit for at least an hour in the traffic jam. Transport...

Government Record: Motion. (4 Jul 2006)

Mary Upton: I am delighted to hear it but I occasionally believe some of what I read in the Sunday newspapers and that was one of the stories reported. Ballyfermot Garda station has been downgraded to a sub-station and no longer has a superintendent. The number of gardaí is sadly lacking in my constituency. A constant complaint is the absence of gardaí on the streets. In fairness, those who are based...

Written Answers — Literacy Levels: Literacy Levels (4 Jul 2006)

Mary Upton: Question 107: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her views on criticism by NALA of the conservative target of 6% growth in participation of students in adult literacy in the draft social partnership agreement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25935/06]

Written Answers — Early School Leavers: Early School Leavers (4 Jul 2006)

Mary Upton: Question 115: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the measures she proposes to introduce to achieve the goal in the draft social partnership agreement of reducing early school leaving by 10% by 2010; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25936/06]

Written Answers — Food Labelling: Food Labelling (4 Jul 2006)

Mary Upton: Question 215: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if she will provide this Deputy with a copy of her Department's submission to the EU consultative document on Labelling, Competitiveness, Consumer Information and Better Regulation in the EU. [26006/06]

Written Answers — Departmental Correspondence: Departmental Correspondence (4 Jul 2006)

Mary Upton: Question 229: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to a letter dated 21 December 2000 from a person (details supplied) in Dublin 8; the reason for the delay in replying to the letter; if it is proposed to reply; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26182/06]

Written Answers — Labour Court Awards: Labour Court Awards (4 Jul 2006)

Mary Upton: Question 274: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the reason perfusionists are awaiting the Health Service Executive's implementation of the Labour Court recommendation on on-call payments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26434/06]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (4 Jul 2006)

Mary Upton: Question 290: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of farmers over 40 years of age who lease out land for a period of seven years or more who benefitted from the rental income tax exemption in 2005; the number of farmers over 40 years of age who lease out land for a period of five to seven years who benefitted from the rental income tax exemption in 2005; the number of young trained...

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (4 Jul 2006)

Mary Upton: Question 316: To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to a letter dated 5 July 1995 to the Public Accounts Committee of Dáil Éireann regarding a former member of staff of his Department (details supplied); his views on whether the letter was correct in telling the committee that the requirements of natural justice had been met in the case; the details of the way this...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (4 Jul 2006)

Mary Upton: Question 413: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the uptake in the farm assist programme; the cost to the Exchequer of each participant in the programme; and the financial incentives for participation in the programme. [25540/06]

Written Answers — Rural Development: Rural Development (4 Jul 2006)

Mary Upton: Question 484: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the membership of the National Rural Development Forum; their qualifications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25539/06]

Written Answers — Departmental Schemes: Departmental Schemes (4 Jul 2006)

Mary Upton: Question 485: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the uptake in the rural social scheme programme; the cost to the Exchequer of each participant in the programme; and the financial incentives for participation in the programme. [25540/06]

Written Answers — Departmental Funding: Departmental Funding (4 Jul 2006)

Mary Upton: Question 498: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the sources of funding his Department have to provide support to an organisation (details supplied) in Dublin 10; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26665/06]

Written Answers — Meat Imports: Meat Imports (4 Jul 2006)

Mary Upton: Question 528: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the amount of cattle meat, lamb meat and poultry imported from outside the EU directly into Ireland during each of the past five years; the amount of non EU origin cattle meat, sheep meat and poultry which was exported from Ireland during each of the past five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26001/06]

Written Answers — Farm Retirement Scheme: Farm Retirement Scheme (4 Jul 2006)

Mary Upton: Question 540: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the number of farmers who have benefited from the early retirement scheme in 2005; the number of young trained farmers who benefitted from the installation grant in 2005. [26362/06]

Written Answers — School Milk Scheme: School Milk Scheme (4 Jul 2006)

Mary Upton: Question 541: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the number of children who benefited from the school milk scheme in 2005; and if she will provide the Deputy with a detailed break-down of what the cost of the scheme in 2005 was spent on. [26363/06]

Written Answers — Afforestation Programme: Afforestation Programme (4 Jul 2006)

Mary Upton: Question 542: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food her views on continuing tax breaks for commercially managed woodlands; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26364/06]

Written Answers — Rural Environment Protection Scheme: Rural Environment Protection Scheme (4 Jul 2006)

Mary Upton: Question 543: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if participants in REP schemes can take advantage of more than one supplementary measure simultaneously; if in REPS4 this will be possible; the reasoning behind the Government's policy governing participation in more than one REP scheme supplementary measure simultaneously; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26365/06]

Written Answers — Visa Applications: Visa Applications (4 Jul 2006)

Mary Upton: Question 600: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if his attention has been drawn to what an organisation (details supplied) does; if his further attention has been drawn to the fact it might be charging sums of money for work visas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26183/06]

Written Answers — Sexual Offences: Sexual Offences (4 Jul 2006)

Mary Upton: Question 601: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the dates of correspondence between An Garda Síochána and the Department of Education from 1992 to date in 2006 regarding the investigation of concerns of possible child abuse in a children's detention centre (details supplied); the circumstances under which such correspondence arose; and if he will make a statement on...