Results 841-860 of 3,053 for speaker:Mary Upton

Written Answers — Crime Prevention: Crime Prevention (2 Nov 2006)

Mary Upton: Question 113: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the action that will be taken to prevent bogus charities from operating door to door collections; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that these operators have been alleged to intimidate genuine charities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35910/06]

Written Answers — Food Safety Authority: Food Safety Authority (2 Nov 2006)

Mary Upton: Question 138: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of samples of rice from Chinese specialty stores that have been tested here since it has become known that an unauthorised genetically modified rice, known as Bt63, had been detected in products imported from China for sale in Chinese speciality stores in the UK, France and Germany; the date these tests were carried out;...

Written Answers — Charities Regulation: Charities Regulation (2 Nov 2006)

Mary Upton: Question 208: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs his views on the problems caused by unlicenced operators pretending to be charities; if his attention has been drawn to the difficulties they cause for genuine charities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35909/06]

Written Answers — State Aid: State Aid (2 Nov 2006)

Mary Upton: Question 215: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if her attention was drawn to the discussions at the expert meeting of the European Commission's advisory committee which took place on 25 October 2006; if after that meeting, in her view, member states' concerns regarding whether or not certain agriculture and rural development related transfers might be legal under the EU law...

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (2 Nov 2006)

Mary Upton: Question 216: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food her views on the fact that there is dissatisfaction within the ranks of persons who were interviewed during the 2005 and 2006 rounds of interviews for promotions to area superintendent and district superintendent grades; if, in view of this dissatisfaction and the risk it poses to the [i]esprit de corps[/i] among employees of her...

Written Answers — Garda Strength: Garda Strength (7 Nov 2006)

Mary Upton: Question 121: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he has brought to Government his request for approval for the appointment of an additional 1,000 gardaí; the response received from Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36283/06]

Written Answers — Departmental Procedures: Departmental Procedures (7 Nov 2006)

Mary Upton: Question 140: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he has put in place the procedures he promised in the Houses of the Oireachtas on 8 June 2006 for consultation between his Department and the Offices of the Attorney General and Director of Public Prosecutions in the case of litigation on constitutional and policy issues; the new procedures in place; and...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (7 Nov 2006)

Mary Upton: Question 381: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs his views on addressing the problem whereby people on the State pension receive disproportionately more money than some people on a [i]pro rata[/i] State pension; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36129/06]

Written Answers — Social and Affordable Housing: Social and Affordable Housing (8 Nov 2006)

Mary Upton: Question 77: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the moneys collected to date by each local authority under Part V of the Planning and Development Act 2000; the acreage of land received by each local authority under Part V of the Act; the amount of funding spent by each local authority in the provision of social and affordable housing; the amount of the...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (8 Nov 2006)

Mary Upton: Question 318: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if a school (details supplied) in County Meath will be included on the building programme for 2007; if unresolved issues over title for the proposed site will prevent it from being included in the programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37029/06]

Written Answers — Teangacha Oifigiúla: Teangacha Oifigiúla (9 Nov 2006)

Mary Upton: Question 21: To ask the Aire Gnóthaí Pobail, Tuaithe agus Gaeltachta cén fáth go bhfuil díolúine iomlán ón dátheangachas sna dréacht-rialacháin maidir le logainmneacha poiblí faoi alt 9 d'Acht na dTeangacha Oifigiúla 2003 a chuir sé os comhair na Dála; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina leith. [37020/06]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (9 Nov 2006)

Mary Upton: Question 121: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the fact that some years after telephone numbers were changed and the restructuring of the health service began the Health Service Executive website is still showing the old health boards (details supplied) and contact numbers which in at least one case have been out of date for three years; and if...

Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (14 Nov 2006)

Mary Upton: Question 297: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the fact that the Health Service Executive has yet to implement the decision of the Labour Court regarding on-call payments to perfusionists, despite that decision having been made 18 months ago; if her attention has further been drawn to the fact that the HSE, despite having made an undertaking to...

Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (14 Nov 2006)

Mary Upton: Question 429: To ask the Minister for Transport his plans to address the lack of public transport facilities in areas (details supplied); if his attention has been drawn to the lack of proposals in the Transport 21 programme to include these areas; when these areas can expect to have their traffic and transport needs addressed; if his attention has been drawn further to the chronic traffic...

Written Answers — Food Safety Standards: Food Safety Standards (14 Nov 2006)

Mary Upton: Question 450: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if her attention has been drawn to a recent debate on the alleged addition of banned chemicals to mushrooms (details supplied); the investigation she proposes to take or has taken arising from the alleged incident; the findings of her investigation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37782/06]

Written Answers — Food Traceability: Food Traceability (14 Nov 2006)

Mary Upton: Question 451: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the legislation or regulations that apply to traceability of foods including fruit and vegetables from farm level; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37783/06]

Written Answers — Food Traceability: Food Traceability (14 Nov 2006)

Mary Upton: Question 452: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the procedures that apply to traceability and recall of fruit and vegetables that are found to be in breach of food safety regulations when it is the producer of the product responsible for the breach; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37784/06]

Written Answers — Food Traceability: Food Traceability (14 Nov 2006)

Mary Upton: Question 454: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the audits carried out on production units for fruit and vegetables to ensure that they are compliant with all appropriate legislation or regulations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37786/06]

Written Answers — Food Safety Standards: Food Safety Standards (14 Nov 2006)

Mary Upton: Question 453: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the number of mushrooms samples tested annually on behalf of her Department since 2002, for residues of banned additives; if she has satisfied herself that this sampling plan is adequate to ensure confidence in the safety of the produce; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37785/06]

Written Answers — Recycling Policy: Recycling Policy (14 Nov 2006)

Mary Upton: Question 531: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will assist a charity (details supplied) in Dublin 10 in finding a suitable location for a textile bank; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37930/06]