Results 941-960 of 3,053 for speaker:Mary Upton

Written Answers — Tree Felling Licences: Tree Felling Licences (6 Feb 2007)

Mary Upton: Question 581: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his Department was consulted by the Department of Agriculture and Food with respect to a decision to grant a felling licence for a building development at a site (details supplied) in County Tipperary. [3699/07]

Written Answers — Motor Taxation: Motor Taxation (7 Feb 2007)

Mary Upton: Question 120: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will report on progress in establishing the consultation group announced in Budget 2007 who will look at reforming VRT to penalise those who buy high emissions vehicles; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3887/07]

Written Answers — National Development Plan: National Development Plan (7 Feb 2007)

Mary Upton: Question 181: To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the criticism by the ESRI of the National Development Plan 2007 to 2013 that the plan is doomed to repeat the failings of its predecessor and their warning that the construction industry cannot handle the scale of planned development over the next seven years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3869/07]

Nursing Home Placements. (8 Feb 2007)

Mary Upton: Over the past few days a number of constituents have come to me to complain that their close family members are about to be moved to nursing homes outside the Dublin area. A 34-year-old man, who is brain damaged and has been hospitalised for many months, is one of the cases in question. His elderly mother visits him every day in a local hospital. Not long ago she was told that he was on a...

Written Answers — Foreign Conflicts: Foreign Conflicts (8 Feb 2007)

Mary Upton: Question 52: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on President Bush's recent State of the Union address; his views on the US administration's plans to send a further 20,000 troops into Iraq; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4316/07]

Written Answers — World Trade Negotiations: World Trade Negotiations (8 Feb 2007)

Mary Upton: Question 97: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the outcome of the recent meeting of the World Economic Forum of Trade Ministers in Davos, Switzerland; the prospects for the completion of the Doha round of the WTO negotiations in view of the meeting; the prospects for developing nations following this meeting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4315/07]

Biofuels (Blended Motor Fuels) Bill 2007: Second Stage (13 Feb 2007)

Mary Upton: I welcome this Bill and compliment Deputy Naughten on introducing it. Mankind faces two equally great challenges — climate change and peak oil. Managing our reactions to all the consequences these challenges throw up will impact on the future course of mankind. Local challenges are also being faced in Ireland on a daily basis by farmers. There are challenges in making a living from the...

Written Answers — School Curriculum: School Curriculum (13 Feb 2007)

Mary Upton: Question 114: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will add new subjects for leaving certificate examination; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5102/07]

Written Answers — School Curriculum: School Curriculum (13 Feb 2007)

Mary Upton: Question 177: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will introduce leaving certificate curricular changes to commence in the 2007 to 2008 academic year; when curriculum reform will take place in relation to the teaching and examination of languages and mathematics; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5101/07]

Written Answers — Sexual Offences: Sexual Offences (13 Feb 2007)

Mary Upton: Question 245: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform further to his reply to Parliamentary Question Nos. 601 of 4 July 2006 and 228 of 1 November 2006, if his attention was at that time or has subsequently been drawn to the reply to Parliamentary Question No. 721 of 4 July 2006; the reason for the disparity between the replies given; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (13 Feb 2007)

Mary Upton: Question 351: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the options available to a person (details supplied) in Dublin 2. [4806/07]

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (13 Feb 2007)

Mary Upton: Question 363: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason patients (details supplied) are being transferred to nursing homes in Kildare from St. James's Hospital, without the consent of their next of kin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4945/07]

Written Answers — Food Labelling: Food Labelling (13 Feb 2007)

Mary Upton: Question 376: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her views on the relative merits of traffic light food labelling and GDA food labelling; if her attention has been drawn to recent research in the UK that demonstrated 62% of people misunderstood percent of GDA labels, whereas only 21% of people misunderstood traffic light labels; if she will instruct Safefood or the Food Safety...

Written Answers — Food Labelling: Food Labelling (13 Feb 2007)

Mary Upton: Question 377: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to recent UK Government funded research into the food miles issue; her plans to commission similar research on the Irish aspects of the issue; if she will instruct Safefood or the Food Safety Authority of Ireland to conduct similar research here; and if not, the reason for same. [3751/07]

Written Answers — Infectious Diseases: Infectious Diseases (13 Feb 2007)

Mary Upton: Question 378: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the provision that has been made in the event of an avian related human flu pandemic to control exit and ingress from Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3744/07]

Written Answers — National Development Plan: National Development Plan (14 Feb 2007)

Mary Upton: Question 86: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if he will report on the energy package outlined in the national development plan; the details regarding the way the €8.5 billion will be allocated between 2007 and 2013; the amount that has been set aside for eradicating fuel poverty under the new NDP; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5270/07]

Written Answers — Alternative Energy Projects: Alternative Energy Projects (14 Feb 2007)

Mary Upton: Question 109: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the status of the national bio-energy action plan to establish targets to promote greater use of biomass and biofuels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3743/07]

Written Answers — Greyhound Racing Industry: Greyhound Racing Industry (15 Feb 2007)

Mary Upton: Question 17: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if his attention has been drawn to a recent warning from a veterinary inspector with the Department of Agriculture and Food that there is increasing evidence of illegally imported animal remedies for greyhounds and racehorses that are not authorised for use here; if he has had discussions with the Department of Agriculture and Food...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (15 Feb 2007)

Mary Upton: Question 91: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of persons in need of long-term care who have been moved directly from a Dublin hospital (details supplied) to care homes outside the county of Dublin during each of the past 12 months; the number of those moved who are incapable of expressing consent or withholding consent to medical procedures and operations under the...

Written Answers — Hospital Waiting Lists: Hospital Waiting Lists (20 Feb 2007)

Mary Upton: Question 305: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the waiting times for patients to be transferred to Beaumont Hospital, neurosurgical department, following requests from other hospitals; if her attention has been drawn to the lack of beds in Beaumont to accommodate seriously ill patients who have been recommended for transfer to this specialist unit by other specialists; and if she...