Results 1,181-1,200 of 3,053 for speaker:Mary Upton

Written Answers — Planning Issues: Planning Issues (27 Nov 2007)

Mary Upton: Question 654: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he is satisfied that a distance of 100 metres from the nearest house is appropriate for a wind turbine in a rural area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30994/07]

Order of Business (28 Nov 2007)

Mary Upton: A large number of my parliamentary questions to the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism have been returned to me this morning or passed on to other Departments with the advice that they are not the responsibility of the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism. Whose responsibility are they? For example, one of my questions asked the Minister about the discussions he has had with the...

National Drugs Strategy: Statements (29 Nov 2007)

Mary Upton: I congratulate the Minister of State, Deputy Pat Carey, on his appointment to this portfolio. I wish him well. I also acknowledge his generous availability in my constituency. His visits to communities there are welcomed and appreciated. I welcome the opportunity to speak in this debate. Every year, in different parts of my constituency, I attend commemoration services for people who have...

Sports Funding. (29 Nov 2007)

Mary Upton: Question 2: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if, in view of the positive effects multiannual funding can have in long-term planning, he has considered providing multiannual funding to the Sports Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31805/07]

Sports Funding. (29 Nov 2007)

Mary Upton: I welcome the decision to fund the annual team performance scheme for inter-county players and I welcome the statements from the Minister and the Gaelic Players Association, GPA, in this regard. I am pleased the matter has been resolved and that teams will compete in the new year with funding in place. I thank the Minister for his reply in regard to funding for the Sports Council. During...

Sports Funding. (29 Nov 2007)

Mary Upton: If funding were to be made available on a multi-annual basis, does the Minister agree we would get better value for money? For example, the Arts Council must plan one or more years in advance if it wishes to engage an opera singer. The same is probably true for the Sports Council if it wishes to engage a badminton coach, for instance. The lack of certainty as to future funding places...

National Aquatic Centre. (29 Nov 2007)

Mary Upton: I refer to the answer to my previous question in which the Minister said that €54 million was allocated to the Irish Sports Council in 2007 and the overall budget for sport in 2007 was €295 million. While we certainly welcome that investment, much of it was given to capital projects. We need to consider value for money. With the additional subsidy to the aquatic centre, when does the...

Decentralisation Programme. (29 Nov 2007)

Mary Upton: I am somewhat mesmerised by the subdivisions within the figures given by the Minister in respect of those who are to move out of Dublin. I am interested in the wider aspects of decentralisation. How many of those who are relocating to Killarney are moving from places other than Dublin? Will those people be included in the statistics which will be given as part of the overall monitoring of...

Sports Funding. (29 Nov 2007)

Mary Upton: I thank the Ceann Comhairle. While I appreciate the value and importance of the horse breeding and horse racing industry, lest the greyhounds feel somewhat neglected on this issue——

Sports Funding. (29 Nov 2007)

Mary Upton: —— the Minister should comment on the greyhound industry. A major social agenda has developed around greyhound racing, which is also highly important. There are some excellent greyhound tracks in Dublin and around the country in locations such as Cork and Galway. I have visited each of the aforementioned tracks fairly recently. It is important to recognise that, to a great extent,...

Arts Funding. (29 Nov 2007)

Mary Upton: The idea of a culture night is an excellent one. I understand it was very well attended and was a great boost for many museums and cultural institutions. In my constituency, areas like the Liberties and Kilmainham have a particular claim to cultural institutions and museums and these were proactive and pleased with this development. I would like to see the idea being extended to larger...

Written Answers — Youth Services: Youth Services (29 Nov 2007)

Mary Upton: Question 125: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of registered youth clubs in the Dublin south central electoral area; the amount of funding each receives; if she will provide the answer in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31748/07]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (4 Dec 2007)

Mary Upton: Question 128: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if he will accept the recommendation of the Law Reform Commission that same sex cohabitants should be treated in the same way as opposite sex cohabitants for social welfare payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32206/07]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (4 Dec 2007)

Mary Upton: Question 139: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if he is satisfied that the high number of Irish nationals who have been refused a social welfare payment under the habitual residency rule continues to be warranted; and the basis on which he is making this judgment. [32208/07]

Written Answers — Natural History Museum: Natural History Museum (4 Dec 2007)

Mary Upton: Question 198: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the structural repair needs to be undertaken at the Natural History Museum; the plans to redevelop the museum during this period; when the Natural History Museum will reopen; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32424/07]

Written Answers — Child Care Services: Child Care Services (4 Dec 2007)

Mary Upton: Question 221: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the level of consultation, the person with whom and when it took place in relation to the proposed changes in childcare subvention programmes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32076/07]

Written Answers — Child Care Services: Child Care Services (4 Dec 2007)

Mary Upton: Question 222: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the person who will be responsible for the consequences of breaking a contract with an employee who has been paid from a EOCP grant, if that should arise as a result of the proposed new subvention scheme for childcare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32077/07]

Written Answers — Child Care Services: Child Care Services (4 Dec 2007)

Mary Upton: Question 223: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the rights of those other than parents in the new proposed childcare subvention scheme, for example grandparents who are responsible for their grandchildren in a situation where a parent is not in a position to look after the children, or in the case of those doing drop-in programmes such as homework clubs, who currently receive...

Written Answers — Child Care Services: Child Care Services (4 Dec 2007)

Mary Upton: Question 224: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if childcare services that already receive funding from other sources such as the VEC, FÁS and so on for individual childcare places, will lose out on subvention from those already funded parents, as set out in the proposed childcare subvention scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32079/07]

Written Answers — Child Care Services: Child Care Services (4 Dec 2007)

Mary Upton: Question 225: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if it is reasonable to expect childcare providers to produce a three year workplan when its core funding will fluctuate in relation to the status of the child's parents using the service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32080/07]