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Written Answers — Sport and Recreational Development: Sport and Recreational Development (22 May 2008)

Mary Upton: Question 168: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the progress made in regard to the commitment given in the programme for Government to ensure that local sports partnerships have an official dedicated to the promotion of girls' and women's involvement in sport. [20409/08]

Written Answers — Sport and Recreational Development: Sport and Recreational Development (22 May 2008)

Mary Upton: Question 169: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the progress made in regard to the commitment given in the programme for Government to appoint a member of the Irish Sports Council to deal with all aspects of women in sport, including the gender profiling of all Sports Council decisions. [20410/08]

Written Answers — Sport and Recreational Development: Sport and Recreational Development (22 May 2008)

Mary Upton: Question 170: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the progress made in regard to the commitment given in the programme for Government to establish a forum on female participation in sport in conjunction with the Irish Sports Council. [20411/08]

Written Answers — Sport and Recreational Development: Sport and Recreational Development (22 May 2008)

Mary Upton: Question 171: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the progress made in regard to the commitment given in the programme for Government to create an annual women's sports award scheme. [20412/08]

Written Answers — Sport and Recreational Development: Sport and Recreational Development (22 May 2008)

Mary Upton: Question 159: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the progress made in regard to the commitment given in the programme for Government to complete in conjunction with the local sports partnerships, a national audit of local sports facilities. [20396/08]

Written Answers — Sport and Recreational Development: Sport and Recreational Development (22 May 2008)

Mary Upton: Question 160: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the progress made in regard to the commitment given in the programme for Government to put in place a long-term strategic plan to ensure the development of necessary local facilities throughout the country. [20397/08]

Written Answers — Swimming Pool Projects: Swimming Pool Projects (22 May 2008)

Mary Upton: Question 162: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the progress made in regard to the commitment given in the programme for Government to support a new local authority swimming pool programme. [20399/08]

Written Answers — Sports Funding: Sports Funding (22 May 2008)

Mary Upton: Question 167: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the progress made in regard to the commitment given in the programme for Government to initiate a financial support package aimed at introducing primary school children to swimming. [20408/08]

Written Answers — Sport and Recreational Development: Sport and Recreational Development (22 May 2008)

Mary Upton: Question 172: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the progress made in regard to the commitment given in the programme for Government to recognise the importance of volunteerism in the promotion of sport through the expansion of the volunteer awards scheme for persons in sport. [20413/08]

Written Answers — Physical Education Facilities: Physical Education Facilities (22 May 2008)

Mary Upton: Question 184: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the progress made in regard to the commitment given in the programme for Government to provide a dedicated fund of at least €100 million over five years from within the national development plan allocation for school buildings. [20405/08]

Written Answers — School Curriculum: School Curriculum (22 May 2008)

Mary Upton: Question 185: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the progress made in regard to the commitment given in the programme for Government to work towards making physical education mandatory at second level and put a revised PE curriculum for senior cycle students in place. [20406/08]

Written Answers — Departmental Records: Departmental Records (22 May 2008)

Mary Upton: Question 223: To ask the Minister for Defence the progress made in regard to the commitment given in the programme for Government to make available to historians and to the public, records of the military pensions archive in his Department. [20389/08]

Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (27 May 2008)

Mary Upton: Question 123: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the warnings and opinions Ireland has received from the European Commission in respect of lack of compliance with the 1999 Landfill Directive; the matters that the European Commission has sought rectification of in these warnings; the Government response to these warnings; and if he will make a statement on...

Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (27 May 2008)

Mary Upton: Question 131: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the steps he has taken to respond to the final warning sent by the European Commission in respect of Ireland's failure to properly transpose the 1999 Landfill Directive; if the Government has sent a reply by the deadline of 1 May 2008; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20791/08]

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (27 May 2008)

Mary Upton: Question 164: To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of money spent in 2005 to recruit three candidates from 2,737 applicants from an open higher executive officer competition; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20693/08]

Written Answers — Sport and Recreational Development: Sport and Recreational Development (27 May 2008)

Mary Upton: Question 314: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism when he will publish the national audit of sports facilities phase one report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21011/08]

Written Answers — Departmental Reports: Departmental Reports (27 May 2008)

Mary Upton: Question 315: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism when he will publish the report of the London Olympic Games task force; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21012/08]

Written Answers — Noise Pollution: Noise Pollution (27 May 2008)

Mary Upton: Question 460: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his Department has responsibility for noise pollution caused by dogs constantly barking and creating a nuisance for their neighbours; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20987/08]

Health Service Staff. (28 May 2008)

Mary Upton: I welcome the opportunity to speak on this important matter for the staff at the hospital in Crumlin, as well as the parents and the sick children who will be most affected by these cuts. Our Lady's Children's Hospital is widely recognised as a quality hospital for paediatrics. People across the country avail of the services and the very high quality facilities there. The hospital has been...

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (28 May 2008)

Mary Upton: Question 133: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when it is intended to increase the Garda search powers, promised in the programme for Government, in relation to drug crime along the lines of the new random breath-testing model for drink driving to allow random searches at particular places, times and events where senior gardaí believe there is a risk of drugs being...