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Written Answers — Education Initiatives: Education Initiatives (10 Feb 2009)

Mary Upton: Question 632: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of people in a county (details supplied) currently back in education with the support of the back to education initiative, the back to education allowance and the vocational training opportunities scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4732/09]

Written Answers — Special Areas of Conservation: Special Areas of Conservation (11 Feb 2009)

Mary Upton: Question 120: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when management plans will be implemented in all coastal special areas of conservation where this contributes to the delay in the issuing of aquaculture licences; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4913/09]

Written Answers — National Lottery Funding: National Lottery Funding (11 Feb 2009)

Mary Upton: Question 171: To ask the Minister for Finance the way the funding from the national lottery is apportioned to each sector of the budget for each of the previous five years in tabular form; if he will further break these figures down by subhead; and if he will respond directly to the Deputy. [5115/09]

Written Answers — National Lottery Funding: National Lottery Funding (11 Feb 2009)

Mary Upton: Question 172: To ask the Minister for Finance the percentage of subheads' funding (details supplied) which were accounted for by national lottery money in each of the previous five years in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5117/09]

Written Answers — Sports Funding: Sports Funding (11 Feb 2009)

Mary Upton: Question 226: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if money from the national lottery was used to fund a project (details supplied) in County Dublin; if so, the amount in each of the previous five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5116/09]

Written Answers — Foreign Conflicts: Foreign Conflicts (12 Feb 2009)

Mary Upton: Question 61: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the guarantees secured with regard to border crossings in order to secure the safe passage of goods and materials essential for the reconstruction of Gaza. [5201/09]

Written Answers — European Council Meetings: European Council Meetings (12 Feb 2009)

Mary Upton: Question 63: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the details of the most recent meeting of the General Affairs and External Relations Council; and if he is satisfied with the statement issued in the final conclusions. [5200/09]

Written Answers — Road Safety: Road Safety (12 Feb 2009)

Mary Upton: Question 117: To ask the Minister for Transport if the road traffic legislation currently requires for cyclists to be adequately lit up at night; if this legislation exists; if it is not legislation, his plans to introduce such legislation with penalties to act as an incentive to ensure all cyclists are lit up; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5417/09]

Special Educational Needs. (17 Feb 2009)

Mary Upton: I thank the Ceann Comhairle's office for the opportunity to raise this matter. I was shocked by the content of the announcement early last week and the way in which it was made. It was wheeled out in the midst of the hot debate on the economic climate, almost as if it were being buried beneath it. It would have escaped under the radar were it not for the teachers, parents and pupils who...

Written Answers — End-of-Life Vehicles: End-of-Life Vehicles (17 Feb 2009)

Mary Upton: Question 81: To ask the Minister for Transport the number of Irish and foreign registered car write-offs on roads here which have been identified to date; the action he will take to reform the national vehicle driver file to address the dangerous problem of car write-offs; if he will introduce a compulsory reporting system for car write-offs; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (17 Feb 2009)

Mary Upton: Question 226: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if the Health Service Executive has ever initiated an internal programme to ask staff their opinions on the way money could be saved within the health services; if there are plans to do so; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5791/09]

Written Answers — Foreign Conflicts: Foreign Conflicts (17 Feb 2009)

Mary Upton: Question 311: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on the issues raised by a person in a letter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5562/09]

Written Answers — Family Support Services: Family Support Services (17 Feb 2009)

Mary Upton: Question 355: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the way the counselling service she announced recently will be delivered; the groups or organisations responsible for delivery of the service; if existing counselling services will be offered the opportunity of applying for funding in order to deliver the service; when she expects the service to be available to persons who feel...

Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (17 Feb 2009)

Mary Upton: Question 398: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the names and location of housing estates that were taken in charge each year from 2004 to 2008 by Meath County Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5886/09]

Irish Economy: Motion (18 Feb 2009)

Mary Upton: We were told over and over again that when the economic downturn came there would be a soft landing. Now we are being told that we are all in it together. Neither statement is true. It was a crash landing with debris scattered all over the place and nobody who has the responsibility for managing it is ready to step up to the plate and take on that responsibility. There is nobody to tidy...

Written Answers — National Lottery Funding: National Lottery Funding (18 Feb 2009)

Mary Upton: Question 47: To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of the funding given towards the Irish Sports Council and the Arts Council which comes from the National Lottery; if he will express this figure as a percentage of the total funding in respect of the years 2006, 2007 and 2008; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2253/09]

Written Answers — National Lottery Funding: National Lottery Funding (18 Feb 2009)

Mary Upton: Question 78: To ask the Minister for Finance if his Department is required to bid for National Lottery funding against other Departments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2251/09]

Written Answers — FÁS Training Programmes: FÁS Training Programmes (18 Feb 2009)

Mary Upton: Question 123: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the grants available for a person who wishes to train or access up-skilling as a building energy rating assessor; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6458/09]

Written Answers — Traffic Law Enforcement: Traffic Law Enforcement (18 Feb 2009)

Mary Upton: Question 172: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, further to Parliamentary Question No. 117 of 12 February 2009, the number of cyclists who have been prosecuted and the fines that have been imposed for not being correctly lit up; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6530/09]

Written Answers — Traffic Law Enforcement: Traffic Law Enforcement (18 Feb 2009)

Mary Upton: Question 173: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of cyclists who have been prosecuted for breaching traffic lights in each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6531/09]