Results 2,181-2,200 of 3,053 for speaker:Mary Upton

Written Answers — Juvenile Offenders: Juvenile Offenders (28 Nov 2006)

Mary Upton: Question 405: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the weekly cost to the State for keeping a young person in a juvenile detention centre; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40463/06]

Written Answers — Humanitarian Aid: Humanitarian Aid (23 Nov 2006)

Mary Upton: Question 64: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will respond positively to a request for aid in the post volcano response for the island of Montserrat, an island which values its heritage connections with Ireland. [39530/06]

Written Answers — International Agreements: International Agreements (23 Nov 2006)

Mary Upton: Question 94: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if and when Ireland will ratify the four United Nations Conventions which deal with the law of the sea, dating back to 1958; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39529/06]

Written Answers — Revenue Commissioners: Revenue Commissioners (22 Nov 2006)

Mary Upton: Question 97: To ask the Minister for Finance if there are proposals to provide additional staff and resources to the Revenue Commissioners Office in view of the findings of the Comptroller and Auditor Generals report that the number of audits completed fell from 16,321 in 2004 to 14,214 in 2005, with a consequent drop in the audit yield; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39223/06]

Stamp Duty. (22 Nov 2006)

Mary Upton: Question 61: To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated amount of stamp duty raised on premiums paid by motor insurance policyholders to date in 2006; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39253/06]

Written Answers — Broadcasting Legislation: Broadcasting Legislation (21 Nov 2006)

Mary Upton: Question 167: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources when he will publish the Deloitte and Touche and William Fry Solicitors report on the future of TG4 in the context of the current consultation process on the Broadcasting Bill and his decision to make TG4 an independent statutory body; the amount this report has cost his Department; the way he plans for TG4 to...

Written Answers — Mobile Telephony: Mobile Telephony (21 Nov 2006)

Mary Upton: Question 182: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if he will introduce measures for the regulation of the content of mobile phone products and services; if he will end the self-regulation of this sector and incorporate RegTel into ComReg; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38860/06]

Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (21 Nov 2006)

Mary Upton: Question 220: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the status of an application for refugee status by a person (details supplied) in Dublin 8 if neither his Department nor the Refugee Appeals' Council are able to locate their file; if he will endeavour to locate this file or at least establish its whereabouts; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Poultry Industry: Poultry Industry (21 Nov 2006)

Mary Upton: Question 503: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the number of Government inspections under the EC Egg Marketing Regulations that have been carried out in each county since the coming into force of those regulations; the number of times, possible illegal practices have been detected on foot of these inspections; the action taken to remove the possibility of such possible illegal...

Written Answers — School Closures: School Closures (21 Nov 2006)

Mary Upton: Question 516: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if, in view of the number of new families moving into an area whose children may not yet be of school age, she will consider taking over a school (details supplied) in Dublin 8 which would otherwise be closed due to the fact that those operating it state that there is not currently sufficient demand; and if she will make a statement...

Written Answers — Health and Safety Authority: Health and Safety Authority (15 Nov 2006)

Mary Upton: Question 153: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the reason the chief executive of the Health and Safety Authority is leaving his post; if he was consulted before the board of the HSA offered the chief executive a one year extension to their original five year contract; if he has satisfied himself that the independence of an executive agency charged with the...

Written Answers — Health and Safety Regulations: Health and Safety Regulations (15 Nov 2006)

Mary Upton: Question 155: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of prosecutions and convictions recorded by the Health and Safety Authority in each year from 2002 to 2005, and to date in 2006; the cases where the HSA found failure to meet required standards but did not proceed to a prosecution; the reason a prosecution was not taken in each of these cases; and if he will...

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]