Results 2,241-2,260 of 3,053 for speaker:Mary Upton

Written Answers — School Closures: School Closures (17 Oct 2006)

Mary Upton: Question 544: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position regarding arrangements for a school (details supplied) in Dublin 8; if any agreement has been reached with her Department on the future of the school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32990/06]

Written Answers — Departmental Funding: Departmental Funding (17 Oct 2006)

Mary Upton: Question 545: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will review the funding needs of a school (details supplied) in Dublin 10; if her attention has been drawn to the initiatives taken by the school in providing a resource for the children of the area and the need to sustain these initiatives; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32991/06]

Food Labelling. (17 Oct 2006)

Mary Upton: I agree with the Minister of State in his statement that surveys and opinion polls can be grossly inaccurate. Of course, it depends on which one a person feels should be listened to most carefully. In those surveys there were a number of high profile restaurants where people acknowledged the issue. They were interviewed on the matter, and it was not just part of the general survey. Some of...

Food Safety Standards. (17 Oct 2006)

Mary Upton: Question 109: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food her views on the fact that the Brazilian laboratories tasked with ensuring Brazilian beef for export is free from banned hormones and illegal levels of pharmaceutical residues do not appear, according to recent evidence given to the Joint Committee on Agriculture and Food by an EU official, to be capable of fulfilling this role; the...

Food Safety Standards. (17 Oct 2006)

Mary Upton: I thank the Minister for the answer to my question. The basis of my question was the laboratories. All evidence available on the FVO reports, the most recent one of which is from 2005, would suggest that the laboratories are anything but competent or proficient in terms of what they are delivering. That underpins every result that comes out of those laboratories. They are not accredited....

Food Safety Standards. (17 Oct 2006)

Mary Upton: My concern hinges on the fact that it is the FVO report that has given us this information and the FVO officials are the ones who are highly critical of the laboratory facilities and of the standards applied. Mr. Medelin, at his recent visit to the committee, stated: "I am advised by my experts that the Brazilian scheme is realistic and on the right track." It is nice to hear that it is on...

Written Answers — European Council Meetings: European Council Meetings (11 Oct 2006)

Mary Upton: Question 53: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will report on the proceedings and business undertaken at the last European Council of Enterprise and Industry Ministers meeting he attended; when the next meeting of that Council is due; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32069/06]

Written Answers — Insurance Industry: Insurance Industry (11 Oct 2006)

Mary Upton: Question 74: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he received a request for a meeting with the European Parliament's Temporary Committee of Enquiry into the Crisis of the Equitable Life Assurance Company for their visit here of 6 October 2006; if so, if this invitation was accepted or rejected; the reason therefore; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32055/06]

Written Answers — Social and Affordable Housing: Social and Affordable Housing (11 Oct 2006)

Mary Upton: Question 249: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will provide this Deputy with a complete copy of a review (details supplied). [32215/06]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (10 Oct 2006)

Mary Upton: Question 155: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the uptake in the farm assist programme; the cost to the Exchequer of each participant in the programme; and the financial incentives for participation in the programme. [24619/06]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (10 Oct 2006)

Mary Upton: Question 166: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs his views on concerns expressed by social welfare appeals officers regarding the number of migrant workers from EU member states being denied welfare on the grounds that they are not habitually resident here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31742/06]

Written Answers — Rural Development: Rural Development (5 Oct 2006)

Mary Upton: Question 10: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the membership of the National Rural Development Forum and their qualifications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24600/06]

Written Answers — Rural Social Scheme: Rural Social Scheme (5 Oct 2006)

Mary Upton: Question 36: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the uptake in the rural social scheme programme; the cost to the Exchequer of each participant in the programme; and the financial incentives for participation in the programme. [24619/06]

Written Answers — Afforestation Programme: Afforestation Programme (5 Oct 2006)

Mary Upton: Question 158: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food when details of the forestry programme for 2007 to 2013 will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31397/06]

Written Answers — Electronic Voting: Electronic Voting (4 Oct 2006)

Mary Upton: Question 156: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his plans in relation to electronic voting and the existing electronic voting equipment in view of the second report of the Commission on Electronic Voting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30918/06]

Written Answers — Farm Retirement Scheme: Farm Retirement Scheme (4 Oct 2006)

Mary Upton: Question 305: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the recommendations of the Report on the Operation of the Scheme of Early Retirement from Farming prepared for the Joint Committee on Agriculture and Food which she is in favour of implementing; if she has raised relevant issues in relation to its implementation with the relevant EU authorities; if so, the outcome of these...

Written Answers — National Archives: National Archives (3 Oct 2006)

Mary Upton: Question 157: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his views on the recommendation of the Justice Archives Advisory Group that records in his Department which are more than 30 years old should be transferred to the National Archives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30638/06]

Written Answers — Parental Leave Provisions: Parental Leave Provisions (3 Oct 2006)

Mary Upton: Question 196: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the action he will take to address the flaw in the recently enacted Parental Leave Amendment Act 2006 as a result of which parents of young children working for the same employer will not be able to transfer their 14 weeks of parental leave between each other; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Driving Tests: Driving Tests (28 Sep 2006)

Mary Upton: Question 25: To ask the Minister for Transport when he intends to revise the regulation of driver licensing to ensure that provisional drivers are no longer allowed to drive unaccompanied; if he has a target national average weekly wait for the driving test at which point this reform will be introduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30050/06]

Written Answers — Road Safety: Road Safety (28 Sep 2006)

Mary Upton: Question 95: To ask the Minister for Transport when he intends to bring all of the provisions of the Road Safety Act 2006 into force. [30061/06]