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Written Answers — Departmental Schemes: Departmental Schemes (4 Jul 2006)

Mary Upton: Question 485: 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. [25540/06]

Written Answers — Departmental Funding: Departmental Funding (4 Jul 2006)

Mary Upton: Question 498: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the sources of funding his Department have to provide support to an organisation (details supplied) in Dublin 10; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26665/06]

Written Answers — Meat Imports: Meat Imports (4 Jul 2006)

Mary Upton: Question 528: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the amount of cattle meat, lamb meat and poultry imported from outside the EU directly into Ireland during each of the past five years; the amount of non EU origin cattle meat, sheep meat and poultry which was exported from Ireland during each of the past five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26001/06]

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

Mary Upton: Question 540: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the number of farmers who have benefited from the early retirement scheme in 2005; the number of young trained farmers who benefitted from the installation grant in 2005. [26362/06]

Written Answers — School Milk Scheme: School Milk Scheme (4 Jul 2006)

Mary Upton: Question 541: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the number of children who benefited from the school milk scheme in 2005; and if she will provide the Deputy with a detailed break-down of what the cost of the scheme in 2005 was spent on. [26363/06]

Written Answers — Afforestation Programme: Afforestation Programme (4 Jul 2006)

Mary Upton: Question 542: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food her views on continuing tax breaks for commercially managed woodlands; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26364/06]

Written Answers — Rural Environment Protection Scheme: Rural Environment Protection Scheme (4 Jul 2006)

Mary Upton: Question 543: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if participants in REP schemes can take advantage of more than one supplementary measure simultaneously; if in REPS4 this will be possible; the reasoning behind the Government's policy governing participation in more than one REP scheme supplementary measure simultaneously; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26365/06]

Written Answers — Visa Applications: Visa Applications (4 Jul 2006)

Mary Upton: Question 600: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if his attention has been drawn to what an organisation (details supplied) does; if his further attention has been drawn to the fact it might be charging sums of money for work visas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26183/06]

Written Answers — Sexual Offences: Sexual Offences (4 Jul 2006)

Mary Upton: Question 601: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the dates of correspondence between An Garda Síochána and the Department of Education from 1992 to date in 2006 regarding the investigation of concerns of possible child abuse in a children's detention centre (details supplied); the circumstances under which such correspondence arose; and if he will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Visa Applications: Visa Applications (4 Jul 2006)

Mary Upton: Question 607: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the criteria used to determine whether or not a person would be entitled to long-term residency here. [26193/06]

Written Answers — Visa Applications: Visa Applications (4 Jul 2006)

Mary Upton: Question 608: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if a person who is a non EU national has the right to reside and work in Estonia; if they have the right to reside and work here; if so, the legal basis for same; and if not, the legal basis for same;. [26194/06]

Written Answers — Departmental Funding: Departmental Funding (4 Jul 2006)

Mary Upton: Question 618: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if his attention has been drawn to any fund to which an organisation (details supplied) in Dublin 10 might apply for funding to match that which it has been promised on the condition that it finds matching funding; and his views on making funds available to an organisation in such circumstances. [26423/06]

Written Answers — Inquiry into Child Abuse: Inquiry into Child Abuse (4 Jul 2006)

Mary Upton: Question 720: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her attention has been drawn to evidence which the Secretary General of her Department gave to the Commission on Child Abuse on 13 June 2006; if she will confirm that all former staff of her Department who had dealt with the industrial and reformatory schools were contacted and asked for their version of events; the date on which...

Written Answers — Inquiry into Child Abuse: Inquiry into Child Abuse (4 Jul 2006)

Mary Upton: Question 721: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her attention has been drawn to a note of a meeting on 21 March 1988 in Finglas Children's Centre which was attended by officials from her Department [details supplied]; the date on which her Department gave the Garda Síochána a copy of that note; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26161/06]

Written Answers — Human Rights Issues: Human Rights Issues (29 Jun 2006)

Mary Upton: Question 95: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the position in relation to the continuing struggles for independence of the Sahara Arab people; the assistance Ireland has offered or will offer in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25245/06]

Written Answers — Arms Trade: Arms Trade (29 Jun 2006)

Mary Upton: Question 108: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if the issue of supply and sale of arms by European Union Members to conflict zones in Africa has been discussed at the General Council of Foreign Ministers; if the volume of such trade is as estimated; and the conclusions which have been arrived at. [25246/06]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (28 Jun 2006)

Mary Upton: Question 36: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide information on the taxation arrangements of landlords, in particular details on the number of landlords who receive their income from the community welfare rental allowance and the number of houses that are rented in this manner; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24940/06]

Written Answers — Animal Health Policy: Animal Health Policy (27 Jun 2006)

Mary Upton: Question 47: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the way in which the development of animal health policy is being pursued in the context of north south cooperation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24586/06]

Written Answers — Food Labelling: Food Labelling (27 Jun 2006)

Mary Upton: Question 119: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food her views on the success of the voluntary arrangement with the catering industry, for labelling of beef with country of origin; when she expects to be able to include poultry meat in this scheme; her further views on a voluntary code of labelling with country of origin for foods other than beef; and if she will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Post Office Network: Post Office Network (27 Jun 2006)

Mary Upton: Question 289: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources his plans to provide grant aid to ensure that post offices that serve local communities are viable; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24440/06]