Results 2,401-2,420 of 3,053 for speaker:Mary Upton

Written Answers — Road Traffic Offences: Road Traffic Offences (25 Apr 2006)

Mary Upton: Question 645: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of summonses involving road traffic act offences and illegal parking offences which were issued in each county in the past year for which statistics are currently available. [14533/06]

Written Answers — Higher Education Grants: Higher Education Grants (25 Apr 2006)

Mary Upton: Question 823: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her plans to rationalise student financial supports; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14641/06]

Written Answers — Adult Education: Adult Education (25 Apr 2006)

Mary Upton: Question 824: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the progress which has been made in the allocation of the funding set aside following the recommendations of the McIver report on further education; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14642/06]

Written Answers — Disadvantaged Status: Disadvantaged Status (25 Apr 2006)

Mary Upton: Question 825: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the grants which are available through her Department that might be appropriate to a project (details supplied) in Dublin 12; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14643/06]

Written Answers — Animal Welfare: Animal Welfare (25 Apr 2006)

Mary Upton: Question 958: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, further to Question No. 580 of 4 April 2006, if he will provide her with copies of the three separate minority reports; the basis for the divergence of views from that of the majority by these three individual members of the working group on the monitoring of dog breeding establishments; and if he will make...

Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 31. (6 Apr 2006)

Mary Upton: I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 31 to discuss the following urgent matter: the need for the Minister for Agriculture and Food to outline the steps she is taking to prepare for the arrival of avian flu, following the death of a swan in Scotland suspected to be caused by the deadly H5N1 virus, and the need for the Government to take a more proactive role in this regard...

Written Answers — Fisheries Protection: Fisheries Protection (6 Apr 2006)

Mary Upton: Question 86: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the position with regard to fishing catch returns sent to the European Commission for each of the years from 1998 to 2005; if such returns were sent for each year; the checks which were applied by his Department to ensure that total allowable catches and quotas were observed by the fishing industry for each of...

Written Answers — Harbour Authorities: Harbour Authorities (6 Apr 2006)

Mary Upton: Question 110: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if, in view of the recent views raised by the Comptroller and Auditor General, he has plans to carry out a performance assessment of his Department for the period of the present Government concerning the invigilation and management of the national sea fisheries resource and fishery harbours; and if he will make...

Written Answers — Care of the Elderly: Care of the Elderly (6 Apr 2006)

Mary Upton: Question 119: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the action she is taking to ensure that elderly people without sufficient means are able to avail of nursing home care whether in a private nursing home or otherwise; the steps she is taking to ensure the availability of nursing home places for such people; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13982/06]

Written Answers — Multi-Denominational Schools: Multi-Denominational Schools (5 Apr 2006)

Mary Upton: Question 67: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will report progress on commitments made to Educate Together; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13521/06]

Written Answers — Pupil-Teacher Ratio: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (5 Apr 2006)

Mary Upton: Question 94: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her plans to fulfil the commitment in An Agreed Programme for Government on class size; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13520/06]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (5 Apr 2006)

Mary Upton: Question 180: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children her views on putting arrangements in place to introduce hearing screening for all newborn babies; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13726/06]

Written Answers — Animal Diseases: Animal Diseases (5 Apr 2006)

Mary Upton: Question 218: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food, further to Parliamentary Question No. 108 of 29 March 2006, if she will provide the Deputy with copies of presentations made by the European Commission on 15 February 2006 under item No. 3 of the agenda and on 7 March 2006 under item No. 4 on the agenda to the animal health and animal welfare section of the EU Standing Committee on...

Written Answers — International Criminal Court Trial: International Criminal Court Trial (4 Apr 2006)

Mary Upton: Question 59: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs his Department's views of the Charles Taylor case; if there is knowledge of where this person is; and his views on the possible repercussions of this person not standing trial for the fragile peace which pertains in Liberia. [13109/06]

Written Answers — Humanitarian Aid: Humanitarian Aid (4 Apr 2006)

Mary Upton: Question 87: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if his attention has been drawn to the call by the United Nations that unless sufficient funds are made available upwards of 300,000 children may die in west Africa in 2006 in nations bordering the Sahara desert; the amount which Ireland has pledged to this effort; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13108/06]

Written Answers — Animal Welfare: Animal Welfare (4 Apr 2006)

Mary Upton: Question 386: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food further to Parliamentary Question No. 600 of 7 March 2006 her Department's role in the monitoring of so-called puppy farming; the role of her Department in animal welfare as it applies to dogs, including those dogs that are defined as companion animals and all other dogs if held for puppy-farming purposes or otherwise; if her...

Written Answers — Animal Welfare: Animal Welfare (4 Apr 2006)

Mary Upton: Question 580: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, further to Parliamentary Question No. 600 of 7 March, the level of divergent views submitted to the working group on the monitoring of dog breeding establishments; when he expects the examination of the responses to his Department on this matter to be completed; when he is likely to determine an appropriate...

Written Answers — Revenue Investigations: Revenue Investigations (30 Mar 2006)

Mary Upton: Question 40: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of persons, companies and trusts being investigated by the Revenue Commissioners arising from the Ansbacher accounts issue at the latest date for which figures are available; the number of cases where settlements have been agreed; the amount paid to date; the number of cases outstanding; if additional action has been taken by the Revenue...

Written Answers — Special Savings Incentive Scheme: Special Savings Incentive Scheme (30 Mar 2006)

Mary Upton: Question 89: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of special savings incentive scheme accounts opened at the latest date for which figures are available; the average amount of savings per investor per month; the definite figure for likely cost to the Exchequer of the specials savings incentive scheme on the basis of such figures; when the first payments will become due; the amount...

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (29 Mar 2006)

Mary Upton: Question 141: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if she stands by her statement in Parliamentary Question No. 200 of 7 March 2006 that the long-term illness scheme provides for the supply, without charge of drugs, medicines and surgical appliances to persons with a medial condition (details supplied). [12286/06]