Results 2,821-2,840 of 3,053 for speaker:Mary Upton
- Written Answers — Sports Capital Programme: Sports Capital Programme (4 May 2005)
Mary Upton: Question 262: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if he will give consideration to an application (details supplied) for sports funding. [14102/05]
- Written Answers — Work Permits: Work Permits (4 May 2005)
Mary Upton: Question 276: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will review an application for a work permit for a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath; and if this person will be assisted in obtaining a work permit for work in the information technology sector. [14295/05]
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (4 May 2005)
Mary Upton: Question 295: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs his plans to reform the rent allowance system, in particular contacts with other Government Departments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14125/05]
- Written Answers — Prisoner Transfers: Prisoner Transfers (4 May 2005)
Mary Upton: Question 427: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position regarding an application for a person (details supplied) to serve the remainder of their sentence in a prison here; and if this person will be facilitated at the next available opportunity. [14285/05]
- Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (4 May 2005)
Mary Upton: Question 461: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if an additional resource teacher will be allocated to a school (details supplied) in Dublin 12 as well as additional funding for a caretaker. [14025/05]
- Food Industry. (4 May 2005)
Mary Upton: Question 43: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if her attention has been drawn to reports that the national task force on obesity will call on her Department to practice positive discrimination towards local producers of fresh food and that there should be a national, regularly reviewed code of conduct for the food industry; if she has received either a final report or a draft; her...
- Food Industry. (4 May 2005)
Mary Upton: I thank the Minister of State for his comprehensive reply. When the obesity task force was established, I was disappointed the Department of Agriculture and Food was not formally represented on it. It is a grave omission because the Department's input would have been highly significant in the promotion of healthy, good quality and home-produced foods. Will the Minister of State agree it is...
- Food Industry. (4 May 2005)
Mary Upton: The annual cost of obesity here is estimated at â¬370 million, a huge cost in ill health, cardiovascular diseases and so forth. Will Bord Bia increase its promotion of fruit and vegetables considering it was amalgamated with An Bord Glas last year?
- Land Prices. (4 May 2005)
Mary Upton: Having such a small percentage of agricultural land being offered for sale is clearly one of the factors that will influence the price. Leasing the land is one of the options, as the Minister pointed out. The early retirement scheme is now in place and we have had long discussions recently on that. We would like to be assured that any retirement schemes in place will be appropriate to the...
- EU Directives. (4 May 2005)
Mary Upton: What discussions has the Minister held with the farming organisations? Are they ongoing? When is she likely to reach conclusions arising from these discussions?
- Farm Household Incomes. (4 May 2005)
Mary Upton: I appreciate the statistics on the current situation of the entire farm industry. A significant factor is the large drop in the number of full-time farmers. The number of part-time farmers has increased accordingly, although not quite in the same proportion. What plans are in place to ensure the viability of those part-time farmers? Off-farm income will become more significant than it is...
- Written Answers — Human Rights Issues: Human Rights Issues (28 Apr 2005)
Mary Upton: Question 15: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the Government's views on the conduct and outcome of the recent elections in Zimbabwe; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13560/05]
- Written Answers — Overseas Development Aid: Overseas Development Aid (28 Apr 2005)
Mary Upton: Question 84: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on criticisms of Ireland's record on overseas development aid made by Mr. Bob Geldof at the launch of the report of the Africa Commission in London on 11 March 2005; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13559/05]
- Written Answers — Disadvantaged Status: Disadvantaged Status (28 Apr 2005)
Mary Upton: Question 238: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will re-examine the need of a school (details supplied) in Dublin 6W to be given disadvantaged status; and the position regarding the school's application for additional resource teachers. [13844/05]
- Written Answers — Third Level Education: Third Level Education (28 Apr 2005)
Mary Upton: Question 239: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the guidelines which are in place for third level colleges, including institutes of technology, for disciplinary procedures against students who behave inappropriately; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13845/05]
- Class Sizes: Motion (Resumed). (27 Apr 2005)
Mary Upton: I welcome the opportunity to speak on this debate. I compliment my colleague, Deputy O'Sullivan, on tabling the motion. I have many examples in my constituency of the kind of problems to which Deputy Penrose referred. However, I want to use Harold's Cross school as a particular example. I attended a meeting there last evening when most of the teachers, resource teachers and a large number of...
- Written Answers — Higher Education Grants: Higher Education Grants (26 Apr 2005)
Mary Upton: Question 397: To ask the Minister for Education and Science further to her reply to Parliamentary Question No. 149 of 14 April 2005, the terms of reference for the review mentioned in same. [12751/05]
- Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (26 Apr 2005)
Mary Upton: Question 448: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position regarding an application by a school (details supplied) in Dublin 10 for security fencing on the summer works scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13228/05]
- Land Bill 2004 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed). (21 Apr 2005)
Mary Upton: I welcome the Land Bill 2004 and its provisions to modernise the legislation on land that was held under the auspices of the former Land Commission. The Land Commission was originally established in 1881 to fix rents. It later became the Tenant Purchase Agency and bought land for tenants. Because many of the tenants were unable to buy the land, the principle of a land annuity was introduced....
- Land Bill 2004 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed). (21 Apr 2005)
Mary Upton: ââbut I assure him that the people of Dublin South-Central would not have any such qualms or reservations about heading down to the country. They would be very familiar and comfortable with it. The Irish Land Commission (Dissolution) Act of 1992 abolished the Land Commission and transferred its property and powers to the Minister for Agriculture and Food. One section refers to moneys owed...