Results 2,901-2,920 of 3,053 for speaker:Mary Upton

Beef Imports. (2 Mar 2005)

Mary Upton: I thank the Minister for her answer and I welcome the progress being made. Another related issue is that of traceability. This is not just a matter of labelling. One can insist on any labels one wants to. First, there are issues surrounding the language in which labels are presented. Second, the issue of the Sudan Red 1 dye which has emerged in the past couple of weeks has made a significant...

Animal Diseases. (2 Mar 2005)

Mary Upton: The Minister of State partially answered my question regarding the updated methodology for detection. The time lag between taking a sample and getting a result is a major problem. What efforts are being made to fast-track that process? What research developments have taken place? Are there concerns about the pasteurisation of milk given the tenuous link between Johne's disease and Crohn's...

Food Industry. (2 Mar 2005)

Mary Upton: Is any special consideration being given to marketing of food arising from EU expansion, regarding both threats from imports and opportunities for us? There is particular concern about the mushroom industry.

Animal Diseases. (2 Mar 2005)

Mary Upton: Question 65: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if she intends to review the control and monitoring of chicken imports in view of the recent warning from the Food and Agriculture Organisation that the virus causing bird flu may be impossible to eradicate; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6951/05]

Animal Diseases. (2 Mar 2005)

Mary Upton: My understanding of the FAO report is that this disease will be present for several years in the countries which experienced outbreaks in 2004 and will be impossible to eradicate. It is also the view of the World Health Organisation that it is not a question of whether there will be an outbreak but rather when there will be a pandemic. Human health is primarily at issue, as are the...

Animal Diseases. (2 Mar 2005)

Mary Upton: Other than the border inspections posts, through which consignments of any product are brought in for trade purposes, there is also a concern in regard to people bringing in personal imports of meat and other products. According to a reply by the Minister to a parliamentary question, up to June 2004, 2,500 tonnes of food was seized and destroyed but no prosecutions were undertaken in respect...

Animal Diseases. (2 Mar 2005)

Mary Upton: The issue is not one of labelling but rather one of detection and the procedures which are in place for it. We must have learned a very hard lesson from the foot and mouth disease. At that time there was a knee-jerk reaction whereby all the systems moved to protect Ireland from an outbreak of foot and mouth disease after it had been detected and declared in the UK. We were particularly lucky...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (1 Mar 2005)

Mary Upton: Question 155: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if she will urgently investigate the needs of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 20; and if her Department will fund the specialised treatment this person needs. [6644/05]

Written Answers — Health Care Funding: Health Care Funding (1 Mar 2005)

Mary Upton: Question 156: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if she will examine the funding requirements of an organisation (details supplied) in Dublin 12 to allow it to continue its work. [6645/05]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (1 Mar 2005)

Mary Upton: Question 195: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will review the tax liabilities of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 8. [6908/05]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (1 Mar 2005)

Mary Upton: Question 239: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if he will review the entitlement of persons (details supplied) in Dublin 12 to the supplementary allowance. [6607/05]

Written Answers — Medical Discharge: Medical Discharge (1 Mar 2005)

Mary Upton: Question 382: To ask the Minister for Defence if he will investigate the reason a person (details supplied) was discharged from the Defence Forces. [6588/05]

Road Safety. (24 Feb 2005)

Mary Upton: I thank the Ceann Comhairle for allowing this matter on the Adjournment and I thank the Minister of State for attending to respond to it. I bring to the attention of the House an increasing problem associated with petrol-propelled scooters which are popular with many young people. Will the Minister of State clarify whether children and young people under 16 are legally entitled to drive them?...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (23 Feb 2005)

Mary Upton: Question 199: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the current number of claimants for family income supplement; his estimate of the number of households which might be entitled to claim this payment; and the steps he will take to improve take-up of this supplement. [6336/05]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (23 Feb 2005)

Mary Upton: Question 144: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if the Health Service Executive intends to demolish a day care centre at a facility (details supplied) in Dublin 8. [6333/05]

Written Answers — Services for People with Disabilities: Services for People with Disabilities (23 Feb 2005)

Mary Upton: Question 145: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the position regarding the provision of a special needs place for a person (details supplied) in Dublin 8. [6335/05]

Written Answers — Housing Grants: Housing Grants (23 Feb 2005)

Mary Upton: Question 156: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if he will consider introducing a renewable energy grant, such as the clear skies grant offered in the UK, to encourage householders to avail of renewable energy, such as domestic solar heating panels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6334/05]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (23 Feb 2005)

Mary Upton: Question 191: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if he will review the way in which his Department awards pensioners the back money they are issued following a budget increase in order to provide a breakdown of the way in which this single, relatively large amount is made up [6298/05]

Written Answers — Bullying in Schools: Bullying in Schools (23 Feb 2005)

Mary Upton: Question 238: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her views on whether each secondary school should have an anti-bullying policy in place; the guidelines her Department has issued in this regard; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6295/05]

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (23 Feb 2005)

Mary Upton: Question 243: To ask the Minister for Education and Science , further to Question No. 150 of 17 February 2005, the expert advice her Department obtained to assess the needs of the person in question; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6332/05]