Results 2,921-2,940 of 3,053 for speaker:Mary Upton

Written Answers — Income Support Scheme: Income Support Scheme (22 Feb 2005)

Mary Upton: Question 34: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if he will report on the success or otherwise of the rural social scheme to date; the number of participants on the scheme at present; if he has satisfied himself with the level of awareness of the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1924/05]

Written Answers — Departmental Programmes: Departmental Programmes (22 Feb 2005)

Mary Upton: Question 56: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if, having accepted that Ballyfermot was wrongly excluded from strand 1 of the RAPID programme, he has addressed the situation to allow for its inclusion; if he has any further plans to expand the RAPID programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5801/05]

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (17 Feb 2005)

Mary Upton: Question 150: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will respond to representations from persons (details supplied) in Dublin 6W regarding assistance they need to provide for the education of their child. [5415/05]

Written Answers — Juvenile Offenders: Juvenile Offenders (16 Feb 2005)

Mary Upton: Question 74: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the measures his Department has in place to deal with juveniles who are at risk or who have committed offences; the proposals he has to improve the juvenile justice system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4959/05]

Written Answers — Departmental Assistance: Departmental Assistance (16 Feb 2005)

Mary Upton: Question 116: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will circulate an inquiry line to enable Oireachtas Members to access the services available in his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4958/05]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (16 Feb 2005)

Mary Upton: Question 181: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the stipulations which private landlords must satisfy in order to be awarded rent allowance for the rent of their properties. [5243/05]

Written Answers — State Bodies: State Bodies (16 Feb 2005)

Mary Upton: Question 277: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the rationale behind the role of an organisation (details supplied) in nominating representatives to state bodies. [5184/05]

Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (16 Feb 2005)

Mary Upton: Question 280: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the plans he has to review the funding limits for the communal facilities grants for voluntary housing bodies; if his attention has been drawn to the current limits of €5,800 per unit are unrealistic, particularly in urban areas and especially in Dublin, due to current building costs; if he will indicate...

Consumer Protection. (16 Feb 2005)

Mary Upton: I thank the Ceann Comhairle for allowing me to raise this matter, especially since I had to do a little toing and froing to find a home for this debate. It is often difficult to assign departmental responsibility to matters relating to children. While the Minister of State with responsibility for children is attached to the Department of Health and Children, matters affecting children cross...

Written Answers — State Airports: State Airports (15 Feb 2005)

Mary Upton: Question 141: To ask the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to the proposals from the Irish Aviation Authority to close air traffic control towers at Shannon and Cork Airports from midnight until 6 a.m.; the number of jobs that would be lost were these proposals to be implemented; when a decision on this issue will be made; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (15 Feb 2005)

Mary Upton: Question 204: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if she will investigate the need to provide a residential place for a person (details supplied). [4679/05]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (15 Feb 2005)

Mary Upton: Question 311: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if a person (details supplied) in Dublin 12 is entitled to free fuel allowance. [4619/05]

Road Safety. (15 Feb 2005)

Mary Upton: Question 96: To ask the Minister for Transport if he has had discussions with the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform in regard to private operators conducting speed checks on roads here; if any report on this matter has been conducted; when a decision on this issue may be reached; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4767/05]

Written Answers — Health Reports: Health Reports (10 Feb 2005)

Mary Upton: Question 38: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children her views on the findings of the Pollock report on the high incidence of cystic fibrosis here and the low level of services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4242/05]

Written Answers — Hospital Charges: Hospital Charges (10 Feb 2005)

Mary Upton: Question 97: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the fact that St. Columcille's Hospital, Loughlinstown, County Dublin, has been penalised €1 million of its 2005 budget; her views on the fact that a hospital that provides for a large number of elderly patients is losing out; if she will review the casemix system to ensure fairness;...

Garda Síochána Bill 2004 [Seanad]: Second Stage. (10 Feb 2005)

Mary Upton: I welcome the opportunity to speak on this Bill. The main outcome I would like it to deliver is greater visibility of police on the ground. The most common complaint I receive from constituents, particularly the elderly, relates to the lack of a police presence and the small number of gardaí on patrol, which is unnerving. To be fair, however, people also point out that when the police come,...

Garda Síochána Bill 2004 [Seanad]: Second Stage. (10 Feb 2005)

Mary Upton: I thank the Minister. I would appreciate if that could be looked at again. A number of policing fora have been set up in my constituency and they were working quite well and there was quite good co-operation between the gardaí, local community activists and public representatives. I would have liked to have seen wider involvement by people from the Department of Education and Science, the...

Garda Síochána Bill 2004 [Seanad]: Second Stage. (10 Feb 2005)

Mary Upton: I agree with Deputy Costello that the training facility in Templemore in a rural area might provide a different training than that which one might hope could be provided in an urban area where those being trained would have an opportunity to work in the same district. One sector of society which suffers most in terms of lack of visibility of policing is the elderly. The community police are...

Written Answers — Recycling Policy: Recycling Policy (9 Feb 2005)

Mary Upton: Question 97: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the steps he will take to provide for the recycling of paper in view of the recent announcement of the closure of a paper mill (details supplied) the only plant providing this service on the island; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3915/05]

Written Answers — Pay Awards: Pay Awards (9 Feb 2005)

Mary Upton: Question 95: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the names of the senior local authority personnel who have been awarded bonus payments by the committee for performance awards; the amounts paid in each case; if he will list the criteria used for awarding payments in each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3916/05]