Results 501-520 of 3,053 for speaker:Mary Upton
- Written Answers — Public Sector Pay: Public Sector Pay (18 Feb 2010)
Mary Upton: Question 205: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he will reply to correspondence (details supplied) in relation to exemption from pay cuts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8551/10]
- Community Development. (18 Feb 2010)
Mary Upton: Question 10: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the progress made to re-instate the scheme for áisitheoirà pobail for the smaller Gaeltacht areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8365/10]
- Irish Horse and Greyhound Racing Industry. (17 Feb 2010)
Mary Upton: I also met with some of the serious players in all of this. Each one of them acknowledges the need for doing something about this. Does the Minister have any plan to bring the various stakeholders together to hammer out a deal? There is an element of goodwill among them. I accept the point made by the Minister that everybody would like everybody else to pay, but it is also fair to say...
- Irish Horse and Greyhound Racing Industry. (17 Feb 2010)
Mary Upton: I can give the Minister my document.
- Film Industry. (17 Feb 2010)
Mary Upton: I welcome the two positive comments made by the Minister on computer games development, a sector which clearly has the potential to be a major industry. The House will acknowledge the brilliant recent success of small Irish film makers and a part of the gaming industry. Given their important role in this area, did the video or gaming industry have any input into the programme for building...
- Film Industry. (17 Feb 2010)
Mary Upton: I acknowledge the work of Ballyfermot College of Further Education. Located in my constituency, the college continues to do exceptionally well and I wish it well in future. It has great potential. Speaking at the global Irish economic forum, Sir Gerry Robinson called for the introduction of a five year tax holiday to incentivise companies to settle in Ireland. France and Canada have...
- Abbey Theatre. (17 Feb 2010)
Mary Upton: I had the same question regarding the timing of the project and how long it is likely to take. I do not expect the Minister to have the figure to hand today but how much has the research, providing the specification and so on cost to date?
- Abbey Theatre. (17 Feb 2010)
Mary Upton: Do any of the theatre people have any strong opposing views in terms of the GPO site? My personal view is that it is probably a very good site and is a positive move but some theatre people might have a slightly different view on that.
- Tourism Industry. (17 Feb 2010)
Mary Upton: I acknowledge the difficulties in terms of getting into the country and our lack of destinations and so on. However, I wish to speak from my own experience of deciding last summer to become a tourist in Dublin for three days. It was an interesting experience but I can only conclude that tourists are driven demented by the lack of integrated ticketing. I am aware this is the responsibility...
- Tourism Industry. (17 Feb 2010)
Mary Upton: I would like to hear what the Minister has to say about the significance of integrated ticketing.
- Sports Funding. (17 Feb 2010)
Mary Upton: Question 64: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism his views on the future funding of the horse and greyhound sectors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8340/10]
- Sports Funding. (17 Feb 2010)
Mary Upton: We would all agree on the importance of horse racing and the greyhound industries for employment here and with all their other positive benefits outlined by the Minister, about which there is no argument. The issue that arises is around the methodology for funding. The review, to which the Minister referred, is out of date and inaccurate. For instance, it states that excise duty on...
- Sports Funding. (17 Feb 2010)
Mary Upton: Is it not the case that bets placed in Ireland should be taxed in Ireland and that such tax revenue accruing should come back into this country? While it might be difficult technically to address the activities of Internet service providers, it appears no effort has been made to tackle that aspect. That is another support mechanism that could and should be in place to deal with this matter.
- Sports Funding. (17 Feb 2010)
Mary Upton: I am not proposing that.
- Sports Funding. (17 Feb 2010)
Mary Upton: I take it that before the end of the current year some moves will be made to ensure that the industries will be self-funding. It is unsustainable to continue to use general Exchequer funding when there are so many more calls on that money.
- Tourism Industry. (17 Feb 2010)
Mary Upton: Question 66: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the actions he has taken arising from the report of the tourism renewal group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8341/10]
- Tourism Industry. (17 Feb 2010)
Mary Upton: We are in agreement that the tourism industry will be one of the more significant in the coming year. It will certainly require as much support as possible. The Minister mentioned that survival actions were being addressed so does that mean the abolition of the air travel tax may be possible? That issue is raised time and again by people in the tourism industry. I have had correspondence...
- Tourism Industry. (17 Feb 2010)
Mary Upton: A number of other countries have reversed the travel tax because it cost them more than was being brought in. It is very hard to justify the balancing of the figures and the matter should be looked at. Almost everybody in the industry opposes it. What actions are being taken by the Department in supporting the smaller aspects of the tourism industry, such as bed and breakfasts, with regard...
- Written Answers — International Agreements: International Agreements (16 Feb 2010)
Mary Upton: Question 109: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on the suspension of the free trade agreement negotiations between the EU and Columbia. [7153/10]
- Written Answers — Haiti Earthquake: Haiti Earthquake (16 Feb 2010)
Mary Upton: Question 113: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on the request of the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs for debt cancellation to Haiti; if he has communicated his support to the Department for Finance; and if he is concerned at the absence of debt cancellation from the agenda of the most recent board meeting of the International Monetary Fund. [7152/10]