Results 681-700 of 3,053 for speaker:Mary Upton

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (18 Nov 2009)

Mary Upton: Question 138: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if she will consider instructing bodies under her aegis such as Enterprise Ireland to present the work of Irish visual artists as part of their international work; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42298/09]

Written Answers — Hospital Waiting Lists: Hospital Waiting Lists (18 Nov 2009)

Mary Upton: Question 175: To ask the Minister for Health and Children, further to Parliamentary Question No. 185 of 13 October 2009, if each publicly funded hospital is allocated a quota for referral to the National Treatment Purchase Fund; if so, the quota for each hospital; if it is the case that a person may apply to the NTPF, thus bypassing the hospital quota arrangement; if such is in place, the...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (18 Nov 2009)

Mary Upton: Question 246: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if she will put a system in place which makes allowances for the sporadic nature of income of visual artists so that they are not penalised for inconsistent PRSI contributions and are able to access State benefits such as old age pensions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42300/09]

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (17 Nov 2009)

Mary Upton: Question 75: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the main proposals he has made for savings in the submission made to the Special Group on Public Services Numbers and Expenditure Programmes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41647/09]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (17 Nov 2009)

Mary Upton: Question 165: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on extending the section 481 tax reliefs to the gaming industry to encourage the development of Ireland as a global centre of excellence for gaming; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41419/09]

Written Answers — Cycle Facilities: Cycle Facilities (17 Nov 2009)

Mary Upton: Question 245: To ask the Minister for Transport if he will investigate the possibility of establishing a cycle path from Dublin to Galway along the Grand Canal; his views on whether this could be an important tourist and commuter cycling route; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41421/09]

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (17 Nov 2009)

Mary Upton: Question 321: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism, further to Parliamentary Question No. 778 of 3 November 2009, the number of qualified economists in his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41417/09]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Fraud: Social Welfare Fraud (17 Nov 2009)

Mary Upton: Question 362: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs, further to Parliamentary Question No. 838 of 3 November 2009, the number of prosecutions in respect of persons found to be claiming disability benefit fraudulently; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41420/09]

Irish Language. (17 Nov 2009)

Mary Upton: Question 64: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs his proposals to obtain savings in the operation of the Official Languages Act 2003; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41650/09]

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (11 Nov 2009)

Mary Upton: Question 92: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the action she is taking to deal with the problem of absenteeism in her Department. [40735/09]

Written Answers — Employment Support Services: Employment Support Services (11 Nov 2009)

Mary Upton: Question 126: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if she will extend the employment subsidy scheme to the tourism sector; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40789/09]

Written Answers — Organ Donation: Organ Donation (11 Nov 2009)

Mary Upton: Question 180: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her plans to establish a National Transplant Authority; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40876/09]

Written Answers — Organ Donation: Organ Donation (11 Nov 2009)

Mary Upton: Question 181: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her plans to establish a National Organ Transplant Office; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40877/09]

Written Answers — Organ Donation: Organ Donation (11 Nov 2009)

Mary Upton: Question 182: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her plans to establish National Organ Donor registry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40878/09]

Written Answers — Organ Donation: Organ Donation (11 Nov 2009)

Mary Upton: Question 183: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she is satisfied that the optimum number of double lung transplants are being carried out at the National heart lung transplant facility; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40879/09]

Accountability of Government Agencies and Companies: Motion (Resumed) (11 Nov 2009)

Mary Upton: I welcome the opportunity to speak on this debate because I see it as addressing accountability. The issue is anchored by the Fine Gael motion about CIE but Dáil reform and accountability of our Ministers and Governments to the taxpayer is fundamental to what we are discussing. Like my colleague, Deputy Broughan, I have some concerns with elements of the motion proposed by Fine Gael. I am...

Written Answers — Appointments to State Boards: Appointments to State Boards (10 Nov 2009)

Mary Upton: Question 83: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the procedures used for the selection of persons for appointment to the board of the Equality Authority; the organisations or sectors that are consulted in the selection process; the contact he has had with the Irish Congress of Trade Unions regarding the appointment of board members; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (10 Nov 2009)

Mary Upton: Question 123: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the reason the Irish Human Rights Commission and the Equality Authority are not directly answerable to the Houses of the Oireachtas as outlined in the UN Paris Principles; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40165/09]

Written Answers — Nursing Home Subventions: Nursing Home Subventions (10 Nov 2009)

Mary Upton: Question 190: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if a person (details supplied) in Dublin 12 can opt into the nursing homes support scheme at a later date rather than now; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40056/09]

Written Answers — Medical Research: Medical Research (10 Nov 2009)

Mary Upton: Question 220: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will continue to support the medical research charities group joint funding scheme; if this funding will be itemised in the budget Estimates; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40404/09]