Results 821-840 of 3,053 for speaker:Mary Upton

Written Answers — Architectural Heritage: Architectural Heritage (6 Oct 2009)

Mary Upton: Question 243: To ask the Minister for Finance if the Office of Public Works will consider developing a building (details supplied) as a tourist attraction; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that workhouses form an integral part of our history and would be an important tourist attraction, particularly for those with Irish ancestry; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (6 Oct 2009)

Mary Upton: Question 244: To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to reduce the complexity of the taxation and relief system here in order to reduce the ability of those with access to the best advice from reducing their tax burden while low and middle income workers cannot avail of these breaks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33005/09]

Written Answers — National Treatment Purchase Fund: National Treatment Purchase Fund (6 Oct 2009)

Mary Upton: Question 404: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of patients referred by a hospital (details supplied) to the National Treatment Purchase Fund in 2007, 2008 and to date in 2009; if she will break these figures down by their area of requirement; the total cost of NTPF surgeries in this hospital since 2007; the number of doctors and specialists working in this hospital...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (6 Oct 2009)

Mary Upton: Question 405: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if any consideration has been given towards establishing a pilot family nurse partnership (details supplied); her views that such a project whilst costly to establish and maintain would be beneficial to society and save money in other areas; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33006/09]

Written Answers — Hospital Staff: Hospital Staff (6 Oct 2009)

Mary Upton: Question 406: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she has met the Attorney General regarding the case of a person (details supplied); if she will report to the Houses of the Oireachtas on her discussion and the decision taken with regard to same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33007/09]

Written Answers — Health Repayment Scheme: Health Repayment Scheme (6 Oct 2009)

Mary Upton: Question 513: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if a person (details supplied) in Dublin 12 will have their application for the health repayment scheme addressed and responded to promptly and in detail; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33855/09]

Written Answers — Hospital Accommodation: Hospital Accommodation (6 Oct 2009)

Mary Upton: Question 514: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the cuts that have taken place at Our Lady's Hospital, Crumlin, in 2009; the number of wards that have been closed; the number of clinics that have been cut; the number of children awaiting inpatient treatment for more than three months, six months and 12 months; her plans for funding the hospital in 2010; and if she will make a...

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (6 Oct 2009)

Mary Upton: Question 522: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will review the entitlement to a medical card of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 10; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33932/09]

Written Answers — Road Safety: Road Safety (6 Oct 2009)

Mary Upton: Question 592: To ask the Minister for Transport if he will introduce legislation to ensure that all heavy goods vehicles are required to retrofit cyclops mirrors in view of the recent death of another cyclist ; if he will introduce a tax rebate on retrofitting these mirrors in order to incentivise this life saving mechanism; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33008/09]

Written Answers — Road Traffic Offences: Road Traffic Offences (6 Oct 2009)

Mary Upton: Question 644: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of motorists who have been prosecuted for dangerous overtaking of cyclists by the Garda in each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33009/09]

Written Answers — Garda Deployment: Garda Deployment (6 Oct 2009)

Mary Upton: Question 645: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 342 of 7 July 2009, if he will instruct the Garda to provide an answer which has not yet been provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33013/09]

Written Answers — Arts Funding: Arts Funding (6 Oct 2009)

Mary Upton: Question 771: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the total amount expended in the per cent for art scheme in each year since 2000; the amount of funding from the scheme that went towards the Department of Arts, Sport and Tourism and not into public art; if the figures supplied are the total final costs and not the initial estimate; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Sports Capital Programme: Sports Capital Programme (6 Oct 2009)

Mary Upton: Question 772: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism when he will reopen the Sports Capital Programme; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that building tender costs are down 40% in most cases and developments should go ahead at a greatly reduced cost, which would help to provide construction employment; if his further attention has been drawn to the fact that many...

Written Answers — Sports Capital Programme: Sports Capital Programme (6 Oct 2009)

Mary Upton: Question 777: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism further to Parliamentary Question No. 41 of 24 September 2009, the timeframe on the progress of the review of the sports capital programme; when he expects the review to be completed and published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33852/09]

Written Answers — Sports Capital Programme: Sports Capital Programme (6 Oct 2009)

Mary Upton: Question 778: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism further to Parliamentary Question No. 41 of 24 September 2009, the projected direct Exchequer funding for the Horse and Greyhound Fund; the progress made on the review of the funding structure of the Horse and Greyhound Fund; when he expects to publish this financial review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33853/09]

Written Answers — Security of the Elderly: Security of the Elderly (6 Oct 2009)

Mary Upton: Question 793: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if he will ensure that funding is released for the community support for older people scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33119/09]

Written Answers — National Carers Strategy: National Carers Strategy (6 Oct 2009)

Mary Upton: Question 831: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the reason she will not publish the National Carers' Strategy; the total cost of same; the reason for not publishing the strategy even if it cannot be implemented; if her attention has been drawn to the money saved in the health system by carers looking after dependents; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33000/09]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (6 Oct 2009)

Mary Upton: Question 851: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if Irish nationals are entitled to social welfare payments in other EU jurisdictions; the conditions that apply to such payments; the way these payments compare to those of Irish Nationals here; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33011/09]

Written Answers — Social Insurance: Social Insurance (6 Oct 2009)

Mary Upton: Question 927: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the discussions she has had with the Department of Finance regarding the situation whereby artists may get a large sum of money from a show once every couple of years, but have no discernible income for many other years and hence do not pay PRSI contributions so they may not be eligible for unemployment assistance or old age...

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (6 Oct 2009)

Mary Upton: Question 954: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the reason a person (details supplied) is expected to pay the non-principal private residence charge, when in fact they only own one property; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33135/09]