Results 841-860 of 3,053 for speaker:Mary Upton

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

Mary Upton: Question 956: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if the non-principal private residence charge will be liable on vacant houses (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33190/09]

Written Answers — Local Authority Funding: Local Authority Funding (6 Oct 2009)

Mary Upton: Question 949: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he has considered implementing a rate subsidy scheme to allow local authorities to reduce rates in particular areas (details supplied) to allow these businesses to remain active and employing persons whilst not causing the local authority to further erode its rate base; and if he will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Planning Issues: Planning Issues (6 Oct 2009)

Mary Upton: Question 950: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on the drying of clothes on balconies in apartment complexes; if appropriate facilities for drying clothes outdoors in apartment blocks will become part of the planning process in the drive to reduce carbon emissions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33012/09]

Written Answers — Legislative Programme: Legislative Programme (6 Oct 2009)

Mary Upton: Question 993: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the progress on implementing a noise legislation Bill; if it is proposed that this bill will give neighbours the right to complain about excessive noise; the expected powers the gardaí will have when a noise complaint is made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33995/09]

Written Answers — Vocational Training Opportunities Scheme: Vocational Training Opportunities Scheme (6 Oct 2009)

Mary Upton: Question 1209: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he will review the entitlements of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 12; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33608/09]

Film Industry Development. (24 Sep 2009)

Mary Upton: Question 2: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism his views on the recommendation of the special group on public service numbers and expenditure programmes that the Irish Film Board should be merged with Enterprise Ireland and the capital funding stopped; his further views on the Government's Building Ireland's Smart Economy document; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Film Industry Development. (24 Sep 2009)

Mary Upton: I agree with the Minister's comments on the film industry, which has been very positive for Ireland in many ways. As well as being a benefit to our local economy, it has also brought tourists to the country. My question is key. Will the Minister oppose the inclusion of the Irish Film Board into Enterprise Ireland? If that happens the board will be gobbled up and become a non-entity. It...

Film Industry Development. (24 Sep 2009)

Mary Upton: The Irish Film Board earns a substantial amount of money for the Exchequer. Even allowing for the tax breaks on offer, the net profit for last year was €303 million. In Building Ireland's Smart Economy - A Framework for Sustainable Economic Renewal 2009 to 2014 it is stated, "We will support the creative industries and film/media which have a key role in driving and enabling technological...

Arts Policy. (24 Sep 2009)

Mary Upton: On behalf of the Labour Party and on behalf of myself, I wish to express sympathy to his family. He was an outstanding sportsman. One of the characteristics we remember is that in photographs he was always smiling and happy. It is a great tragedy for his family but also for the boxing fraternity, his friends and colleagues. It was moving to see young boxers lined out on the day of his...

Tourism Industry. (24 Sep 2009)

Mary Upton: I thank the Minister for his very extensive reply. Part of my question specifically related to rates and the Minister addressed it to some extent. I understand there is a balance between the local authority needing the rates and the cost to the hotel sector. At present, the hotel sector is considered to be in debt to the order of approximately €6.7 billion; a phenomenal amount of money,...

Tourism Industry. (24 Sep 2009)

Mary Upton: Given that set of circumstances and what one might call NAMA hotels, or hotels at risk of being put into the NAMA system, has the Minister considered asking the Minister for Finance if he will appoint somebody with a knowledge of the tourism or hotel industry to NAMA? The debt is €6.7 billion, which is a substantial amount of money. Somebody with a specific knowledge of, and interest in,...

Departmental Funding. (24 Sep 2009)

Mary Upton: The national development plan set out ambitious targets for the tourism sector. Expenditure for tourism was to reach €800 million and for sports was to reach €991 million. I accept delivery of these targets will not happen due to the current economic circumstances. Will the plan ever be implemented? How significant will the cuts be? Were these ambitious targets just a promise from a...

National History Museum. (24 Sep 2009)

Mary Upton: There has been a substantial drop. A total of €15 million was set aside originally and I think the Minister mentioned a figure of €265,000. That is a huge cut compared with what might have been available. He might have answered the second part of my question about the number of visitors. Did he say it has gone up relative to the number that used to visit, which I think was 150,000 a year?

National History Museum. (24 Sep 2009)

Mary Upton: My question is would some of those visitors have been visiting Collins Barracks anyhow? That would have been a separate cohort of visitors. I presume the Minister is including the total number of visitors. There would have been visitors to Collins Barracks and to the Natural History Museum.

Written Answers — Sport and Recreational Development: Sport and Recreational Development (24 Sep 2009)

Mary Upton: Question 79: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the progress made on the National Sports Campus Development Project; the total cost of this development; if the project will be in place to take advantage of the build up to the London Olympics 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32891/09]

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (24 Sep 2009)

Mary Upton: Question 36: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the controls that are in place to ensure that necessary expenses incurred by him when he is away on official business are kept to a minimum; if he is planning any reform of the procedures for procuring transport and accommodation for him and others away on official business; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32327/09]

Written Answers — Overseas Development Aid: Overseas Development Aid (23 Sep 2009)

Mary Upton: Question 34: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the adjustments in spending in overseas development aid which are to be made in Budget 2010; if he will ensure that Ireland keeps its promises and its financial commitments to the poorest of the poor; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31732/09]

Written Answers — Overseas Development Aid: Overseas Development Aid (23 Sep 2009)

Mary Upton: Question 54: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if his attention has been drawn to the steps taken by the Swedish Government to increase its overseas development aid commitments despite the economic crisis; his views on whether Ireland should do likewise; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31731/09]

Written Answers — Consultancy Contracts: Consultancy Contracts (23 Sep 2009)

Mary Upton: Question 133: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the organisation or persons who carried out the funding review of the development programme of Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann that was commissioned by him; the cost of this review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32701/09]

Written Answers — Civil Marriage: Civil Marriage (22 Sep 2009)

Mary Upton: Question 215: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will carry out an investigation into the request for family reunification by a person (details supplied) in Dublin 12; if civil marriage ceremonies carried out in Sri Lanka are considered to be valid in this jurisdiction; if there is any precedent for accepting marriage certification from Sri Lanka in this...