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Written Answers — Nursing Home Subventions: Nursing Home Subventions (2 Apr 2009)

Mary Upton: Question 87: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the ceiling for earnings that will allow a person (details supplied) in Dublin 12 to be entitled to a subvention for a private carer; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13866/09]

Written Answers — Employment Rights: Employment Rights (1 Apr 2009)

Mary Upton: Question 53: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment her views on the more than 4,600 breaches of employment law reported in the annual review of the National Employment Rights Authority; the steps she will take to ensure a higher level of compliance with employment law; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13359/09]

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (1 Apr 2009)

Mary Upton: Question 64: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if she will make a statement on the report of the Committee of Public Accounts on FÁS. [13358/09]

Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (1 Apr 2009)

Mary Upton: Question 142: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on the issues raised in a letter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13721/09]

Social Welfare: Motion (Resumed) (1 Apr 2009)

Mary Upton: I thank the Fine Gael Party for tabling this Private Members' motion. It is a great shame the Government's amendment to the motion consists principally of platitudes on how well it is responding to this crisis. The amendment is heavy on generalities with no specifics included. One would get a different response if one asked the recently unemployed what they think of the State's support for...

National Archives (Amendment) Bill 2009: First Stage (1 Apr 2009)

Mary Upton: I move: That leave be granted to introduce a Bill entitled an Act to amend the National Archives Act 1986 by providing for the transfer to the National Archives of departmental records which are more than 15 years old; and to provide for related matters.

National Archives (Amendment) Bill 2009: First Stage (1 Apr 2009)

Mary Upton: I move: "That the Bill be taken in Private Members' time."

Written Answers — National Treatment Purchase Fund: National Treatment Purchase Fund (31 Mar 2009)

Mary Upton: Question 96: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of people treated under the National Treatment Purchase Fund; the cost to date spent on administering this fund; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13078/09]

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (31 Mar 2009)

Mary Upton: Question 102: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the financial state of hospitals nationwide; the number which will over-spend their allocated budgets; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13087/09]

Written Answers — Redundancy Payments: Redundancy Payments (31 Mar 2009)

Mary Upton: Question 112: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if she will ensure that the Revenue Commissioners will reimburse employers the 60% rebate of statutory redundancy payments to which they are entitled; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13371/09]

Written Answers — Crime Levels: Crime Levels (31 Mar 2009)

Mary Upton: Question 300: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of persons prosecuted for the supply of alcohol to under-age persons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13038/09]

Written Answers — Crime Levels: Crime Levels (31 Mar 2009)

Mary Upton: Question 302: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the Garda districts in which suppliers were prosecuted in respect of breaches of the law for the supply of alcohol to under-age persons; the number of prosecutions in each district; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13040/09]

Written Answers — Crime Levels: Crime Levels (31 Mar 2009)

Mary Upton: Question 303: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if persons other than vendors of alcohol have been prosecuted for having been complicit in making alcohol available to under-age persons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13041/09]

Written Answers — Crime Levels: Crime Levels (31 Mar 2009)

Mary Upton: Question 301: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the penalties in place for breaches of the law in respect of the supply of alcohol to under-age persons; and if he will make a statement on the matter [13039/09]

Written Answers — Post-Leaving Certificate Courses: Post-Leaving Certificate Courses (31 Mar 2009)

Mary Upton: Question 437: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he will review the cap on the number of post-leaving certificate, PLC, places; his views on whether in the current economic climate it would be more productive to increase the number of PLC places for students to allow them the opportunity to improve their skills, when the alternative for many would be to access unemployment...

Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2008 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (31 Mar 2009)

Mary Upton: I was addressing the matter of homelessness and the reason this important issue is not adequately addressed in the Bill. I would like to see it addressed in a holistic way rather than in the current piecemeal fashion. While the issue deserves much more time, there is a number of other matters to which I want to move on. I refer to what I call the explosion of apartment blocks throughout the...

Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2008 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (31 Mar 2009)

Mary Upton: I wish to share time with Deputy Costello.

Written Answers — Banking Sector Regulation: Banking Sector Regulation (26 Mar 2009)

Mary Upton: Question 65: To ask the Minister for Finance his plans for the establishment of a banking commission here; if he has submitted these plans to the Cabinet for consideration; if new legislation will be required in order to establish such a commission; when he will introduce such legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12325/09]

Written Answers — Price Inflation: Price Inflation (26 Mar 2009)

Mary Upton: Question 44: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will estimate the average CPI and HICP measures for price volatility in 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12326/09]

Written Answers — Training Programmes: Training Programmes (26 Mar 2009)

Mary Upton: Question 77: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if she will ensure that adequate resources are provided for training persons in employment in addition to ensuring that those recently unemployed are given adequate resources to upskill; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12680/09]