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Unemployment Levels: Motion (11 Mar 2009)

Mary Upton: I welcome the opportunity to contribute to this debate. Despite the outpouring of documentation from the Government in the form of various action plans, programmes for recovery, etc., nothing has been done to stem the haemorrhage of jobs out of the economy. Large and small businesses across every sector are being affected by the current crisis relating to the loss of jobs. I join previous...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (11 Mar 2009)

Mary Upton: Question 48: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the allocation, including top up, under the aid to the elderly scheme and the disabled person's grant scheme in 2008; the amount that will be allocated to each local authority in 2009 under these schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10159/09]

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (11 Mar 2009)

Mary Upton: Question 70: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if the 8% reduction in payments for professional services will apply to adjudicators and mediators engaged by the Private Residential Tenancies Board; if the same reduction will be applied to payments made to members of the dispute resolution committee; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10158/09]

Written Answers — Departmental Websites: Departmental Websites (10 Mar 2009)

Mary Upton: Question 120: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on establishing a website on which members of the public can suggest ways to solve the problems in the economy and identify ways to reduce waste in Government Departments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9526/09]

Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (10 Mar 2009)

Mary Upton: Question 193: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the staffing levels at nursing homes (details supplied) in relation to patient numbers in these nursing homes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9529/09]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (10 Mar 2009)

Mary Upton: Question 202: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 12 regarding the Leas Cross Nursing Home Report; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9686/09]

Written Answers — Community Service Orders: Community Service Orders (10 Mar 2009)

Mary Upton: Question 258: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his views on suggestions (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9528/09]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (10 Mar 2009)

Mary Upton: Question 323: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs her views on suggestions (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9527/09]

Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (10 Mar 2009)

Mary Upton: Question 378: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when he will launch the sections of the national insulation scheme which relate to local government housing and other social housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9573/09]

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (10 Mar 2009)

Mary Upton: Question 538: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he will arrange for clustering of two schools for purposes of special classes for children with mild learning disabilities in respect of schools (details supplied) in Dublin 10; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9793/09]

Written Answers — School Curriculum: School Curriculum (10 Mar 2009)

Mary Upton: Question 494: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the reason there are anomalies in the criteria for an Irish exemption between children progressing to secondary school from private schools and from mainstream schools (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9525/09]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (5 Mar 2009)

Mary Upton: Question 57: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs her estimate for the increase in family income supplement claims arising from the introduction of the pension levy on public servants. [9294/09]

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (5 Mar 2009)

Mary Upton: Question 86: To ask the Minister for Finance if the pension levy includes staff who are on fixed term contracts (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9340/09]

Written Answers — Departmental Schemes: Departmental Schemes (5 Mar 2009)

Mary Upton: Question 90: To ask the Minister for Finance the reason for the delay in issuing a circular to other Government Departments and bodies regarding the cycle to work scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9394/09]

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (5 Mar 2009)

Mary Upton: Question 99: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will proceed with the centralisation of paediatric medicine in Dublin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9396/09]

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (5 Mar 2009)

Mary Upton: Question 207: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the funding given to fee paying private schools in 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008; his views on the impact of funding and fees being available to the schools; if he has plans to review his Department's funding for these schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9395/09]

Pension Provisions. (5 Mar 2009)

Mary Upton: Question 6: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs her plans to establish a State annuity scheme; and if this proposal will be contained in her pension reform proposals. [9286/09]

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (3 Mar 2009)

Mary Upton: Question 108: To ask the Minister for Finance if a person working in the public sector but not paying into a pension fund and not entitled to a public service pension will be liable for the new pension levy. [8285/09]

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (3 Mar 2009)

Mary Upton: Question 114: To ask the Minister for Finance if a person working in the public sector but paying into a private pension scheme for some years will be liable for the new pension levy. [8361/09]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (3 Mar 2009)

Mary Upton: Question 184: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if there are plans to have a chronic long term illness (details supplied) recognised under the long-term illness scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8492/09]