Results 1,781-1,800 of 3,053 for speaker:Mary Upton
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (13 Feb 2008)
Mary Upton: Question 128: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs when he will abolish the cohabitation rule in relation to the one parent family payment. [5244/08]
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (13 Feb 2008)
Mary Upton: Question 130: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the plans he has to improve the income disregard available to claimants on jobseekers allowance to bring it in line with the proposals for the parental payment contained in Proposals for Supporting Lone Parents. [5235/08]
- Written Answers — Departmental Bodies: Departmental Bodies (12 Feb 2008)
Mary Upton: Question 482: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the progress on the establishment of Education Ireland, the body responsible for promoting Ireland as an international destination for education and English language schools; if there are plans to develop a strategic plan for the English as a foreign language sector in view of its worth to the economy here; and if she will make a...
- Order of Business (12 Feb 2008)
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- Sports Funding. (12 Feb 2008)
Mary Upton: Question 109: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the reason for cutting the funding to the sport in disadvantaged areas scheme by 25% in the 2008 budget; his views on whether this will necessitate the removal of several programmes in some of the most disadvantaged areas here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4754/08]
- Sports Funding. (12 Feb 2008)
Mary Upton: I thank the Minister for that detailed explanation of how the money is distributed. My key point was that a very modest amount of money was set aside for disadvantaged areas. In 2007 that was â¬2 million and in 2008 it has been cut back to â¬1.5 million. All the other moneys are available and under the sports capital programme they have always been there. This is additional money...
- Sports Funding. (12 Feb 2008)
Mary Upton: While I appreciate what the Minister is saying, in 2007 there appears to have been a once-off payment of â¬2 million and a once-off payment in 2008 of â¬1.5 million â admittedly for different projects. However, it is a smaller once-off subscription whether in the area of either disadvantage or disability. It appears to be a reduction of â¬500,000 however that money is directed.
- Tourism Industry. (12 Feb 2008)
Mary Upton: I understand the number of British tourists visiting Ireland has declined in the past year. As this market is literally next door to us, are special efforts being made to attract people from the UK? I know the matter of signposting has been addressed previously but a constituent raised it with me today. My constituent referred to puzzling signposting and places where there is no...
- Arts Council. (12 Feb 2008)
Mary Upton: The Minister has compared the figures for 2002 and 2008 and it gives the impression of a very substantial increase. However, the comparison of figures for 2007 and 2008 shows a modest â¬2 million. The Arts Council has requests for funding of more than â¬130 million. It is therefore a long way short of what the council needs in order to deliver on its programme. The key point is the need...
- Museum Projects. (12 Feb 2008)
Mary Upton: I welcome the commitment of â¬45 million. IMMA is located in my constituency and I have a particular interest in it. It had a total of 485,000 visitors in 2007 so clearly it is one of our great cultural attractions. I hope the funding is delivered in a timely fashion.
- Written Answers — Hospital Accommodation: Hospital Accommodation (7 Feb 2008)
Mary Upton: Question 85: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if the 14 single rooms for cystic fibrosis patients promised by her and the Health Service Executive will be en-suite; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4267/08]
- Written Answers — International Agreements: International Agreements (6 Feb 2008)
Mary Upton: Question 157: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the position Ireland has taken in relation to the second United Nations Conference against Corruption in Bali; and his views on the limitations on Ireland's participation occasioned by the failure of the Irish Government to ratify the UN Convention against Corruption. [3677/08]
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (6 Feb 2008)
Mary Upton: Question 169: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if routine testing for vitamin B deficiency is carried out as a diagnostic procedure in psychiatric hospitals; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3914/08]
- Written Answers — State Examinations: State Examinations (6 Feb 2008)
Mary Upton: Question 260: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her views on Chinese as a junior and leaving certificate subject; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3912/08]
- Health Services: Motion (Resumed) (6 Feb 2008)
Mary Upton: I welcome the opportunity to speak on this motion this evening. It is an incredible indictment of the Government, of the Department of Health and Children and the HSE that it is left to the courage of a young patient to get a promise of some action regarding the treatment of cystic fibrosis, a condition that claimed 30 young lives in 2007. It is not as though the HSE is not aware of the...
- Health Services: Motion (Resumed) (6 Feb 2008)
Mary Upton: I can paper the walls of my office with the numbers of non-replies I get from the HSE, containing absolutely no information.
- Health Services: Motion (Resumed) (6 Feb 2008)
Mary Upton: Either a senior counsel is needed to interpret what they contain or there is absolutely nothing in them. It is time we got real factual information. That is why this evening I am posing those very specific questions. I want facts, not fudge, because we have had a great deal of the latter but no substance and no content. That is my basic reason for asking the questions in the manner I...
- Health Services: Motion (Resumed) (6 Feb 2008)
Mary Upton: The Government is supposed to deliver.
- Middle East Peace Process. (6 Feb 2008)
Mary Upton: Question 124: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will report on assistance the European Union has offered in ongoing talks between the Israeli Prime Minister and Mahmoud Abbas following recent developments in the region, specifically the killing by Israeli forces of more than 20 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip and the shelling of Israeli towns in the area. [3678/08]
- Written Answers — Light Rail Project: Light Rail Project (5 Feb 2008)
Mary Upton: Question 347: To ask the Minister for Transport when he expects an announcement to be made on the proposed timeline of construction for the rail interconnector; the anticipated timeline for construction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3314/08]