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Written Answers — Planning Issues: Planning Issues (19 Dec 2007)

Mary Upton: Question 389: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the ways his Department advertised the public consultation period in regards to the proposed planning exemptions of certain renewable technologies; his views on extending the timeline for reply to the public consultation process beyond its current limit together with a more visible information campaign to...

Written Answers — Natural History Museum: Natural History Museum (18 Dec 2007)

Mary Upton: Question 308: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if he has considered the possibility of transferring some or all of the items which are currently on display in the Natural History Museum to some of the other national museums for display during the period which the Natural History Museum is closed for repairs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35067/07]

Written Answers — Adult Education: Adult Education (18 Dec 2007)

Mary Upton: Question 433: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will address the plight of 26 mature students who are at present doing the Access to Arts and Human Sciences Certificate Course in the UCD Adult Education Centre to access the Part Time BA evening degree in UCD in view of the fact that this course is to be cancelled (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Garda Vetting Services: Garda Vetting Services (13 Dec 2007)

Mary Upton: Question 58: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of sporting organisations that have yet to apply for registration for Garda vetting for their employees and volunteers; the number of employees and volunteers engaged by sports organisations in receipt of funds from the Sports Council; his views on whether the vast majority of these have not been vetted; and if...

Written Answers — Departmental Estimates: Departmental Estimates (13 Dec 2007)

Mary Upton: Question 65: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will make a statement on the Estimate for his Department for 2008. [34540/07]

Road Safety: Motion (Resumed). (12 Dec 2007)

Mary Upton: I welcome the opportunity to speak on this important matter. I congratulate my colleagues in Fine Gael on proposing this motion, which is particularly timely given the time of year and the tragedies people must live with as a result of accidents. In 2005, the last year for which we have official statistics from the Road Safety Authority, there were 396 fatalities and 9,318 injuries as a...

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (11 Dec 2007)

Mary Upton: Question 799: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when a school (details supplied) will open; the supports that have been put in place for the children who should have been in attendance at this school since September 2007; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34446/07]

Written Answers — Garda Vetting Services: Garda Vetting Services (11 Dec 2007)

Mary Upton: Question 894: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will address the issues described in correspondence (details supplied) in relation to a Garda vetting request; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34014/07]

Written Answers — Port Development: Port Development (6 Dec 2007)

Mary Upton: Question 42: To ask the Minister for Transport his views on studies and proposals to relocate Dublin Port and the potential of sites such as Greenore, County Louth and Loughshinny, County Dublin; if he has reviewed the impact of the HGV policy in Dublin on the competitiveness of Dublin Port; if he will outline recently announced plans to fast-track the expansion of Dublin Port; and if he...

Written Answers — Countryside Access: Countryside Access (5 Dec 2007)

Mary Upton: Question 62: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the discussions he has had with the various stakeholders in relation to access to the countryside in so far as it influences agri-tourism; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31463/07]

Written Answers — Community Development: Community Development (5 Dec 2007)

Mary Upton: Question 86: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the trends identified through Census 2006 in relation to rural communities; if the census indicated a major decline in relation to the population of such communities compared to Census 2002; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32612/07]

Written Answers — Child Abuse: Child Abuse (5 Dec 2007)

Mary Upton: Question 256: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if there was correspondence from An Garda Síochána to the Department of Education and Science regarding cooperating with the investigation and concerns in relation to child abuse before the meeting between the Gardaí and his Department which he refers to in his reply to Parliamentary Question No. 488 on 20 November...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (4 Dec 2007)

Mary Upton: Question 128: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if he will accept the recommendation of the Law Reform Commission that same sex cohabitants should be treated in the same way as opposite sex cohabitants for social welfare payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32206/07]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (4 Dec 2007)

Mary Upton: Question 139: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if he is satisfied that the high number of Irish nationals who have been refused a social welfare payment under the habitual residency rule continues to be warranted; and the basis on which he is making this judgment. [32208/07]

Written Answers — Natural History Museum: Natural History Museum (4 Dec 2007)

Mary Upton: Question 198: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the structural repair needs to be undertaken at the Natural History Museum; the plans to redevelop the museum during this period; when the Natural History Museum will reopen; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32424/07]

Written Answers — Child Care Services: Child Care Services (4 Dec 2007)

Mary Upton: Question 221: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the level of consultation, the person with whom and when it took place in relation to the proposed changes in childcare subvention programmes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32076/07]

Written Answers — Child Care Services: Child Care Services (4 Dec 2007)

Mary Upton: Question 222: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the person who will be responsible for the consequences of breaking a contract with an employee who has been paid from a EOCP grant, if that should arise as a result of the proposed new subvention scheme for childcare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32077/07]

Written Answers — Child Care Services: Child Care Services (4 Dec 2007)

Mary Upton: Question 223: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the rights of those other than parents in the new proposed childcare subvention scheme, for example grandparents who are responsible for their grandchildren in a situation where a parent is not in a position to look after the children, or in the case of those doing drop-in programmes such as homework clubs, who currently receive...

Written Answers — Child Care Services: Child Care Services (4 Dec 2007)

Mary Upton: Question 224: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if childcare services that already receive funding from other sources such as the VEC, FÁS and so on for individual childcare places, will lose out on subvention from those already funded parents, as set out in the proposed childcare subvention scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32079/07]

Written Answers — Child Care Services: Child Care Services (4 Dec 2007)

Mary Upton: Question 225: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if it is reasonable to expect childcare providers to produce a three year workplan when its core funding will fluctuate in relation to the status of the child's parents using the service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32080/07]