Results 1,961-1,980 of 3,053 for speaker:Mary Upton

Sports Funding. (25 Oct 2007)

Mary Upton: I congratulate the Minister on his appointment and wish him well. Although I do not represent Dublin South, I am a close neighbour in Dublin South-Central.

Sports Funding. (25 Oct 2007)

Mary Upton: No doubt we will all co-operate on matters of sport, arts and tourism. I thank the Minister for his reply. It is important the issue is resolved. It has dragged on for almost five years. I appreciate that efforts are being made to resolve the matter and I understand there is goodwill on all sides. The Minister has met separately the GPA and the GAA. It would be productive if he could...

Sports Funding. (25 Oct 2007)

Mary Upton: I wish the Minister well with those negotiations but it is important that all parties are brought to the table together, otherwise unilateral discussions could potentially run on. As indicated by the GPA, strike action is a danger, which would disrupt the inter-county games beginning in the new year. That must be avoided at all costs, as that will serve nobody. Has the Irish Sports Council...

Agrifood Industry: Motion (Resumed) (24 Oct 2007)

Mary Upton: I welcome the opportunity to contribute to the debate on the very important issues of food safety, food security and consumer protection. Eight pages of the script of the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food related to agricultural policy and they outlined in detail the advances made in agriculture. She devoted almost half of her speaking time to this subject. It was impossible to...

Written Answers — Freedom of Expression: Freedom of Expression (23 Oct 2007)

Mary Upton: Question 93: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the position of the Government in relation to the reports of the rights to free expression and dissemination of information in Pakistan being persistently undermined through the arrest of editors and reporters from local and regional newspapers on charges of sedition. [24998/07]

Written Answers — Human Rights Issues: Human Rights Issues (23 Oct 2007)

Mary Upton: Question 122: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on the right to water as a basic human right in the context of the Universal Declaration on Human Rights and related instruments. [24977/07]

Written Answers — Road Traffic Offences: Road Traffic Offences (18 Oct 2007)

Mary Upton: Question 62: To ask the Minister for Transport the legislative or other measures he will introduce to ensure that foreign registered vehicles are subject to the same laws, regulations and penalties as Irish registered vehicles and that fines or penalties accrued by a driver of a foreign registered vehicle are realised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24257/07]

Written Answers — Health Service Funding: Health Service Funding (18 Oct 2007)

Mary Upton: Question 123: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the funding available to public and private gyms and fitness clubs who wish to purchase an automated external defibrillator for the safety of their members; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24572/07]

Written Answers — Health Service Funding: Health Service Funding (18 Oct 2007)

Mary Upton: Question 137: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the State funding available to sports clubs and voluntary organisations who wish to purchase an automated external defibrillator for the safety of their members; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24574/07]

Written Answers — Health and Safety Regulations: Health and Safety Regulations (18 Oct 2007)

Mary Upton: Question 165: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will amend the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005 in order to make the provision of automated external defibrillators a legal requirement for public and private gyms and fitness clubs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24570/07]

Written Answers — Health and Safety Regulations: Health and Safety Regulations (18 Oct 2007)

Mary Upton: Question 166: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will amend the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005 in order to require training in the use of automated external defibrillators a legal requirement for all employees of public and private gyms and fitness clubs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24571/07]

Written Answers — Voluntary Sector Funding: Voluntary Sector Funding (18 Oct 2007)

Mary Upton: Question 178: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the State funding available to voluntary organisations who wish to purchase an automated external defibrillator for the safety of their members; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24575/07]

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (18 Oct 2007)

Mary Upton: Question 217: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when the passport, green card and travel documents of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 8 will be renewed and their situation regularised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24527/07]

Port Development. (18 Oct 2007)

Mary Upton: Question 54: To ask the Minister for Transport the stage the Government's comprehensive study of the role of Dublin Port which was to take account of locational considerations, in the context of overall ports policy on the island of Ireland, wider transport policy, urban development policy, the national spatial strategy and national economic policy are at; if he will bring forward a Green...

Written Answers — Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme: Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme (17 Oct 2007)

Mary Upton: Question 89: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason she has given power to the Health Service Executive to retain one quarter of all interest generated from private accounts held on behalf of patients in long-term residential care; if she is satisfied that the planned deductions will be legal; the estimated revenue that will accrue from the deductions; the estimated cost of...

Written Answers — Assisted Human Reproduction: Assisted Human Reproduction (17 Oct 2007)

Mary Upton: Question 155: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she has plans to regulate fertility treatment following concerns expressed in an independent inquiry commissioned by the family of a person (details supplied) who died following complications that arose during their IVF treatment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24032/07]

Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (17 Oct 2007)

Mary Upton: Question 263: To ask the Minister for Transport the steps being taken to promote alternatives to the private car as a school transport option in view of the recent report published by the Dublin Transportation Office; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24156/07]

Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (17 Oct 2007)

Mary Upton: Question 264: To ask the Minister for Transport the schemes his Department has funded in the Dublin south central electoral area to discourage the use of private cars as a means of school transportation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24157/07]

Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (17 Oct 2007)

Mary Upton: Question 265: To ask the Minister for Transport the way Dublin south central electoral area will benefit from Transport 21; if his attention has been drawn to the lack of public transport in particular serving the Terenure and Harold's Cross area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24158/07]

Written Answers — Tax Collection: Tax Collection (16 Oct 2007)

Mary Upton: Question 133: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance his estimate of the number of persons non-resident for tax purposes for each of the past three tax years; if the Revenue Commissioners have undertaken additional steps to clarify the number of visits made to the country by such non-residents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23699/07]