Results 361-380 of 3,053 for speaker:Mary Upton

Written Answers — Financial Services Regulation: Financial Services Regulation (28 Apr 2010)

Mary Upton: Question 77: To ask the Minister for Finance the progress made to date regarding the strategic review of the credit union sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17227/10]

Written Answers — Social and Affordable Housing: Social and Affordable Housing (28 Apr 2010)

Mary Upton: Question 190: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the conditions for eligibility for house purchase loans from local government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17108/10]

Written Answers — Broadcasting Services: Broadcasting Services (27 Apr 2010)

Mary Upton: Question 65: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will provide an update on digital terrestrial television here; when he expects the signing of the contract with a consortium (details supplied); the concerns he may have if the delays in implementing DTT continues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16629/10]

Written Answers — Electricity Generation: Electricity Generation (27 Apr 2010)

Mary Upton: Question 96: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views on a feed in tariff for microgeneration here; if he envisages a role for microgeneration in reducing our emissions and improving our energy mix; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16631/10]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (27 Apr 2010)

Mary Upton: Question 132: To ask the Minister for Finance if a person (details supplied) in County Dublin will be liable for stamp duty if they purchase a house in County Dublin, though they have not owned a home in this country previously; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16489/10]

Written Answers — General Medical Services Scheme: General Medical Services Scheme (27 Apr 2010)

Mary Upton: Question 177: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her plans to include the medical certificate requirement for drivers over 70 years on the medical card in view of the fact that this cost can be prohibitive for pensioners, (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16398/10]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (27 Apr 2010)

Mary Upton: Question 188: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her plans for a Health Service Executive home help service (details supplied); if her attention has been drawn to the fact that employees have been informed by the home help service that they are forced to implement cuts in home help services with effect from the 6 April 2010; her views on the impact this decision will have on both...

Written Answers — Visa Applications: Visa Applications (27 Apr 2010)

Mary Upton: Question 233: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the average processing times for citizens from each of the following countries (details supplied) obtaining holiday visas from Ireland in each of the last five years; the number of visas issued to each country, in tabular form; if there are plans to improve the efficiency of the visa process in order to encourage tourism...

Written Answers — Misuse of Drugs: Misuse of Drugs (27 Apr 2010)

Mary Upton: Question 253: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if his attention has been drawn to any banned or illegal substances being detected in head shops; if such substances were detected, the action that was taken arising from such findings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16829/10]

Written Answers — Sports Capital Programme: Sports Capital Programme (27 Apr 2010)

Mary Upton: Question 264: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if she intends to launch a sports capital programme for 2011; the reasons there has been no programme since 2008; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16419/10]

Written Answers — Swimming Pool Projects: Swimming Pool Projects (27 Apr 2010)

Mary Upton: Question 266: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism when grant aid might be available through her Department to allow the re-opening of the swimming pool programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16729/10]

Written Answers — EU Funding: EU Funding (27 Apr 2010)

Mary Upton: Question 310: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will investigate the funding options around the EU JESSICA programme and the possibilities of sourcing such funding for the swimming pool programme in the Dublin area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16729/10]

Written Answers — Building Regulations: Building Regulations (27 Apr 2010)

Mary Upton: Question 322: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will respond to correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16520/10]

Written Answers — Unfinished Housing Estates: Unfinished Housing Estates (22 Apr 2010)

Mary Upton: Question 33: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he has carried out an audit of ghost estates; if he has provided local authorities with a strategic approach to the problem of uncompleted estates; the basis through which such estates come under control of National Assets Management Agency; the body responsible for such issues as taking in charge and the...

Written Answers — Social and Affordable Housing: Social and Affordable Housing (22 Apr 2010)

Mary Upton: Question 40: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the direction or guidelines that have been issued to local authorities regarding social housing applicants who refuse to take an offer of accommodation under the Social Housing Leasing Initiative; if social housing applicants will be penalised by being disqualified from the local authority housing lists for...

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (22 Apr 2010)

Mary Upton: Question 75: To ask the Minister for Finance the reason State controlled banks continue to pay pensions to former employees who are no longer repaying their loans taken out with their former employers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16117/10]

Written Answers — Mental Health Services: Mental Health Services (22 Apr 2010)

Mary Upton: Question 93: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when residential care services will be provided in this country for an autistic child (details supplied) in Dublin 12; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16194/10]

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (21 Apr 2010)

Mary Upton: Question 111: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide a list of art works purchased by the OPW over the past ten years; the cost of each individual work of art; the locations at which these art works are on display; if they are all available to public viewing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15862/10]

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (21 Apr 2010)

Mary Upton: Question 130: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the progress that has been made on resolving the issue of chiropody charges to medical card holders; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15869/10]

Written Answers — Organ Transplants: Organ Transplants (21 Apr 2010)

Mary Upton: Question 141: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of double lung transplants carried out to date in the specialised unit at the Mater Hospital, Dublin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15922/10]