Results 61-80 of 3,053 for speaker:Mary Upton

Film Industry Development (24 Nov 2010)

Mary Upton: We would all find ourselves in agreement with the very positive responses to this question. Has anybody considered the video game sector and is there an equivalent to section 481 that should apply to the industry? The potential is enormous and there are similar prospects for spinning off, albeit in a slightly different way. There is a major element of intellectual property associated with...

Expenditure Programme (24 Nov 2010)

Mary Upton: Question 22: To ask the Minister for Tourism; Culture and Sport in view of the implications of the recommendations of the Report on the Special Group on Public Service Numbers and Expenditure Programme regarding her Department, the actions she has taken to evaluate the recommendations of the report; if she has identified ways by which similar efficiencies or savings could be made without...

Expenditure Programme (24 Nov 2010)

Mary Upton: I am pleased to hear that changes are to be proposed. Correspondence I received in August stated that the Department then employed 156 staff, of whom 77, or 48 full-time equivalents, had responsibilities in the arts and culture section. Given the number of staff employed by the Department, why do several quangos continue to exist? The replies to seven parliamentary questions I submitted...

Expenditure Programme (24 Nov 2010)

Mary Upton: My main concern is the lack of accountability. I have raised this issue in a recent policy document in respect of sporting organisations. Direct ministerial responsibility is the way to proceed and significantly greater accountability is required.

Expenditure Programme (24 Nov 2010)

Mary Upton: That is my point.

Arts Funding (24 Nov 2010)

Mary Upton: Question 24: To ask the Minister for Tourism; Culture and Sport if she will detail in tabular form the annual percentage change in funding in real terms, taking account of inflation, of the Arts Council for each year from 2000 to date in 2010; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44228/10]

Arts Funding (24 Nov 2010)

Mary Upton: I thank the Minister. I appreciate that my question related to the period from 2000-10. However, if we move to 2005 and consider the relative changes between 2005, when we were still in Celtic tiger mode, and 2010, there was a decrease in real terms when corrected for inflation. While there was still an option for increasing the relative amounts, taking account of inflation, the figure was...

Arts Funding (24 Nov 2010)

Mary Upton: One of my concerns is in regard to the small theatre companies throughout the country. Although these are not high profile nationally, they are very high profile locally and are extremely important. I am aware of some small theatre groups and companies that are already in a difficult situation and are very concerned about funding for next year. Some of this relates to local government...

Order of Business (24 Nov 2010)

Mary Upton: Seven of the oral parliamentary questions I tabled to the Minister for Tourism, Culture and Sport have been rejected. It was stated that the Minister had no official responsibility to Dáil Éireann for the matter. One of the questions, for example, relates to Tourism Ireland. I am at a complete loss as to how I will access much of the information I requested in the seven questions....

Order of Business (24 Nov 2010)

Mary Upton: It creates a vacuum in accessing this information.

Order of Business (24 Nov 2010)

Mary Upton: Almost half the questions - seven from 19 - were returned. That puts me in a position where I am unable to get that information today.

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (23 Nov 2010)

Mary Upton: Question 62: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the action he proposes to take to offset the extra expense the carbon levy has imposed on low income households. [43864/10]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (23 Nov 2010)

Mary Upton: Question 46: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he is committed to maintaining the current value of child benefits in 2011. [43865/10]

Written Answers — School Evaluations: School Evaluations (23 Nov 2010)

Mary Upton: Question 94: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the number of whole school inspections carried out in 2008, 2009 and to date in 2010; the schools where these were carried out; the number carried out in each school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43612/10]

Written Answers — Labour Market Activation Fund: Labour Market Activation Fund (23 Nov 2010)

Mary Upton: Question 108: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide a breakdown of the number of organisations in the greater Dublin area that submitted tenders for the labour market activation scheme; the number and names of organisations that have received funding; the numbers of places provided in the scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43955/10]

Written Answers — Tribunals of Inquiry: Tribunals of Inquiry (17 Nov 2010)

Mary Upton: Question 91: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the latest information available to him regarding the progress made by the Smithwick tribunal established by resolution of the Oireachtas in March 2005 and when the tribunal intends to commence public hearings; the evidence that has been taken in public; if the tribunal has secured the co-operation of all potential witnesses,...

Written Answers — Garda Deployment: Garda Deployment (17 Nov 2010)

Mary Upton: Question 99: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the number of Garda personnel engaged in providing driver and security services to the members of the Government, members of the Judiciary, former Taoisigh or former Government Ministers, including those on any reserve panel; his plans to review the number involved with a view to transferring some of those Garda officers to front...

Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (16 Nov 2010)

Mary Upton: Question 55: To ask the Minister for Transport the way he proposes to complete Transport 21; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42745/10]

Written Answers — Road Fatalities: Road Fatalities (16 Nov 2010)

Mary Upton: Question 58: To ask the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to the increasing number of deaths on Irish roads in recent months; his plans to introduce legislation to facilitate the closer supervision of learner and novice drivers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42728/10]

Written Answers — Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund: Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund (16 Nov 2010)

Mary Upton: Question 127: To ask the Minister for Finance the progress that has been made in relation to addressing the future funding of the Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund; the way he proposes to address any shortfall in the funding, arising from the tax take on gambling; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42473/10]