Results 121-140 of 3,053 for speaker:Mary Upton

Written Answers — Departmental Funding: Departmental Funding (27 Oct 2010)

Mary Upton: Question 233: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when funding will be released for an association (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38512/10]

Written Answers — Gaming Regulation: Gaming Regulation (27 Oct 2010)

Mary Upton: Question 361: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the progress that has been made in relation to legislation on gambling; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39139/10]

Written Answers — Passport Applications: Passport Applications (27 Oct 2010)

Mary Upton: Question 386: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if a passport will issue to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38659/10]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (27 Oct 2010)

Mary Upton: Question 467: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he will ensure that an issue (details supplied) is resolved as soon as possible and ensure that participants on the programme are given their full entitlements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39445/10]

Written Answers — Local Authority Staff: Local Authority Staff (27 Oct 2010)

Mary Upton: Question 472: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if her attention has been drawn to a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38515/10]

Written Answers — Defence Forces Recruitment: Defence Forces Recruitment (21 Oct 2010)

Mary Upton: Question 57: To ask the Minister for Defence the recruitment that has taken place within the Defence Forces during 2010 and the further recruitment that will take place in 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38097/10]

Written Answers — Electricity Generation: Electricity Generation (20 Oct 2010)

Mary Upton: Question 84: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will confirm the date on which the REFIT price recently announced for miscanthus will be implemented; if he will confirm that the 9.5 cent price is the full tariff to be paid to suppliers and farmers or if it includes the capital costs of the power stations; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — State Agencies: State Agencies (20 Oct 2010)

Mary Upton: Question 105: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views on the Forfás report on State owned enterprises; his further views regarding semi-State major utilities; if he will ensure that these assets will not be sold off; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37775/10]

Written Answers — Skills Development: Skills Development (20 Oct 2010)

Mary Upton: Question 112: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills his plans to introduce a comprehensive graduate internship programme as advocated by the Union of Students in Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38183/10]

Written Answers — Skills Development: Skills Development (20 Oct 2010)

Mary Upton: Question 113: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills her plans to introduce a national third level skills initiative as proposed by the Union of Students in Ireland to cover essential skills for graduates to improve their employment prospects; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38184/10]

Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (20 Oct 2010)

Mary Upton: Question 129: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the progress that has been made regarding the proposal for a multi-denominational school, in response to the campaign by an organisation (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38180/10]

Written Answers — Teaching Qualifications: Teaching Qualifications (20 Oct 2010)

Mary Upton: Question 130: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills in view of the scale of the unemployment crisis among teaching graduates and their inability to gain relevant work experience, the reason she is proposing to continue allowing unqualified teachers to work in schools (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38186/10]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (20 Oct 2010)

Mary Upton: Question 148: To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated cost of extending the section 481 tax relief scheme to the computer game industry based on the size of the industry at present and based on a number of growth scenarios of uptake by investors and the amount invested; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38188/10]

Written Answers — Tourism Promotion: Tourism Promotion (20 Oct 2010)

Mary Upton: Question 220: To ask the Minister for Tourism, Culture and Sport if her attention has been drawn to the protocol agreement on tourism signed by Italy, France and Spain to jointly promote their cultural heritage to emerging tourism markets; if she will examine a similar initiative with the UK; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38181/10]

Written Answers — Abbey Theatre: Abbey Theatre (20 Oct 2010)

Mary Upton: Question 221: To ask the Minister for Tourism, Culture and Sport the amount spent to date by the feasibility group charged with producing a report on the feasibility of relocating the Abbey Theatre to the GPO; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38187/10]

Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (20 Oct 2010)

Mary Upton: Question 237: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the report of a group regarding housing conditions in an area in (details supplied); the steps he will take to address the issues raised in the report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38182/10]

Written Answers — Emigration Statistics: Emigration Statistics (20 Oct 2010)

Mary Upton: Question 268: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation in view of the projection by the Economic and Social Research Institution that 150,000 persons will emigrate from Ireland by 2015, with a sizable number of these being graduates; his plans to halt this brain drain; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38185/10]

Loan Guarantee Scheme: Motion (Resumed). (20 Oct 2010)

Mary Upton: I welcome the opportunity to speak on this motion relating to the difficulties being experienced by small and medium enterprises. I believe the difficulties being faced by these enterprises are a serious threat to the economy as a whole because these industries are the backbone of our economy. These enterprises are in every town and village in the country and provide a host of expertise and...

Written Answers — Hospitals Building Programme: Hospitals Building Programme (19 Oct 2010)

Mary Upton: Question 291: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the plans that are in place for the existing children's hospitals in the Dublin area following the provision of the new tertiary children's hospital; if services will continue to be provided at the existing hospitals; if so, the nature of these services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37635/10]

Written Answers — Road Traffic Offences: Road Traffic Offences (19 Oct 2010)

Mary Upton: Question 326: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform if he will address the concerns of a person (details supplied) regarding the dangers posed by cyclists on our roads, and the lack of controls and penalties in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37330/10]