Results 181-200 of 5,767 for speaker:Olivia Mitchell

Written Answers — Broadcasting Services: Broadcasting Services (8 Feb 2005)

Olivia Mitchell: Question 128: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the extent to which he expects TG4 to proceed on a stand-alone basis in the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3573/05]

Written Answers — Offshore Exploration: Offshore Exploration (8 Feb 2005)

Olivia Mitchell: Question 156: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the full extent of current oil, gas or other mineral explorations, on or offshore; the extent to which viable prospects have been identified; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3642/05]

Written Answers — Integrated Ticketing System: Integrated Ticketing System (8 Feb 2005)

Olivia Mitchell: Question 361: To ask the Minister for Transport the progress to date with regard to the introduction of integrated ticketing by the Railway Procurement Agency; the amount which has been granted for this project; if this money has been ring-fenced by the RPA solely for this project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3423/05]

Written Answers — Rail Services: Rail Services (8 Feb 2005)

Olivia Mitchell: Question 364: To ask the Minister for Transport the level of State capital investment made in Irish Rail's freight business each year from 1997 to date; the areas in which these allocations have been spent in terms of the options for freight, which were set out in the strategic rail review being pursued by Irish Rail; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3658/05]

Written Answers — Road Network: Road Network (8 Feb 2005)

Olivia Mitchell: Question 370: To ask the Minister for Transport the cost, as given in the Atkins report, of adjusting the backfill in the port tunnel in order to give a 4.9 m clearance for trucks. [3829/05]

Leaders' Questions. (9 Feb 2005)

Olivia Mitchell: Is there another kind?

Order of Business. (9 Feb 2005)

Olivia Mitchell: Regulations to increase parking fines were promised for early January under the Road Traffic Act 2004. These refer specifically to fines for people using parking spaces reserved for the disabled. When will that regulation be brought forward?

Written Answers — Recycling Policy: Recycling Policy (9 Feb 2005)

Olivia Mitchell: Question 77: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will introduce additional measures to support the development of outlets for recycled material. [3939/05]

Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (9 Feb 2005)

Olivia Mitchell: Question 144: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the action he intends to take to ensure that moneys allocated for social housing to local authorities is spent for this purpose and not channelled into other projects, as shown by his Department's own figures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3935/05]

Written Answers — Airport Development Projects: Airport Development Projects (9 Feb 2005)

Olivia Mitchell: Question 224: To ask the Minister for Transport if, in view of his recent trade mission to China and the need to develop long haul flight capacity from Dublin Airport, the Government intends to direct the DAA to either extend the existing runway or to fast track the construction of a second runway. [4187/05]

Order of Business. (10 Feb 2005)

Olivia Mitchell: I would not like to deprive him of the opportunity to have a press conference.

Order of Business. (10 Feb 2005)

Olivia Mitchell: Members from any rung of the ladder could get into that Government.

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (10 Feb 2005)

Olivia Mitchell: Question 52: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the details of the roll out of the doctor only medical cards; when the necessary legislation will be brought before Dáil Éireann; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4217/05]

Written Answers — Nursing Home Accommodation: Nursing Home Accommodation (10 Feb 2005)

Olivia Mitchell: Question 58: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if she made any departmental investigations to ascertain whether there is capacity in the private nursing home sector to look after high dependency patients; the number of such places; the locations of same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4278/05]

State Airports. (15 Feb 2005)

Olivia Mitchell: Question 90: To ask the Minister for Transport the reason a second deadline on the future of Aer Lingus has been passed without a decision on the future strategic development of the State airline having been taken; the further reason a decision on a proposal for a second terminal at Dublin Airport has not yet been taken; the obstacles which are preventing these critical decisions from being...

State Airports. (15 Feb 2005)

Olivia Mitchell: Does the Minister accept the Government's treatment of Aer Lingus is inexcusable at this stage? It was the injudicious remarks of the Minister for State at the Department of Transport, Deputy Callely, when he said there was no urgency for a decision, which precipitated the loss of the senior management at Aer Lingus and which now means that effectively very few options remain open for the...

State Airports. (15 Feb 2005)

Olivia Mitchell: They were told no decision was going to be made, particularly by the Minister of State.

State Airports. (15 Feb 2005)

Olivia Mitchell: Perhaps the Minister does not understand the meaning of the term "lame duck". It means somebody whose term is over and who is due to leave.

State Airports. (15 Feb 2005)

Olivia Mitchell: I am not disputing that, but he is on his way out the door.

State Airports. (15 Feb 2005)

Olivia Mitchell: His term is up. He is there on a temporary basis.