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Written Answers — Arts Plan: Arts Plan (23 Apr 2008)

Olivia Mitchell: Question 168: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the progress of the work of the interdepartmental committee on public art; when it is expected this committee will complete its review of the guidelines for the per cent for arts scheme; when the new guidelines will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15584/08]

Written Answers — National Partnership Agreement: National Partnership Agreement (24 Apr 2008)

Olivia Mitchell: Question 18: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will make a statement on his objectives in the negotiations of the forthcoming social partnership agreement. [15708/08]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (29 Apr 2008)

Olivia Mitchell: Question 130: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will respond positively to the reasonable and finite demands of post polio survivors; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15966/08]

Written Answers — Care of the Elderly: Care of the Elderly (29 Apr 2008)

Olivia Mitchell: Question 200: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the alternative arrangements she has made to replace the provision of a respite care for elderly patients at Leopardstown Park Hospital in view of the fact that this hospital was providing approximately 30 hard-pressed carers a month with a break; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16418/08]

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (29 Apr 2008)

Olivia Mitchell: Question 291: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs his plans to increase the permitted part-time earnings ceiling of €38 a week for a person to quality for a State transition pension; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16078/08]

Written Answers — Department Schemes: Department Schemes (29 Apr 2008)

Olivia Mitchell: Question 487: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources when the details of the pilot grant scheme to incentivise home insulation which was announced in budget 2008 will be made available and the scheme implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15968/08]

Written Answers — Alternative Energy Projects: Alternative Energy Projects (29 Apr 2008)

Olivia Mitchell: Question 489: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources when details of the pilot grant scheme to incentivise the use of wind turbines will be made available and the scheme implemented; if a supplementary estimate is envisaged to finance the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15969/08]

Departmental Properties. (30 Apr 2008)

Olivia Mitchell: Question 6: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the strategy he or the IDA has on recently vacated industrial and business premises in rural locations; the priority he and the IDA give to finding replacement businesses for these premises; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16752/08]

Order of Business (8 May 2008)

Olivia Mitchell: And put on the steel-capped boots.

Order of Business (8 May 2008)

Olivia Mitchell: No, that was the southsiders.

Management Companies (Housing Developments): Motion (8 May 2008)

Olivia Mitchell: I appreciate the opportunity to speak on the motion. I checked my records this morning and saw I had first raised this issue in April 2005. In November of that year, Fine Gael had a Private Members' motion suggesting reforms and regulatory control of property management companies along the lines of Deputy Hogan's proposal. However, here we are in 2008 and nothing has happened despite the...

Written Answers — Cancer Screening Programme: Cancer Screening Programme (8 May 2008)

Olivia Mitchell: Question 169: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will confirm that the intention is to raise standards and increase capacity and capability in laboratories here for cervical screening to ensure existing expertise is not lost and to ensure the highest standard of reporting recall and management of Irish patients; if her attention has been drawn to the dangers of loss of local...

Written Answers — Care of the Elderly: Care of the Elderly (8 May 2008)

Olivia Mitchell: Question 223: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will release funds for a home care package for a person (details supplied) in Dublin 18; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17897/08]

Written Answers — Air Services: Air Services (8 May 2008)

Olivia Mitchell: Question 235: To ask the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to the fact that Irish citizens availing of flight services in the US could be at risk from failings in maintenance in the US and that the failure in maintenance was acknowledged in US Senate hearings on the part of the US supervisory authority; if he will confirm that the efficiency of arrangements for the...

Written Answers — Waste Management: Waste Management (8 May 2008)

Olivia Mitchell: Question 554: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if there are implications for Government waste management policy in respect of incineration and recycling, in view of claims of waste ownership by Dublin local authorities. [17206/08]

Tourism Industry. (13 May 2008)

Olivia Mitchell: Question 80: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if his attention has been drawn to the concerns in the tourist industry of an aggressive immigration policy; if this matter has been raised by him with the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18515/08]

Tourism Industry. (13 May 2008)

Olivia Mitchell: I wish the Minister well in his new post and I hope we will work as productively and cordially as we did in the transport area. I also thank him for his response. I raised the issue because of the concern expressed following the reported treatment of a Brazilian education specialist who came here to a trade fair that was to showcase Ireland. The person involved did not receive the céad...

Decentralisation Programme. (13 May 2008)

Olivia Mitchell: Question 81: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the number of the nine principal officers who were in his Department prior to the deadline for opting to decentralise or remain in Dublin and who have applied to transfer to the decentralised headquarters in Killarney; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18516/08]

Decentralisation Programme. (13 May 2008)

Olivia Mitchell: Did I hear the Minister correctly when he said that none of the nine principal officers in his Department who have experience will be moving to Killarney?

Decentralisation Programme. (13 May 2008)

Olivia Mitchell: How many assistant secretaries will be moving?