Results 2,721-2,740 of 5,767 for speaker:Olivia Mitchell
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (4 Jun 2008)
Olivia Mitchell: Question 224: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when combined decongestive therapy will be made available to Irish patients suffering from lymphoedema; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22035/08]
- Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 32 (17 Jun 2008)
Olivia Mitchell: An important decision was taken on our future in Europe.
- Written Answers — State Airports: State Airports (17 Jun 2008)
Olivia Mitchell: Question 121: To ask the Minister for Transport if further meetings have taken place since January 2008 with the US authorities with a view to establishing a pre-clearance facility at Dublin and Shannon Airports for US bound passengers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18410/08]
- Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (17 Jun 2008)
Olivia Mitchell: Question 399: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if the European food supplements directive has been transposed into Irish law; if all aspects of the directive have been implemented; if not, when this will happen; and if she will clarify the extent to which the permitted quantities in health supplements will be altered. [23591/08]
- Written Answers — Swimming Pool Projects: Swimming Pool Projects (17 Jun 2008)
Olivia Mitchell: Question 534: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the amount of the â¬184 million committed under the National Development Plan 2007 to 2013 that will be required or the maximum that could be required to complete the current round for swimming pool grant aided works; if it is anticipated that all applicants will proceed to construction; when it is envisaged the current round...
- Written Answers — Swimming Pool Projects: Swimming Pool Projects (17 Jun 2008)
Olivia Mitchell: Question 535: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the amount spent since 2000 to date in 2008 by his Department on the swimming pool construction and refurbishment programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23185/08]
- Written Answers — Swimming Pool Projects: Swimming Pool Projects (17 Jun 2008)
Olivia Mitchell: Question 536: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism when it is intended to publish the Value for Money and Policy Review Report on the local authority swimming pool programme which has been completed for some time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23186/08]
- Written Answers — Abbey Theatre: Abbey Theatre (17 Jun 2008)
Olivia Mitchell: Question 537: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if he will confirm that the design competition for the construction of the new Abbey Theatre has not commenced; the stage it is at; the reason a competition promised to be concluded by summer 2007 has not been announced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23187/08]
- Written Answers — Abbey Theatre: Abbey Theatre (17 Jun 2008)
Olivia Mitchell: Question 538: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if he will report on the work and achievements to date of the inter-agency group, consisting of representatives of his Department, the Office of Public Works, the National Development Finance Agency, the Abbey Theatre and Dublin Docklands Authority, set up in 2006 to oversee the construction of a new national theatre; and if he...
- Written Answers — Abbey Theatre: Abbey Theatre (17 Jun 2008)
Olivia Mitchell: Question 539: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism when it is envisaged that the public private partnerships process to build a new national theatre will commence; when construction will begin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23189/08]
- Lisbon Treaty: Statements (Resumed) (18 Jun 2008)
Olivia Mitchell: Are the remaining five minutes to be shared?
- Lisbon Treaty: Statements (Resumed) (18 Jun 2008)
Olivia Mitchell: I am sharing my time with Deputies Allen and Burke but I am not sure it is worthwhile. All politicians must accept some responsibility for the outcome of the referendum. On the face of it, the treaty was rejected but the vote was also a message to the Establishment telling us that we were never really persuaded of the intrinsic value of the European project and that we never really...
- Written Answers — Human Rights Issues: Human Rights Issues (18 Jun 2008)
Olivia Mitchell: Question 115: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs when he last met with a member of the Chinese authority or its representative; if the issue of Tibet was raised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23724/08]
- Tourism Industry. (24 Jun 2008)
Olivia Mitchell: Question 62: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism his views on the Irish Tourism Industry Confederation's recent report into the challenges facing the Shannon and western region; the action he will take in respect of the recommendations that fall directly under his remit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24542/08]
- Tourism Industry. (24 Jun 2008)
Olivia Mitchell: I question whether the fundamentals of the industry are as good as they might have been when the report was written. If one was writing the report today it might be a different one. The report described the issues impacting on the industry in the west generally as the perfect storm. The potential of the open skies policy has been negated by the economic downturn and the price of oil among...
- Tourism Industry. (24 Jun 2008)
Olivia Mitchell: That was not the commitment. A feasibility study was promised and it was not dependent on finishing the conference centre in Dublin.
- Tourism Industry. (24 Jun 2008)
Olivia Mitchell: While it would be great to have the facility in both Dublin and Shannon, to give Shannon the advantage it clearly needs â that will become increasingly obvious in the coming months â it is important to fast-track the facility in Shannon as I do not believe such a significant build is involved in Shannon as in Dublin.
- National Theatre. (24 Jun 2008)
Olivia Mitchell: Question 64: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the progress on the provision of a new building for the National Theatre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24543/08]
- National Theatre. (24 Jun 2008)
Olivia Mitchell: This is one of those sagas that highlights the difficulty the Government has in driving any major project to completion. It was in the programme for Government in 2002 to celebrate the centenary of the Abbey Theatre in 2004. In 2006 the Ceann Comhairle, who was then Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism, approved the design competition. More than a year later the then Minister, Deputy...
- National Theatre. (24 Jun 2008)
Olivia Mitchell: I realise we are running out of time. The Minister spent a long time saying nothing to me. A PPP may no longer be a realistic proposition. As he rightly said, it is a complex specialised building. Is it realistic that the Government will find a partner to provide a theatre on this site or will we need to find another method of funding? Will the whole project go back to the drawing board?...