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- Written Answers — Commemorative Events: Commemorative Events (27 Jan 2009)
Olivia Mitchell: Question 1012: To ask the Minister for Defence the progress that has been made in relation to the programme for Government commitment to restore 16 Moore Street and establish therein an interpretative centre, linked to the refurbished General Post Office to honour those who fought in the 1916 Rising; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47834/08]
- Written Answers — Commemorative Events: Commemorative Events (27 Jan 2009)
Olivia Mitchell: Question 1013: To ask the Minister for Defence the progress that has been made in relation to the programme for Government commitment to ensure a prominent cultural component to the 1916 centenary commemoration; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47835/08]
- Written Answers — Commemorative Events: Commemorative Events (27 Jan 2009)
Olivia Mitchell: Question 1014: To ask the Minister for Defence the progress that has been made in relation to the programme for Government commitment to provide a fund to which community groups can apply for support for the refurbishment of existing monuments commemorating events in the 1913 to 1923 period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47836/08]
- Written Answers — Commemorative Events: Commemorative Events (27 Jan 2009)
Olivia Mitchell: Question 1015: To ask the Minister for Defence the progress that has been made in relation to the programme for Government commitment to advance plans to commemorate the Irish soldiers who fell at the Somme in 1916; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47837/08]
- Written Answers — Commemorative Events: Commemorative Events (27 Jan 2009)
Olivia Mitchell: Question 1011: To ask the Minister for Defence the progress that has been made in relation to the programme for Government commitment to make available to historians and to the public, records of the Military Pensions Archive in the Department of Defence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47832/08]
- Written Answers — Schools Building Programme: Schools Building Programme (27 Jan 2009)
Olivia Mitchell: Question 1370: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the progress has been made in relation to the programme for Government commitment to provide a dedicated fund of at least â¬100 million over five years from within the national development plan allocation for school buildings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47793/08]
- Written Answers — School Curriculum: School Curriculum (27 Jan 2009)
Olivia Mitchell: Question 1371: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the progress made in relation to the programme for Government commitment to work towards making physical education mandatory at second level and put a revised PE curriculum for senior cycle students in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47794/08]
- Written Answers — Early Childhood Education: Early Childhood Education (27 Jan 2009)
Olivia Mitchell: Question 1447: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the reason parents of children with a disability cannot use their home tuition grant to contract the services of preschools (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48051/08]
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (27 Jan 2009)
Olivia Mitchell: Question 1462: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the status of an application for funding for a new school at a school (details supplied) in Dublin 14; and the priority band of the school. [1038/09]
- Tourism Industry. (28 Jan 2009)
Olivia Mitchell: Question 92: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if, in view of various recent developments, he is satisfied that the level of access to the capital and to the regions is consistent with maintaining and expanding Irish tourism; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2753/09]
- Tourism Industry. (28 Jan 2009)
Olivia Mitchell: I thank the Minister for his reply and I accept that international and internal access routes are not directly the concern of the Department of Arts, Sport and Tourism. Nevertheless, the matter is of concern to the Department. Tourism cannot exist unless access is good. It is crucial that as the market contracts, we maintain our links with the outside world. Recent developments include the...
- Tourism Industry. (28 Jan 2009)
Olivia Mitchell: I am sure the principals involved in the industry are up to the challenge, but is the Minister? I have serious doubts and the Minister is in denial about the figures. I have before me figures issued by the Irish Aviation Authority. The numbers have been and continue to reduce, and the expectation is that they will get worse this year. It is up to the Minister to ensure that access to the...
- Tourism Industry. (28 Jan 2009)
Olivia Mitchell: The Minister said he did not accept my figures.
- Tourism Industry. (28 Jan 2009)
Olivia Mitchell: Does the Minister doubt this? He should discuss the matter with the people losing their jobs in hotels throughout the country. The Minister is in complete denial about what is taking place in the tourism industry in the country.
- Tourism Industry. (28 Jan 2009)
Olivia Mitchell: The Minister is massaging the industry.
- Tourism Industry. (28 Jan 2009)
Olivia Mitchell: Question 94: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if his attention has been drawn to the various problems being experienced by Irish tour operators in the context of the current economic situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2754/09]
- Tourism Industry. (28 Jan 2009)
Olivia Mitchell: I thank the Minister for his reply and accept, as does the Minister, the challenges faced by the industry. However, I wish to discuss and bring to the Minister's attention a number of self-imposed challenges that are coming to my desk in increasing numbers from a variety of sources within the industry. One pertains to the Office of Public Works, OPW, and the difficulty of access to heritage...
- National Aquatic Centre. (28 Jan 2009)
Olivia Mitchell: On a point of order, I understand there is a rates bill of â¬500,000 that must be paid.
- National Aquatic Centre. (28 Jan 2009)
Olivia Mitchell: And every other swimming pool in the country.
- Film Industry Development. (28 Jan 2009)
Olivia Mitchell: I want to be associated with the congratulations offered to our successful authors and those films that have done so well in recent months. I read Mr. Barry's wonderful book and recently saw "In Bruges".