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Disability Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed). (13 Apr 2005)

Olivia Mitchell: I welcome the opportunity to speak on this Bill. There has been no lack of speakers and I am happy to add my voice to those who have spoken so eloquently in recent months. I have been a Deputy for nearly eight years and cannot recall how often I have spoken on disability issues, yet it is the issue on which I have spoken most frequently. It is one of the issues that has been raised most often...

Written Answers — Environmental Policy: Environmental Policy (13 Apr 2005)

Olivia Mitchell: Question 123: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the changes made to the revised action plan on the nitrates directive due to be submitted to the European Commission; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11055/05]

Written Answers — Waste Management: Waste Management (13 Apr 2005)

Olivia Mitchell: Question 153: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he intends to increase the penalties for illegal dumping of waste; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11023/05]

Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (13 Apr 2005)

Olivia Mitchell: Question 209: To ask the Minister for Transport the number of buses in the Dublin Bus fleet; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11343/05]

Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (13 Apr 2005)

Olivia Mitchell: Question 210: To ask the Minister for Transport the number of routes operated by Dublin Bus; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11344/05]

Written Answers — Taxi Hardship Panel: Taxi Hardship Panel (13 Apr 2005)

Olivia Mitchell: Question 211: To ask the Minister for Transport if he will respond to calls for a review of the taxi hardship scheme. [11346/05]

Written Answers — IMF-World Bank Meeting: IMF-World Bank Meeting (14 Apr 2005)

Olivia Mitchell: Question 82: To ask the Minister for Finance the items to be discussed at the upcoming spring meeting of the IMF and World Bank; if he will be raising the proposals to use IMF gold reserves to fund debt cancellation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11532/05]

Written Answers — National Development Plan: National Development Plan (14 Apr 2005)

Olivia Mitchell: Question 85: To ask the Minister for Finance the details of all capital spending on infrastructure under the NDP each year from 2000 to the end of 2004; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11601/05]

Written Answers — Industrial Relations: Industrial Relations (14 Apr 2005)

Olivia Mitchell: Question 87: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if his attention has been drawn to the fact that An Post employees have only received the first phase of the Sustaining Progress agreement and have not received any cost of living increase since 1 February 2003, while other State and semi-State employees have received increases and applicable benchmarking. [11534/05]

Written Answers — Rail Accidents: Rail Accidents (14 Apr 2005)

Olivia Mitchell: Question 111: To ask the Minister for Transport if the rail incident on the Dublin-Rosslare line which occurred on 6 April 2005 will be examined by the rail safety commission; if not, the reason therefor; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11536/05]

Written Answers — Road Safety: Road Safety (14 Apr 2005)

Olivia Mitchell: Question 112: To ask the Minister for Transport further to the increases in road fatalities in 2005, the reason the Government-appointed expert group on road safety has not met in over six months; when this group intends to meet again; the Government's views on whether it will reach all the targets set out in the national road safety strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Leaders' Questions. (19 Apr 2005)

Olivia Mitchell: The Government did everything possible to stop it.

Written Answers — Social Welfare Fraud: Social Welfare Fraud (19 Apr 2005)

Olivia Mitchell: Question 86: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if his department has made efforts to prevent fraud through the EFT system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11899/05]

Written Answers — Public Service Cards: Public Service Cards (19 Apr 2005)

Olivia Mitchell: Question 119: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs when the public services card framework using the personal public service number will be introduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11898/05]

Written Answers — Employee Share Ownership Schemes: Employee Share Ownership Schemes (19 Apr 2005)

Olivia Mitchell: Question 347: To ask the Minister for Transport his views on calls by the Aer Lingus unions for an increase in their shareholding in the airline in the event of private investment into the company; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11662/05]

Written Answers — Road Network: Road Network (19 Apr 2005)

Olivia Mitchell: Question 356: To ask the Minister for Transport the level of funding originally committed to national roads under the NDP to both the BMW and south and east regions respectively; the level of funding allocated for that purpose in each year from 2000 to 2005; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12212/05]

Order of Business. (20 Apr 2005)

Olivia Mitchell: I have a report from the former Minister, Senator O'Rourke, who is soon to return to the Dáil, dated May 2000, which promised the liberalisation of the Dublin bus market. Would it be premature five years later to ask whether legislation in this area is a serious promise?

Order of Business. (20 Apr 2005)

Olivia Mitchell: When will that be?

Social and Affordable Housing: Motion (Resumed). (20 Apr 2005)

Olivia Mitchell: I support the motion tabled by my colleagues. I will confine myself to one problem which is relevant to my constituency and which I imagine is also increasingly relevant in other urban constituencies, namely, the ownership and management of property by companies, whether for gated communities, apartments, small housing developments or duplexes. This is an area of uncharted waters in Ireland....

Written Answers — Trade Missions: Trade Missions (20 Apr 2005)

Olivia Mitchell: Question 137: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his assessment of the recent trade mission to China; if he will estimate the degree of economic activity between Ireland and China directly generated by the mission; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12063/05]