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Tourism Industry: Motion (23 Mar 2010)

Olivia Mitchell: When the jobs are lost that will be seen as a great idea.

Written Answers — Tax Yield: Tax Yield (23 Mar 2010)

Olivia Mitchell: Question 188: To ask the Minister for Finance the amount paid by an airline (details supplied) in departure tax in the period starting May 2009 to date in 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12311/10]

Written Answers — Tax Yield: Tax Yield (23 Mar 2010)

Olivia Mitchell: Question 189: To ask the Minister for Finance the amount paid by an airline (details supplied) in departure tax in the period starting May 2009 to date in 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12312/10]

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (23 Mar 2010)

Olivia Mitchell: Question 199: To ask the Minister for Finance his policy in respect of the requirement of persons on defined contribution pension schemes to purchase an annuity; and his views on extending the period permitted for the purchase of an approved retirement funds for new retirees to December 2010 in view of the poor value of annuities in the current economic climate. [12371/10]

Written Answers — Departmental Funding: Departmental Funding (23 Mar 2010)

Olivia Mitchell: Question 338: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will respond to an organisation's (details supplied) request for a meeting to discuss its funding and services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12937/10]

Written Answers — Cycle-to-Work Scheme: Cycle-to-Work Scheme (23 Mar 2010)

Olivia Mitchell: Question 343: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if the cycle-to-work scheme is operational within the Health Service Executive; if she will report on the difficulties being experienced in some HSE areas in view of the fact that it seems that there is a lack of information about the way this system works or the person who is administering the scheme; and if she will make a statement...

Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (23 Mar 2010)

Olivia Mitchell: Question 774: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if the Stepaside and Leopardstown area in County Dublin is one of the 40 areas of population growth being analysed to identify school accommodation requirements up to and including the secondary school years 2014 to 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12940/10]

Tourism Industry: Motion (Resumed) (24 Mar 2010)

Olivia Mitchell: Is Deputy Kennedy proposing that tourists should stay in Ireland forever to avoid the tax?

Tourism Industry: Motion (Resumed) (24 Mar 2010)

Olivia Mitchell: Deputy Kennedy should ask Aer Lingus about it.

Tourism Industry: Motion (Resumed) (24 Mar 2010)

Olivia Mitchell: How much has it cost the State?

Tourism Industry: Motion (Resumed) (24 Mar 2010)

Olivia Mitchell: Thanks for the advice.

Tourism Industry: Motion (Resumed) (24 Mar 2010)

Olivia Mitchell: There are such statistics.

Tourism Industry: Motion (Resumed) (24 Mar 2010)

Olivia Mitchell: They have been published.

Tourism Industry: Motion (Resumed) (24 Mar 2010)

Olivia Mitchell: The airlines pay it, not the passengers. Have the airlines ever contacted the Deputy?

Tourism Industry: Motion (Resumed) (24 Mar 2010)

Olivia Mitchell: The airports are not getting the tax.

Tourism Industry: Motion (Resumed) (24 Mar 2010)

Olivia Mitchell: The airports did not get any money.

Tourism Industry: Motion (Resumed) (24 Mar 2010)

Olivia Mitchell: The Deputy should speak to the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, Deputy John Gormley.

Tourism Industry: Motion (Resumed) (24 Mar 2010)

Olivia Mitchell: The Deputy does not listen to vested interests.

Tourism Industry: Motion (Resumed) (24 Mar 2010)

Olivia Mitchell: It is in the business of taxing them.

Tourism Industry: Motion (Resumed) (24 Mar 2010)

Olivia Mitchell: I also wish the new Minister for Tourism, Culture and Sport good luck in her new Department. I was pleased to hear her recognise the importance to the economy of tourism and that this is what she intends to promote because that will be absolutely necessary. Last night, my colleagues and I spoke at great length about the various obstacles lying in the path of this industry with specific...