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- Written Answers — Health Insurance Providers: Health Insurance Providers (18 May 2010)
Olivia Mitchell: Question 223: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason Voluntary Health Insurance is still permitted to operate in breach of the EU solvency requirements for insurance companies when it is expected that this practice will cease; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19960/10]
- Written Answers — Missing Persons: Missing Persons (18 May 2010)
Olivia Mitchell: Question 478: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will consider the introduction of the EU recommended hotline number for missing persons 116000; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20071/10]
- Tourism Industry (19 May 2010)
Olivia Mitchell: Question 36: To ask the Minister for Tourism; Culture and Sport the initiatives that are envisaged to deal with the crisis facing the tourism industry arising from the decline in visitors and the access difficulties posed by the volcanic ash; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21069/10]
- Tourism Industry (19 May 2010)
Olivia Mitchell: I do not blame the Minister for trying to appear upbeat. While I do not blame the Government for all the factors affecting tourism, including exchange rates, weather, recession at home and abroad, and now the ash, those in the industry must wonder if it will ever recover. I did not comment when the Minister announced her initiative. However, it was high in media hype, but low in content....
- Tourism Industry (19 May 2010)
Olivia Mitchell: While I understand that, the Minister is highlighting our island disadvantage.
- Tourism Industry (19 May 2010)
Olivia Mitchell: Has it done so?
- Sports Funding (19 May 2010)
Olivia Mitchell: Question 38: To ask the Minister for Tourism; Culture and Sport if she has received representations from the Irish Rugby Football Union regarding the threat to income that the change in broadcasting arrangements will pose for the organisation; if she is concerned that this will jeopardise the development of the sport; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20602/10]
- Sports Funding (19 May 2010)
Olivia Mitchell: I am not sure after that reply whether the Minister agrees with the IRFU or with the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources. There are all kinds of perspectives involved - sport, tourism and Ireland's image abroad generally. Professional rugby is the second most successful sport Ireland has after horse racing and is one for which we are well known in Europe. It reflects...
- Sports Funding (19 May 2010)
Olivia Mitchell: The national games are-----
- Sports Funding (19 May 2010)
Olivia Mitchell: It is disturbing that the Minister does not appear to have a point of view. She has outlined the arguments on both sides but what is her perspective on the matter? Does she support the IRFU and the case being made that this will destroy Irish rugby, or does she support the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources, who had a rush of blood to the head when he thought an Irish...
- Sports Funding (19 May 2010)
Olivia Mitchell: Is that a "Yes" or a "No"?
- Sports Funding (19 May 2010)
Olivia Mitchell: I have to hand it to the Minister. She is good.
- Cultural Institutions (19 May 2010)
Olivia Mitchell: The Minister mentioned Access 2 and the fact that it was ongoing. Is there an overhang of commitments and is the Minister aware of how much is still outstanding on Access 2? How much does the Department still owe?
- National Archives (19 May 2010)
Olivia Mitchell: I will deal with the storage matter first. No Minister could be other than ashamed for the treatment our National Archives have received over the years. It is a disgrace. It is our written history, yet it is being stored on inaccessible pallets with the rain pouring down on. In addition, we do not even know what is in there because it cannot be accessed. What is happening now is a...
- National Archives (19 May 2010)
Olivia Mitchell: The sum of â¬120 million would be a lot less now, so perhaps the Minister could obtain a new estimate. The other question concerns the National Archives Advisory Council, which is a statutory body. It has not been appointed and went out of existence at least two years ago. I presume the reason it has not been appointed is due to the proposed changes to amalgamate the National Archives with...
- National Archives (19 May 2010)
Olivia Mitchell: The Minister is doing what she does very well, which is raising a red herring. Shared services are a great idea and I am absolutely in favour of them. The Minister has 13 bodies under her remit and I have tabled another question on this point asking why they all do not share services. However, the point is that the National Archives is not a body under the Minister's remit but is within...
- National Archives (19 May 2010)
Olivia Mitchell: Yes.
- Tourism Industry (19 May 2010)
Olivia Mitchell: The price to hire a car here is twice that which obtained in Scotland. There is a shortage of cars. I will not spend too much time on this subject because I realise it was discussed the last time, when the Minister suggested that second-hand cars might be used. However, it transpires that as a result of the scrappage scheme, there are not that many second-hand cars available at present....
- Tourism Industry (19 May 2010)
Olivia Mitchell: The Minister is right that the car hire model that has been used to date is defunct by now. A subsidy could only be seen in the context of a transition period and that transition might be quicker if there was no subsidy. Would the Minister examine the possibility of allowing cars in from the North and Britain for hire because that would give some increase in capacity while the industry is...
- Tourism Promotion (19 May 2010)
Olivia Mitchell: Are there any figures to show how much tourism will increase during the Olympic Games? Are there are any bookings? The Olympic Games will be the biggest tourism event of 2012 and they are being held an hour from Ireland. There is huge potential for us. In Britain, they are working on the post-game legacy, introducing the country to the emerging markets in particular. For us, the potential...