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Order of Business (12 Oct 2010)

Olivia Mitchell: In the programme for Government there was a commitment to introduce a Bill on climate change and we were promised it would be published before the global conference last year on climate change. Now, 12 months later, the Bill has still not appeared. I am sure if the Taoiseach is honest he would agree that most people consider it more important than getting a fifth mayor for Dublin. As far...

Criminal Law (Insanity) Bill 2010 [Seanad]: Second Stage (12 Oct 2010)

Olivia Mitchell: I welcome the opportunity to speak on this Bill. It is rare that we find ourselves amending an Act passed as recently as 2006. Nevertheless, it is clear that difficulties have emerged with the earlier legislation, which itself was welcome as a significant improvement on the law as it previously stood. The two major changes proposed in this Bill pertain to the mechanisms for determining...

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (12 Oct 2010)

Olivia Mitchell: Question 281: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the structures and staffing of each of the corporate functions within the Health Service Executive; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36141/10]

Written Answers — Hospital Accommodation: Hospital Accommodation (12 Oct 2010)

Olivia Mitchell: Question 310: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding the promised facility for cystic fibrosis sufferers at St. Vincent's Hospital; the reason for the delay in construction; the expected completion date; the estimated opening time; the number of rooms provided for isolation purposes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36327/10]

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (12 Oct 2010)

Olivia Mitchell: Question 314: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will award a medical card to a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36337/10]

Written Answers — Safety at Sports Grounds: Safety at Sports Grounds (12 Oct 2010)

Olivia Mitchell: Question 438: To ask the Minister for Tourism, Culture and Sport if she will take responsibility for requiring improved crowd control measures at a stadium (details supplied) following repeated reports of potentially dangerous crush situations for patrons leaving the stadium; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35917/10]

Written Answers — Safety at Sports Grounds: Safety at Sports Grounds (12 Oct 2010)

Olivia Mitchell: Question 439: To ask the Minister for Tourism, Culture and Sport if she will take responsibility for either design changes or improved crowd control to ensure crowd safety in the potentially dangerous crush situations reported at a stadium (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35918/10]

Written Answers — Safety at Sports Grounds: Safety at Sports Grounds (12 Oct 2010)

Olivia Mitchell: Question 441: To ask the Minister for Tourism, Culture and Sport if she will respond to complaints of allegedly potentially dangerous and life threatening crowd situations for persons leaving a stadium (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35921/10]

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (12 Oct 2010)

Olivia Mitchell: Question 463: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when the Climate Change Bill will come before the Dáil in view of the fact that the Bill is still on list C of the Government's legislative programme and that no progress appears to have been made since the outcome of the climate change conference in Copenhagen last December; if he will provide an outline...

Education (Amendment) Bill 2010: Second Stage (Resumed) (13 Oct 2010)

Olivia Mitchell: I welcome the main thrust of this Bill, which gives formal and legal recognition to the VEC primary school model. The legislation comes in response to demands for change in our educational models at primary level. I support the demands for faith based schools and believe they should continue to be available to the many parents who want them for their children. However, they should not be...

Leaders' Questions (20 Oct 2010)

Olivia Mitchell: Where else will they cut?

Leaders' Questions (20 Oct 2010)

Olivia Mitchell: It is because of everyone else.

Statements re Minister for Finance's announcement on banking of 30 September 2010: Questions (20 Oct 2010)

Olivia Mitchell: I submitted a parliamentary question that was declined either by the Minister or the Department in respect of Anglo Irish Bank bonds. Unlike Deputy Ó Caoláin I was not looking for information on the names of the bond holders but I was anxious to discover the number and value of bonds that matured and were redeemed at face value during the period of the two year guarantee, and also the...

Statements re Minister for Finance's announcement on banking of 30 September 2010: Questions (20 Oct 2010)

Olivia Mitchell: Will the Minister answer the question if I resubmit it?

Statements re Minister for Finance's announcement on banking of 30 September 2010: Questions (20 Oct 2010)

Olivia Mitchell: The reason might be that the Minister might not like the information to be made public.

Statements re Minister for Finance's announcement on banking of 30 September 2010: Questions (20 Oct 2010)

Olivia Mitchell: Have I?

Statements re Minister for Finance's announcement on banking of 30 September 2010: Questions (20 Oct 2010)

Olivia Mitchell: I thank the Minister.

Written Answers — Teaching Qualifications: Teaching Qualifications (20 Oct 2010)

Olivia Mitchell: Question 120: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the reasoning behind circular 58/2010 which requires the three-year period required to complete probation for primary school teachers to commence from the date of registration rather than from the date of employment; the reason the satisfaction of this condition is being made more onerous at a time when there are many...

Written Answers — Disabled Drivers: Disabled Drivers (20 Oct 2010)

Olivia Mitchell: Question 133: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will explain the delays in registering vehicles under the disabled drivers and disabled passengers scheme since the scheme has come under the administrative control of the National Car Testing Service; if he will intervene directly to restore appropriate processing times; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37960/10]

Written Answers — Higher Education Grants: Higher Education Grants (27 Oct 2010)

Olivia Mitchell: Question 157: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills if she will respond to a request from students in private third level colleges for their inclusion in access to the higher education grants scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39110/10]