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Written Answers — Crime Levels: Crime Levels (10 May 2005)

Olivia Mitchell: Question 332: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the crime statistics for the area covered by Rathfarnham Garda station for the years 2000 to 2004, inclusive. [14896/05]

Written Answers — Road Network: Road Network (10 May 2005)

Olivia Mitchell: Question 454: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if the funding of €4.5 million allocated to the Macken Street bridge project in early 2004 has been fully drawn down; if not, the reason therefor; the areas in which the money has been spent; when the remainder of the funding originally committed in 1999 by his Department will be drawn down for this...

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (11 May 2005)

Olivia Mitchell: Question 104: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the application process for the doctor-only medical cards; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15418/05]

Written Answers — Economic Partnership Agreements: Economic Partnership Agreements (11 May 2005)

Olivia Mitchell: Question 204: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he shares the concerns and reservation expressed by the UK Government in respect of economic partnership agreements; and if the Government intends to seek to negotiate changes to the EU position on EPAs. [15597/05]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (11 May 2005)

Olivia Mitchell: Question 211: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if, following the introduction in 2005 of a €35 allowance to disabled persons in residential care who have hitherto been deprived of any disability payment, it is intended to award some or all of the years of back money to these residents. [15522/05]

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (11 May 2005)

Olivia Mitchell: Question 217: To ask the Minister for Transport if it is intended to legislate to provide that digital imagery will be deemed admissible as proof of commission of a speeding offence in cases taken before the courts. [15603/05]

Air Services. (12 May 2005)

Olivia Mitchell: Question 1: To ask the Minister for Transport his views on whether, in the event of a partial sale of Aer Lingus, it would be possible to include a caveat in the sale agreement to ensure the retention of landing slots at Heathrow Airport by Dublin passengers; if he is actively considering such a clause; the action taken to examine this proposal; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Air Services. (12 May 2005)

Olivia Mitchell: I am inclined to agree with the Minister that there is no reason to believe Aer Lingus will lose the Heathrow slots or that the market will not dictate that those slots will remain and be used for the benefit of Irish passengers. It is probably true that if the market was to change, there is very little the Government, as a minority owner, could do to ensure that a majority owner did not sell...

Air Services. (12 May 2005)

Olivia Mitchell: Does the Minister agree that there is a need for a runway, terminal and a CEO for Aer Lingus before we begin talking about Dublin Airport becoming a hub?

Air Services. (12 May 2005)

Olivia Mitchell: It would have been better if Aer Lingus could have kept the previous CEO.

Airport Development Projects. (12 May 2005)

Olivia Mitchell: Question 4: To ask the Minister for Transport if he maintains that it is the mandate of the Dublin Airport Authority to provide terminal services at Dublin Airport; if his stated aim is to maximise the use of existing airport lands in the provision of a second terminal at Dublin Airport, the reason his Department sought alternative expressions of interest to build a second terminal; and if he...

Airport Development Projects. (12 May 2005)

Olivia Mitchell: The Minister is not.

Airport Development Projects. (12 May 2005)

Olivia Mitchell: I am inclined to agree with the Minister about the lack of examples of competing terminals and that this is a step in the dark. Does the Minister agree that it was irresponsible of his Department and his predecessor to search for expressions of interest and to put 13 firms and a 14th firm more recently to the expense of making proposals if there was no intention of pursuing them? I have heard...

Airport Development Projects. (12 May 2005)

Olivia Mitchell: I feel there is a breakdown in communication between the Minister and the Dublin Airport Authority. He keeps saying it is up to the authority to provide a terminal, which is true, but it is not up to it to provide it on its own lands. That is a where there is a difficulty between the Minister and the Dublin Airport Authority. When the chairman of that authority appeared before a committee he...

Airport Development Projects. (12 May 2005)

Olivia Mitchell: The Minister is responsible for making this decision but he has not done so. That is the precise point we have been making.

Airport Development Projects. (12 May 2005)

Olivia Mitchell: The Minster is the person responsible for making this decision.

State Airports. (12 May 2005)

Olivia Mitchell: Does the Minister consider it fair, either to the hotels or the fledgeling Dublin Airport Authority, to leave the hotels in the care of an organisation that admits it does not have the interest, finance or ability necessary to run hotels? Running hotels is not what the authority does or what it is good at. Does it not have enough to do in running airports? Does it not behove the Minister to...

State Airports. (12 May 2005)

Olivia Mitchell: On airports generally, rather than hotels, comfort was offered to both Cork and Shannon airports in respect of the financial status of their respective authorities, as the Minister is aware. When the State Airports Bill was passed, everybody understood the authorities would be free of debt, if established. There is great concern in Cork that this position may have changed, as I am sure the...

State Airports. (12 May 2005)

Olivia Mitchell: If they are set up with debt, how can they be viable?

State Airports. (12 May 2005)

Olivia Mitchell: The whole point was that they would be set up without debt.