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Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Bill 2011: Committee and Remaining Stages (23 Jun 2011)

Olivia Mitchell: Amendments Nos. 6, 7, 9, 10, 14, 15, 17, 19 and 20 are related and will be discussed together.

Order of Business (28 Jun 2011)

Olivia Mitchell: Could I ask the Taoiseach about the Construction Contracts Bill, which was introduced as a Private Members' Bill in the Seanad. It is urgently required for a sector that is in freefall but a number of defects have been identified. When will it come back to the Dáil? Will it come as a Private Members' Bill or will it be redrafted as a Government Bill?

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (28 Jun 2011)

Olivia Mitchell: Question 101: To ask the Minister for Finance if there has been any response from fund managers to the suggestion that they might absorb some or all of the cost of the recently imposed pension levy; if there has been no positive response the further action he is contemplating; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17201/11]

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (28 Jun 2011)

Olivia Mitchell: Question 185: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will confirm that Stage 2A of the design plan for a school (details supplied) in Dublin 18 has been approved; if he will allow the school to prepare documentation for Stage 2B; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17326/11]

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (28 Jun 2011)

Olivia Mitchell: Question 449: To ask the Minister for Health his plans to legislate for the tracing rights of adopted children, particularly those adopted in the 1950, 1960s and 1970s; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17353/11]

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (28 Jun 2011)

Olivia Mitchell: Question 510: To ask the Minister for Health the reasoning behind the decision to stop maternity hospitals facilitating mothers who wish to have their cord blood stem cell procured for future possible use; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17463/11]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (30 Jun 2011)

Olivia Mitchell: Question 68: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on customers seeking to move to a different insurer must pay the health insurance levy for the unexpired part of the year that this could result in individuals having to pay the levy twice as presumably the levy would also be charged for the unexpired part of the year by the new insurer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. ...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (30 Jun 2011)

Olivia Mitchell: Question 95: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the precise stage of architectural planning of a school (details supplied) in Dublin 16; the way the application has progressed since his previous response; the prospects for funding in the current year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17997/11]

Written Answers — Health Insurance Levy: Health Insurance Levy (30 Jun 2011)

Olivia Mitchell: Question 115: To ask the Minister for Jobs; Enterprise and Innovation his views on the VHI's treatment of the health insurance levy whereby customers seeking to move to a different insurer must pay the levy for the unexpired part of the year; if he considers that this is inhibiting competition; if he will direct the Competition Authority to take action in this regard; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Health Insurance: Health Insurance (30 Jun 2011)

Olivia Mitchell: Question 192: To ask the Minister for Health if he will explain the purpose of a €50 administrative charge introduced by VHI in view of the fact that it seems that this is the only insurance company in the world which operates an additional administrative charge for ordinary insurance work; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18148/11]

Written Answers — Health Insurance: Health Insurance (30 Jun 2011)

Olivia Mitchell: Question 193: To ask the Minister for Health if he has raised with the VHI the anti-competitive practice of charging customers seeking to move to a new insurer, the full yearly cost of the health insurance levy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18150/11]

Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2011: Second Stage (5 Jul 2011)

Olivia Mitchell: The Deputy could teach us how.

Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2011: Second Stage (5 Jul 2011)

Olivia Mitchell: Thanks very much.

Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2011: Second Stage (5 Jul 2011)

Olivia Mitchell: Although this is probably one of the shortest Bills to come before the House for a while, I suggest any Member could speak on it for days. Electoral issues seem to be very close to our hearts. As I have just a few minutes, I will concentrate on the proposal to reduce the number of Dáil Deputies which is exercising our minds. Obviously, I would have preferred a greater reduction in the...

Written Answers — Social Insurance: Social Insurance (5 Jul 2011)

Olivia Mitchell: Question 363: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the fact that persons seeking refunds of health or PRSI contributions are waiting up to 12 months for a refund; her plans to deal with this backlog which is primarily affecting persons on low incomes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18650/11]

Criminal Justice (Female Genital Mutilation) Bill [Seanad]: Second Stage (13 Jul 2011)

Olivia Mitchell: I wish to share time with Deputies Nicky McFadden and Ann Phelan.

Criminal Justice (Female Genital Mutilation) Bill [Seanad]: Second Stage (13 Jul 2011)

Olivia Mitchell: I welcome the Bill and I congratulate the Minister on giving it priority in what I know is a busy schedule of urgently required legislation. I am sure like many of my colleagues I never thought an Irish Parliament would have to confront an issue such as FGM but confront it we must because we are such a multicultural society, and have become one almost overnight. As an island country we are...

Communications Regulation (Postal Services) Bill 2010 (Seanad): Motion to Instruct the Committee (19 Jul 2011)

Olivia Mitchell: It forms part of the same Bill.

Industrial Relations (Amendment) Bill 2011: Second Stage (19 Jul 2011)

Olivia Mitchell: I welcome the opportunity to speak on the issue and to lend my support to the Government in its determination to introduce meaningful and fundamental reform to what is outdated labour law and wage-setting mechanisms. I completely accept the motivation of the Deputy in introducing the Bill to protect workers who as a result of the High Court decision are vulnerable to wage cutting by...

Written Answers — Postal Services: Postal Services (19 Jul 2011)

Olivia Mitchell: Question 325: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the position regarding the tender process for postcodes which started in January 2011; if a new process is contemplated or necessitated by the revised purposes for which postcodes can be used; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21331/11]