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- Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (28 Sep 2011)
Olivia Mitchell: Is that agreed? Agreed.
- Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (28 Sep 2011)
Olivia Mitchell: I urge the Deputy to have a little caution when making specific reference to people outside of the House.
- Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (28 Sep 2011)
Olivia Mitchell: That is not the point.
- Leaders' Questions (4 Oct 2011)
Olivia Mitchell: Nice tie.
- Written Answers — Tax Compliance: Tax Compliance (4 Oct 2011)
Olivia Mitchell: Question 138: To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to change tax law and company law to prevent the kind of abuses referred to by the Pensions Ombudsman whereby companies close down, walk away from their debts and set up again immediately with the same pensions, staff and contracts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27013/11]
- Written Answers — Banking Sector Regulation: Banking Sector Regulation (4 Oct 2011)
Olivia Mitchell: Question 139: To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the recent interest rate increase to variable rate mortgage holders with Permanent TSB; if they require his permission to raise rates; if they are required to notify him of such measures; if so, the justification that was given; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27102/11]
- Written Answers — FÁS Training Programmes: FÁS Training Programmes (4 Oct 2011)
Olivia Mitchell: Question 198: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the promised FÃS course to prepare workers for water metering installation will commence in view of the fact that this is likely to provide work for some of the many unemployed construction workers but has been postponed on several occasions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27014/11]
- Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (4 Oct 2011)
Olivia Mitchell: Question 220: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if full special needs assistant support will be restored to a person (details supplied) in Dublin 16; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27104/11]
- Written Answers — Skills Development: Skills Development (4 Oct 2011)
Olivia Mitchell: Question 257: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will confirm entitlement to funding for the degree course which has been offered through the Springboard scheme in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 18 and to further ask if this person, who as a result of the Building Control Act 2010 has been unable to work under the title architect and has suffered a loss of...
- Written Answers — Broadcasting Services: Broadcasting Services (4 Oct 2011)
Olivia Mitchell: Question 390: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views regarding the proposed sale of the Channel 69 spectrum and the cost implications for musical societies and the many communities and small businesses using radio microphone; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27011/11]
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (4 Oct 2011)
Olivia Mitchell: Question 641: To ask the Minister for Health if the allocated school-leaver funding for a person (details supplied) in Dublin 16 will be ring-fenced and available to them next year in view of the fact that no suitable place was available to them in the current year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27567/11]
- Written Answers — Road Safety: Road Safety (4 Oct 2011)
Olivia Mitchell: Question 651: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the changes proposed by the EU in respect of motorcyclists; the cost implications for users; if he is convinced safety will actually be improved by the requirements regarding professional bike servicing in view of the specialist expertise of many motorcycle enthusiasts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27103/11]
- Written Answers — Road Safety: Road Safety (4 Oct 2011)
Olivia Mitchell: Question 666: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the impact the proposed changes to European legislation will have on motorcyclists here, as well as the resulting cost implications for users; his views that safety will actually be improved by the requirements regarding professional bike servicing in view of the specialist expertise of many motorcyclists [27566/11]
- Road Traffic (No. 2) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (5 Oct 2011)
Olivia Mitchell: I wish to share time with Deputies Brian Walsh and Kevin Humphreys.
- Road Traffic (No. 2) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (5 Oct 2011)
Olivia Mitchell: I very much welcome the opportunity to contribute to the debate on this legislation, another in a long line of road traffic Bills we have debated in the House and others which were debated long before any current Member was elected, all aimed at regulating road traffic and trying to improve safety on roads. I welcome the specific measures in the Bill, although I appreciate that in most cases...
- Written Answers — Employment Support Services: Employment Support Services (5 Oct 2011)
Olivia Mitchell: Question 129: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if a recent graduate who starts and continues to sign on to the live register for three months but does not receive any social welfare payment during that time will be eligible for JobBridge at the end of those three months; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27744/11]
- Written Answers — Housing Management Companies: Housing Management Companies (5 Oct 2011)
Olivia Mitchell: Question 167: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he intends to make regulations under section 19, sinking funds, of the Multi-Unit Developments Act; if that section has actually been commenced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27828/11]
- Written Answers — Youth Services: Youth Services (5 Oct 2011)
Olivia Mitchell: Question 187: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will give consideration to the request for funding from a programme (details supplied) in view of its potential to leverage a large and very valuable voluntary input from the community; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27827/11]
- Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (6 Oct 2011)
Olivia Mitchell: Question 96: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she has any role in requesting and or obliging the private sector to increase the retirement age for their workers in order that they are not left without income in the years between 65 years and the new pension entitlement age as that increases up to 2028; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28050/11]
- Disaster Relief (11 Oct 2011)
Olivia Mitchell: Does the Deputy wish to come back in? If so, he has one minute.