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Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Vote 28 - Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (Revised) (3 Jul 2013)

Olivia Mitchell: Eighty-two percent of passports are issued within the ten day commitment. What happened with the other 18%? Was the delay because there were not enough staff or because of a mistake or omission in the application? I am aware that in some cases - for example, in the case of a passport for a person who is under age - a reference must be submitted and if that person cannot be contacted, the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Staffing (9 Jul 2013)

Olivia Mitchell: 229. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will consider extending membership of the supplementary assignment panel for special needs assistants, SNAs, to those who were made redundant prior to 1 May 2013 and SNAs involved in service in 2012-2013 in a suitable capacity as the panel militates unfairly against such SNAs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33403/13]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Money Laundering (9 Jul 2013)

Olivia Mitchell: 357. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views on representations from the Irish Postmasters' Union seeking an increase in the threshold where anti money laundering identification is needed in order to facilitate the sale of low value prize bonds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33101/13]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Light Rail Projects Status (9 Jul 2013)

Olivia Mitchell: 569. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of new trams that will be purchased to serve on the Luas cross-city service and their expected date of delivery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33145/13]

Topical Issue Debate: Local Authority Finances (10 Jul 2013)

Olivia Mitchell: Is the thinking man correct?

Estimates for Public Services 2013: Messages from Select Committees (10 Jul 2013)

Olivia Mitchell: The Select sub-Committee on Health has completed its consideration of the following Revised Estimates for public services for the service of the year ending 31 December 2013: Vote 38 - Department of Health and Vote 39 - Health Service Executive. The Select sub-Committee on Children and Youth Affairs has completed its consideration of the following Revised Estimate for public services for...

Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) (10 Jul 2013)

Olivia Mitchell: Is this on section 9 of the Bill?

Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) (10 Jul 2013)

Olivia Mitchell: The nub of this legislation rests in sections 7 to 9, inclusive, which detail the physical threat to health, emergency situations and suicidal intent. The debate, particularly in recent weeks, has focused on section 9, which deals with suicidal intent. The suggestion from some is that hordes of suicidal pregnant women will suddenly come forward and these will run rings around professional...

Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) (11 Jul 2013)

Olivia Mitchell: I will speak to a number of the amendments in this grouping. Last night I mentioned a minor worry I had about the absence of the words "imminent nor inevitable" which were part of the original Supreme Court judgment. To me, this is the critical point of the legislation because it will have most application in practice. I am talking particularly about women with pre-existing medical...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Water Services Provision (16 Jul 2013)

Olivia Mitchell: Deputy, the Minister of State needs some time to respond.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Water Services Provision (16 Jul 2013)

Olivia Mitchell: I understand Deputy Joan Collins is taking Question No. 55 with the agreement of the Ceann Comhairle.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Local Authority Housing Issues (16 Jul 2013)

Olivia Mitchell: While the time for the question has expired, Deputy Joan Collins briefly.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Local Authority Housing Issues (16 Jul 2013)

Olivia Mitchell: I thank the Deputy but must stop her there, as we are way over time.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Leader Programmes Funding (16 Jul 2013)

Olivia Mitchell: The Minister of State to respond, briefly.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Leader Programmes Funding (16 Jul 2013)

Olivia Mitchell: Thank you, Deputy.

Other Questions: Water Charges Administration (16 Jul 2013)

Olivia Mitchell: Yes, they are being taken.

Other Questions: Water Charges Administration (16 Jul 2013)

Olivia Mitchell: As four questions in the group were tabled by Sinn Féin Deputies, there is one minute available in respect of a supplementary relating to each.

Other Questions: Water Charges Administration (16 Jul 2013)

Olivia Mitchell: The Deputy need not necessarily take all of the time available on this occasion. There are four minutes in respect of the four questions.

Other Questions: Water Charges Administration (16 Jul 2013)

Olivia Mitchell: I suggest that Deputy Stanley use two minutes now and I will return to him later.

Other Questions: Water Charges Administration (16 Jul 2013)

Olivia Mitchell: I must interrupt the Minister as I have to bring in Deputy Joan Collins.