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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Agreements (24 Jun 2014)

Olivia Mitchell: 474. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if the shared visa system between Ireland, China and India also includes Taiwan; if this is not the case can it be extended to include Taiwan in view of the success of previous visa initiatives with that country; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26938/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (25 Jun 2014)

Olivia Mitchell: 73. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when building of a permanent school building for a school (details supplied) in County Dublin will commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27474/14]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Code (1 Jul 2014)

Olivia Mitchell: 241. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason jobseekers who take up part-time employment that is under 20 hours over five days a week and not allowed for three days, and who are also within the means test are not able to apply for jobseeker's allowance for the hours not worked, as this could be seen as a disincentive to take up part-time employment; and if she will make a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Relations Between Ireland and Great Britain: Ambassador of Ireland to Great Britain (2 Jul 2014)

Olivia Mitchell: I welcome Ambassador Mulhall, who I also remember from the Forum for Peace and Reconciliation. The only thing I cannot remember is what colour my hair was at the time.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Relations Between Ireland and Great Britain: Ambassador of Ireland to Great Britain (2 Jul 2014)

Olivia Mitchell: Blue rinse, perhaps. The ambassador mentioned the advantage it is to have representatives from the Departments of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation and Agriculture, Food and the Marine, based in the Embassy in London. Is that a new departure? Was that always the case or is it a result of the addition of the trade portfolio to foreign affairs to form the Department for Foreign Affairs and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Relations Between Ireland and Great Britain: Ambassador of Ireland to Great Britain (2 Jul 2014)

Olivia Mitchell: Well said.

Public Health (Standard Packaging of Tobacco) Bill 2014: Second Stage (Resumed) (3 Jul 2014)

Olivia Mitchell: If Deputy Buttimer is sure about that, I thank him.

Public Health (Standard Packaging of Tobacco) Bill 2014: Second Stage (Resumed) (3 Jul 2014)

Olivia Mitchell: I am not aware of that but I know I have ten minutes.

Public Health (Standard Packaging of Tobacco) Bill 2014: Second Stage (Resumed) (3 Jul 2014)

Olivia Mitchell: That is agreed. I fully support efforts by the Minister in particular to stamp out smoking. Unlike others, I accept the evidence that smoking really does kill and before it kills one, it makes one very unhealthy and it greatly reduces one's quality of life. I also accept that advertising works and that few are more skilled at advertising than the cigarette manufacturers and wholesalers. I...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Overseas Development Aid (3 Jul 2014)

Olivia Mitchell: 31. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will communicate his disagreement with the World Health Organisation proposal which excludes universal access to reproductive health (currently MDG 5B) from its submission for a new health goal for the post-2015 framework; if he will further request that this vital health right is included in the final WHO proposal; and if he will...

State Airports (Shannon Group) Bill 2014 [Seanad]: Report Stage (9 Jul 2014)

Olivia Mitchell: Amendment No. 18 is related to amendments Nos. 3 to 6, inclusive. Amendments Nos. 4 to 16, inclusive, are alternatives to amendment No. 3. Amendments Nos. 5 to 9, inclusive, form a composite proposal, while amendments Nos. 11 and 12 are consequential on amendment No. 10. Therefore, amendments Nos. 3 to 16, inclusive, and amendment No. 18 will be discussed together.

State Airports (Shannon Group) Bill 2014 [Seanad]: Report Stage (9 Jul 2014)

Olivia Mitchell: Members can speak for as long as they like during their initial contribution and will have two minutes for their second contribution. The proposer of an amendment can contribute a third time.

State Airports (Shannon Group) Bill 2014 [Seanad]: Report Stage (9 Jul 2014)

Olivia Mitchell: In this case, the amendments are grouped-----

State Airports (Shannon Group) Bill 2014 [Seanad]: Report Stage (9 Jul 2014)

Olivia Mitchell: It is not part of this grouping and will be dealt with separately.

State Airports (Shannon Group) Bill 2014 [Seanad]: Report Stage (9 Jul 2014)

Olivia Mitchell: No, definitely not.

Topical Issue Matters (9 Jul 2014)

Olivia Mitchell: I wish to advise the House of the following matters in respect of which notice has been given under Standing Order 27A and the name of the Member in each case: (1) Deputy Denis Naughten - the need to review the operation of the acute psychiatric unit at University Hospital Galway following the recent internal audit; (2) Deputy Ray Butler - the need for a new rate of contribution to provide...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Reviews (15 Jul 2014)

Olivia Mitchell: 624. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the generic letter requesting further details of savings and investments sent to over-70s undergoing the medical card review is causing much confusion and duplication of documents, as the information needed in each individual case is not specified; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30834/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Reviews (15 Jul 2014)

Olivia Mitchell: 625. To ask the Minister for Health the reason it is necessary for those over-70s who are in nursing home care under the fair deal scheme to undergo a medical card review based on gross income when their income has already been assessed by his Department and is directly related to the provision of their care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30835/14]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Aviation Policy (15 Jul 2014)

Olivia Mitchell: 739. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his response to concerns expressed by those in the Irish airline industry regarding the proposal in the draft national policy for aviation which would permit non-EU-USA airlines pick up passengers in competition with EU airlines. [30996/14]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Situation in Gaza - Middle East Peace Process: Palestinian and Israeli Ambassadors (3 Sep 2014)

Olivia Mitchell: Many of the issues I had intended to raise have been dealt with. I welcome the ceasefire, which must be a huge relief for the ambassador, for everyone in Israel, and particularly for those living in appalling conditions in Gaza. As the ambassador said, the ceasefire is only the first step. The real imperative now is to develop some kind of international initiative to ensure there are peace...