Results 41-60 of 5,767 for speaker:Olivia Mitchell

Hepatitis C Incidence. (17 Feb 2004)

Olivia Mitchell: I understand that.

Hepatitis C Incidence. (17 Feb 2004)

Olivia Mitchell: They got nothing.

Hepatitis C Incidence. (17 Feb 2004)

Olivia Mitchell: How can the Minister justify that? People are being kept uninformed while the Minister waits for a Bill.

Hepatitis C Incidence. (17 Feb 2004)

Olivia Mitchell: There may be others. The Minister does not know.

Hepatitis C Incidence. (17 Feb 2004)

Olivia Mitchell: That is a matter for the inquiry.

Hepatitis C Incidence. (17 Feb 2004)

Olivia Mitchell: There is no other explanation.

Written Answers — Bullying in the Workplace: Bullying in the Workplace (17 Feb 2004)

Olivia Mitchell: Question 202: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the plans her Department has to introduce legislation to criminalise bullying in the workplace. [5049/04]

Written Answers — Patient Statistics: Patient Statistics (17 Feb 2004)

Olivia Mitchell: Question 402: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of patients in each health board area attending accident and emergency departments of hospitals as a result of assault in each of the years from 2001 to date; and the number of in-patient hospitalisations in each acute hospital due to homicide and injury purposely inflicted by other persons for each of the years 2001 to...

Written Answers — Hospital Accommodation: Hospital Accommodation (17 Feb 2004)

Olivia Mitchell: Question 423: To ask the Minister for Health and Children his views on whether, in view of the letter to the Taoiseach dated 10 December 2003 regarding fire protection at the 5-Day Medical Centre, St. James Hospital, the building meets all necessary safety standards. [5090/04]

Written Answers — Linguistics Institute of Ireland: Linguistics Institute of Ireland (30 Mar 2004)

Olivia Mitchell: Question 157: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position with regard to the liquidation of the Linguistics Institute of Ireland and the continued use of the library resource; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9696/04]

Written Answers — Voluntary Health Insurance: Voluntary Health Insurance (30 Mar 2004)

Olivia Mitchell: Question 360: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if his attention has been drawn to the practice by VHI of charging a higher subscription for travel insurance for over 65s; and if this practice contravenes the principle of community rating. [9651/04]

Written Answers — Health Service Reform: Health Service Reform (30 Mar 2004)

Olivia Mitchell: Question 366: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if he has informed the professional representatives on the health boards that their services will no longer be required in view of the fact that many of their terms do not expire for several years; and his views on the status of the legislation enabling him to abolish health boards. [9717/04]

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (30 Mar 2004)

Olivia Mitchell: Question 396: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if the Mid-Western Health Board has provided a site to the Mid-Western Hospital Trust for the purpose of building a radiotherapy unit; if the planned radiotherapy unit will treat public and private patients; the way this planned radiotherapy unit will fit in with the Minister's plans for the development of radiation oncology services...

Written Answers — Hepatitis C Incidence: Hepatitis C Incidence (30 Mar 2004)

Olivia Mitchell: Question 404: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the progress which has been made in identifying and contacting late informants in respect of donors or others contaminated with hepatitis C; if there are outstanding cases as yet not notified; the action which has been taken in terms of counselling and compensation; if a further public enquiry is envisaged; and if further civil cases...

Written Answers — Services for People with Disabilities: Services for People with Disabilities (30 Mar 2004)

Olivia Mitchell: Question 410: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if his attention has been drawn to the extent of the backlog of unmet needs in the disability area as a result of virtually static budgets since 2002; and when some of this unmet need will be met by way of capital and revenue funding. [9548/04]

Written Answers — Noise Pollution: Noise Pollution (30 Mar 2004)

Olivia Mitchell: Question 466: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the laws that are in place to control noise nuisance through unattended house alarms; and if further strengthening of the law is envisaged in view of the considerable noise nuisance which they cause in densely populated areas. [9714/04]

Twenty-seventh Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2004: Second Stage. (21 Apr 2004)

Olivia Mitchell: My party has already stated it will not be found wanting in finding a solution to what we accept is a potential problem with our Constitution. However, we question the timing and method of finding that solution. I am utterly convinced that every State has the right to protect and secure the integrity of its borders and its citizenship rights. If those borders and citizenship rights are no...

Twenty-seventh Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2004: Second Stage. (21 Apr 2004)

Olivia Mitchell: I accept that may be the case. However, the masters have a genuine concern. As spokesperson on health, I hear more than most of the undoubted difficulties our maternity hospitals experience. I have heard of the difficulties future mothers have in booking a place in hospitals, of the overcrowding when they get a place, of women being turfed out 24 hours after giving birth, of the strain on...

Leaders' Questions. (4 May 2004)

Olivia Mitchell: Hear, hear.

Leaders' Questions. (4 May 2004)

Olivia Mitchell: The Taoiseach should read the report.