Results 2,181-2,200 of 5,767 for speaker:Olivia Mitchell
- Leaders' Questions (3 Nov 2009)
Olivia Mitchell: Between the Opposition and the Government.
- Government Charges on Businesses: Motion (21 Oct 2009)
Olivia Mitchell: I propose to share time with Deputy Varadkar.
- Government Charges on Businesses: Motion (21 Oct 2009)
Olivia Mitchell: I am pleased to support this motion, which goes to the heart of our economic problems. There is no doubt that there has been a reduction worldwide in the overall amount of goods and services traded. Our particular difficulty is that the amount of Irish goods and services being sold has reduced by more than the international average. This is not just because our financial crisis is more...
- National Sports Facility Strategy. (21 Oct 2009)
Olivia Mitchell: The rest of the country does not agree.
- Sports Capital Programme. (21 Oct 2009)
Olivia Mitchell: The budget this year for the National Sports Campus is â¬4 million or thereabouts, I understand. The McCarthy report wants it abolished altogether. I do not agree with that as I believe we need a national sports facility, to supplement the moneys we have spent on local sports facilities. As the Minister of State says, it now has planning permission and there is a budget of â¬4 million....
- Sports Capital Programme. (21 Oct 2009)
Olivia Mitchell: Does the Minister of State believe it would ever be acceptable for a Department or Government agency to withdraw from a contract pleading inability to pay? Is that feasible? Has it ever happened in history that a Government agency has been forced to withdraw from a contract claiming that it cannot pay for it? This is the position in which the sports campus finds itself.
- Sports Capital Programme. (21 Oct 2009)
Olivia Mitchell: I have submitted a question. I appreciate that the Minister of State is at a disadvantage.
- Sports Capital Programme. (21 Oct 2009)
Olivia Mitchell: It is inability to pay.
- Sports Capital Programme. (21 Oct 2009)
Olivia Mitchell: Very few.
- Sports Funding. (21 Oct 2009)
Olivia Mitchell: This year's budget for the horse and greyhound racing fund is â¬68 million of which I believe it is estimated â¬31 would come from the betting tax. That was the forecast at the beginning of the year and I suspect that the outturn is considerably less. One way or another, the Exchequer was going to invest considerable money into the industry. All sides of the House would accept that this...
- Sports Funding. (21 Oct 2009)
Olivia Mitchell: I wish to confirm that the Minister gave a commitment to bring the matter to the Dáil to give us the opportunity to discuss it. As the Minister of State is a Tipperary man, I know this important industry is close to his heart. It is an export service industry and a regional industry that provides jobs in areas where there are very few other jobs. It is of great value to the economy. I...
- National Library and Archives of Ireland. (21 Oct 2009)
Olivia Mitchell: That is fascinating, although I hope the Minister of State has not eaten into my speaking time. I appreciate that some further consideration along the lines of a federal arrangement between the Irish Manuscripts Commission, the National Library and the National Archives is taking place. However, the keeping of an archive is a State function and I do not believe it should be in a...
- National Library and Archives of Ireland. (21 Oct 2009)
Olivia Mitchell: I am not questioning the quality of the work being done, which I agree is incredible given the conditions in which staff are working. I accept that the Minister of State is not responsible for bringing forward legislation in the Department of Arts, Sport and Tourism, but will he convey to the Minister the degree of urgency attaching to this issue?
- National Library and Archives of Ireland. (21 Oct 2009)
Olivia Mitchell: There is a statutory requirement for the National Archives to have a fully appointed board, but that requirement has not been met for some years. It is a rudderless organisation.
- National Library and Archives of Ireland. (21 Oct 2009)
Olivia Mitchell: In that case, will the Minister of State ask the Minister, Deputy Martin Cullen, to do something about it?
- National Theatre. (21 Oct 2009)
Olivia Mitchell: This project certainly seems to be a complex undertaking. The preparation for a design competition has been ongoing for years and three Ministers have been involved in the process, but no decision has been made. There has been a substantial outlay in money and time and various experts have been enlisted to provide the design completion specification. The question is whether that...
- National Theatre. (21 Oct 2009)
Olivia Mitchell: The concern is that the proposal is merely a time wasting exercise.
- National Theatre. (21 Oct 2009)
Olivia Mitchell: To clarify, will the Minister of State elaborate on his indication that he has given instruction to the Office of Public Works?
- Tourism Industry. (21 Oct 2009)
Olivia Mitchell: Question 96: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if he will comment on the findings of the tourism renewal group report; his plans to implement the survival actions outlined in this report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37793/09]
- Tourism Industry. (21 Oct 2009)
Olivia Mitchell: I would be grateful if the Minister of State would convey my good wishes to the Minister, Deputy Cullen. I hope he will make a speedy recovery. I appreciate the Minister of State's comments. My concern is focused on the five survival actions recommended in the report. The first of these is maintaining spending on overseas marketing. I support this because if a product is not on the shelf,...