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Tourism Promotion. (28 Apr 2009)

Olivia Mitchell: My point is that while the tourism industry in general is fragmented, this was one faculty that brought all the elements of tourism together. It seems this decision is being taken merely to facilitate laboratory availability.

Tourism Promotion. (28 Apr 2009)

Olivia Mitchell: My point is not about access but about retaining a single facility.

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (22 Apr 2009)

Olivia Mitchell: Question 179: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will permit funds to write off rebates due to them on foot of redundancy payments against tax due, in view of the fact that the delays in repaying is driving firms out of business. [15177/09]

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (22 Apr 2009)

Olivia Mitchell: Question 666: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the status of the application of a school (details supplied) in County Dublin for proposed refurbishment and the construction of a new gymnasium under the school building programme; when he envisages this project will proceed to architectural planning and construction; his views on whether an absence of sporting facilities has...

Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2009: Motion (9 Apr 2009)

Olivia Mitchell: Is it presented that way in the new budget?

Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2009: Motion (9 Apr 2009)

Olivia Mitchell: We have discussed this matter at some length in the past ten days or so, but I must reiterate Fine Gael's support for the extension of this fund to allow the industry to continue to develop and to bring pride and excellence to Ireland. There is a mistaken impression out there - one must wonder about the source of this, and it may be a deliberate attempt to mislead by vested interests - that...

Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2009: Motion (9 Apr 2009)

Olivia Mitchell: We are not so good at so many things - apart from shooting ourselves in the foot, I suppose - that we can afford to ignore an industry in which we are a world leader. We have discussed what the industry contributes but, in addition, it employs almost 30,000 people directly and many more indirectly. It is a major foreign currency earner and brings in a minimum of 80,000 tourists every year....

Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2009: Motion (9 Apr 2009)

Olivia Mitchell: We are the best. The value of such a reputation when showcasing Ireland around the world is incalculable. Not to support this industry, and not to seek every possible way to ensure its continuance, would definitely amount to shooting ourselves in the foot. The trouble is that every job, from the farm in Kilkenny to the racecourse at Leopardstown, is sustained by the size of the purse on...

Cystic Fibrosis: Motion (9 Apr 2009)

Olivia Mitchell: I welcome the opportunity to speak on this motion for obvious reasons, but also because it typifies the lack of coherence and planning that goes into so many of our health services. One would think that where we have a predisposition to a disease we would have developed some expertise in the management and treatment of it. As a nation we have a genetic predisposition to cystic fibrosis and...

Financial Resolution No. 11: General (Resumed) (8 Apr 2009)

Olivia Mitchell: I propose to share time with Deputies Timmins, Enright and Coveney. Speaking about the objectives of the budget yesterday, the Minister indicated that one such objective was to impress the international markets and persuade them that he was doing something. While he has certainly done something, the real test is whether he had done the right thing. I fear he has not done so. For instance,...

Financial Resolution No. 11: General (Resumed). (8 Apr 2009)

Olivia Mitchell: Well done, lads.

Written Answers — School Curriculum: School Curriculum (7 Apr 2009)

Olivia Mitchell: Question 393: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he will meet with the recognised bodies involved in dance to discuss the role in secondary education of this art form; if he will respond positively at least to the request to meet with those interests; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14592/09]

Written Answers — Redundancy Payments: Redundancy Payments (31 Mar 2009)

Olivia Mitchell: Question 130: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the reason applications for redundancy rebate payments due to employers back to October 2008 are still not paid; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13326/09]

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (31 Mar 2009)

Olivia Mitchell: Question 427: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if moneys will be made available to restore the support services grant to fee-paying Protestant schools considering many of these schools face closure in the coming years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13386/09]

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (31 Mar 2009)

Olivia Mitchell: Question 526: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he will restore the support services grant to fee-paying Protestant schools considering many of these schools face closure in the coming year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13388/09]

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (31 Mar 2009)

Olivia Mitchell: Question 527: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if his attention has been drawn to the impact the removal of the support services grant from fee-paying Protestant schools is having on parents who can no longer afford to send their children to a school with a suitable ethos and the effect it is having on schools themselves with many facing closure in the next decade; and if he...

Industrial Development Bill 2008 [Seanad]: Second Stage (26 Mar 2009)

Olivia Mitchell: I, too, welcome the opportunity to speak on the Bill. Albeit fairly technical, the Bill deals with the system of supports and incentives that have been fundamental to our industrial development over the years and that, hopefully, will be in the future. I agree with my colleague, Deputy Varadkar, that there is and always will be a certain tension between the need for oversight by Government,...

Order of Business (26 Mar 2009)

Olivia Mitchell: What about the redundancies?

Leaders' Questions (25 Mar 2009)

Olivia Mitchell: Intelligent but unintelligible.

Leaders' Questions (25 Mar 2009)

Olivia Mitchell: It is the Taoiseach's fixation not ours.