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Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Public Procurement Contracts (15 Apr 2015)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: 830. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the reason the Geological Survey of Ireland recently published a tender for public relations services with a requirement for tenderers to demonstrate a turnover of a minimum of €200,000 per annum for each of the previous three years by way of audited accounts or similar when most small and medium-sized...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointment Status (2 Apr 2015)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: 149. To ask the Minister for Health if a child (details supplied) who is on a two-year waiting list to see a professor of genetics in Crumlin hospital in Dublin 12 will be funded, through cross-Border funding, to see a geneticist; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13626/15]

Residential Mortgage Interest Rates: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (1 Apr 2015)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: Dún Laoghaire has some of the highest house prices in the country and, by inference, some of the biggest mortgages. Some 300,000 people are on a standard variable rate mortgage. Standard variable rates in Ireland are close to double the eurozone average. They cost roughly an extra €1,500 per year for every €100,000 borrowed. In Dún Laoghaire, I estimate the cost to...

Topical Issue Debate: Domestic Violence (1 Apr 2015)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: I will contact the Minister of State's office. I am definitely aware of cases where there is undue delay in the provision of legal services to victims of domestic violence by the Legal Aid Board. I must emphasise the issue of domestic violence. SAFE Ireland published a report on Monday that stated that the legal system in Ireland often regards domestic violence as a nuisance rather than a...

Topical Issue Debate: Domestic Violence (1 Apr 2015)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: The situation in respect of civil legal aid has now reached an absolute crisis point. People deemed eligible for civil legal aid have a waiting time for a full appointment with a solicitor of between six and 18 months. In my experience of people attending my constituency office, many women experiencing domestic violence are those seeking legal aid. For a person charged under criminal...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Data (1 Apr 2015)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: 133. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of teachers who are qualified to teach Spanish; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13443/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Data (1 Apr 2015)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: 134. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of teachers who are qualified to teach German; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13444/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Data (1 Apr 2015)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: 135. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of teachers who are qualified to teach French; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13445/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Data (1 Apr 2015)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: 136. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of teachers who are qualified to teach Chinese; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13446/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Data (1 Apr 2015)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: 137. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of primary school teachers who are qualified to masters level; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13447/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Data (1 Apr 2015)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: 138. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of secondary school teachers who are qualified to masters level; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13448/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Patronage (1 Apr 2015)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: 139. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of schools that are under church patronage; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13449/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (1 Apr 2015)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: 140. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps her Department is taking to help families with the early intervention for children with autism; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13450/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Literacy Levels (1 Apr 2015)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: 141. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps her Department is taking to improve the standard of numeracy and literacy here; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13451/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Educational Disadvantage (1 Apr 2015)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: 160. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will review the decision of her Department to suppress a concessionary post in respect of a school (details supplied) in County Dublin, under the delivering equality of opportunity in schools band 2. [13520/15]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Drug Addiction and Recovery Models: Discussion (26 Mar 2015)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: Today has been very uplifting. The witnesses spoke about stigma and discrimination. I read in one of the reports that people with drug issues and drug problems are a target of moralistic judgments, and I often hear that as a Deputy in the community. It is gratifying and uplifting, therefore, to read that the witnesses are talking about recovery because sometimes drug addicts are just...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Drug Addiction and Recovery Models: Discussion (26 Mar 2015)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: Have people been on methadone for 20 years?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Drug Addiction and Recovery Models: Discussion (26 Mar 2015)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: Will Professor Barry repeat that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: General Scheme of Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015: Discussion (Resumed) (26 Mar 2015)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: I have spoken to many of the delegates and I know they have put a great deal of work into this subject. Our interest is patient health and we are here for the good of society. I have had a number of e-mails and messages on social media pointing out that people should be able to drink cheap alcohol, and how dare we try to raise the price of alcohol. People sent personal details to me. I...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: General Scheme of Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015: Discussion (Resumed) (26 Mar 2015)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: I have notes which indicate that the number of people, particularly women, dying from cirrhosis of the liver has increased significantly. People could not be drinking less if doctors are telling us this. I am not sure about it.