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Written Answers — Community and Recreational Facilities: Community and Recreational Facilities (18 Dec 2007)

Olivia Mitchell: Question 110: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the extent to which projects in the arts, sports or tourism sector are emerging to avail of the innovation fund targeted at gateway cities and towns; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31542/07]

Written Answers — Air Services: Air Services (18 Dec 2007)

Olivia Mitchell: Question 256: To ask the Minister for Transport if Aer Lingus indicates to him, plans to lease or otherwise transfer some of the Heathrow slots either to other airports or to other airlines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35043/07]

Written Answers — Air Services: Air Services (18 Dec 2007)

Olivia Mitchell: Question 257: To ask the Minister for Transport if he will indicate to Aer Lingus his desire to be informed at an early date of plans to transfer or lease Heathrow slots to other airlines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35044/07]

Written Answers — Sports Funding: Sports Funding (18 Dec 2007)

Olivia Mitchell: Question 301: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if the grant in aid to the Irish Sports Council of €57 million for 2008 includes the €3.5 million promised for Gaelic players which is administered by the Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35036/07]

Written Answers — Campus and Stadium Ireland: Campus and Stadium Ireland (18 Dec 2007)

Olivia Mitchell: Question 302: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the purpose for which approval has been given for capital works to the extent of €1.2 million to the National Sports Campus Development Authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35037/07]

Written Answers — Campus and Stadium Ireland: Campus and Stadium Ireland (18 Dec 2007)

Olivia Mitchell: Question 303: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if he has an estimate of the unutilised capacity at the National Aquatic Centre in order to establish the potential to grow usage of the centre and reduce the demand for an annual subsidy. [35038/07]

Written Answers — Air Services: Air Services (18 Dec 2007)

Olivia Mitchell: Question 304: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if his attention has been drawn to the fact that prior to the decision to open the Belfast base, Aer Lingus considered expansion plans from a base in Birmingham; if he had an input into this decision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35039/07]

Written Answers — Air Services: Air Services (18 Dec 2007)

Olivia Mitchell: Question 305: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if he made representations or had discussions with Aer Lingus regarding the transfer of its planned new base from Birmingham to Belfast; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35040/07]

Written Answers — Campus and Stadium Ireland: Campus and Stadium Ireland (18 Dec 2007)

Olivia Mitchell: Question 306: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the cost to date of legal and consultant costs incurred in connection with legal cases involving CSID since 2005; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35041/07]

Written Answers — Campus and Stadium Ireland: Campus and Stadium Ireland (18 Dec 2007)

Olivia Mitchell: Question 307: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if the accounts of CSID have been filed for the year ending 2006 as required by law; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35042/07]

Written Answers — Water Charges: Water Charges (18 Dec 2007)

Olivia Mitchell: Question 384: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the measures being put in place to ensure that the commitment within the Programme for Government to ease the burden of metered water rates on schools is delivered; and when these measures will be put in place. [34848/07]

Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2007: Second Stage (Resumed) (18 Dec 2007)

Olivia Mitchell: Like my colleagues, I have no problem in supporting the legislation which is necessary to copperfasten and legitimise the status of the existing bodies, but I question the other measures contained in the legislation. I also question the reason this issue is suddenly so urgent that we must put emergency legislation through the Dáil during Christmas week. The reality is that the urgency...

Leaders' Questions (18 Dec 2007)

Olivia Mitchell: Another U-turn.

Leaders' Questions (18 Dec 2007)

Olivia Mitchell: Oh happy day.

Leaders' Questions (18 Dec 2007)

Olivia Mitchell: That is not an emergency.

Written Answers — Local Authority Charges: Local Authority Charges (12 Dec 2007)

Olivia Mitchell: Question 188: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will extend to non-profit making sports clubs the non-metered water allowance promised to schools in the programme for Government. [34505/07]

Leaders' Questions (12 Dec 2007)

Olivia Mitchell: Did you ask for one?

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (11 Dec 2007)

Olivia Mitchell: Question 195: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will introduce an amendment to the Valuation Act 2001 to exempt non-profit making voluntary sporting organisations from the requirement to pay water rates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34071/07]

Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (11 Dec 2007)

Olivia Mitchell: Question 983: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will reverse the decision of South Dublin County Council to build houses on land at two locations on Taylor's Lane, Rathfarnham, understood locally to have been provided as public open space; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34070/07]

Road Safety: Motion. (11 Dec 2007)

Olivia Mitchell: I do not envy the Minister, Deputy Dempsey, in having to take over road safety. The regime is riddled with problems and loopholes. The penalty points system and the fixed charge system are prime examples of how not to do State business. The system was introduced in haste by the then Minister for Transport, Deputy Brennan, in 2002. No administrative or available technology systems were put...