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Written Answers — Road Safety: Road Safety (14 Apr 2005)

Olivia Mitchell: Question 112: To ask the Minister for Transport further to the increases in road fatalities in 2005, the reason the Government-appointed expert group on road safety has not met in over six months; when this group intends to meet again; the Government's views on whether it will reach all the targets set out in the national road safety strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Environmental Policy: Environmental Policy (13 Apr 2005)

Olivia Mitchell: Question 123: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the changes made to the revised action plan on the nitrates directive due to be submitted to the European Commission; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11055/05]

Written Answers — Waste Management: Waste Management (13 Apr 2005)

Olivia Mitchell: Question 153: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he intends to increase the penalties for illegal dumping of waste; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11023/05]

Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (13 Apr 2005)

Olivia Mitchell: Question 209: To ask the Minister for Transport the number of buses in the Dublin Bus fleet; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11343/05]

Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (13 Apr 2005)

Olivia Mitchell: Question 210: To ask the Minister for Transport the number of routes operated by Dublin Bus; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11344/05]

Written Answers — Taxi Hardship Panel: Taxi Hardship Panel (13 Apr 2005)

Olivia Mitchell: Question 211: To ask the Minister for Transport if he will respond to calls for a review of the taxi hardship scheme. [11346/05]

Disability Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed). (13 Apr 2005)

Olivia Mitchell: I welcome the opportunity to speak on this Bill. There has been no lack of speakers and I am happy to add my voice to those who have spoken so eloquently in recent months. I have been a Deputy for nearly eight years and cannot recall how often I have spoken on disability issues, yet it is the issue on which I have spoken most frequently. It is one of the issues that has been raised most often...

Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 31. (13 Apr 2005)

Olivia Mitchell: I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 31 to debate the following urgent matter: the implications of the potentially catastrophic consequences of the recent EU-detected breaches of security at Dublin Airport, the circumstances which allowed such lapses in security, the measures planned to fully and transparently assess the security protocols, procedures and practices at the...

Order of Business. (13 Apr 2005)

Olivia Mitchell: I have raised the matter of the ratification of the Cape Town Convention, which would legitimise the setting up of an aircraft registry in Ireland. The contract is in danger of being lost to this country unless the legislation is passed very quickly. It has not been introduced yet. Is there a proposed date for the legislation?

Order of Business. (13 Apr 2005)

Olivia Mitchell: Time is of the essence.

Written Answers — Swimming Pool Projects: Swimming Pool Projects (12 Apr 2005)

Olivia Mitchell: Question 472: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the status of the Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council application for funding for the refurbishment of the Dundrum family resource centre pool. [10626/05]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (12 Apr 2005)

Olivia Mitchell: Question 542: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the way in which he proposes to increase the number of welfare payments made electronically; and if persons wishing to continue to collect their payments via payable orders in An Post will continue to be facilitated once the proposed changes are introduced. [10805/05]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (12 Apr 2005)

Olivia Mitchell: Question 540: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the origin of the anomaly whereby persons with a disability entering residential care before 1999 lost most of their disability allowance and their disabled persons maintenance allowance and those entering care post 1999 retained the full allowance. [10754/05]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (12 Apr 2005)

Olivia Mitchell: Question 541: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if he has plans to repay disabled person's maintenance allowances and disability allowances to persons who, prior to 1999 lost their allowance on entering residential care. [10755/05]

Written Answers — State Airports: State Airports (12 Apr 2005)

Olivia Mitchell: Question 588: To ask the Minister for Transport if officials of his Department have carried out any site assessment studies at Dublin Airport to ensure the selection of an optimum site for a second terminal at same which will best integrate into the overall operation of the airport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11158/05]

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (12 Apr 2005)

Olivia Mitchell: Question 818: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when an application for a home tuition grant for a person (details supplied) in Dublin 18 will be sanctioned by her Department. [10063/05]

Written Answers — Waste Disposal: Waste Disposal (12 Apr 2005)

Olivia Mitchell: Question 1113: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the steps he is taking to ensure that businesses other than those serviced by a company (details supplied) have facilities available to them to dispose and recycle their waste products. [10989/05]

Written Answers — Waste Disposal: Waste Disposal (12 Apr 2005)

Olivia Mitchell: Question 1114: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if, in view of the Government's commitment to supporting small business, there is funding available to urban local authorities to provide commercial green waste recycling facilities, in view of the fact that publicly provided recycling centres in Dublin are now closed to professional landscapers and...

Written Answers — Airport Development Projects: Airport Development Projects (24 Mar 2005)

Olivia Mitchell: Question 118: To ask the Minister for Transport if he intends to seek a site assessment study to ensure the selection of an optimum site for a second terminal at Dublin Airport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9798/05]

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (23 Mar 2005)

Olivia Mitchell: Question 68: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children further to the findings of the Supreme Court of 16 February 2005, the cost of the over 70s medical card for each of the years 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9449/05]