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Personal Insolvency Bill 2012: Report Stage (6 Nov 2012)

Olivia Mitchell: The Deputy may make a very brief comment. No debate is allowed on amendments that are deemed out of order.

Personal Insolvency Bill 2012: Report Stage (6 Nov 2012)

Olivia Mitchell: Thank you, Deputy. We must proceed with the other amendments.

Personal Insolvency Bill 2012: Report Stage (6 Nov 2012)

Olivia Mitchell: Amendments Nos. 10 and 11 are alternates and may be discussed together.

Fiscal Responsibility Bill 2012: Report Stage (6 Nov 2012)

Olivia Mitchell: No.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (6 Nov 2012)

Olivia Mitchell: To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a list of hospitals operated or funded by the Health Service Executive who have service level agreements in place with third party commercial entities to undertake the collection of cord blood; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47625/12]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Noxious Weeds (23 Oct 2012)

Olivia Mitchell: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures in place to ensure compliance in the more rural parts of south Dublin with the Noxious Weed Act 1936 in view of the fact that there are reports of a proliferation of ragwort in the area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45926/12]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Noxious Weeds (23 Oct 2012)

Olivia Mitchell: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures in place to ensure compliance in the more rural parts of south Dublin with the Noxious Weed Act 1936 in view of the fact that there are reports of a proliferation of ragwort in the area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45926/12]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Noxious Weeds (23 Oct 2012)

Olivia Mitchell: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures in place to ensure compliance in the more rural parts of south Dublin with the Noxious Weed Act 1936 in view of the fact that there are reports of a proliferation of ragwort in the area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45926/12]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Noxious Weeds (23 Oct 2012)

Olivia Mitchell: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures in place to ensure compliance in the more rural parts of south Dublin with the Noxious Weed Act 1936 in view of the fact that there are reports of a proliferation of ragwort in the area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45926/12]

Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (18 Oct 2012)

Olivia Mitchell: I also welcome the opportunity to speak on this legislation. It could hardly be more crucial and discussion on it could not be more timely as we approach a budget with a health bill that takes up 27% of all Government expenditure, costing a massive €13 billion, with medicines now comprising almost €2 billion. It must be a major element of any cost-containment exercise. It is...

Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (18 Oct 2012)

Olivia Mitchell: I am sure he is already finding out how arcane the system and procedure for setting the prices of medicines is, given that it is influenced by so many factors and interests. These include factors as diverse as wholesaler stocks at any time of the year and significantly - something mentioned by others - the presence in Ireland of so many drug manufacturers' research and development, and...

Leaders' Questions (18 Oct 2012)

Olivia Mitchell: How would the Deputy know?

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Tourism Industry Issues (18 Oct 2012)

Olivia Mitchell: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will outline the progress that he has made in improving air access to Ireland from North America; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45063/12]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Light Rail Project (18 Oct 2012)

Olivia Mitchell: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when work on the construction of the LUAS BXD project will commence and conclude; if he will outline the measures he has taken to ensure that disruption to businesses is kept to a minimum during the lifetime of the project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45064/12]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Job Assist Scheme Eligibility (18 Oct 2012)

Olivia Mitchell: To ask the Minister for Finance the reason persons receiving illness benefit do not qualify for revenue job assistance until they are ill for 18 months or more while those unemployed or receiving jobseeker's benefit, jobseeker's allowance, one parent family, disability allowance, blind pension or invalidity pension qualify after 12 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45440/12]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Airport Security (17 Oct 2012)

Olivia Mitchell: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if Irish passports now being issued meet the criteria required to use the automatic border control machines in use in some countries including Britain; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45339/12]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: National Internship Scheme Numbers (17 Oct 2012)

Olivia Mitchell: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide an update on her statement in Dáil Éireann (details supplied) that she would seek to make graduate architects eligible for the Jobbridge scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45115/12]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Maternity Services (17 Oct 2012)

Olivia Mitchell: To ask the Minister for Health if he would respond to reports from pregnant women that public hospitals and particularly a hospital (details supplied) in County Wexfrod are still not facilitating the procurement of their cord blood despite him having previously stated that this apparent reluctance among hospitals should be addressed by the Health Service Executive; and if he will make a...

Pre-European Council Meeting: Statements (16 Oct 2012)

Olivia Mitchell: Less of the sporting analogy, please.

Order of Business (16 Oct 2012)

Olivia Mitchell: There is an amendment for the Government.