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Written Answers — Retirement Age: Retirement Age (3 May 2012)

Olivia Mitchell: Question 148: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his views on requests from public servants to allow them to postpone retirement beyond the current 65 years cut off; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22324/12]

Construction Contracts Bill 2010 [Seanad]: Second Stage (3 May 2012)

Olivia Mitchell: I wish to share time with Deputy Tom Hayes. I am pleased that this Bill is back before the Houses. I understand it was the last tranche of legislation dealt with by the last Seanad. There is almost unanimous acknowledgement of the need and the urgency to introduce legislation to regulate payments and disputes in the construction industry. We have seen and heard evidence of contractors who...

Construction Contracts Bill 2010 [Seanad]: Second Stage (3 May 2012)

Olivia Mitchell: That is agreed.

Construction Contracts Bill 2010 [Seanad]: Second Stage (3 May 2012)

Olivia Mitchell: I call Deputy O'Mahony who is sharing time with Deputies Fitzpatrick and Jim Daly.

Written Answers — Local Authority Charges: Local Authority Charges (26 Apr 2012)

Olivia Mitchell: Question 147: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will confirm that an elderly person admitted to a nursing home in mid 2011 is liable for the household charge in 2012 and if this is the case, if a fairer arrangement can be made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20976/12]

Written Answers — Overseas Development Aid: Overseas Development Aid (24 Apr 2012)

Olivia Mitchell: Question 194: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide, in tabular form, the sums provided by Irish Foreign Aid to Uganda each year since 2005; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20419/12]

Written Answers — Overseas Development Aid: Overseas Development Aid (24 Apr 2012)

Olivia Mitchell: Question 195: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if all foreign aid to Uganda is given directly to the Ugandan Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20420/12]

Written Answers — Overseas Development Aid: Overseas Development Aid (24 Apr 2012)

Olivia Mitchell: Question 196: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the purpose for which moneys, provided by Irish Overseas Aid, to Uganda were given; if he investigated if the moneys provided were used for its intended purpose; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20421/12]

Written Answers — Industrial Disputes: Industrial Disputes (24 Apr 2012)

Olivia Mitchell: Question 317: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the Labour Court recommendation LCR20238 in respect of a claim under section 20(1) of the Industrial Relations Act 1969 relating to a company (details supplied) has not been implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20418/12]

Written Answers — Claims Processing: Claims Processing (19 Apr 2012)

Olivia Mitchell: Question 126: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she has given any consideration to a proposal for reform of the manner in which the UPII-1-10 forms are treated by her Department (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19662/12]

Thirtieth Amendment of the Constitution (Treaty on Stability, Coordination and Governance in the Economic and Monetary Union) Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (19 Apr 2012)

Olivia Mitchell: As there has been a widespread welcome for the fact that we are holding a referendum, I imagine most people are in favour of the Bill. A few might quibble about the actual wording of the treaty and what is proposed to be inserted into the Constitution because it is definitely minimalist. However, it has to be so because the treaty, fewer than a dozen pages long, is clear and unambiguous....

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (18 Apr 2012)

Olivia Mitchell: Question 104: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider exempting from VAT the personal domestic home paging system for the deaf (details supplied) to make it affordable for those who do not qualify for the seniors alert scheme under which the qualifying elderly receive it completely free of charge; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17861/12]

Written Answers — Employment Support Services: Employment Support Services (18 Apr 2012)

Olivia Mitchell: Question 583: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide an update on her statement in Dail Eireann (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. [18560/12]

Written Answers — Fire Safety: Fire Safety (18 Apr 2012)

Olivia Mitchell: Question 801: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if consideration has been given to requiring owners of public buildings and in particular hotels to provide fire alerting systems for deaf persons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17860/12]

Written Answers — Personal Injury Awards: Personal Injury Awards (18 Apr 2012)

Olivia Mitchell: Question 940: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will expedite the part-payment of a compensation award due this August/September to a person (details supplied) in Dublin 14; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17640/12]

Written Answers — Job Losses: Job Losses (18 Apr 2012)

Olivia Mitchell: Question 977: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to the concerns among staff at the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal that they all face redundancy as a result of the implementation of the Legal Services Regulation Bill; if all or any of the staff will be transferred to the new disciplinary body or will there be an entirely new recruitment process...

Written Answers — Visa Applications: Visa Applications (18 Apr 2012)

Olivia Mitchell: Question 959: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will lend his support to the introduction, on a pilot basis, of a reciprocal one year visa arrangement with Taiwan to support a youth mobility scheme similar to the scheme they have in place with the UK. [18086/12]

Written Answers — Care of the Elderly: Care of the Elderly (18 Apr 2012)

Olivia Mitchell: Question 1240: To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide in tabular form the number of alleged elder abuse cases reported to the Health Information and Quality Authority in the years 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18156/12]

Written Answers — Care of the Elderly: Care of the Elderly (18 Apr 2012)

Olivia Mitchell: Question 1241: To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide in tabular form the number of persons who were trained in dealing with victims of elder abuse in the years 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18157/12]

Written Answers — Care of the Elderly: Care of the Elderly (18 Apr 2012)

Olivia Mitchell: Question 1244: To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide in tabular form the amount spent in the years 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011 by him on education materials and awareness campaigns on elder abuse; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18160/12]