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Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (7 Jun 2011)

Olivia Mitchell: Question 85: To ask the Minister for Finance if public sector employees in commercial State bodies have been subject to the public service pension levy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14153/11]

Written Answers — Nursing Homes Support Scheme: Nursing Homes Support Scheme (7 Jun 2011)

Olivia Mitchell: Question 310: To ask the Minister for Health if, since the introduction of the fair deal scheme, there has been any change in the relative numbers leaving hospitals who are opting for nursing home care versus those opting for a home care package; if he will supply such numbers for the years before and after the introduction of the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14154/11]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (1 Jun 2011)

Olivia Mitchell: Question 96: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider a "Beckham tax", a favourable income tax rate to incentivise high-earning foreign job creators and persons with unique or scarce skills to relocate here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13866/11]

Written Answers — Child Care Services: Child Care Services (1 Jun 2011)

Olivia Mitchell: Question 195: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if, in view of the financial pressures on crèche owners and the pressure to keep child care costs down, he has given consideration to the case made by crèche operators to reduce the child care staff to children ratios; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13835/11]

Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Bill 2011: Second Stage (Resumed) (1 Jun 2011)

Olivia Mitchell: I wish to share time with Deputy Tom Barry. I welcome the opportunity to speak to this legislation and in particular the speed with which it was produced, given the fundamental change it brings to our most important Department. I have been impressed by the phenomenal speed with which this groundbreaking legislation has been produced. The nature of the provisions is testimony to the...

Finance (No. 2) Bill 2011: Second Stage (Resumed) (26 May 2011)

Olivia Mitchell: I wish to share time with Deputies Peter Fitzpatrick and Michelle Mulherin.

Finance (No. 2) Bill 2011: Second Stage (Resumed) (26 May 2011)

Olivia Mitchell: I welcome this opportunity to speak on the Finance Bill and largely welcome its contents. Last March, when I was Opposition spokesperson on tourism, I tabled a Private Members' motion which proposed nine solutions to our tourism problems. I am delighted to see that, as part of the jobs initiative and this Bill, five of those solutions are being delivered by the Government. This is despite...

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (25 May 2011)

Olivia Mitchell: Question 106: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans in relation to the numbers of special needs assistants working in the Irish education system; if the overall numbers of special needs assistants will be maintained or will a cap on the numbers be imposed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13026/11]

Written Answers — Child Abuse: Child Abuse (24 May 2011)

Olivia Mitchell: Question 391: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if he is satisfied, regarding the transfer of responsibility from the Rape Crisis Network Ireland to the Health Service Executive and that the HSE is capable of providing accurate and effective data collection on the incidence of child sex abuse and rape; if he will provide assurances about the reliability of the method of information...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (24 May 2011)

Olivia Mitchell: Question 392: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when an appointment will be arranged in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 16; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12662/11]

Criminal Justice Bill 2011: Second Stage (18 May 2011)

Olivia Mitchell: Is that agreed? Agreed.

Criminal Justice Bill 2011: Second Stage (18 May 2011)

Olivia Mitchell: I call Deputy Jonathan O'Brien. Is Deputy O'Brien sharing time?

Criminal Justice Bill 2011: Second Stage (18 May 2011)

Olivia Mitchell: Deputy Jonathan O'Brien has 30 minutes in that case.

Criminal Justice Bill 2011: Second Stage (18 May 2011)

Olivia Mitchell: That is agreed.

Criminal Justice Bill 2011: Second Stage (18 May 2011)

Olivia Mitchell: Is that agreed? Agreed.

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (17 May 2011)

Olivia Mitchell: Question 114: To ask the Minister for Finance if consideration is being given to the release of private pension funds, particularly to those who are in difficult financial straits and perhaps are unable to pay their mortgage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11428/11]

Written Answers — School Provision: School Provision (17 May 2011)

Olivia Mitchell: Question 180: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will give positive consideration to the demands for an all-Irish secondary school serving the south County Dublin area and particularly to the use of an existing school building as proposed by the lobby group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11426/11]

Written Answers — School Curriculum: School Curriculum (17 May 2011)

Olivia Mitchell: Question 182: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there is an investigation under way to establish the reasons that led to the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment sample mock papers being rejected by all 24 pilot schools and the subsequent direction to those schools to ignore the sample paper; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11431/11]

Written Answers — School Curriculum: School Curriculum (17 May 2011)

Olivia Mitchell: Question 183: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 75 of 21 April 2011, if he will clarify the following ambiguities: the meaning of inferential statistics, as this term does not seem to appear in the syllabus, and specifically which elements of inferential statistics have been deferred; the specific elements of synthetic geometry that are...

Written Answers — Garda Stations: Garda Stations (17 May 2011)

Olivia Mitchell: Question 404: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if there are plans in the pipeline to refurbish the Garda station at Cabinteely, County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11697/11]