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Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (24 Jun 2010)

Olivia Mitchell: Question 253: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding an application for an extension to a school (details supplied) in Dublin 16; if her attention has been drawn to the continuous addition of prefabs to accommodate the expanding school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27307/10]

State Examinations (23 Jun 2010)

Olivia Mitchell: I thank the Ceann Comhairle for the opportunity to raise this issue which, as I am sure the Minister will appreciate, is very much on the minds of the pupils affected by this incident, albeit that it involved only 200 pupils who were largely constituents of my own. Many of the parents have been in copntact with me. I appreciate that the Minister has called for a report into what happened,...

Written Answers — Travel Trade Sector: Travel Trade Sector (23 Jun 2010)

Olivia Mitchell: Question 59: To ask the Minister for Transport if he has received representations from the Irish Travel Agents Association regarding the bonding arrangements currently in place for the industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20648/10]

By-Election for Dublin South: Motion (23 Jun 2010)

Olivia Mitchell: Last month Fine Gael published a Bill requiring that by-elections be held within six months. There was good reason for that. If I was sitting on the opposite side of the House and enjoyed the level of support the Government enjoys, I would not rush to the electorate either. There is always a reason for governments not to hold by-elections. For that reason, we need to take it out of the...

Tourism Industry: Motion (22 Jun 2010)

Olivia Mitchell: I very much welcome the opportunity to speak on this motion tabled by Deputy Upton. It again raises issues in the industry. The Government, the Minister and the Department know the issues but despite all the lip-service paid to the importance of the industry, to the value of the jobs and to its foreign currency raising importance to the country, it is rhetoric and, in many cases, it is not...

Written Answers — Dental Treatment Services Scheme: Dental Treatment Services Scheme (22 Jun 2010)

Olivia Mitchell: Question 44: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the way she expects to achieve savings of €30 million in the dental treatment services scheme for medical card patients; the services that will be withdrawn or reduced for medical card holders; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25827/10]

Written Answers — House Prices: House Prices (22 Jun 2010)

Olivia Mitchell: Question 413: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the progress which has been made on the setting up of a national house price register database; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26797/10]

Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 32 (22 Jun 2010)

Olivia Mitchell: I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 32 to discuss a matter of urgent importance, namely, the mistakes in yesterday's leaving certificate higher level accountancy paper, which caused great upset in my constituency at a time of great stress for higher level students, and the need for clarification that those who would not have chosen to answer the only questions available...

Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 32 (22 Jun 2010)

Olivia Mitchell: I will pass the query on to the Minister. I hope she will make a genuine response to the matter.

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (17 Jun 2010)

Olivia Mitchell: Question 48: To ask the Minister for Finance the financial implications for the State arising out of the recent Supreme Court decision regarding VAT liability for the National Aquatic Centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21070/10]

Written Answers — Bonding Regulations: Bonding Regulations (16 Jun 2010)

Olivia Mitchell: Question 127: To ask the Minister for Transport if, in view of the fact that the number of travel agents here has halved in the past two years, he will consider changing the bonding requirement to be catered for by a single common fund rather than requiring the over-expensive individual funding of all travel agents; and if his further attention has been drawn to the importance of travel...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (15 Jun 2010)

Olivia Mitchell: Question 363: To ask the Minister for Tourism, Culture and Sport the amount of money that her Department has spent on legal and professional advisers for the National Aquatic Centre; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25280/10]

Confidence in the Taoiseach and the Government: Motion (15 Jun 2010)

Olivia Mitchell: I hope he will be here. This country is experiencing the greatest financial crisis the western world has seen in the past 80 years. Over the two years of the crisis, the Government would have had us believe that Ireland was somehow a victim of circumstances outside its control - that the collapse of Lehman Brothers resulted in a series of events that caused our otherwise healthy economy to...

Confidence in the Taoiseach and the Government: Motion (15 Jun 2010)

Olivia Mitchell: Hear, hear.

Confidence in the Taoiseach and the Government: Motion (15 Jun 2010)

Olivia Mitchell: Hear, hear.

Confidence in the Taoiseach and the Government: Motion (15 Jun 2010)

Olivia Mitchell: Exactly.

Written Answers — Income Levels: Income Levels (9 Jun 2010)

Olivia Mitchell: Question 1: To ask the Taoiseach the income distribution of persons aged 65 years and over according to the income distribution bands of the Central Statistics Office EU-SILC weekly equivalised income deciles (details supplied) when you do not include social State transfers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24090/10]

Written Answers — Work Permits: Work Permits (9 Jun 2010)

Olivia Mitchell: Question 22: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation his plans to change the current employment system which binds a worker to the employer named in the permit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24645/10]

Written Answers — Services for People with Disabilities: Services for People with Disabilities (9 Jun 2010)

Olivia Mitchell: Question 65: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will provide structured occupational therapy and or speech and language therapy for the pupils of a school (details supplied) in Dublin 6; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24109/10]

Order of Business. (3 Jun 2010)

Olivia Mitchell: A division will be necessary next week.