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An Bille um an gCúigiú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Aois Intofachta chun Oifig an Uachtaráin) 2015: An Dara Céim (Atógáil) - Thirty-fifth Amendment of the Constitution (Age Eligibility for Election to the Office of President) Bill 2015: Second Stage (Resumed) (25 Mar 2015)

Olivia Mitchell: I am not sure how many times over the years I have spoken on the topic of electoral or political reform but it has certainly been many times and the matter has been brought up repeatedly in different guises and by different Governments and Opposition. This clearly reflects a belief that our system is not as perfect as we might pretend it is. It also reflects a real desire to improve the...

Topical Issue Debate: Crime Levels (25 Mar 2015)

Olivia Mitchell: We can come back to the Deputy, he will have another two minutes.

Topical Issue Matters (25 Mar 2015)

Olivia Mitchell: I wish to advise the House of the following matters in respect of which notice has been given under Standing Order 27A and the name of the Member in each case: (1) Deputy Lucinda Creighton - the need to secure the future of the school completions programmes and oversee its expansion by ring-fencing funding for the years to come; (2) Deputy Colm Keaveney - reports of an increase in cases where...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Ebola Crisis in Sierra Leone: Irish Ambassador (25 Mar 2015)

Olivia Mitchell: I welcome the ambassador. It is great to finally meet her. I was not part of the delegation to Sierra Leone. Her reputation precedes here. She congratulated her team and various others involved in respect of this matter. However, much of what we hear is that much of the work being done in Sierra Leone of which Ireland is so proud is down to Dr. Walsh and her commitment, dynamism and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Ebola Crisis in Sierra Leone: Irish Ambassador (25 Mar 2015)

Olivia Mitchell: It is good that it has been recognised that women and children are so vulnerable in those situations.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Controls (24 Mar 2015)

Olivia Mitchell: 471. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service plans to introduce an online booking system for appointments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11562/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Back to Education Allowance (24 Mar 2015)

Olivia Mitchell: 795. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to extend the maintenance grant to students in receipt of the back to education allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11675/15]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Update on EU Foreign Affairs Council: Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade (11 Mar 2015)

Olivia Mitchell: I thank the Minister for his presentation. I echo the remarks by other Deputies about the blockade in Gaza. The problem in the Middle East is so intractable that it is easy to despair and for a certain ennui to set in. We should not be blind to the situation. I know the Minister was shocked when he visited Gaza at the nature and extent of the humanitarian crisis. The Minister of State,...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Employment Support Services (10 Mar 2015)

Olivia Mitchell: 186. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her views on the submission she has received from the Irish Association of Supported Employment; if she is in a position to respond favourably to a new funding arrangement based on an annual service agreement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10534/15]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Staff Sick Leave (10 Mar 2015)

Olivia Mitchell: 234. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the reason the sick leave policy introduced for the public sector in March 2014, and for the education sector in September 2014, was backdated for four years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10004/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Policy (10 Mar 2015)

Olivia Mitchell: 323. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 122 of 11 December 2014, when the introduction of online booking appointments for re-entry visas is expected; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10253/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (10 Mar 2015)

Olivia Mitchell: 415. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the waiting time to be seen at the Royal Victoria Eye and Ear Hospital in Dublin 2 for cataract removal is 18 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10296/15]

Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2015: Second Stage (Resumed) (4 Mar 2015)

Olivia Mitchell: I welcome the Bill and support its provisions generally. I will deal first with the two clarifications provided for in section 3 in respect of qualification for carer's benefit, carer's allowance and the carer's respite care grant. These clarifications are necessary and should be welcomed, even though, on the face of it, it seems they might make eligibility more difficult. In reality, all...

Children and Family Relationships Bill 2015: Second Stage (Resumed) (25 Feb 2015)

Olivia Mitchell: The next speaker is Deputy Catherine Byrne, who is sharing time with Deputies Seán Kyne and James Bannon.

Children and Family Relationships Bill 2015: Second Stage (Resumed) (25 Feb 2015)

Olivia Mitchell: The next slot is a Sinn Féin one. Time is being shared between Deputy Martin Ferris and Deputy Michael Colreavy. Is it agreed that they will have ten minutes each? Agreed.

Children and Family Relationships Bill 2015: Second Stage (Resumed) (25 Feb 2015)

Olivia Mitchell: One minute, Deputy.

Children and Family Relationships Bill 2015: Second Stage (Resumed) (25 Feb 2015)

Olivia Mitchell: I very much welcome the opportunity to speak on this Bill. I welcome that it is a reforming Bill updating family law and that it at last recognises in law and gives clarity and certainty to the status of family members, specifically parents with children, in the many different family formations. It gives that clarity and certainty in the context which prioritises the needs of the children....

Leaders' Questions (24 Feb 2015)

Olivia Mitchell: You have those rights now.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Sick Leave Entitlement (24 Feb 2015)

Olivia Mitchell: 261. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the way persons with a critical illness can avail of sick leave, if they have used up all of their sick leave entitlement in one year, but still need to access sick leave, to continue with their treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7994/15]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Sick Leave Entitlement (24 Feb 2015)

Olivia Mitchell: 262. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the way persons who return to work after a critical illness can avail of sick leave, if they have used up all of their sick leave entitlement in one year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7995/15]