Results 301-320 of 5,767 for speaker:Olivia Mitchell
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (27 Jan 2015)
Olivia Mitchell: 453. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to the fact that offers of places to the only new autism spectrum disorder classes in the Dun Laoghaire/Rathdown area, County Dublin are being restricted due to the school’s sibling and religious entry criteria; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3493/15]
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (27 Jan 2015)
Olivia Mitchell: 454. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the efforts being made to increase the number of autism spectrum disorder places in mainstream secondary schools in south Dublin in view of the disparity between the number of places available at primary and secondary level; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3494/15]
- Topical Issue Debate: Overseas Development Aid (22 Jan 2015)
Olivia Mitchell: I thank the Minister for his reply and the positive news that Dóchas is to drive the action plan for the year. I again reiterate how important it is that we achieve ambitious post-millennium goals. I know that our ambassador is playing a key role in this regard in terms of driving this deal forward and getting buy-in for it from world leaders. I know also that the Minister will use...
- Topical Issue Debate: Overseas Development Aid (22 Jan 2015)
Olivia Mitchell: I am grateful to have this topical issue chosen today and I thank the Minister for coming into the Chamber to participate personally in the short debate. I have just come from Dublin Castle, where the European Year of Development was launched at the Dóchas conference by the President. I tabled this matter today to coincide with that event because I am conscious that often, when one has...
- Workplace Relations Bill 2014: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (21 Jan 2015)
Olivia Mitchell: Strictly speaking, the debate on this amendment is ended as Deputy Wallace has made his third contribution. It is possible that I missed Deputy Clare Daly indicating so I will give her one minute.
- Workplace Relations Bill 2014: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (21 Jan 2015)
Olivia Mitchell: Amendment Nos. 37 and 45 are cognate and will be discussed together.
- Workplace Relations Bill 2014: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (21 Jan 2015)
Olivia Mitchell: I am sure the Minister has notes and can respond.
- Workplace Relations Bill 2014: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (21 Jan 2015)
Olivia Mitchell: Amendments Nos. 30 and 31 are related and will be discussed together.
- Workplace Relations Bill 2014: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (21 Jan 2015)
Olivia Mitchell: Amendments Nos. 33 to 36, inclusive, are related and will be discussed together.
- Workplace Relations Bill 2014: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (21 Jan 2015)
Olivia Mitchell: Amendment No. 23, in the name of Deputy Tóibín, and amendments Nos. 24 and 27, in the name of Deputy Wallace, are related and may be discussed together, by agreement. Is that agreed? Agreed.
- Workplace Relations Bill 2014: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (21 Jan 2015)
Olivia Mitchell: As the proposer of the amendment, Deputy Mick Wallace may speak again.
- Workplace Relations Bill 2014: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (21 Jan 2015)
Olivia Mitchell: I expect brownie points somewhere along the line.
- Workplace Relations Bill 2014: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (21 Jan 2015)
Olivia Mitchell: The Deputy has made his point.
- Workplace Relations Bill 2014: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (21 Jan 2015)
Olivia Mitchell: Are your concerns allayed, Deputy?
- Workplace Relations Bill 2014: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (21 Jan 2015)
Olivia Mitchell: Deputy Tóibín, are you pressing amendment No. 18?
- Workplace Relations Bill 2014: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (21 Jan 2015)
Olivia Mitchell: Sorry, Minister. You do.
- Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Association Agreements: Motions (21 Jan 2015)
Olivia Mitchell: I do not have a question but I thank the Minister for his good outline of this motion and record my complete support for this kind of agreement. I recognise the amount of work that goes into producing an agreement such as this one that crosses 28 policy sectors. It cannot but be mutually beneficial both at an economic and a political level. As the Minister said, it will enhance our shared...
- Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Association Agreements: Motions (21 Jan 2015)
Olivia Mitchell: I wish to raise a crisis issue of which the Minister is probably aware. This morning, Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan and I met the Dublin representative of Concern to discuss the flooding in coastal Mozambique and southern Malawi, which are both programme countries, as the Minister knows. Approximately 200,000 people are now completely homeless and have lost everything. GOAL and Concern are...
- Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Association Agreements: Motions (21 Jan 2015)
Olivia Mitchell: No. I do not expect it.
- Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Association Agreements: Motions (21 Jan 2015)
Olivia Mitchell: I thank the Chairman for that.