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Government's Priorities for the Year Ahead: Statements (4 Mar 2014)

Olivia Mitchell: I have to ask the Deputy not to call the Minister names.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Recent and Forthcoming Foreign Affairs Councils: Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade (4 Mar 2014)

Olivia Mitchell: I have to leave in a few minutes to take the Chair in the Dáil and apologise to the Chairman and Tánaiste. It is not a lack of interest that will take me away.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Recent and Forthcoming Foreign Affairs Councils: Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade (4 Mar 2014)

Olivia Mitchell: I thank the Tánaiste for coming here today, although I know he is very busy at the moment. I also thank him for his comprehensive report and I welcome his efforts. Everyone is concerned about Ukraine at the moment. There has been a lot of discussion about whether Tymoshenko or Yanukovych is the better democrat, but that is not really our business. To the extent that we are involved,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Business of Joint Committee (4 Mar 2014)

Olivia Mitchell: I would like to make a related point. I am sure both Turkey and Cyprus will be able to represent their own points of view very well. I am just wondering whether it will be possible to get an objective briefing from our own Department before we meet either ambassador.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Business of Joint Committee (4 Mar 2014)

Olivia Mitchell: A written briefing would suffice.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Business of Joint Committee (4 Mar 2014)

Olivia Mitchell: Yes. We are basically looking for a summary of where we are at the moment.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teachers' Remuneration (4 Mar 2014)

Olivia Mitchell: 95. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if it is policy that contracts of indefinite duration are only awarded to teachers and tutors up to eligibility to claim State pension; the date on which was this policy was introduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10659/14]

Health Identifiers Bill 2013 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (27 Feb 2014)

Olivia Mitchell: I also welcome the Bill and the opportunity to speak on what on the face of it seems like a fairly simple and straightforward Bill. This Bill sets up a unique patient identifier for every citizen in the country, provides the legal framework for how it will operate and who will access it and deals with governance issues associated with data protection rules. The Bill was deemed necessary and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Role and Functions: Trócaire (26 Feb 2014)

Olivia Mitchell: If I may. Mr. Meehan mentioned Trócaire is bound by church teaching on contraception. As I understand it, a condition of receiving Irish Aid funding is that it facilitates and participates in the distribution of contraceptive supplies in war situations or humanitarian crises. Is that a problem for Trócaire and how does it work?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Role and Functions: Trócaire (26 Feb 2014)

Olivia Mitchell: Thank you.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Role and Functions: Trócaire (26 Feb 2014)

Olivia Mitchell: I welcome the witnesses and thank them for their great work. I was interested in what they were saying about the need for charities regulation, which I do not think anyone would deny at this stage. Since the recent scandals and revelations, has Mr. Meehan noticed a drop in their fund-raising efforts? I am not sure what percentage of Trócaire's income comes from fund-raising, although...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Business of Joint Committee (26 Feb 2014)

Olivia Mitchell: I share those sentiments.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments Data (25 Feb 2014)

Olivia Mitchell: 301. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the intake capacity of each secondary school in Dublin 16, 18 and 14 in 2014; the projected intake of these schools in the next five years; if he is satisfied that the projected population growth will be adequately catered for in these areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9518/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments Data (25 Feb 2014)

Olivia Mitchell: 302. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide in tabular form, the number of students attending primary schools in Dublin 16, 18, 14 in 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9519/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (25 Feb 2014)

Olivia Mitchell: 303. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 96 of 3 December 2013, the outcome of discussions between his Department and a school (details supplied) in Dublin 16 regarding the school accepting two junior infant classes in September 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9520/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (25 Feb 2014)

Olivia Mitchell: 304. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide an update on the progress of the four primary schools in Dublin 16 and 18, listed on the five year programme for schools and planned to progress to construction in 2015/2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9524/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Textbooks Rental Scheme (25 Feb 2014)

Olivia Mitchell: 319. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will ensure that schools (details supplied) will not be unfairly penalised and deprived of the €100 grant per child due to their initiative in commencing, in line with Government guidelines, a partial book rental scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9671/14]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Housing in Developing Countries: Habitat for Humanity (19 Feb 2014)

Olivia Mitchell: I thank the deputation for the presentations. I was trying to get my head around what exactly the organisation does during the presentation. It was only when the deputation came to the recommendations that I began to get a handle on what exactly Habitat for Humanity is really trying to achieve. Reference was made to housing solutions in Ethiopia. I was interested to hear that the...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Equality Tribunal Cases (18 Feb 2014)

Olivia Mitchell: 338. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if his attention has been drawn to the two year waiting time for the hearing of complaints at the Equality Tribunal; his plans to allocate additional resources to the tribunal to reduce waiting times; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7879/14]

Public Health (Sunbeds) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (13 Feb 2014)

Olivia Mitchell: We are here.