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Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Charges (26 Jun 2013)

Olivia Mitchell: 229. To ask the Minister for Health if he will clarify, if under the proposed legislation patients holding private health insurance are admitted to hospital through accident and emergency and occupying a public bed and in receipt of public hospital services, are liable to pay the full economic cost of the bed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31005/13]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Overseas Development Issues (11 Jun 2013)

Olivia Mitchell: 124. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on the outcome of the EU Council meeting to determine an agreed EU position for a development framework post 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27696/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Patronage (11 Jun 2013)

Olivia Mitchell: 225. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the planned post primary school in the Stepaside area in County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27177/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (11 Jun 2013)

Olivia Mitchell: 230. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills in the interest of fairness and to ensure access to the school of choice, if fee paying schools from a minority faith background could be exempt from any further increases in the pupil teacher ratio; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27241/13]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pensions Issues (11 Jun 2013)

Olivia Mitchell: 336. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the portion of pension resulting from the payment of AVCs will be subject to the proposed public sector pension reduction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27255/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Property Taxation Administration (11 Jun 2013)

Olivia Mitchell: 544. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will confirm that 80% of the local property tax collected in any one local authority area will be retained towards the cost of services provided in that area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27247/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Property Taxation Administration (11 Jun 2013)

Olivia Mitchell: 564. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the formula that will be used to allocate the remaining 20% of the proceeds of the local property tax not retained by the local authorities in cases where the 80% is insufficient to cover their costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27250/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Property Taxation Administration (11 Jun 2013)

Olivia Mitchell: 565. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of counties in which it is envisaged that the full amount collected in the local property tax will compensate for the loss of the amounts allocated in the current year from the local government fund and collected from the non-priniciple private residence charge; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Government Fund (11 Jun 2013)

Olivia Mitchell: 545. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if it is envisaged that the proceeds of the local property tax in a full year will be sufficient to replace the current Local Government Fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27251/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Jobseeker's Allowance Eligibility (28 May 2013)

Olivia Mitchell: 376. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if graduate nurses who have not applied for the two year contract jobs offered by the Health Service Executive will continue to qualify for jobseeker's allowance in view of the requirement that qualification requires that they be genuinely seeking work; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25344/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mobility Allowance Decision (28 May 2013)

Olivia Mitchell: 670. To ask the Minister for Health if he has received an interim report from the group reviewing the mobility allowance and motorised transport grant as payments under both of these heads terminate in June; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25661/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Assisted Human Reproduction (22 May 2013)

Olivia Mitchell: 244. To ask the Minister for Health in view of the recent breakthrough in stem cell research, when legislation can be expected governing stem cells, in view of the fact that the current lack of legislation may put patients at unnecessary risk and expense, deters investment and expertise and causes confusion among the public about stem cells; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Official Engagements (21 May 2013)

Olivia Mitchell: 137. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will be represented at the conference on 1-2 July reviewing the ICPD Programme of Action for our region of Europe; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23854/13]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pensions Legislation (9 May 2013)

Olivia Mitchell: 104. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if in the proposed public sector pensions reduction legislation a specific amendment will be included to exclude pension benefits resulting from contributions made on a purely commercial basis as for instance in the case where a former worker moves from the private sector to the public sector and transfers the private fund to the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Generic Drugs Substitution (7 May 2013)

Olivia Mitchell: 385. To ask the Minister for Health f direction can be given to pharmacists or doctors to preclude substitution of the anti-epileptic drugs under the Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Bill 2012 when it is enacted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21197/13]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pensions Issues (1 May 2013)

Olivia Mitchell: 125. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the portion of pension resulting from the payment of AVCs will be subject to the proposed public sector pension reduction;; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20681/13]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pensions Issues (1 May 2013)

Olivia Mitchell: 126. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if, in the proposed pension reduction legislation, a pension above the threshold, that is, €33,000, will be subject to the reduction on all of the pension or just on the portion in excess of the threshold €32,500; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20682/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Drugs Payment Scheme Administration (25 Apr 2013)

Olivia Mitchell: 207. To ask the Minister for Health if he will confirm that persons (details supplied) in County Dublin will receive the refund owed to them by the Health Service Executive due to their overpayment of the monthly €120 prescribed by the drug payment scheme over the periods of March to December 2011 and January to August 2012, in view of the fact that at that time the guidelines for the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Expenditure (25 Apr 2013)

Olivia Mitchell: 212. To ask the Minister for Health the annual cost per patient for the supply of Kalydeco, the cystic fibrosis drug; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19529/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (24 Apr 2013)

Olivia Mitchell: 91. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a decision has been taken to continue to increase the pupil teacher ratio in fee paying schools until it reaches 28:1 being the option included in the McCarthy report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19346/13]