Ní féidir ach ceisteanna agus freagraí a foilsíodh tar éis Iúil 2012 a amharc anseo. Is féidir amharc de réir téarma nó dátaí ar leith ó Mhárta 2016 ar aghaidh do Ranna Rialtais. Foilsítear freagraí scríofa de réir mar a fhaightear iad ó Ranna. Chun ceisteanna parlaiminte a foilsíodh roimh Iúil 2012 a fheiceáil, cuardaigh Díospóireachtaí na Dála.
Ceisteanna agus freagraí le haghaidh Téarma Dála nó Seanaid
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Céad, 14 Beal 2014
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Water Charges Exemptions
Olivia Mitchell
130. Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if there is a recommended daily minimum water usage for adults under European health policy and, if so, if he will confirm what that minimum is; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21746/14]
Máirt, 13 Beal 2014
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Child Abduction
Olivia Mitchell
149. Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has communicated to the embassy here, the Government's unhappiness at the negligible response from the Nigerian Government to the abduction of 300 schoolgirls and their possible subsequent sale; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21226/14]
Máirt, 13 Beal 2014
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Motor Tax Collection
Olivia Mitchell
446. Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to review the current motor taxation system in view of the fact that there are many more efficient cars on the road now than when the system was introduced and of the penalising effect on those who cannot afford to upgrade their cars to newer models; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21164/14]
Máirt, 13 Beal 2014
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Services for People with Disabilities
Olivia Mitchell
595. Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Health if there has been a policy change to no longer provide residential care for children with intellectual disabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21098/14]
Máirt, 13 Beal 2014
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Health Services Staff Recruitment
Olivia Mitchell
650. Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Health the number of the 80 additional therapy staff who have been recruited this year as part of the progressing disability services for children and young people programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21507/14]
Déar, 1 Beal 2014
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Departmental Advertising Expenditure
Olivia Mitchell
66. Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the advertising spend by each of the agencies under his remit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19794/14]
Céad, 30 Aib 2014
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Medical Aids and Appliances Applications
Olivia Mitchell
717. Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Health when a person in (details supplied) in Dublin South will receive orthotic footwear; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18565/14]
Céad, 16 Aib 2014
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School Transport Eligibility
Olivia Mitchell
49. Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Education and Skills if there are no school places available in a local Gaelscoil due to the effects of a sibling policy being in place, if his Department will consider introducing a school bus or a travel grant to enable students to travel to an alternative Gaelscoil further away but within the catchment area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18107/14]
Máirt, 8 Aib 2014
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Health Services Provision
Olivia Mitchell
655. Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Health if he will intervene to ensure invasive ventilation is made available to a motor neurone sufferer (details supplied) in County Wexford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16559/14]
Déar, 3 Aib 2014
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Autism Support Services
Olivia Mitchell
76. Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Education and Skills the efforts being made to increase the number of ASD places in mainstream secondary schools in Dublin South; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15722/14]
Déar, 3 Aib 2014
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Disability Support Services Provision
Olivia Mitchell
236. Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the Health Service Executive’s Progressing Disability Service for Children and Young People programme in Dublin South; when the new network disability teams will be in operation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15702/14]
Déar, 3 Aib 2014
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Disability Support Services Provision
Olivia Mitchell
237. Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Health if he will provide in tabular form the number of children attending ASD units in Dublin South who are not receiving clinical services; the number of children attending ASD units in Dublin south on waiting lists for clinical services; the estimated waiting time for access to clinical services in Dublin South; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15703/14]
Déar, 3 Aib 2014
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Disability Support Services Provision
Olivia Mitchell
238. Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Health his plans to address the matter of children attending ASD units in Dublin South who are not receiving clinical therapies such as psychology, occupational therapy, physiotherapy and speech and language supports, due to long waiting lists for services in the area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15704/14]
Máirt, 1 Aib 2014
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Irish Water Expenditure
Olivia Mitchell
362. Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the amount of the annual payment to Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council from Irish Water as determined in the service level agreement between them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15065/14]
Máirt, 25 Márta 2014
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Irish Water Administration
Olivia Mitchell
647. Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if a policy on social affordability measures for vulnerable customers of the new Water Authority have been developed; when they will be available for publication; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12901/14]
Máirt, 25 Márta 2014
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Domestic Violence Policy
Olivia Mitchell
735. Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will sign and ratify the Istanbul Convention on Preventing and Combatting Violence against Women and Domestic Violence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12799/14]
Máirt, 25 Márta 2014
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Immigration Policy
Olivia Mitchell
748. Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if separate Garda National Immigration Bureau arrangements could be made for employed tax-paying persons, many of whom are here as the result of IDA Ireland incentives and are often forced to take several days from work to queue for renewal in view of limited number of renewals dispensed each day; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13188/14]
Máirt, 25 Márta 2014
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Private Security Authority Inspections
Olivia Mitchell
749. Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Justice and Equality when it is anticipated that the Private Security Authority will announce a timeframe for the licensing of CCTV monitoring centres and the introduction of the new standard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13226/14]
Céad, 12 Márta 2014
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Direct Provision System
Olivia Mitchell
146. Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if there have been improvements in the waiting time for asylum processing for applicants in direct provision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12273/14]
Céad, 12 Márta 2014
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Asylum Seeker Accommodation
Olivia Mitchell
147. Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he is satisfied that basic human rights are being observed in all centres for asylum seekers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12274/14]
Máirt, 11 Márta 2014
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Schools Site Acquisitions
Olivia Mitchell
127. Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Education and Skills the actions that could now be taken to provide a permanent school (details supplied) as the preferred site has been refused planning permission for the second time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11717/14]
Máirt, 4 Márta 2014
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Teachers' Remuneration
Olivia Mitchell
95. Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked 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]
Máirt, 25 Feabh 2014
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School Enrolments Data
Olivia Mitchell
301. Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked 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]
Máirt, 25 Feabh 2014
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School Enrolments Data
Olivia Mitchell
302. Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked 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]
Máirt, 25 Feabh 2014
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School Enrolments
Olivia Mitchell
303. Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked 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]
Máirt, 25 Feabh 2014
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Schools Building Projects Status
Olivia Mitchell
304. Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked 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]
Máirt, 25 Feabh 2014
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School Textbooks Rental Scheme
Olivia Mitchell
319. Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked 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]
Máirt, 18 Feabh 2014
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Equality Tribunal Cases
Olivia Mitchell
338. Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked 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]
Déar, 6 Feabh 2014
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Medical Records
Olivia Mitchell
214. Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Health what will happen to patients' medical records due to the closure of Mount Carmel Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5998/14]
Déar, 30 Ean 2014
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Pension Levy
Olivia Mitchell
40. Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider making those with a pension fund of less than €300,000 a year which would have an approximate payment of €12,000 a year, similar to the non-contributory pension rate, exempt from paying the pension levy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4680/14]
Máirt, 28 Ean 2014
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VAT Rate Application
Olivia Mitchell
210. Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the inconsistency that exists between the VAT Consolidation Act 2010 and the Revenue Commissioners' leaflet on VAT for veterinary services, which is of great concern to the professional dog groomers industry; if he will review the inconsistency and allow professional dog groomers to charge the 13.5% VAT rate which is available to veterinary practices that provide dog grooming services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4145/14]
Máirt, 28 Ean 2014
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Water Meters
Olivia Mitchell
553. Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if it is the intention of Irish Water, as reported recently, to charge apartment dwellers on an average use basis rather than a metered basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4137/14]
Máirt, 28 Ean 2014
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Building Regulations Amendments
Olivia Mitchell
554. Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will reconsider the proposed amendment S.I No. 9 of the Building Control (Amendment) Regulations 2013 which if introduced could discourage the tradition of self-builders here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4147/14]
Déar, 16 Ean 2014
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Tax Code
Olivia Mitchell
84. Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Finance if he will reconsider the cases where the loss of the single person child carer credit results in the secondary carer moving into a higher tax band, as the loss of income caused is much larger than €1,650 per annum; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2122/14]
Déar, 16 Ean 2014
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Public Sector Staff Remuneration
Olivia Mitchell
119. Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when the revised incremental salary scales will be published to address the imbalance between those who entered the public service since 2011 and those who entered before that date, as referenced in the Haddington Road agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1929/14]
Déar, 16 Ean 2014
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Pension Fund Fees
Olivia Mitchell
143. Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will consider introducing a statutory limit on the amount of fees that a pension fund can charge as is proposed in the UK; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2087/14]
Céad, 15 Ean 2014
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Banking Operations
Olivia Mitchell
125. Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Finance if the debt write-off by Allied Irish Banks to Independent News and Media was sanctioned by the Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1093/14]
Céad, 15 Ean 2014
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School Funding
Olivia Mitchell
242. Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 95 of 18 December 2013, when the capitation grant and the ancillary services grant are expected to be merged; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1421/14]
Céad, 15 Ean 2014
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School Accommodation
Olivia Mitchell
248. Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a temporary site has been sought for the gaelcholáiste to serve the general Ballinteer/Stepaside area that will commence operation in 2014 under the patronage of An Foras Pátrúnachta na Scoileanna Lán Ghaeilge, due to the urgency of this matter and the concerns of students, parents and teachers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1668/14]
Céad, 15 Ean 2014
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Building Regulations Amendments
Olivia Mitchell
509. Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will consider amending S.I. No. 80/2013 - Building Control (Amendment) Regulations 2013 to include architectural technologist in the schedule of those eligible to certify under this legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1247/14]
Céad, 18 Noll 2013
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School Funding
Olivia Mitchell
95. Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Education and Skills if in order to improve difficult cash flow problems being faced by primary schools, if the capitation grant and the ancillary services grants will be paid earlier in the school year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54576/13]
Máirt, 17 Noll 2013
written
Schools Building Projects Status
Olivia Mitchell
235. Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to address overcrowding and long waiting lists in a school (details supplied). [54183/13]
Céad, 11 Noll 2013
written
Middle East Issues
Olivia Mitchell
29. Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the action that he will take to help avert the looming humanitarian crisis in Gaza due to the closure of its only power point and increased tightening of the blockade of Gaza, making the area as described by UNRWA as quickly becoming uninhabitable; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53210/13]
Céad, 11 Noll 2013
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Liquor Licensing Laws
Olivia Mitchell
117. Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his view on the suggestion that a condition of the granting of drink licences to pubs and restaurants would be the mandatory stocking of non-alcoholic beer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53178/13]
Máirt, 10 Noll 2013
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Budget Targets
Olivia Mitchell
121. Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Finance the reason neither GNP nor GDP is used as a key denominator to measure State costs in order to receive more accurate readings on public spending key performance indicators; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52924/13]
Máirt, 10 Noll 2013
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Social Welfare Benefits
Olivia Mitchell
247. Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Social Protection in view of the restrictions on access to benefits and housing to be introduced in the UK, if similar measures will now be required here on 1 January when citizens of both Romania and Bulgaria will have completely free mobility throughout the EU; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53177/13]
Máirt, 10 Noll 2013
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Pensions Legislation
Olivia Mitchell
258. Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Social Protection if the changes to the allocation of funds proposed in the pensions Bill could be extended to include funds currently in wind-up but where the funds have not yet been distributed by the time of enactment. [52644/13]
Céad, 4 Noll 2013
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Home Tuition Scheme Administration
Olivia Mitchell
44. Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Education and Skills the rationale behind the decision to confine early intervention services for children aged between two and four years with a diagnosis of autism, including the home tuition scheme, to primary school teachers registered with the Teaching Council to the exclusion of psychologists with specific training and experience in working with early childhood autism; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51983/13]
Máirt, 3 Noll 2013
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Economic Data
Olivia Mitchell
33. Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Taoiseach if in future, earnings and labour cost reports will continue to use the baseline year 2008 for table No. 1, and throughout the report in view of the fact that for the foreseeable future, progress or otherwise should be measured against the peak year of 2008; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51787/13]
Máirt, 3 Noll 2013
written
Pensions Levy
Olivia Mitchell
59. Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Finance the situation affecting existing employees of Permanent TSB whose insolvent fund was wound up in May last, but who now find themselves part of a defined contribution scheme as a result of bank efforts to reduce its cost by 8% as requested by him, and consequently find their greatly depleted funds are liable for the pension levy, though the fund itself still has all the liabilities of a defined benefit pension for existing retirees; and if he will consider an exemption for those nearing retirement in view of the fact that they meet two of the three requirements for exemption to the tax under the Protection of Employees Employment Insolvency Act 1984. [51339/13]