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Denise Mitchell

Ireland · Official source

Memberships

  • · 34th Dáil · 29 November 2024 – present
  • · 33rd Dáil · 8 February 2020 – 8 November 2024
  • · 32nd Dáil · 10 March 2016 – 14 January 2020

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Question· writtenPQ 661asked

661. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the steps being taken to encourage and incentivise childcare providers that have previously left the core funding scheme to rejoin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [73325/26]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 October 2026

661. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the steps being taken to encourage and incentivise childcare providers that have previously left the core funding scheme to rejoin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [73325/26]

Question· writtenPQ 897asked

897. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he is aware of proposals to close a college (details supplied) in north Dublin; the engagement he has had with the board of management and staff at the college on the matter; and the steps he is taking to avoid the closure of this education and training centre. [71944/26]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 October 2026

897. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he is aware of proposals to close a college (details supplied) in north Dublin; the engagement he has had with the board of management and staff at the college on the matter; and the steps he is taking to avoid the closure of this education and training centre. [71944/26]

Question· writtenPQ 595asked

595. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 64947/26, the plans in place in the event of a significant disruption of trade flows affecting the approximately 4.5 million tonnes of animal feed which the State imports annually. [71624/26]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 October 2026

595. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 64947/26, the plans in place in the event of a significant disruption of trade flows affecting the approximately 4.5 million tonnes of animal feed which the State imports annually. [71624/26]

Question· writtenPQ 265asked

265. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Education and Youth the way in which existing common enrolment systems for primary schools should operate if a change of ethos results in two linked schools having differing patrons; and if there is a best practice guide for schools undergoing a change of patron in terms of whether they should proceed via a phased transition or a whole-of-school transition to the new ethos. [71382/26]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 October 2026

265. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Education and Youth the way in which existing common enrolment systems for primary schools should operate if a change of ethos results in two linked schools having differing patrons; and if there is a best practice guide for schools undergoing a change of patron in terms of whether they should proceed via a phased transition or a whole-of-school transition to the new ethos. [71382/26]

Question· writtenPQ 915asked

915. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the levels of SICAP new arrivals funding provided to Dublin based local development companies in 2026; if he plans to vary the levels of funding for 2027; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [71628/26]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 October 2026

915. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the levels of SICAP new arrivals funding provided to Dublin based local development companies in 2026; if he plans to vary the levels of funding for 2027; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [71628/26]

Question· writtenPQ 186asked

186. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the regulatory or other protections which apply to investors where the underlying investment company has entered liquidation and the firm that advised or serviced the investment has also entered liquidation. [71974/26]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 October 2026

186. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the regulatory or other protections which apply to investors where the underlying investment company has entered liquidation and the firm that advised or serviced the investment has also entered liquidation. [71974/26]

Question· writtenPQ 129asked

129. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will consider the introduction of an 8% Section 481 uplift for all productions filming outside the main production hub within the Dublin Metropolitan Area incorporating Ashford. [70687/26]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 October 2026

129. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will consider the introduction of an 8% Section 481 uplift for all productions filming outside the main production hub within the Dublin Metropolitan Area incorporating Ashford. [70687/26]

Question· writtenPQ 188asked

188. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Education and Youth if there are plans for her Department to allow for the recognition of certified teaching experience from established schools outside the EU; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [69820/26]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 October 2026

188. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Education and Youth if there are plans for her Department to allow for the recognition of certified teaching experience from established schools outside the EU; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [69820/26]

Question· writtenPQ 487asked

487. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the reason Darndale and Priorswood, North Dublin, were not included in the SÍOL scheme which aims to rejuvenate and increase community development in areas of deprivation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69463/26]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 October 2026

487. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the reason Darndale and Priorswood, North Dublin, were not included in the SÍOL scheme which aims to rejuvenate and increase community development in areas of deprivation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69463/26]

Question· writtenPQ 300asked

300. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport when applicants to the basic income for the arts scheme can expect to be notified of the outcome of the selection process; and when the first payments are expected to be made to successful applicants. [69487/26]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 October 2026

300. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport when applicants to the basic income for the arts scheme can expect to be notified of the outcome of the selection process; and when the first payments are expected to be made to successful applicants. [69487/26]

Question· writtenPQ 166asked

166. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Health if consideration is currently being given to the use of cannabis-based medicines for chronic pain relief, specifically in relation to endometriosis. [68992/26]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 September 2026

166. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Health if consideration is currently being given to the use of cannabis-based medicines for chronic pain relief, specifically in relation to endometriosis. [68992/26]

Question· writtenPQ 758asked

758. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Health the current average waiting times statewide for psychiatric assessment where clinically required; the reassessment or interim supports that are available to a person who feels their mental health is deteriorating while on a waiting list for treatment; and her plans to reduce these waiting times. [68384/26]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 September 2026

758. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Health the current average waiting times statewide for psychiatric assessment where clinically required; the reassessment or interim supports that are available to a person who feels their mental health is deteriorating while on a waiting list for treatment; and her plans to reduce these waiting times. [68384/26]

Question· writtenPQ 414asked

414. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Education and Youth the formal, alternative infrastructure the State examinations commission is establishing to authenticate additional assessment components of exams for home educated and medically vulnerable candidates, without forcing them to self-source school permissions from schools; the guidance that has been given to schools in cases where a student may have a condition that prevents full, physical attendance at school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [68783/26]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 September 2026

414. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Education and Youth the formal, alternative infrastructure the State examinations commission is establishing to authenticate additional assessment components of exams for home educated and medically vulnerable candidates, without forcing them to self-source school permissions from schools; the guidance that has been given to schools in cases where a student may have a condition that prevents full, physical attendance at school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [68783/26]

Question· writtenPQ 815asked

815. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Health the progress being made towards making the drugs enhertu, zongertinib and sevabertinib, which are used to treat HER2 cancers, available for use in Ireland; her plans to make enhertu - which has been recommended for approval by the European medicines agency- available via an early access scheme; her plans to conduct clinical trials using these drugs in Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [68774/26]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 September 2026

815. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Health the progress being made towards making the drugs enhertu, zongertinib and sevabertinib, which are used to treat HER2 cancers, available for use in Ireland; her plans to make enhertu - which has been recommended for approval by the European medicines agency- available via an early access scheme; her plans to conduct clinical trials using these drugs in Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [68774/26]

Question· writtenPQ 365asked

365. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will intervene to ensure a student (details supplied) can avail of a suitable secondary school place in order that he can complete his studies; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [68056/26]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 September 2026

365. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will intervene to ensure a student (details supplied) can avail of a suitable secondary school place in order that he can complete his studies; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [68056/26]

Question· writtenPQ 256asked

256. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Transport if there are any plans to review and broaden access to the Residential Sound Insulation Grant Scheme (RSIGS) for homes experiencing noise disruption due to the increase in night-time flights at Dublin Airport. [68303/26]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 September 2026

256. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Transport if there are any plans to review and broaden access to the Residential Sound Insulation Grant Scheme (RSIGS) for homes experiencing noise disruption due to the increase in night-time flights at Dublin Airport. [68303/26]

Question· writtenPQ 733asked

733. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Health the way in which her Department and the HSE are ensuring that statutory minimum rates of pay and other conditions of employment for workers employed in the contract cleaning industry in publicly funded health settings are being adhered to; the inspection regime currently in place to ensure these workers are not being exploited; and to detail the number of breaches identified over the course of 2026. [68154/26]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 September 2026

733. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Health the way in which her Department and the HSE are ensuring that statutory minimum rates of pay and other conditions of employment for workers employed in the contract cleaning industry in publicly funded health settings are being adhered to; the inspection regime currently in place to ensure these workers are not being exploited; and to detail the number of breaches identified over the course of 2026. [68154/26]

Question· writtenPQ 73asked

73. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the steps being taken to regulate online bidding in housing sales to ensure that bids are genuine and not being used to artificially inflate house prices; and whether he will consider introducing rules similar to those in a number of Australian states which ensure underquoting of guide prices by estate agents in the second hand housing market is tackled by requiring an estimated selling price is backed by comparable sales evidence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67264/26]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 September 2026

73. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the steps being taken to regulate online bidding in housing sales to ensure that bids are genuine and not being used to artificially inflate house prices; and whether he will consider introducing rules similar to those in a number of Australian states which ensure underquoting of guide prices by estate agents in the second hand housing market is tackled by requiring an estimated selling price is backed by comparable sales evidence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67264/26]

Question· writtenPQ 663asked

663. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Health the number of completed Cross-Border Directive reimbursement applications currently awaiting payment; the date of receipt of the oldest outstanding completed application; the current average and median processing time; and the number of applications outstanding for more than 30, 60, 90, 120 and 180 working days, in tabular form. [67214/26]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 September 2026

663. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Health the number of completed Cross-Border Directive reimbursement applications currently awaiting payment; the date of receipt of the oldest outstanding completed application; the current average and median processing time; and the number of applications outstanding for more than 30, 60, 90, 120 and 180 working days, in tabular form. [67214/26]

Question· writtenPQ 665asked

665. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Health whether Cross-Border Directive reimbursement applications continue to be processed in the order in which they are received; whether there are circumstances in which a completed application received at a later date may be processed and reimbursed before an earlier completed application; and, if so, to outline those circumstances and the way in which completed applications submitted in 2025 may remain outstanding while some applications submitted in January and February 2026 have subsequently been reimbursed. [67216/26]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 September 2026

665. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Health whether Cross-Border Directive reimbursement applications continue to be processed in the order in which they are received; whether there are circumstances in which a completed application received at a later date may be processed and reimbursed before an earlier completed application; and, if so, to outline those circumstances and the way in which completed applications submitted in 2025 may remain outstanding while some applications submitted in January and February 2026 have subsequently been reimbursed. [67216/26]

Question· writtenPQ 671asked

671. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Health for an update on the consideration for medications (details supplied) to be included in the drugs payment scheme, specifically in relation to their usage for weight management in patients at risk of developing type two diabetes. [67224/26]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 September 2026

671. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Health for an update on the consideration for medications (details supplied) to be included in the drugs payment scheme, specifically in relation to their usage for weight management in patients at risk of developing type two diabetes. [67224/26]

Question· writtenPQ 659asked

659. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Health if, in relation to the proposed compulsory addition of folic acid to non-wholemeal flour, she can assure those who may be required to avoid folic acid due to certain medical conditions or because they are undergoing certain medical treatments that unfortified flour and bread products will remain readily available. [67185/26]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 September 2026

659. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Health if, in relation to the proposed compulsory addition of folic acid to non-wholemeal flour, she can assure those who may be required to avoid folic acid due to certain medical conditions or because they are undergoing certain medical treatments that unfortified flour and bread products will remain readily available. [67185/26]

Question· writtenPQ 1275asked

1275. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Health her plans to ensure that the reduction of income to public maternity hospitals as a result of the ending of private maternity care will be offset and not result in a reduction in hospital budgets; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [64946/26]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 September 2026

1275. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Health her plans to ensure that the reduction of income to public maternity hospitals as a result of the ending of private maternity care will be offset and not result in a reduction in hospital budgets; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [64946/26]

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