156 Deputy Mary Mitchell O’Connor asked the Minister for Justice and Equality about his plans to ratify Protocol No. 12 to the European Convention on Human Rights on the general prohibition of discrimination; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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124 Deputy Mary Mitchell O’Connor asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide further information in relation to the grant of a special management order in respect of a credit union (details supplied), specifically seeking information about the remuneration to be provided to the special manager and other persons appointed pursuant to the Central Bank and Credit Institutions (Resolution) Act 2011 to said credit union; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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59 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of passports that have been stolen, lost or mislaid in each of the years 2009, 2010 and 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1023 Deputy Mary Mitchell O’Connor asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of bus routes that avail of the port tunnel as a percentage of the number of buses exiting the city along this route; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1022 Deputy Mary Mitchell O’Connor asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the percentage by which the costs of Bus Éireann have increased since 2006; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1021 Deputy Mary Mitchell O’Connor asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the percentage by which the costs of Dublin Bus have increased since 2006; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1020 Deputy Mary Mitchell O’Connor asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the percentage, on average, by which Bus Éireann tickets have increased in price over the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1019 Deputy Mary Mitchell O’Connor asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the percentage, on average, by which Dublin Bus tickets have increased in price over the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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980 Deputy Mary Mitchell O’Connor asked the Minister for Health his views that there is an anomaly in a case (details supplied); and that it does not concur with the EU’s recognition of professional qualifications as outlined in Directive 2005/36/EC.
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846 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the problems being experienced by users trying to use the new online medical card application system; if these issues are being dealt with, to bring about the kind of efficiencies and savings upon which the Croke Park agreement is predicated; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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608 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if any changes are being contemplated to the method by which offenders are informed of fixed penalty fines, in view of the number of cases coming before the courts resulting from the failure to deliver a fixed penalty notice and when the court summons was the first indication that a fixed penalty fine had been incurred; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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91 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Finance if the mortgage interest relief announced in the 2012 budget for those who bought their homes between 2004 and 2008 may be claimed by those who have been forced into rented accommodation themselves and who are renting out the mortgaged property to try and maintain mortgage payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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81 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 101 of 28 June 2011, if he has received further correspondence from any of the representative bodies of the pensions industry in relation to the pension fund levy; if any of the pension fund administrators or providers have absorbed any of the pension fund levy by reducing fees and charges; the steps he will take to encourage them to absorb the levy if they have not done so already; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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182 Deputy Mary Mitchell O’Connor asked the Minister for Justice and Equality in view of the proposed closure of Dalkey Garda station, Dublin, if he or the Garda Commissioner will give a commitment that the same number of gardaí will be deployed to the sub-district of Dun Laoghaire sub-division thus ensuring there is no net loss of gardaí to the district and that the residents in the district can continue to enjoy the same level of policing; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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132 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the outcome of the consultation on the draft statutory instrument requiring Internet service providers to exclude customers committing digital copyright theft; if there is a timescale for the signing of the statutory instrument; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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448 Deputy Mary Mitchell O’Connor asked the Minister for Health the funding available from the Health Service Executive if a person (details supplied) in County Dublin chooses to have a required selective dorsal rhizotomy operation in Bristol Hospital rather than St. Louis Hospital in the USA; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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447 Deputy Mary Mitchell O’Connor asked the Minister for Health the State funding available for intensive physiotherapy required by a person (details supplied), following a selective dorsal rhizotomy operation.
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445 Deputy Mary Mitchell O’Connor asked the Minister for Health the policy in place to inform doctors and Health Service Executive clinicians of the timeframe within which letters and queries from patients and families of patients need to be answered; the recommended timeframe according to this policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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446 Deputy Mary Mitchell O’Connor asked the Minister for Health the funding available from the Health Service Executive for a selective dorsal rhizotomy operation required by a person (details supplied) in County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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444 Deputy Mary Mitchell O’Connor asked the Minister for Health if selective dorsal rhizotomy operation is recommended by the Health Service Executive for the treatment of cerebral palsy spastic diplegia, which reduces spasticity and improves sitting and standing posture; if the procedure is not recommended, the reason it is not recommended, when clinicians in hospitals here are recommending selective dorsal rhizotomy.
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443 Deputy Mary Mitchell O’Connor asked the Minister for Health if selective dorsal rhizotomy operation is approved here; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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296 Deputy Mary Mitchell O’Connor asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if Ireland is meeting its obligations under the 2005 Disability Act whereby 3% of the staff of public bodies are required to be persons with disabilities; if he will provide a breakdown by county of the number of persons with disabilities in statistical format in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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151 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will ensure that a school (details supplied) in Dublin 18 is among those going to tender and construction in 2012 in view of the fact that the school site configuration will make it impossible to remain on-site and build at the same time if there is a further year’s delay in commencing construction; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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124 Deputy Mary Mitchell O’Connor asked the Minister for Education and Skills if the membership of the regulatory board of directors of a body (details supplied) includes persons who have a financial interest in the industry which he or she regulates; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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119 Deputy Mary Mitchell O’Connor asked the Minister for Education and Skills the definition of a feeder school; if this definition has a basis in law; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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118 Deputy Mary Mitchell O’Connor asked the Minister for Education and Skills the legal definition of catchment area for secondary education schools; if this definition has a basis in law in view of the fact that schools use catchment areas as a prerequisite for enrolment purposes; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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117 Deputy Mary Mitchell O’Connor asked the Minister for Education and Skills the definition of catchment area for primary education schools; if this definition has a basis in law in view of the fact that schools use catchment areas as a prerequisite for enrolment purposes; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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110 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the timeframe with regard to the publication of his Department’s revised ports policy document; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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461 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Health if he will instruct the Irish Medicines Board to accept the EU-backed pan-European classification of a product as a cosmetic, biocide or medicine rather than its own guidelines which will either increase the costs of products to consumers here or deprive these consumers of basic products such as shampoos, soaps, washes, deodorants and which will impact, in addition, on the many pharmaceutical firms giving employment in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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436 Deputy Mary Mitchell O’Connor asked the Minister for Health the amount that was provided in each of the years 2000 to 2010 for the treatment of self-harming; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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435 Deputy Mary Mitchell O’Connor asked the Minister for Health if he will provide figures for the number of persons who self-harmed in each of the years 2000 to 2010; if he will provide a breakdown in respect of age and gender of those diagnosed; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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430 Deputy Mary Mitchell O’Connor asked the Minister for Health the amount that was allocated in budget 2011 for the treatment of self-harm; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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429 Deputy Mary Mitchell O’Connor asked the Minister for Health the number of persons who are estimated to self-harm in Ireland in 2011; if he will provide a breakdown of age and gender in respect of those so diagnosed; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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434 Deputy Mary Mitchell O’Connor asked the Minister for Health the amount of funding that was provided in each of the years 2000 to 2010 for the treatment of bulimia nervosa; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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433 Deputy Mary Mitchell O’Connor asked the Minister for Health if he will provide figures for the number of persons who suffered from bulimia nervosa in each of the years 2000 to 2010; if he will provide a breakdown in respect of age and gender of those diagnosed; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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432 Deputy Mary Mitchell O’Connor asked the Minister for Health the amount of funding that was provided in the years 2000 to 2010, inclusive, for the treatment of anorexia; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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431 Deputy Mary Mitchell O’Connor asked the Minister for Health if he will provide figures for the number of persons who suffered anorexia in each of the years 2000 to 2010; if he will provide a breakdown in respect of age and gender of those diagnosed; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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428 Deputy Mary Mitchell O’Connor asked the Minister for Health the amount that was allocated in budget 2011 for the treatment of bulimia nervosa; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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427 Deputy Mary Mitchell O’Connor asked the Minister for Health the number of persons estimated to be suffering from bulimia nervosa in Ireland in 2011; if he will provide a breakdown of age and gender in respect of those so diagnosed; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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426 Deputy Mary Mitchell O’Connor asked the Minister for Health the amount that was allocated in budget 2011 for the treatment of anorexia; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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425 Deputy Mary Mitchell O’Connor asked the Minister for Health the number of persons estimated to be suffering from anorexia in Ireland in 2011; if he will provide a breakdown of age and gender in respect of those so diagnosed; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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104 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the Office of Public Works Royal Institute of Architects of Ireland architectural graduate training scheme is still in operation; the number of students who have applied; if further positions are likely to be offered on this scheme; if clarity could be given in respect of current applicants; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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179 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, in view of the fact that Ethiopia is not a signatory to the Hague Convention, the efforts she can make to progress a bilateral agreement with the Ethiopian state; her views on whether the prospect of such an agreement is realistic; and if so, the likely timetable.
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122 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government when draft guidance for local authorities in respect of development contributions will be issued, particularly with regard to section 49 levies, in view of the fact that uncertainty is inhibiting both sales and investment.
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112 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the position regarding the postcode tender process; if same will be finished by the end of the year; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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204 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on plans for the future use or disposal of the site of the Dundrum Mental Hospital, Dublin; and a timeframe for the transfer of patients to the new facility at Portrane.
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83 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the total annual cost in 2010 of public service pensions; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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82 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the total annual cost in 2010 of public service increments; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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52 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Finance the total annual income tax take in 2010 from public service employees; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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532 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Health, further to Parliamentary Question No. 304 of 22 March 2011, if he can reassure a person (details supplied) that the same uncertainty regarding their child’s placement will not recur next year in view of the fact that this uncertainty has led to enormous implications regarding their own employment; if he will further confirm that their child will have first call on an after-care service becoming available, given that they will have been waiting a year longer than intended for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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