9 Mr. Dukes asked the Minister for the Marine if, in relation to the issue of new fishing licences announced on 23 December 1991, he will outline, (a) the total number of applicants for such licences; (b) the total number of applicants based at ports in (1) Donegal (2) Kerry and (3) Cork; (c) the total number of licences issued to applicants based at ports mentioned in (b) above; (d) the number of applicants who already have vessels, in relation to which licences were issued, based at ports in this country before the new licences were issued; (e) the number of successful applicants whose vessels had been detained in 1991 on the grounds that they were then stateless vessels operating in contravention of national and EC regulations, directives and rules and (f) the number of applicants who were (i) assisted by An Bord Iascaigh Mhara in development projects during 1991 and (ii) successful in obtaining licences.
87 Mr. Dukes asked the Minister for Defence if the planned rationalisation of Permanent Defence Force installations includes the closure of Magee Barracks, Kildare and associated facilities.
87 Mr. Dukes asked the Minister for Defence if the planned rationalisation of Permanent Defence Force installations includes the closure of Magee Barracks, Kildare and associated facilities.
8 Mr. Dukes asked the Minister for Labour whether his attention has been drawn to the concern among members of the Restaurants Association of Ireland with regard to the number of alleged illegal aliens employed in restaurants; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
22 Mr. Dukes asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food whether, at the next meeting of the European Council the Taoiseach intends to put forward alternatives to the Commission's proposals on the review of the Common Agricultural Policy.
31 Mr. Dukes asked the Minister for Tourism, Transport and Communications if his attention has been drawn to the fact that many local radio stations are exceeding the requirement that 20 per cent of broadcasting time be devoted to news and current affairs programmes, there is a strong demand for this kind of programming and that there is a need for an adjustment of current broadcasting legislation to facilitate local radio stations in meeting the substantial costs involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
31 Mr. Dukes asked the Minister for Tourism, Transport and Communications if his attention has been drawn to the fact that many local radio stations are exceeding the requirement that 20 per cent of broadcasting time be devoted to news and current affairs programmes, there is a strong demand for this kind of programming and that there is a need for an adjustment of current broadcasting legislation to facilitate local radio stations in meeting the substantial costs involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
91 Mr. Dukes asked the Minister for the Environment his views on the recent recommendations by the NESC that in relation to housing policy there should be equitable State subsidisation of various housing tenures such as owner-occupancy, private rented and local authority rented; and his views on whether the present pattern of subsidisation is equitable.
91 Mr. Dukes asked the Minister for the Environment his views on the recent recommendations by the NESC that in relation to housing policy there should be equitable State subsidisation of various housing tenures such as owner-occupancy, private rented and local authority rented; and his views on whether the present pattern of subsidisation is equitable.
50 Mr. Dukes asked the Minister for the Environment the level of local authority house completions which will be required in order to fulfil the commitment given in the Programme for Economic and Social Progress to maintaining the local authority housing programme at a level appropriate to the increasing needs having due regard to resources.
18 Mr. Dukes asked the Taoiseach if he will outline in relation to the proposed purchase of a Gulfstream IV executive jet for the Aerchór (a) the total cost to the Government of the proposed acquisition, (b) the financing arrangements being employed, (c) whether any agency fees will be involved, (d) the other types of aircraft which were considered, and (e) the reasons this particular aircraft was selected.
30 Mr. Dukes asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if it is intended to reopen the matter of the GATT negotiations at the next meeting of the European Council.
30 Mr. Dukes asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if it is intended to reopen the matter of the GATT negotiations at the next meeting of the European Council.
6 Mr. Dukes asked the Taoiseach if he intends to report to Dáil Éireann on his participation in the recent UNICEF World Summit for Children; and if he will make a statement on the action he expects will flow from that Summit.
11 Mr. Dukes asked the Taoiseach whether any member of the Government made representations, directly or indirectly, to banks either to lend money to the Goodman Group or after money had been loaned to refrain from taking legal proceedings to secure recovery.
10 Mr. Dukes asked the Taoiseach whether any member of the Government requested EC Commissioner MacSharry to make representations to the Dutch Minister for Agriculture with a view to requesting Dutch banks not to take proceedings against companies in the Goodman Group.
7 Mr. Dukes asked the Taoiseach if, in the margin of the European Council meetings on 25 and 26 June 1990, he discussed Anglo-Irish affairs with the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
5 Mr. Dukes asked the Taoiseach if he proposes to make a statement in Dáil Éireann on the outcome of the European Council meetings on 25 and 26 June 1990.
6 Mr. Dukes asked the Minister for the Environment whether the EC Presidency was represented at the recent Bergen Conference on the Brundtland Report prepared for the UN World Commission on the Environment and Development; and, if so, the representative.
1 Mr. Dukes asked the Taoiseach the steps he intends to take to ensure that important announcements on matters of Government policy are made in Dáil Éireann when the House is in session.
4 Mr. Dukes asked the Taoiseach the expenditure incurred by his Department in 1988 and 1989 on video productions and communications courses; the companies which were the recipients of such payments; and the purpose of the expenditure.
61 Mr. Dukes asked the Minister for Justice if the Government have considered the implications for extradition of the Supreme Court judgment of 13th March, 1990 in the Clarke and Finucane cases.
61 Mr. Dukes asked the Minister for Justice if the Government have considered the implications for extradition of the Supreme Court judgment of 13th March, 1990 in the Clarke and Finucane cases.
8 Mr. Dukes asked the Taoiseach the number of commissioned reports which he is currently awaiting from committees, commissions, interdepartmental committees and working groups.
1 Mr. Dukes asked the Taoiseach the projected cost of foreign travel on commercial airlines by him while engaged in EC Presidency duties for the first half of this year.
4 Mr. Dukes asked the Taoiseach if he considers that the limits of the privilege conferred on Members of the Oireachtas by Article 15.13 of the Constitution need to be defined more clearly.
1 Mr. Dukes asked the Taoiseach whether, as President of the European Council, he has any policy proposals to meet the dissatisfaction expressed by the ETUC in relation to job creation in the EC; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
2 Mr. Dukes asked the Taoiseach if he will explain the conflict between the recent statement to Dáil Éireann that the Department of Tourism and Transport made the leasing arrangement for the additional Government jet to be used during the EC Presidency and the public statement made by the official spokesperson at the Department of Defence the following week-end saying that that Department had hired the jet; and if he misinformed Dáil Éireann on the matter.
1 Mr. Dukes asked the Taoiseach if he will give a breakdown of the expenditure incurred in the leasing of the Gulf Stream III aircraft for use as an additional Government jet during the EC Presidency; if he will outline in particular the leasing costs and the costs, if any, paid by way of commission charges and other payments; and if he will name the person or company which received any such procurement payments.
18 Mr. Dukes asked the Minister for Education whether she has any plans, in the context of the EC Presidency, to promote new Community initiatives in the sphere of education; and the implications, if any, which such plans would have for Ireland.
2 Mr. Dukes asked the Taoiseach whether he has any plans, in the context of the EC Presidency, to reinforce Community action in the sphere of arts and culture; and the implications, if any, which such plans would have for Ireland.
1 Mr. Dukes asked the Taoiseach the projected number of visits by him and by his Ministers between now and the end of June 1990 on EC business to (a) EC destinations (b) other European destinations (c) African destinations (d) Middle East destinations (e) North American destinations and (f) other destinations; and the projected extra cost of travelling to those destinations in a leased aircraft with Air Corps crew rather than by scheduled airline service.
5 Mr. Dukes asked the Taoiseach the reason it was considered necessary for the Government to lease a jet aircraft with transatlantic range for the first half of 1990 and where Air Corps flight crew received training and type certification for the aircraft.
3 Mr. Dukes asked the Taoiseach if he will outline the distribution of the projected expenditure of £0.5 million from Exchequer sources on the additional press and public relations operations to be carried out on behalf of the Irish EC Presidency in Brussels, Strasbourg and Dublin; the reason these functions are not being carried out through the normal Government and departmental spokespersons; and the process by which the persons and the firm engaged to carry out this selection were selected.
1 Mr. Dukes asked the Taoiseach the reason, at the end of 1989, he did not bring forward detailed proposals for the reform of the Oireachtas, as promised in the document The Fianna Fáil - Progressive Democrats Programme for Government 1989-1993 in the National Interest; whether it is still his intention to bring forward such proposals; if it is his intention to bring forward such proposals, when they will be brought forward; and his intentions regarding the scope and the content of any such proposals.