3 Mr. Shatter asked the Minister for Health and Children whether his attention has been drawn to the fact that the Well Woman Centre has been unable to recruit a doctor to work in its new centre in Athlone, County Westmeath, opened in joint partnership with the Midland Health Board in April 1996; his views on the fact that the difficulties experienced have resulted from the behaviour of other doctors in the area, and that doctors are fearful if they work in the Well Woman Centre that they will be unable to get any other work within the Midland Health Board area; whether his attention has further been drawn to the fact that consultants in Portiuncula Hospital, County Galway, have been told that if they take referrals from the Well Woman Centre, general practitioners will not refer private patients to them; his views on the fact that as a consequence of this it has been announced that the new centre is to close; if he will intervene and resolve this difficulty; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1 Mr. Shatter asked the Minister for Health and Children if he will order an inquiry to be conducted into the medical care provided in Sligo General Hospital to a person (details supplied) for the delivery of a baby girl on 31 August 1995 and the care provided to the baby, in particular, to determine the cause of the baby's death; whether this person's labour was managed satisfactorily and whether the obstetric care was of a satisfactory standard; the reason she was treated with oxytocins having stated that she did not want this treatment as she believed from her previous medical history that this treatment would be inappropriate; if the labour and birth was not properly managed, the reason in this regard and where responsibility rests for the events that occurred.
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5 Mr. Shatter asked the Minister for Health and Children when he will make a decision in relation to the location of the required new cardiac unit; and the reason for his reviewing the decision made by his predecessor that it be located at St James's Hospital, Dublin 8.
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4 Mr. Shatter asked the Minister for Health and Children the action, if any, his Department will take against tobacco companies who have sold cigarettes in the State by way of legal claims on behalf of the State to recoup State expenditure incurred providing treatment for tobacco related illnesses such as cancer; and if he will make a statement on the matter in the context of the recent litigation in this area which has taken place in the United States.
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3 Mr. Shatter asked the Minister for Health and Children when the necessary commencement order will be made to bring into operation the statutory tribunal for the payment of compensation to the victims of hepatitis C; the reason for the delay in making the required order; and whether regulations prescribing the procedure applicable for bringing claims before the tribunal in accordance with provisions of the Hepatitis C Compensation Tribunal Act, 1997 have been prepared.
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1 Mr. Shatter asked the Minister for Health and Children the steps, if any, he will take to implement the World Health Organisation directive that all children be vaccinated against hepatitis B by means of universal mass vaccination and that such a vaccination programme be initiated by the end of 1997; and his views on whether hepatitis B is globally second only to tobacco smoking as a cause of cancer deaths.
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Bill entitled an Act to make further provision in relation to notices of intention to marry and, in particular, to ensure the validity of notices to marry furnished prior to 1st August, 1996 and marriages celebrated subsequent to the giving of any such notice
43 Mr. Shatter asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Forestry whether he and his officials have co-operated fully with the live export trade to resolve the shortage of adequate ferry facilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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121 Mr. Shatter asked the Minister for Education when the portacabin at James Connolly Special School, Blanchardstown, Dublin 15, is to be replaced with a proper school building suited to the health and educational needs of children with autism; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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121 Mr. Shatter asked the Minister for Education when the portacabin at James Connolly Special School, Blanchardstown, Dublin 15, is to be replaced with a proper school building suited to the health and educational needs of children with autism; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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2 Mr. Shatter asked the Taoiseach if his attention has been drawn to reports that members of the Provisional IRA have been intimidating people residing in nationalist areas and engaging in their own form of so-called policing and punishments; whether this is an issue he has discussed with Mr. Gerry Adams and members of Sinn Féin; and the action, if any, being taken by the Government to bring such conduct to an end.
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26 Mr. Shatter asked the Minister for Transport, Energy and Communications the action, if any, he intends to take with regard to pirate radio stations currently operating in the Dublin area; and the reason no action has been taken to date against these stations under the Broadcasting Acts.
26 Mr. Shatter asked the Minister for Transport, Energy and Communications the action, if any, he intends to take with regard to pirate radio stations currently operating in the Dublin area; and the reason no action has been taken to date against these stations under the Broadcasting Acts.
16 Mr. Shatter asked the Minister for Transport, Energy and Communications the action, if any, he intends to take with regard to the pirate radio stations currently operating in the Dublin area; and the reason no action has been taken to date against these stations under the Broadcasting Acts.
16 Mr. Shatter asked the Minister for Tourism and Trade the measures, if any, he intends to take to attract more tourists with disabilities to Ireland; if provision will be made in the operational programme for tourism, 1994 to 1999, to provide improved facilities for people with disabilities in the tourism sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
10 Mr. Shatter asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Forestry in view of the high import costs of the fresh cut flower market in Ireland, the plans, if any, he has to develop the fresh flower industry in this country.
7 Mr. Shatter asked the Minister for Equality and Law Reform the action, if any, he intends to take to implement the interim report of the task force on the travelling community.
74 Mr. Shatter asked the Minister for the Environment if funding will be provided to Roscommon County Council for the development of a library at the Dillon House, Ballaghaderreen, County Roscommon; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that an application is with his Department since June 1991; if his attention has been further drawn to the fact that the development of a library is part of a major development plan by Roscommon County Council to turn this historic house into a library/museum and heritage house open to the public; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
74 Mr. Shatter asked the Minister for the Environment if funding will be provided to Roscommon County Council for the development of a library at the Dillon House, Ballaghaderreen, County Roscommon; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that an application is with his Department since June 1991; if his attention has been further drawn to the fact that the development of a library is part of a major development plan by Roscommon County Council to turn this historic house into a library/museum and heritage house open to the public; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
18 Mr. Shatter asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if, in view of the appalling injuries and deaths caused to thousands of people by sown land mines in countries such as Angola, Cambodia and Mozambique which are the legacy of wars and civil wars, he will seek an international effort of mine clearance in these affected countries and an international effort to conrol or ban the sale and dissemination of these weapons.
137 Mr. Shatter asked the Minister for Equality and Law Reform whether he intends by way of legislation to implement the provisions formerly contained in the Matrimonial Home Bill which were intended to amend the Family Home Protection Act, 1976, the Married Women's Status Act, 1957, which did not provide for automatic joint ownership of the family home and which were not found to be unconstitutional by the Supreme Court.
136 Mr. Shatter asked the Minister for Equality and Law Reform whether it is intended to hold a referendum to amend the Constitution to allow legislation to be enacted to provide for automatic joint ownership of the matrimonial home as a result of the Supreme Court judgment on the Matrimonial Home Bill, 1993.
137 Mr. Shatter asked the Minister for Equality and Law Reform whether he intends by way of legislation to implement the provisions formerly contained in the Matrimonial Home Bill which were intended to amend the Family Home Protection Act, 1976, the Married Women's Status Act, 1957, which did not provide for automatic joint ownership of the family home and which were not found to be unconstitutional by the Supreme Court.
136 Mr. Shatter asked the Minister for Equality and Law Reform whether it is intended to hold a referendum to amend the Constitution to allow legislation to be enacted to provide for automatic joint ownership of the matrimonial home as a result of the Supreme Court judgment on the Matrimonial Home Bill, 1993.
14 Mr. Shatter asked the Minister for Tourism and Trade the current status of the £3 million marketing drive in the USA; the specific targets which have been laid down to measure the effectiveness of this campaign; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
12 Mr. Shatter asked the Minister for the Environment the role of the statutory Reorganisation Commission he is setting up to consider the functions and role of urban authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
71 Mr. Shatter asked the Minister for Education the action, if any, she has taken to gender proof recent senior appointments at official level in her Department; and whether her attention has been drawn to the published list of senior officers in her Department which discloses that the overwhelming majority are men.
71 Mr. Shatter asked the Minister for Education the action, if any, she has taken to gender proof recent senior appointments at official level in her Department; and whether her attention has been drawn to the published list of senior officers in her Department which discloses that the overwhelming majority are men.
12 Mr. Shatter asked the Minister for Equality and Law Reform the waiting period for a new client to see a solicitor in each Government law centre as at 1 December 1993.
6 Mr. Shatter asked the Minister for Equality and Law Reform when he will change maternity legislation in this country in order to comply with the provisions of the EC Maternity Directive; the changes that will be necessary in our legislation; the timetable for the implementation of such changes; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
5 Mr. Shatter asked the Minister for Equality and Law Reform whether he has received a list detailing the names of 100 women who could be appointed to State Boards and other bodies; the person from whom the list was received; and whether he has also been provided with details of the political affiliations of those named.
1 Mr. Shatter asked the Taoiseach whether he has received the report or working paper being prepared by the Law Reform Commission on the courts and family law proceedings; when the report will be published; and whether it recommends the establishment of family courts.
33 Mr. Shatter asked the Minister for Transport, Energy and Communications whether he has made further contact with the British authorities in view of the proposed change in German energy law which will allow, for the first time, the storage of spent nuclear fuel without reprocessing and in view of the letter from two former United States CIA chiefs to the British Prime Minister, Mr. John Major, warning that THORP could encourage the spread of nuclear weapons.
15 Mr. Shatter asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Forestry his views on whether Ireland's full quota allocations under the suckler cow premium scheme and the ewe premium scheme will be utilised; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
40 Mr. Shatter asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Forestry the number of applicants for slaughter premium, 1993 special beef premium and cattle and beef cow headage payments that have not yet received payment; the total value that these unpaid applications amount to; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
12 Mr. Shatter asked the Minister for Education the purpose for which it is now intended to use the premises in Churchtown, formerly used by Loreto Girls National School; whether it is still intended through arrangements with Dublin County Council to make these premises available for communal use, including use by Rathfarnham Concert Band; and if she will give the reason for the change, if any, in her plans in this regard.
8 Mr. Shatter asked the Minister for Equality and Law Reform if his attention has been drawn to the fact that, upon proceedings being instituted in this State under the Child Abduction and Enforcement of Custody Orders Act, 1991, the central authority is able to immediately arrange for legal aid to be provided for the foreign applicant in such proceedings through a Government law centre, whilst the respondents to such proceedings resident in this State who lack the means to obtain private legal advice cannot obtain such speedy representation through a Government law centre, as a result of which there have been a number of cases where such respondents have been left with no legal representation; and the plans, if any, he has to resolve this problem.
5 Mr. Shatter asked the Minister for Equality and Law Reform the amendment that he proposes be put before the people in a referendum to provide for divorce.
4 Mr. Shatter asked the Minister for Equality and Law Reform the nature of the free legal service that the proposes that private solicitors will provide in respect of District Court family law cases under the new scheme of legal aid he has introduced; the way in which the scheme will operate; and if his attention has been drawn to the criticism recently voiced of the scheme.
21 Mr. Shatter asked the Minister for Defence the action, if any, that he has taken to implement the recommendation of the Commission on Remuneration and Conditions of Service in the Defence Forces 1990, which states that officers who are not suitable for promotion to the higher ranks should have this made known to them before the age of 40 years when they are in a position to decide whether they wish to remain in the Defence Forces or take up an alternative career.
23 Mr. Shatter asked the Minister for Enterprise and Employment if he proposes to wait until the latest possible date, that is 31 December 1994, to introduce the EC Directive on unfair contract terms; or if he will seek to have this introduced earlier in view of its importance as a measure of consumer protection.
60 Mr. Shatter asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will give details of the proposals, if any, he has to open an Israeli Embassy in Ireland.
60 Mr. Shatter asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will give details of the proposals, if any, he has to open an Israeli Embassy in Ireland.
71 Mr. Shatter asked the Minister for Enterprise and Employment his views on the need to reform the Employment Appeals Tribunal; and if he has any plans to achieve such a reform.
71 Mr. Shatter asked the Minister for Enterprise and Employment his views on the need to reform the Employment Appeals Tribunal; and if he has any plans to achieve such a reform.
23 Mr. Shatter asked the Minister for Enterprise and Employment the way in which he proposes to introduce a cap on awards for pain and suffering at the courts in light of his reply to Parliamentary Question No. 71 of 19 May 1993; and if this will require legislation or a constitutional amendment.
2 Mr. Shatter asked the Taoiseach the meetings he had in Malaysia; the impact on the Irish economy of this visit; the number of new jobs likely to be created as a result; and the effect of his visit on relations between this State and Malaysia.
7 Mr. Shatter asked the Minister for Equality and Law Reform the initiatives, if any, he proposes to take to ensure that all State services co-ordinate their responses when allegations of domestic violence or sexual abuse are made.