27 Mr. Currie asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on the usefulness of a referendum regarding the constitutional position of Northern Ireland in the near future; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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27 Mr. Currie asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on the usefulness of a referendum regarding the constitutional position of Northern Ireland in the near future; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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5 Mr. Currie asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he has satisfied himself with the rate of progress in Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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15 Mr. Currie asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the safeguards which are in place to ensure the terms of the Geneva Convention are not violated in Afghanistan; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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9 Mr. Currie asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the most recent developments in relation to the peace process particularly on putting illegal arms beyond use; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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102 Mr. Currie asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the position in relation to the Northern Ireland peace process; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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102 Mr. Currie asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the position in relation to the Northern Ireland peace process; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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66 Mr. Currie asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will report on the Northern Ireland peace process in the aftermath of the recent elections.
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66 Mr. Currie asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will report on the Northern Ireland peace process in the aftermath of the recent elections.
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47 Mr. Currie asked the Minister of State at the Department of Foreign Affairs the reasons for the failure to comply with Article 44 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child which required a report on the protection afforded under Irish law to the rights guaranteed in the convention to be presented to the United Nations before 27 October 1999; if he will report on the progress made in relation to the matters of criticism when the last report was discussed in 1998; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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47 Mr. Currie asked the Minister of State at the Department of Foreign Affairs the reasons for the failure to comply with Article 44 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child which required a report on the protection afforded under Irish law to the rights guaranteed in the convention to be presented to the United Nations before 27 October 1999; if he will report on the progress made in relation to the matters of criticism when the last report was discussed in 1998; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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5 Mr. Currie asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his most recent contacts with Northern Ireland political leaders; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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4 Mr. Currie asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his most recent discussions with the British Prime Minister; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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5 Mr. Currie asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will report on the progress being made in the peace process following his most recent discussions with British and Northern Ireland political leaders; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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7 Mr. Currie asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his most recent discussions with the British Prime Minister and Northern political leaders, particularly in relation to policing.
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20 Mr. Currie asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent meetings with the British Prime Minister and other political leaders on the position in Northern Ireland.
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8 Mr. Currie asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his most recent contacts with the British Prime Minister and Northern political leaders on the situation in Northern Ireland.
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5 Mr. Currie asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his most recent discussions with the British Prime Minister and Northern Ireland political leaders; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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13 Mr. Currie asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his most recent discussions with the British Prime Minister and with the leaders of the political parties in Northern Ireland.
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74 Mr. Currie asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if her attention has been drawn to the fact that the Irish Insurance Federation wishes to use genetic testing in assessing life insurance; if the introduction of genetic testing for such a purpose would be a serious encroachment on right to individual privacy; her views on whether it should be prevented by legislation if necessary; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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74 Mr. Currie asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if her attention has been drawn to the fact that the Irish Insurance Federation wishes to use genetic testing in assessing life insurance; if the introduction of genetic testing for such a purpose would be a serious encroachment on right to individual privacy; her views on whether it should be prevented by legislation if necessary; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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32 Mr. Currie asked the Minister for Public Enterprise if her attention has been drawn to the widespread concern among local people in the vicinity of Casement Aerodrome, Baldonnel, County Dublin, particularly on safety and environmental grounds, at the possibility of civil aviation activities there; her views on the future development of Baldonnel; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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32 Mr. Currie asked the Minister for Public Enterprise if her attention has been drawn to the widespread concern among local people in the vicinity of Casement Aerodrome, Baldonnel, County Dublin, particularly on safety and environmental grounds, at the possibility of civil aviation activities there; her views on the future development of Baldonnel; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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7 Mr. Currie asked the Minister for Public Enterprise if she will outline her expectations of the OSPAR Commission meeting to be held this month, particularly in relation to the closure of Sellafield; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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6 Mr. Currie asked the Minister for Public Enterprise whether it is still her intention to pursue an IPO for Aer Rianta in the lifetime of this Government; if she will clarify the current uncertainty about the future ownership of Aer Rianta and the Great Southern Hotel Group; and if it is to be retained in full State ownership for the foreseeable future.
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4 Mr. Currie asked the Minister for Public Enterprise when a decision on the construction of additional gas line capacity into the State will be made; if the Department has completed its analysis on whether a second gas pipeline linking this State to Scotland, as proposed by Bord Gáis Éireann, is compatible with a new pipeline from Belfast to Dublin; and if a decision on which of these pipes is to proceed will be necessary.
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10 Mr. Currie asked the Taoiseach if he will report on recent developments in Northern Ireland in view of the UUP meeting held on 27 May 2000.
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57 Mr. Currie asked the Minister for Public Enterprise the position on the Government's efforts to have Sellafield closed; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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57 Mr. Currie asked the Minister for Public Enterprise the position on the Government's efforts to have Sellafield closed; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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2 Mr. Currie asked the Taoiseach if he will demand in his meetings with Northern Ireland political parties which have connections with paramilitary organisations that those who have been ordered out of Ireland under threat of injury or death be allowed to return; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1 Mr. Currie asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his most recent discussions with representatives of the republican movement; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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53 Mr. Currie asked the Minister for Public Enterprise the position regarding the Government's demand for the closure of Sellafield; the outcome of meetings with members of the British Government on the issue; the action, if any, taken to enlist the support of other Governments; the other activities, if any, engaged in to further the closure of Sellafield; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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53 Mr. Currie asked the Minister for Public Enterprise the position regarding the Government's demand for the closure of Sellafield; the outcome of meetings with members of the British Government on the issue; the action, if any, taken to enlist the support of other Governments; the other activities, if any, engaged in to further the closure of Sellafield; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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50 Mr. Currie asked the Minister for Defence the representations, if any, he has made to the Department of Finance for funding the re-equipment of the Air Corps and Navy; the way in which he will fund the re-equipment of these services; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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50 Mr. Currie asked the Minister for Defence the representations, if any, he has made to the Department of Finance for funding the re-equipment of the Air Corps and Navy; the way in which he will fund the re-equipment of these services; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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8 Mr. Currie asked the Taoiseach the cost of 1,000 litres of home heating oil in each of the past five years on 1 December; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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37 Mr. Currie asked the Minister for Public Enterprise if she will itemise the opportunities for mutual benefit in North-South co-operation in all forms of energy in view of the creation of the Northern Ireland Executive; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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37 Mr. Currie asked the Minister for Public Enterprise if she will itemise the opportunities for mutual benefit in North-South co-operation in all forms of energy in view of the creation of the Northern Ireland Executive; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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13 Mr. Currie asked the Minister for Public Enterprise if she will initiate discussions with her counterpart in the North on the best utilisation of the Corrib field to mutual advantage, north and south, in view of the contention of an exploration company (details supplied) that the Corrib field could meet up to 50 per cent of the total demand for gas until well into the next century; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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31 Mr. Currie asked the Minister for Defence the number of attacks on UNIFIL positions in South Lebanon in recent weeks; the situation on the attacks in the Irish Battalion area; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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6 Mr. Currie asked the Minister for Public Enterprise the position on the development of wind farms and wave to energy facilities; the comparative costs between these sources of energy and the generation of electricity by coal, oil and gas; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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14 Mr. Currie asked the Minister for Public Enterprise the consideration, if any, given to the proposal made on 15 April 1999 to the Joint Committee on Public Enterprise and Transport involving decommissioning of nuclear facilities, an end to reprocessing, including Sellafield, and a programme of nuclear clean up described as the grand bargain; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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25 Mr. Currie asked the Minister for Public Enterprise if she will report on her recent meeting with the Northern Secretary, The Rt. Hon. Mo Mowlam MP, on energy matters; the extent to which greater co-operation on energy was discussed; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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25 Mr. Currie asked the Minister for Public Enterprise if she will report on her recent meeting with the Northern Secretary, The Rt. Hon. Mo Mowlam MP, on energy matters; the extent to which greater co-operation on energy was discussed; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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52 Mr. Currie asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the proposals, if any, he has for greater co-operation in energy matters North and South of the Border; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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52 Mr. Currie asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the proposals, if any, he has for greater co-operation in energy matters North and South of the Border; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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7 Mr. Currie asked the Taoiseach if he will support a proposal for a national millennium project comprising the creation of a Liffey valley national park submitted by the Lucan Planning Council in association with An Taisce and a number of other community organisations in west Dublin and north Kildare (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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11 Mr. Currie asked the Taoiseach the progress, if any, there has been on the return of bodies of the disappeared following recent contacts with representatives of the Republican movement; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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