11 Mr. B. O'Keeffe asked the Minister for Transport, Energy and Communications if he will elaborate on the statement that he made on RTE Six-One News on 23 March, 1996, wherein he stated that the sale of a substantial minority stake in Aer Lingus as part of a strategic alliance must be looked at and looked at seriously; if a strategic alliance similar to Telecom Éireann is planned for Aer Lingus; the consultations, if any, he has had with management and unions at Aer Lingus in relation to such a strategic alliance; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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40 Mr. B. O'Keeffe asked the Minister for Tourism and Trade if he is concerned at the lack of skilled craft persons in the catering industry; and the effects on the tourism industry.
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40 Mr. B. O'Keeffe asked the Minister for Tourism and Trade if he is concerned at the lack of skilled craft persons in the catering industry; and the effects on the tourism industry.
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24 Mr. B. O'Keeffe asked the Minister for Transport, Energy and Communications his views on the performance of TEAM Aer Lingus; and whether the company is likely to achieve the targets set for it in the Cahill Plan.
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8 Mr. B. O'Keeffe asked the Minister for Social Welfare if he intends to provide a retirement and old age pension to self-employed people who are over 56 years of age in 1998, thereby removing an inequality in the current scheme.
[3525/96]
215 Mr. B. O'Keeffe asked the Minister for Education the plans, if any, she has to make maintenance grants available to students attending colleges in the United Kingdom.
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215 Mr. B. O'Keeffe asked the Minister for Education the plans, if any, she has to make maintenance grants available to students attending colleges in the United Kingdom.
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7 Mr. B. O'Keeffe asked the Minister for the Environment if he intends to provide funding for a new road from the Pier to the Point in Crosshaven, County Cork.
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51 Mr. B. O'Keeffe asked the Minister for Finance if he intends to introduce measures to alleviate the problems being experienced by exporters in this country in view of the current rate of exchange.
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51 Mr. B. O'Keeffe asked the Minister for Finance if he intends to introduce measures to alleviate the problems being experienced by exporters in this country in view of the current rate of exchange.
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25 Mr. B. O'Keeffe asked the Minister for the Marine if he intends to raise the fact that many of the Spanish trawlers which have been found fishing in the Irish Box have previous convictions with the EU; and the measures, if any, he proposes to bring to the EU for consideration in order to ban such fishing boats after conviction.
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25 Mr. B. O'Keeffe asked the Minister for the Marine if he intends to raise the fact that many of the Spanish trawlers which have been found fishing in the Irish Box have previous convictions with the EU; and the measures, if any, he proposes to bring to the EU for consideration in order to ban such fishing boats after conviction.
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17 Mr. B. O'Keeffe asked the Minister for Enterprise and Employment if he is concerned at the lack of progress in the relaunch of the Irish Press; and his views on the investment of the Independent Group in that particular title.
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17 Mr. B. O'Keeffe asked the Minister for Enterprise and Employment if he is concerned at the lack of progress in the relaunch of the Irish Press; and his views on the investment of the Independent Group in that particular title.
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1 Mr. B. O'Keeffe asked the Taoiseach if he intends to bring together the social partners to negotiate a national social partnership arrangement.
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66 Mr. B. O'Keeffe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will urge his EU colleagues to impose a trade sanction against Nigeria.
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66 Mr. B. O'Keeffe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will urge his EU colleagues to impose a trade sanction against Nigeria.
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22 Mr. B. O'Keeffe asked the Minister for Finance the plans, if any, he has to ensure that the Revenue Commissioners target drug barons in this country in view of the fact that they already have the legal power to do so.
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22 Mr. B. O'Keeffe asked the Minister for Finance the plans, if any, he has to ensure that the Revenue Commissioners target drug barons in this country in view of the fact that they already have the legal power to do so.
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30 Mr. B. O'Keeffe asked the Minister for Defence the number of internal flights the Taoiseach has undertaken since taking office; the purpose of these flights; the destination in each case; and the total cost of such flights.
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27 Mr. B. O'Keeffe asked the Minister for Defence the number of internal flights sanctioned by his Department since he took office; the purpose of those flights; the destination in each case; the listed passengers; the Ministers who received such permission; and the total cost of all such flights.
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30 Mr. B. O'Keeffe asked the Minister for Defence the number of internal flights the Taoiseach has undertaken since taking office; the purpose of these flights; the destination in each case; and the total cost of such flights.
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27 Mr. B. O'Keeffe asked the Minister for Defence the number of internal flights sanctioned by his Department since he took office; the purpose of those flights; the destination in each case; the listed passengers; the Ministers who received such permission; and the total cost of all such flights.
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34 Mr. B. O'Keeffe asked the Minister for Enterprise and Employment the international mobile investment located in this country over the last five years; and the potential employment accruing from this investment.
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34 Mr. B. O'Keeffe asked the Minister for Enterprise and Employment the international mobile investment located in this country over the last five years; and the potential employment accruing from this investment.
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8 Mr. B. O'Keeffe asked the Minister for Transport, Energy and Communications the consequences, if any, for An Post of the liberalisation of telecommunications under DG4; and the steps, if any, he has taken to counter this move at the Council of Ministers.
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80 Mr. B. O'Keeffe asked the Minister for Enterprise and Employment the reason the State did not intervene to prevent the demise of Sunbeam Knitwear Limited in the same way as it intervened with Packard Electric.
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80 Mr. B. O'Keeffe asked the Minister for Enterprise and Employment the reason the State did not intervene to prevent the demise of Sunbeam Knitwear Limited in the same way as it intervened with Packard Electric.
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7 Mr. B. O'Keeffe asked the Minister for Enterprise and Employment the grants which were provided for Sunbeam Industries Limited; the conditions which were attached to these grants; and the amounts invested by the directors and shareholders of this company.
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7 Mr. B. O'Keeffe asked the Taoiseach if he intends to act on the recommendations of the Strategic Management Initiative report on the public service launched by his Department.
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5 Mr. B. O'Keeffe asked the Minister for Transport, Energy and Communications if he intends to grant permission to Aer Rianta to build an hotel adjacent to Dublin Airport; and the reason for the delay experienced in advancing the project.
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3 Mr. B. O'Keeffe asked the Minister for Defence if an action is being taken by former members of the Defence Forces against his Department for negligence resulting in loss of hearing while in the employment of the Army; and, if so, the total amount of compensation being sought in these cases.
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195 Mr. B. O'Keeffe asked the Minister for Transport, Energy and Communications when the upgrading of the Dublin to Belfast and Cork rail links will be completed.
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195 Mr. B. O'Keeffe asked the Minister for Transport, Energy and Communications when the upgrading of the Dublin to Belfast and Cork rail links will be completed.
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39 Mr. B. O'Keeffe asked the Minister for Social Welfare his views on the expenditure on supplementary welfare benefits paid out by the health boards on an annual basis and the fact that it has risen from £7 million in 1989 to £55 million in 1994; if he has satisfied himself that such payments represent value for money; if he has done a breakdown on the categories of persons who are benefiting from such payments; and if the State is getting a proper return by way of taxation from private landlords benefiting from such welfare payments.
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39 Mr. B. O'Keeffe asked the Minister for Social Welfare his views on the expenditure on supplementary welfare benefits paid out by the health boards on an annual basis and the fact that it has risen from £7 million in 1989 to £55 million in 1994; if he has satisfied himself that such payments represent value for money; if he has done a breakdown on the categories of persons who are benefiting from such payments; and if the State is getting a proper return by way of taxation from private landlords benefiting from such welfare payments.
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47 Mr. B. O'Keeffe asked the Minister for Health the plans, if any, he has to make it mandatory for health board managements to obtain appropriate written evidence that applicants for medical posts are not hepatitis B carriers.
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47 Mr. B. O'Keeffe asked the Minister for Health the plans, if any, he has to make it mandatory for health board managements to obtain appropriate written evidence that applicants for medical posts are not hepatitis B carriers.
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11 Mr. B. O'Keeffe asked the Minister for Health if he intends to intervene to ensure that the capping placed by VHI on health boards is removed in view of the fact that it is hampering efforts to generate realistic levels of revenue for health boards.
11 Mr. B. O'Keeffe asked the Minister for the Environment if the Ballincollig bypass, County Cork, is included in the National Development Plan, 1994-1999; and if so, when work will commence on the project.