4 Mr. Allen asked the Minister for Social Welfare if he will give details of the new work schemes planned for students; and the discussions, if any, that have taken place with community and voluntary groups arising from his decision to withdraw unemployment assistance from students.
29 Mr. Allen asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on whether elections will proceed in Cambodia having regard to the resurgence of the Khmer Rouge guerillas and the killings they are perpetrating on the people of Cambodia and UN personnel.
252 Mr. Allen asked the Minister for Health if he will make a statement on the proposal put forward by his Department that hospitals in poorly populated areas would be forced to merge their services.
249 Mr. Allen asked the Minister for Health if he will make a statement on a recent Department of Health/Comhairle na nOspidéal report that general consultant posts should be abolished as part of a major drive towards specialisation in the senior ranks of the medical profession.
252 Mr. Allen asked the Minister for Health if he will make a statement on the proposal put forward by his Department that hospitals in poorly populated areas would be forced to merge their services.
249 Mr. Allen asked the Minister for Health if he will make a statement on a recent Department of Health/Comhairle na nOspidéal report that general consultant posts should be abolished as part of a major drive towards specialisation in the senior ranks of the medical profession.
4 Mr. Allen asked the Minister for Social Welfare the number of claims which have been processed under the 1992 equality regulations; and the number still outstanding.
2 Mr. Allen asked the Minister for Social Welfare the number of women affected by the abolition of the general maternity benefits scheme; and, the steps, if any, he proposes to take to ensure that women have adequate financial support during the maternity period.
1 Mr. Allen asked the Minister for Social Welfare the number of persons affected by the changes in the contributory conditions in relation to disability benefit in the Social Welfare Act, 1992.
4 Mr. Allen asked the Taoiseach if he proposes to request a meeting with President Clinton in order to discuss a recent US statement that Washington intends to stop federal agencies awarding contracts to European Community countries.
2 Mr. Allen asked the Taoiseach if he will give details of the appointments made in November and December, 1992 and January, 1993 to State boards under his aegis; the names of those appointed; and the boards to which they have been appointed.
19 Mr. Allen asked the Minister for Finance if he will make a statement on a submission he has received from the Irish Congress of Trade Unions relating to the list of six Irish financial institutions which it is alleged are speculating with the Irish currency at the country's expense.
103 Mr. Allen asked the Minister for the Marine if he will make a statement on the contents of the STAG Report which indicated that a number of factors could be responsible for the decimation of sea trout including sea lice infestation generated around the huge salmon farm cages in the seas off the west coast.
50 Mr. Allen asked the Minister for the Marine if he has received the report on the accident involving the MV Havelet which occurred on 22 March 1992; and if he proposes to publish the report in question.
103 Mr. Allen asked the Minister for the Marine if he will make a statement on the contents of the STAG Report which indicated that a number of factors could be responsible for the decimation of sea trout including sea lice infestation generated around the huge salmon farm cages in the seas off the west coast.
50 Mr. Allen asked the Minister for the Marine if he has received the report on the accident involving the MV Havelet which occurred on 22 March 1992; and if he proposes to publish the report in question.
5 Mr. Allen asked the Taoiseach the tonnage and value of fresh vegetables imported into this country in each of the years from 1987 to 1992 giving details by each type of vegetable.
4 Mr. Allen asked the Taoiseach the tonnage and value of processed vegetables imported into this country in each of the years from 1987 to 1992 giving details by each type of vegetable.
126 Mr. Allen asked the Minister for Health if he proposes to investigate the operation of hospital incinerators in view of the fears expressed by the residents of Bishopstown, Cork, regarding the incinerator at Cork Regional Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
119 Mr. Allen asked the Minister for Health if he is considering the setting up of a national hospital waste management plan to ensure the safe and efficient management of waste.
118 Mr. Allen asked the Minister for Health if he will carry out a survey of hospitals in the country to establish the method of disposal of clinical waste.
117 Mr. Allen asked the Minister for Health if he will list the number of incinerators operating in hospitals throughout the country; and if he will identify the incinerators that comply with existing German and British, as well as EC, standards.
116 Mr. Allen asked the Minister for Health when he will sanction a grant for the setting up of a new and more modern incinerator at Cork Regional Hospital.
126 Mr. Allen asked the Minister for Health if he proposes to investigate the operation of hospital incinerators in view of the fears expressed by the residents of Bishopstown, Cork, regarding the incinerator at Cork Regional Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
119 Mr. Allen asked the Minister for Health if he is considering the setting up of a national hospital waste management plan to ensure the safe and efficient management of waste.
118 Mr. Allen asked the Minister for Health if he will carry out a survey of hospitals in the country to establish the method of disposal of clinical waste.
117 Mr. Allen asked the Minister for Health if he will list the number of incinerators operating in hospitals throughout the country; and if he will identify the incinerators that comply with existing German and British, as well as EC, standards.
116 Mr. Allen asked the Minister for Health when he will sanction a grant for the setting up of a new and more modern incinerator at Cork Regional Hospital.
36 Mr. Allen asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will raise, in the United Nations and in the European Community, the situation whereby more than a million people around the world still suffer as slaves according to the AntiSlavery International Organisation of Great Britain.
36 Mr. Allen asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will raise, in the United Nations and in the European Community, the situation whereby more than a million people around the world still suffer as slaves according to the AntiSlavery International Organisation of Great Britain.
11 Mr. Allen asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will raise, in the United Nations, the situation in Mauritania where tens of thousands of African people are held as property; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
11 Mr. Allen asked the Minister for Energy if he will make a statement on the future of Whitegate and on the recent reports that negotiations are again taking place regarding the takeover of Whitegate Oil Refinery.
24 Mr. Allen asked the Minister for Energy the steps he has taken to ensure that An Bord Gáis have taken every action to ensure that Irish companies have an input into the laying of the pipeline for the proposed new gas grid; and if he has satisfied himself with the level of Irish involvement at this stage.
46 Mr. Allen asked the Minister for Industry and Commerce if he will set up an interdepartmental committee at the highest level to consider all aspects of trade in the importation of second-hand cars from Japan and its consequences for the motor industry and for the Exchequer.
46 Mr. Allen asked the Minister for Industry and Commerce if he will set up an interdepartmental committee at the highest level to consider all aspects of trade in the importation of second-hand cars from Japan and its consequences for the motor industry and for the Exchequer.
28 Mr. Allen asked the Minister for Tourism, Transport and Communications if she has satisfied herself that an accident similar to the one which happened near Bandon recently, in which two training planes collided, is unlikely to happen over Bishopstown, Cork, which is overflown by so many training planes each week; and if she will outline the scrutiny that takes place by her Department on the movements and operations of these training schools.
28 Mr. Allen asked the Minister for Tourism, Transport and Communications if she has satisfied herself that an accident similar to the one which happened near Bandon recently, in which two training planes collided, is unlikely to happen over Bishopstown, Cork, which is overflown by so many training planes each week; and if she will outline the scrutiny that takes place by her Department on the movements and operations of these training schools.
14 Mr. Allen asked the Minister for Tourism, Transport and Communications if she has satisfied herself, in the light of the recent plane crash in County Cork, that there are adequate safety precautions taken for light aircraft operations in the Cork city and county area; and whether she has any proposals to review same.
144 Mr. Allen asked the Minister for Health if he will make a statement on recent reports (details supplied) that a total revamping of the Tallaght Hospital project with a smaller 350 bed hospital funded by local authority funds is accurate; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
144 Mr. Allen asked the Minister for Health if he will make a statement on recent reports (details supplied) that a total revamping of the Tallaght Hospital project with a smaller 350 bed hospital funded by local authority funds is accurate; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
118 Mr. Allen asked the Minister for the Environment the number of local authority houses in the country without bathrooms, and the plans he has to ensure that all such houses have bathrooms installed in the foreseeable future.