3 Mr. B. Ahern asked the Taoiseach the official commemorations, if any, that are planned for 1996, other than the continuation of the Famine Commemoration; and the commemoration, if any, planned for the 80th Anniversary of the Easter Rising of 1916.
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22 Mr. B. Ahern asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he would agree that acceptance of the Mitchell report by the parties closely associated with the paramilitary organisations should reinforce both Governments in their firm aim of convening all-party talks by the end of February 1996, as proclaimed in the communiqué of 28 November 1995.
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8 Mr. B. Ahern asked the Taoiseach the assurance, if any, he has received from or on behalf of the Ulster Unionist Party that, if there were elections, it would intend to seek an electoral mandate to enter immediately, without pre-condition, all-party talks on a three-stranded process convened by the two Governments.
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7 Mr. B. Ahern asked the Taoiseach if any meeting is likely to take place between the leader of the Ulster Unionist Party and himself before the end of February 1996.
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6 Mr. B. Ahern asked the Taoiseach if he will make a statement on his correspondence with the British Prime Minister following his announcement of support for elections in North Ireland.
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8 Mr. B. Ahern asked the Taoiseach if he was consulted beforehand regarding the proposed British response to the Mitchell report; and the views, if any, that he put forward.
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7 Mr. B. Ahern asked the Taoiseach if he will make a statement on his conversation with the British Prime Minister prior to his statement in the House of Commons announcing his support for an assembly.
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4 Mr. B. Ahern asked the asked the Taoiseach, in view of the response to the Mitchell report whether he and the British Prime Minister are ready to launch all-party talks before the end of February as envisaged in the 28 November 1995 communiqué. [
8 Mr. B. Ahern asked the Taoiseach whether he intends to publish reports or statements relating to individual Departments under the Strategic Management Initiative.
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2 Mr. B. Ahern asked the Taoiseach if he will make a statement on his meeting on 7 December 1995, with a delegation led by the leader of the Alliance Party, Dr. Alderdice.
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6 Mr. B. Ahern asked the Taoiseach if he has received a joint letter from Chancellor Kohl and President Chirac in relation to the forthcoming European Council Meeting; and if so, his response to that letter.
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5 Mr. B. Ahern asked the Taoiseach the decisions, if any, he anticipates will be taken at the European Council meeting of 15 and 16 December 1995, relative to transition to the final phase of Economic and Monetary Union.
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4 Mr. B. Ahern asked the Taoiseach if the Heads of the Government at the European Council will be discussing the report of the Reflection Group; and if so, if he will outline his approach to that discussion.
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11 Mr. B. Ahern asked the Taoiseach if it is the Government's view that the necessary circumstances to bring the two parties together at the negotiating table in accordance with paragraph 10 of the Downing Street Declaration already exist and have existed since the time the forum was established.
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9 Mr. B. Ahern asked the Taoiseach the arrangements and remit for the establishment of the international commission; and if he will clarify the meaning of the term "relevant parties" who will be called upon to give evidence.
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43 Mr. B. Ahern asked the Minister for Finance if it is vital that Government spending be maintained within a 2 per cent increase in real terms for the 1996 budget.
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43 Mr. B. Ahern asked the Minister for Finance if it is vital that Government spending be maintained within a 2 per cent increase in real terms for the 1996 budget.
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4 Mr. B. Ahern asked the Taoiseach whether he has satisfied himself with the impact made on long-term unemployment by the area-based partnerships.
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13 Mr. B. Ahern asked the Taoiseach the plans, if any, the Government has to hold any further Referenda on the Constitution up to June 1996.
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2 Mr. B. Ahern asked the Taoiseach the statistically most accurate measure of Irish living standards for purposes of international comparison.
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39 Mr. B. Ahern asked the Minister for Enterprise and Employment the plans, if any, he has to make personal contact with the British Prime Minister to unblock EU approval for the plan for the future of Irish Steel.
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39 Mr. B. Ahern asked the Minister for Enterprise and Employment the plans, if any, he has to make personal contact with the British Prime Minister to unblock EU approval for the plan for the future of Irish Steel.
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24 Mr. B. Ahern asked the Minister for Enterprise and Employment the reason for the rise in the number of unemployed since April as measured by the live register.
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9 Mr. B. Ahern asked the Taoiseach if he has considered the possibility of asking for international mediation in the event of continued deadlock in the peace process.
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8 Mr. B. Ahern asked the Taoiseach if he has satisfied himself that his six point plan will receive sufficient support from the Nationalist parties in Northern Ireland.
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7 Mr. B. Ahern asked the Taoiseach the response, if any, he has had from the British Government to his six point proposal to break the impasse in the peace process.
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10 Mr. B. Ahern asked the Taoiseach the main points of difference between the Irish and British Governments and the various parties concerned that are holding up progress in the peace process.
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9 Mr. B. Ahern asked the Taoiseach the response, if any, he has had to his proposal to hold an Anglo-Irish summit in the third week of November 1995.
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8 Mr. B. Ahern asked the Taoiseach if he will outline, as far as security permits, some of the engagements that will be undertaken by President Clinton on his forthcoming visit to Ireland.
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3 Mr. B. Ahern asked the Taoiseach if he will make a statement on the proposals he has put to the British Government for breaking the impasse in the peace process.
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11 Mr. B. Ahern asked the Taoiseach if an explanation can be given for the difference between the live register measurement of unemployment by the CSO and the Labour Force definition.
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8 Mr. B. Ahern asked the Taoiseach if he will make a statement on his most recent meeting or communications with Mr. Gerry Adams, leader of Sinn Féin.
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6 Mr. B. Ahern asked the Taoiseach the Government's views on the Ulster Unionist Party Leader's proposal for an Assembly in advance of all-party talks.
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5 Mr. B. Ahern asked the Taoiseach if progress in the peace process is contingent on the direct discussions between the British Government, the SDLP and Sinn Féin.
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4 Mr. B. Ahern asked the Taoiseach the plans, if any, he has to meet the British Prime Minister in advance of the visit of President Clinton.
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