33 Mr. O'Malley asked the Minister for the Environment the number of people who died due to fire outbreaks in the home in each of the years from 1993 to 1996; the fire protection strategies, if any, which he proposes to have introduced in the context of building regulations; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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33 Mr. O'Malley asked the Minister for the Environment the number of people who died due to fire outbreaks in the home in each of the years from 1993 to 1996; the fire protection strategies, if any, which he proposes to have introduced in the context of building regulations; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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16 Mr. O'Malley asked the Minister for Arts, Culture and the Gaeltacht the changes, if any, he proposes to make for the further development of the 1 per cent scheme.
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16 Mr. O'Malley asked the Minister for Arts, Culture and the Gaeltacht the changes, if any, he proposes to make for the further development of the 1 per cent scheme.
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7 Mr. O'Malley asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if his attention has been drawn to the serious plight of hundreds of thousands of refugees in eastern Zaire who are now starving and who have no protection whatsoever; and his views on whether it is appropriate that Ireland should continue to assist the present regime in Rwanda which is clearly in league with the Kabila rebels in Zaire who have been described by an EU official as engaging in genocide.[11673/97]
17 Mr. O'Malley asked the Minister for Transport, Energy and Communications the discussions, if any, he has had with the management of Aer Lingus on the possible sale of equality or strategic alliance agreements with a third party; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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17 Mr. O'Malley asked the Minister for Transport, Energy and Communications the discussions, if any, he has had with the management of Aer Lingus on the possible sale of equality or strategic alliance agreements with a third party; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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9 Mr. O'Malley asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Forestry if the official of his Department serving at the Permanent Representation of Ireland in Brussels who is personally currently handling the Government's response to the Commission's Article 169 Infringement Proceedings against Ireland in the Emerald Meats matter, is the same official who was involved with documentation in his Department in February 1991 which the State relied upon in the Irish courts in the Emerald Meats case, recently finally decided by the Supreme Court; and if so, the reason therefor.
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9 Mr. O'Malley asked the Minister for Enterprise and Employment the plans, if any, there are to publish a White Paper on State employment and training services.
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39 Mr. O'Malley asked the Minister for Tourism and Trade his views on the Irish Tourist Industry Confederation assessment that the off-peak season has shown little change; the policy decisions, if any, which will be implemented in order to achieve greater growth in tourism revenue in the off-peak season; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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39 Mr. O'Malley asked the Minister for Tourism and Trade his views on the Irish Tourist Industry Confederation assessment that the off-peak season has shown little change; the policy decisions, if any, which will be implemented in order to achieve greater growth in tourism revenue in the off-peak season; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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7 Mr. O'Malley asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Forestry if he will make a formal complaint to the fraud squad of the Garda Síochána regarding the Bureau Veritas certificates which purported to show the import of Irish beef into Iraq; and if not, the reason therefor.
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3 Mr. O'Malley asked the Minister for Finance whether the Government proposes to issue any White Paper, Green Paper or discussion paper on the implications for Ireland of joining economic and monetary union if sterling remains outside it; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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14 Mr. O'Malley asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs his response to the request by the German Government for the extradition of an Irish citizen, Róisín McAliskey, for questioning in relation to a matter on which she has not been charged and in respect of which there may be no evidence against her; if he will protest to the British authorities for keeping her up to recently in extremely inhumane conditions pending such possible extradition.
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6 Mr. O'Malley asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will make a statement on the continuing scandal of so-called punishment beatings in Northern Ireland which in 1996 were four times greater in number than in 1994 and which are still continuing; and whether the Government will seek to use its influence with Sinn Féin and the two smaller loyalist parties to have this barbaric practice terminated forthwith.
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18 Mr. O'Malley asked the Minister for Defence whether any aspects of the proposed reorganisation of the Defence Forces involve amendments to current legislation; and, if so, when this will be brought before Dáil Éireann.
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18 Mr. O'Malley asked the Minister for Defence whether any aspects of the proposed reorganisation of the Defence Forces involve amendments to current legislation; and, if so, when this will be brought before Dáil Éireann.
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17 Mr. O'Malley asked the Minister for Equality and Law Reform the number of people who have registered with the Legal Aid Board seeking a divorce; the percentage of those seeking free legal aid; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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14 Mr. O'Malley asked the Minister for Arts, Culture and the Gaeltacht the current value of the structures at Mullaghmore, County Clare in view of the fact that they have been in place for more than four years; and the amount they depreciated in value in that time.
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18 Mr. O'Malley asked the Minister for Transport, Energy and Communications the effect on the price of petrol of the removal of the mandatory off-take of petroleum products from Whitegate Refinery.
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18 Mr. O'Malley asked the Minister for Transport, Energy and Communications the effect on the price of petrol of the removal of the mandatory off-take of petroleum products from Whitegate Refinery.
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9 Mr. O'Malley asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the steps, if any, he proposes to take to lead to the arrest of indicted war criminals in Bosnia and Serbia and their arraignment before the war crimes tribunal at The Hague, in view of the fact that after an interval of two years only a handful of such people have been arrested.
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17 Mr. O'Malley asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Forestry if he will give details of the difficulties with official Irish records that investigators from the EU Court of Auditors had with his Department when they visited on audit duty, as referred to in their annual report.
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13 Mr. O'Malley asked the Minister for Arts, Culture and the Gaeltacht if he has received representations on behalf of the Connemara branch of the Irish Farmers Association expressing grave concern at the proposal to transpose EU Directive 92/43/EEC into Irish law with effect from 1 February 1997, to establish areas of conservation without giving farmers prior information on the land designations; the areas of land to be impounded; the work required from each farmer; the cost of scientifically-based appeals; the arrangements, if any, for compensation and the way in which it will be quantified; if he will postpone the introduction of this new law until detailed maps of special areas of conservation are made available and until consultation based on full information has taken place; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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13 Mr. O'Malley asked the Minister for Arts, Culture and the Gaeltacht if he has received representations on behalf of the Connemara branch of the Irish Farmers Association expressing grave concern at the proposal to transpose EU Directive 92/43/EEC into Irish law with effect from 1 February 1997, to establish areas of conservation without giving farmers prior information on the land designations; the areas of land to be impounded; the work required from each farmer; the cost of scientifically-based appeals; the arrangements, if any, for compensation and the way in which it will be quantified; if he will postpone the introduction of this new law until detailed maps of special areas of conservation are made available and until consultation based on full information has taken place; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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9 Mr. O'Malley asked the Minister for Finance the total amount received in residential property tax by county and by postal district in Dublin for the tax year 1995-96; and if he will make a statement on the provisional yield of such tax in the current tax year.
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7 Mr. O'Malley asked the Minister for Transport, Energy and Communications the reports, if any, he has received from the steering group on the Ireland-United States access issues; if so, if the reports will be published; the action, if any, he proposes to take on foot of the recommendations contained in the reports; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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17 Mr. O'Malley asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Forestry the final amount of forfeiture of export refund bonds; whether this figure was agreed with UCLAF and DG 20; and the amount outstanding in respect of these guarantees.
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3 Mr. O'Malley asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the steps, if any, he and the European Union will take in the Great Lakes region of Africa to protect refugees in view of the serious unrest in Zaire and the danger posed to Rwanda refugees.
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46 Mr. O'Malley asked the Minister for Defence the plans, if any, he has to review the spouses and childrens pension scheme which was established in 1978, in relation to the widows and discharged members of the Defence Forces who opted out of this scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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46 Mr. O'Malley asked the Minister for Defence the plans, if any, he has to review the spouses and childrens pension scheme which was established in 1978, in relation to the widows and discharged members of the Defence Forces who opted out of this scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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11 Mr. O'Malley asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Forestry if the Government will establish a national food inspectorate, independent of his Department.
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7 Mr. O'Malley asked the Minister for Tourism and Trade the current position regarding the Gulliver electronic tourist information and reservation system.
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50 Mr. O'Malley asked the Minister for the Environment the cost of the current anti-litter television campaign; and his views on whether this campaign represents good value for money.
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50 Mr. O'Malley asked the Minister for the Environment the cost of the current anti-litter television campaign; and his views on whether this campaign represents good value for money.
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13 Mr. O'Malley asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the steps, if any, he proposes to take, as President of the Council of Ministers, to ensure free and fair elections in Bosnia-Herzegovina; whether he has satisfied himself that there is freedom of movement for all Bosnian citizens to all parts of that country; and his views on whether there is any point in having elections unless they can be guaranteed to be fair and democratic.
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3 Mr. O'Malley asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the steps, if any, he proposes to take, as President of the Council of Ministers, to secure the arrest and charging with war crimes before the War Crimes Tribunal at The Hague of Mr. Radovan Karadzic, General Mladic and of the various other persons indicted and sought by The Hague Tribunal for War Crimes.
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3 Mr. O'Malley asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Forestry when the second accounting officer with responsibility for FEOGA matters will be appointed in his Department; the heads and subheads of the Vote for which the second accounting officer will have responsibility; and whether it is anticipated that the appointment will be made from within his Department, from within the public service or by way of open competition.
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20 Mr. O'Malley asked the Minister for Tourism and Trade the steps, if any, being taken to attract greater numbers of tourists from South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, Japan and South America; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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13 Mr. O'Malley asked the Minister for Tourism and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the concern expressed by the Irish Hotels' Federation at his statement of 18 June 1996, regarding future investment in promoting Ireland as a tourist destination; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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12 Mr. O'Malley asked the Minister for Equality and Law Reform whether he has completed the comprehensive survey of the relevant public sector employment intended to update the position outlined in his Department's 1993 report on a survey of equal opportunities in the public sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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3 Mr. O'Malley asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Forestry the proposals, if any, he has to amend the legislation on the sale and use of illegal animal growth promoters in view of recent court cases; if so, the nature of such amendments; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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26 Mr. O'Malley asked the Minister for Health whether his Department intends to establish a special judicial inquiry to investigate new claims that the Blood Transfusion Service Board was aware of the fact that blood products used were known to be contaminated when administered; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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26 Mr. O'Malley asked the Minister for Health whether his Department intends to establish a special judicial inquiry to investigate new claims that the Blood Transfusion Service Board was aware of the fact that blood products used were known to be contaminated when administered; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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47 Mr. O'Malley asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on the possibility that the proposed Northern Ireland Forum might hear submissions made by political parties in the Republic.
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47 Mr. O'Malley asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on the possibility that the proposed Northern Ireland Forum might hear submissions made by political parties in the Republic.
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20 Mr. O'Malley asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the discussions, if any, he has had regarding the relationship between the proposed Northern Ireland Forum and the all-party negotiations due to start on 10 June 1996.
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3 Mr. O'Malley asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if the Government will withdraw Irish UN peacekeeping troops from southern Lebanon in view of the danger posed to them arising from indiscriminate Israeli bombardment of southern Lebanon and in view of the inability of UN peacekeeping troops to exercise any control over the situation.
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