1 Mr. Spring asked the Taoiseach if he will outline the timescale and programme of action that will now be taken to honour the commitments made in the statement issued by four party leaders, including himself, in regard to the copperfastening of rights of travel and information for Irish women, and in relation to the substantive issue of abortion, having regard also to the rights of Irish women; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
13 Mr. Spring asked the Taoiseach if he will outline (a) the total cost of the Government's campaign in the referendum on the Treaty on European Union, (b) the budgetary sub-head from which the costs will be recouped and (c) the amount of those costs that were paid in fees and other expenses to a company (details supplied).
11 Mr. Spring asked the Taoiseach if he has any plans to meet the British Prime Minister at the forthcoming EC Summit in Lisbon; if so, if they will be discussing the current situation in Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
4 Mr. Spring asked the Taoiseach if he will make a statement on the outcome of the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro, in so far as his participation was concerned.
8 Mr. Spring asked the Taoiseach whether he has any plans to change structures or personnel established under the Temple Bar legislation, and if he will make a statement on the matter.
20 Mr. Spring asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if he will outline the implications of the recent European Courts of Justice decision on Mulder quota applicants; if he will give details of the number of Irish beneficiaries and the amounts involved; whether assistance will be offered to these applicants to process their claims; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
39 Mr. Spring asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if, in view of the Thai Government's flagrant human rights abuses, he will outline any specific plans he has to introduce sanctions against the Thai Government; and if he will provide a timetable for these sanctions' implementation.
39 Mr. Spring asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if, in view of the Thai Government's flagrant human rights abuses, he will outline any specific plans he has to introduce sanctions against the Thai Government; and if he will provide a timetable for these sanctions' implementation.
2 Mr. Spring asked the Taoiseach if he will elaborate on his recent statement that Irish neutrality is no longer relevant; if he intends to arrange the publication of a White Paper on this matter, and if he will make a statement on the matter.
33 Mr. Spring asked the Minister for the Marine if he will elaborate on the statement made by the Taoiseach at the IMI conference in Killarney in relation to the development of the Shannon region.
33 Mr. Spring asked the Minister for the Marine if he will elaborate on the statement made by the Taoiseach at the IMI conference in Killarney in relation to the development of the Shannon region.
6 Mr. Spring asked the Minister for Tourism, Transport and Communications if her attention has been drawn to the inadequacy of the existing rolling stock and the effects of same on the quality of service of Iarnród Éireann; and if she will make a statement on the general levels of standards of both the rolling stock and the service provided by the company.
12 Mr. Spring asked the Minister for the Gaeltacht if he will make a statement on the appropriateness of the chairman of Bord na Gaeilge recommending the voters in West Belfast should support a person (details supplied) in the recent British general election.
47 Mr. Spring asked the Minister for the Environment whether he is prepared to use the polling day of 18 June 1992 which will be used for the Maastricht Referendum, as an opportunity to renew the democratic mandate of those urban authorities which did not have a vote last year; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
3 Mr. Spring asked the Taoiseach if he has advised the members of his Government that membership of secret or secretive organisations is not compatible with the holding of office; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
1 Mr. Spring asked the Taoiseach if he will outline the result of his meeting with the president of the Law Reform Commission; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
5 Mr. Spring asked the Taoiseach if he will outline the up-to-date position in regard to amending the Maastricht Protocol; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
3 Mr. Spring asked the Taoiseach if he will outline the basis on which counsel for the State conceded a right to information about abortion in certain cases before the European Court of Human Rights and if he will make a statement on the matter.
2 Mr. Spring asked the Taoiseach if he has met either or both of the Greencore inspectors in their official capacity; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
1 Mr. Spring asked the Taoiseach if he will clarify the statement recently attributed to the Government's communications policy adviser, to the effect that it was his job, inter alia, to brief Ministers about Government policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
5 Mr. Spring asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the parents of 24 trainees in St. Michael's House Short-Term Training Centre have been told that no service can be guaranteed after June of this year; the steps he proposes to take to guarantee continuance of service; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
11 Mr. Spring asked the Taoiseach if he will clarify the commitment made by him in a recent interview to provide extra resources for community-based crime fighting schemes, and if he will make a statement on the matter.
10 Mr. Spring asked the Taoiseach if he will clarify the commitment made by him in a recent interview that a national sports centre will be built in Dublin, and if he will make a statement on the matter.
9 Mr. Spring asked the Taoiseach if he will clarify a commitment made by him in a recent interview that there will be no more major road developments in Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
8 Mr. Spring asked the Taoiseach if he will clarify reported statements made by him concerning the elimination of the Shannon stopover; if he will confirm that in making those statements he was expressing only his personal opinion, and if he will make a statement on the matter.
4 Mr. Spring asked the Taoiseach if he will make a statement on the Government's intentions in relation to Article 40.3.3º of the Constitution in the light of the detailed judgment of the Supreme Court in the matter.
40 Mr. Spring asked the Minister for Industry and Commerce when the task force recommended by the Culliton Review Body, which is to report to the Taoiseach, will commence its work; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
13 Mr. Spring asked the Taoiseach if he has any plans to improve the arrangements decided on by his predecessor for access by the general public to the architectural and other amenities of Government Buildings; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
11 Mr. Spring asked the Taoiseach if he will outline, in respect of each of the advisers appointed to his Department, (a) the salary, (b) conditions of employment, (c) the pension entitlements and arrangements, (d) travelling expenses and (e) the specific duties to be performed by these persons; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
15 Mr. Spring asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs when the White Paper on the Maastricht conclusions will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
5 Mr. Spring asked the Taoiseach if he will elaborate on his statement that the European Single Market will provide a context within which peace could be achieved in the North; and if he will outline the specific role the EC will play and the specific steps he will initiate to facilitate the process.
11 Mr. Spring asked the Minister for Defence if it is intended to carry out rationalisation of manpower in the Defence Forces; and, if so, if he will give details thereof.
4 Mr. Spring asked the Taoiseach if, in view of his expressed determination to make unemployment his first priority, he will outline Government policy on the matter.
8 Mr. Spring asked the Taoiseach if, in view of the very complex and changing nature of Irish foreign policy, he will propose the establishment of a committee of the Oireachtas to allow Members to have an input into policy making.
6 Mr. Spring asked the Taoiseach if he intends to introduce regulations providing for a register of Member's interests in the Houses of the Oireachtas.
2 Mr. Spring asked the Taoiseach if he will elaborate on media reports (details supplied) of a statement he made that he will introduce a more open and honest style of leadership.
164 Mr. Spring asked the Minister for the Environment if he will outline the number of approved applications for housing provided to his Department by (a) Kerry County Council, (b) Tralee UDC, (c) Listowel UDC and (d) Killarney UDC.
24 Mr. Spring asked the Minister for the Environment if his attention has been drawn to the recommendation of the Industrial Policy Review Group that the Department of the Environment should concentrate on roads that give the highest economic return per pound spent; and whether this will mean that his Department have to revise their priorities which are based on traffic volumes per road.
164 Mr. Spring asked the Minister for the Environment if he will outline the number of approved applications for housing provided to his Department by (a) Kerry County Council, (b) Tralee UDC, (c) Listowel UDC and (d) Killarney UDC.
19 Mr. Spring asked the Minister for Justice if he will introduce a system requiring that all horses maintained in urban areas should be ear-tagged and registered in order to eliminate the widespread difficulties caused by wandering horses.