10 Mr. Spring asked the Taoiseach if he wishes to change the statements and comments he made at his press conference on Wednesday, 22 January 1992 in light of the subsequent statements by EC Commissioner Ray MacSharry and by Deputy Pádraig Flynn; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
9 Mr. Spring asked the Taoiseach if he will make a statement on the allegations made by Senator Seán Doherty that (a) he was fully aware of the improper and unconstitutional tapping of two journalists telephones in 1982; and (b) he made no effort to stop this activity.
12 Mr. Spring asked the Taoiseach if it is his intention to have any further meetings with the social partners in relation to the Programme for Economic and Social Progress.
11 Mr. Spring asked the Taoiseach if he has any plans for a further meeting with the British Prime Minister; if he will be seeking a joint declaration by all political parties in the UK that the outcome of the British general election will have no deleterious effect on the conduct of Anglo-Irish relations; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
5 Mr. Spring asked the Taoiseach if he will outline the current situation in relation to Anglo-Irish relations; and if he will further outline whether he expects new talks to begin soon on the future of Northern Ireland.
25 Mr. Spring asked the Minister for Industry and Commerce if he will outline the present position regarding the Greencore affair; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
3 Mr. Spring asked the Taoiseach the arrangements, if any, he has made to meet personally with the trade union leaders to discuss the implementation of the Programme for Economic and Social Progress; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
6 Mr. Spring asked the Minister for the Marine if he will outline the terms of reference under which the harbour review group in his Department is examining the Shannon Estuary; the date on which the study was commissioned; the date on which the findings are due to be presented; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
9 Mr. Spring asked the Minister for Tourism, Transport and Communications if the Government has any proposals to approve the issue of a postage stamp to commemorate the foundation of the United Irishmen.
24 Mr. Spring asked the Minister for the Environment if he has any intention of reviewing the Plan for Social Housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
13 Mr. Spring asked the Minister for Justice when he expects to have legislation ready on the question of guilty but insane; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
3 Mr. Spring asked the Taoiseach when he proposes to nominate a Minister of State to the Government to fill the current vacancy; if, in that context, he will consider the appointment of a Minister of State for Foreign Trade; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
56 Mr. Spring asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food whether he has any plans to visit European capitals in the autumn with a view to making personal representations about the particular position of Ireland in regard to the reform of the Common Agricultural Policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
56 Mr. Spring asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food whether he has any plans to visit European capitals in the autumn with a view to making personal representations about the particular position of Ireland in regard to the reform of the Common Agricultural Policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
6 Mr. Spring asked the Taoiseach if he will publish the list of advisers given to him at the meeting with the chairman of Greencore on 26 May 1990 and if that list is no longer in his possession, if he will describe the list; if, in particular, he will outline whether it was a short-list of stockbrokers from whom one stockbroker was to be selected, coupled with a short-list of legal advisers from whom one was to be selected; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
5 Mr. Spring asked the Taoiseach whether any civil servants were involved in the arrangements for his meeting with the chairman of Greencore, on 26 May 1990; if any person was present at this meeting other than himself and the chairman; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
4 Mr. Spring asked the Taoiseach if he will outline (1) dates, (2) locations, (3) agendas and (4) outcome of all meetings with the chairman of Greencore; if he will list the persons present at each meeting; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
43 Mr. Spring asked the Minister for Tourism, Transport and Communications if he will outline any and all investigations taking place into property transactions involving Telecom Éireann; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
43 Mr. Spring asked the Minister for Tourism, Transport and Communications if he will outline any and all investigations taking place into property transactions involving Telecom Éireann; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
58 Mr. Spring asked the Minister for Education if at any stage the Taoiseach discussed the purchase of Carysfort college with a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter.
58 Mr. Spring asked the Minister for Education if at any stage the Taoiseach discussed the purchase of Carysfort college with a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter.
24 Mr. Spring asked the Minister for Education if the Taoiseach met the president of UCD to discuss the purchase of Carysfort college; if so, the date of any such meetings and the matters discussed; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
39 Mr. Spring asked the Minister for the Environment if he will make a statement on his Department's role in the decision to approve sewerage and drainage works for the Baskin Cottages, Kinsealy, County Dublin.
39 Mr. Spring asked the Minister for the Environment if he will make a statement on his Department's role in the decision to approve sewerage and drainage works for the Baskin Cottages, Kinsealy, County Dublin.
9 Mr. Spring asked the Taoiseach the reasons he did not consult the then chairman of Telecom Éireann or the then chairman of the Custom House Docks Development Authority before asking them, in the course of a radio interview of 22 September 1991, to step aside; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
8 Mr. Spring asked the Taoiseach the reason he did not suggest that the chairman of Greencore and Aer Rianta should step aside pending ongoing investigations in which they were involved in his interview on RTE radio on 22 September, 1991; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
1 Mr. Spring asked the Taoiseach if he has decided on a procedure of opening Government Buildings to members of the public who wish to visit it as an important public building, and if he will make a statement on the matter.
20 Mr. Spring asked the Taoiseach when his next meeting with the British Prime Minister is likely to take place; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
15 Mr. Spring asked the Taoiseach if he will publish a progress report on the implementation to date of the Programme for Government published in 1989; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
14 Mr. Spring asked the Taoiseach if he will make a statment on the outcome of negotiations between the two parties in Government on a review of the Programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
12 Mr. Spring asked the Taoiseach if he will make a statement regarding his recent meeting with the social partners concerning a review of the Programme for Economic and Social Progress; if he will outline the extent and nature of any agreements reached at that meeting, and the process that will ensure as a result of the meeting; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
6 Mr. Spring asked the Taoiseach if he has any plans to meet the social partners in the near future; whether in the course of any such meetings he will be proposing a re-negotiation of the Programme for Economic and Social Progress; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
3 Mr. Spring asked the Taoiseach if he has any plans to visit the Soviet Union or any of the Baltic Republics in the near future; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
30 Mr. Spring asked the Minister for Tourism, Transport and Communications if he has any plans to provide computer facilities to the network of post offices throughout the country.
30 Mr. Spring asked the Minister for Tourism, Transport and Communications if he has any plans to provide computer facilities to the network of post offices throughout the country.
16 Mr. Spring asked the Minister for Tourism, Transport and Communications whether in the light of his recent statements regarding the viability of the post office network, he has any plans to introduce a giro banking service into the post office; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
10 Mr. Spring asked the Minister for Education if she will outline her plans for the merging of the School of Music in Cork with the Crawford College of Art, Cork.
4 Mr. Spring asked the Taoiseach if comments made by senior trade union personnel to the effect that the Government are sleep-walking where the issue of unemployment is concerned have been brought to his attention; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
1 Mr. Spring asked the Taoiseach if he will make a statement on his meeting with representatives of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions on Wednesday, 5 June 1991.
7 Mr. Spring asked the Minister for Justice the steps he has taken to remove personal accident claims from normal court procedure and instead have such cases dealt with by the specialist tribunal, in the light of the Government's commitment to consider this proposal in the Programme for Economic and Social Progress; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
22 Mr. Spring asked the Minister for Finance if he will indicate if investment in plant qualifies for tax relief under the R & D Scheme of the Finance Act, 1986; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
39 Mr. Spring asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if the Government supports the Japanese proposals to the UN in relation to Cambodia, including the provision (1) that the UN would have the mission to verify the different stages of the cease-fires, (2) that any faction which resumes fighting after the demobilisation of troops will be banned from the electoral process and (3) that a special committee be set up to investigate the human rights record of the Khmer Rouge during their period of rule; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
39 Mr. Spring asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if the Government supports the Japanese proposals to the UN in relation to Cambodia, including the provision (1) that the UN would have the mission to verify the different stages of the cease-fires, (2) that any faction which resumes fighting after the demobilisation of troops will be banned from the electoral process and (3) that a special committee be set up to investigate the human rights record of the Khmer Rouge during their period of rule; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
5 Mr. Spring asked the Taoiseach if he will (1) list the number of grants which have been paid by Údarás na Gaeltachta to companies in County Kerry since 1987 and (2) the number of persons employed by these companies as at 1991.
5 Mr. Spring asked the Taoiseach if it is proposed to introduce legislation to establish the two companies involved in the refurbishment of the Temple Bar area; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
4 Mr. Spring asked the Taoiseach if he will outline whether Temple Bar Properties have entered into any contracts for the acquisition of properties; if so, the number and the amount of money spent; the source of revenue to finance all such purposes; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
3 Mr. Spring asked the Taoiseach if he will outline (a) the structure of Temple Bar Properties, (b) the board of directors, (c) the number of staff that will be employed on a full-time, part-time, contract or other basis, (d) the way in which staff will be hired and (e) the cost of remunerating staff; and if he will make a statement on the matter.