2 Mr. Spring asked the Taoiseach if he will outline the capital and other finance available to Temple Bar Properties; the basis on which this finance has been made available; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
9 Mr. Spring asked the Minister for Justice if he will outline any recent changes in procedures relating to the prosecution of drunken driving offences under the Road Traffic Acts; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
67 Mr. Spring asked the Minister for Energy the steps he is going to take to ensure that hospitals and other emergency services are not affected by interruptions of electricity supply in the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
35 Mr. Spring asked the Minister for Energy if he has satisfied himself that industrial relations procedures in the ESB are adequate given the implications of an ESB dispute; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
67 Mr. Spring asked the Minister for Energy the steps he is going to take to ensure that hospitals and other emergency services are not affected by interruptions of electricity supply in the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
35 Mr. Spring asked the Minister for Energy if he has satisfied himself that industrial relations procedures in the ESB are adequate given the implications of an ESB dispute; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
4 Mr. Spring asked the Taoiseach if he will make a statement about the ceasefire announced by loyalist para-military organisations having regard to the subsequent sectarian murder of a Catholic; and if he will outline the implications of a ceasefire for the negotiations under the Brooke initiative.
50 Mr. Spring asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will outline (1) the steps taken by this country to express our revulsion at the massacre of the Kurdish people by Saddam Hussein and (2) the contribution Ireland proposes to make to any rescue effort or to any effort to restore peace in the region; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
50 Mr. Spring asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will outline (1) the steps taken by this country to express our revulsion at the massacre of the Kurdish people by Saddam Hussein and (2) the contribution Ireland proposes to make to any rescue effort or to any effort to restore peace in the region; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
15 Mr. Spring asked the Taoiseach the steps he proposes to take to ensure that a broad-ranging debate takes place in Ireland on the issues of European security and defence policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
10 Mr. Spring asked the Taoiseach if he will outline his views on the suggestion by the two Unionist leaders in Northern Ireland that all political parties in the Republic should be involved in the talks arising from the Brooke initiative at a certain point; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
9 Mr. Spring asked the Taoiseach if he has given any assurances to any other political party in the Republic that they will be involved in the negotiations arising from the Brooke initiative; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
8 Mr. Spring asked the Taoiseach if he will outline his proposals for the consultation with Opposition leaders in the State in the course of the talks arising from the Brooke initiative.
1 Mr. Spring asked the Taoiseach if he will make a statement on the progress of the Brooke initiative, as outlined by the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland in the House of Commons on 14 March 1991.
19 Mr. Spring asked the Minister for Education if she will have a section (details supplied) in her Department's handbook on physical education in the primary school curriculum, re-examined to eliminate any sex bias contained in it; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
1 Mr. Spring asked the Taoiseach if he will outline the basis on which he has stated that devolution does not recommend itself at this stage to most parties in Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
12 Mr. Spring asked the Minister for Justice if he has any proposals for modernising the conveyancing and probate law procedures; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
5 Mr. Spring asked the Taoiseach if he will outline the mechanism employed by the Government Information Service for issuing statements on behalf of the Government at weekends.
13 Mr. Spring asked the Minister for the Marine if he has satisfied himself that the recent prohibition order signed by him preventing the removal of sand from Ballybunion beach, County Kerry is adequate; and whether such order is enforceable given the existence of an agreement between the Minister and local farmers, signed in 1977, which allows said farmers to remove sand from the Ballybunion beach.
17 Mr. Spring asked the Taoiseach if he will give a breakdown of the amount of money his Department intend to spend on consultancy services in 1991; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
19 Mr. Spring asked the Minister for Tourism, Transport and Communications if he will make a statement on the crisis facing regional airports; and the steps he is taking to resolve that crisis.
3 Mr. Spring asked the Taoiseach when he proposes to open the refurbished Department of the Taoiseach to the general public; the frequency of opening; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
26 Mr. Spring asked the Minister for the Environment if his attention has been drawn to the fact that 122 of the applicants for housing on the Tralee Urban District Council waiting list have incomes of less than £6,000 per annum; and if he will outline the prospects of these people being housed within 12 months.
7 Mr. Spring asked the Taoiseach if recruitment is currently taking place to An Slua Muirí; if so, the rate of recruitment; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
6 Mr. Spring asked the Taoiseach if he will outline the position of the temporary clerical staff employed by the Department of Defence at Baldonnel, County Dublin, having regard to the proposed installation of a computer system by the Department; whether alternative permanent employment will be offered; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
3 Mr. Spring asked the Taoiseach the cost of hosting the launch in Dublin Castle of the Programme for Economic and Social Progress; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
5 Mr. Spring asked the Minister for Social Welfare if he has any plans to abolish the requirement for signing-on on a weekly basis by unemployed persons; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
247 Mr. Spring asked the Minister for Energy if he will outline the amount of jet fuel available in Ireland, in terms of both operating stocks and strategic stocks; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
247 Mr. Spring asked the Minister for Energy if he will outline the amount of jet fuel available in Ireland, in terms of both operating stocks and strategic stocks; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
21 Mr. Spring asked the Taoiseach if he will outline the current position in relation to discussions on the Programme for Economic and Social Progress.
20 Mr. Spring asked the Taoiseach if he will outline the current position in relation to the initiatives taken by the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland to bring about talks between the constitutional parties in Northern Ireland.
19 Mr. Spring asked the Taoiseach the arrangements he is making in co-operation with other Ministers to ensure additional security in Irish airports arising from the Gulf War; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
18 Mr. Spring asked the Taoiseach if Ireland will be making any financial contribution towards the cost of maintaining the allied forces in the Gulf War.
17 Mr. Spring asked the Taoiseach if he will outline the arrangements being made to facilitate American aircraft to land and refuel at Irish airports; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
16 Mr. Spring asked the Taoiseach if any approach has been made to him by either the United States or the United Nations in respect of Ireland's participation in the Gulf War; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
15 Mr. Spring asked the Taoiseach if he will give a report on the meeting that he had with the American Ambassador prior to the debate in Dáil Éireann on Friday 18 January; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
9 Mr. Spring asked the Taoiseach whether any communication has been received from the Government of the United States in the context of the meeting held in Geneva on 9 January 1991 between James Baker, US Secretary of State and the Iraqi Foreign Minister, Tariq Azis; and the Government's response thereto.
8 Mr. Spring asked the Taoiseach if a request has been received from the Government of the United States for the use of Shannon Airport, County Clare, for refuelling US air force aircraft; and the Government's response to such a request.
44 Mr. Spring asked the Minister for Industry and Commerce if he has received an application from the Goodman Group under the mergers and monopolies legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
44 Mr. Spring asked the Minister for Industry and Commerce if he has received an application from the Goodman Group under the mergers and monopolies legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter.