17 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Defence the total number of persons who applied for recruitment to the Defence Forces arising from the recent recruitment campaign; the total number called for interview; the total number shortlisted; the criteria used for shortlisting applicants; when it is expected that those selected will be recruited; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
9 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Transport, Energy and Communications when Cable and Wireless first approached the Government to express their interest in Telecom Éireann; if Telecom Éireann has given any report to him of its discussions with Cable and Wireless or any other telecommunications company; if his attention has been drawn to evidence given by the chief executive of Telecom Éireann to the Joint Committee on Commercial State-Sponsored Bodies on 25 May 1993, in which he stated that Cable and Wireless had been introduced to the company by the Government; his views on whether this is a correct account; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
16 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Transport, Energy and Communications the total financial allocation under the National Development Plan, 1994-1999, as originally drafted for areas for which he has responsibility; the allocation following the overall cut of 8.5 per cent announced by the Government on 3 March 1994; the way in which this will be applied to the projects for which he has responsibility; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
21 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Tourism and Trade if, in regard to the Estimate for his Department for 1994, he will give the reasons for the increases of 233 per cent in the allocation for office premises expenses, 25 per cent for consultancy services and 53 per cent for advertising and publicity and for the decrease of 42 per cent in the allocation for CERT; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
18 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Tourism and Trade his views on the conclusions and recommendations of the National Economic and Social Council in regard to tourism policy contained in the recent report, A Strategy for Competitiveness, Growth and Employment; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
9 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for the Environment the total financial allocation under the National Development Plan, 1994-1999, for areas for which his Department has responsibility; the allocation following the overall cut of 8.5 per cent announced by the Government on 3 March 1994; the way in which this will be applied to the projects for which he has responsibility; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
73 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Enterprise and Employment if his attention has been drawn to the recent NESC report, Education and Training Policies for Economic and Social Development, which found that the Irish labour force has low levels of qualifications, is weak in management skills and poorly prepared for economic change; the steps, if any, he plans to take to address these shortcomings; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
73 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Enterprise and Employment if his attention has been drawn to the recent NESC report, Education and Training Policies for Economic and Social Development, which found that the Irish labour force has low levels of qualifications, is weak in management skills and poorly prepared for economic change; the steps, if any, he plans to take to address these shortcomings; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
12 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Justice the number of suicides in Mountjoy Prison in each of the past five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
8 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Justice the steps, if any, that have been taken to implement the commitment given in the Programme for a Partnership Government, 1993-1997, to further enhance and expand the Garda juvenile liaison service and the further development of programmes to divert potential young offenders away from crime; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
85 Mr. Gilmore asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will make a statement on his recent visit to South Africa; his views on the prospects for a successful transfer to majority rule; the assistance, if any, Ireland is providing in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
85 Mr. Gilmore asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will make a statement on his recent visit to South Africa; his views on the prospects for a successful transfer to majority rule; the assistance, if any, Ireland is providing in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
10 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Education if she has received the report of the expert advisory group on the administration of the third level grants scheme; if she will publish the report; if she intends to implement the recommendations of the report; if her attention has been drawn to the widespread public concern, especially among PAYE workers, at the disproportionate number of children of self-employed and farmers who seem to receive grants; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
13 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Equality and Law Reform if he has considered the recommendations of the Law Reform Commission in regard to defamation of the dead; if he will introduce legislation to give effect to this recommendation; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
13 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Defence the number of Irish troops currently serving in Somalia; if it is intended to extend their term there; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
18 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Justice if she has recently met with representatives of the relatives of the victims of the 1974 Dublin and Monaghan bombings; the steps, if any, she has taken to enquire into the information provided in the recent ITV television documentary on the bombings; if senior Gardaí have yet interviewed the programme makers; if she has raised the matter at the Anglo Irish Conference or with her UK counterpart; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
17 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Finance if his agreement was sought or given for the out of court settlement of the claim brought by Allied Irish Banks and ICAROM against the former auditors of ICI, Ernst and Whinney; if he has had any discussions with the ICAROM administrator as to the way in which the compensation paid will be used; the impact, if any, it will have on the agreement made in 1992 that the Government would lend the company a further £32 million, interest free; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
71 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Transport, Energy and Communications if he has received a new application from the ESB for an increase in prices to fund proposed capital developments; if so, the increases sought; if he intends to sanction them; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
71 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Transport, Energy and Communications if he has received a new application from the ESB for an increase in prices to fund proposed capital developments; if so, the increases sought; if he intends to sanction them; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
5 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Transport, Energy and Communications when, following the acceptance by the Aer Lingus workforce of the revised Cahill plan, the Government will provide the required equity injection; the latest position regarding EC funding for Aer Lingus; when the Government intends to sanction the new low-cost Aer Lingus Express on the Dublin/London route; the investigation, if any, that has been carried out as to the way in which Ryanair came to be in possession of a confidential departmental memorandum regarding Aer Lingus which it is allegedly using as part of their campaign against sanction for the Aer Lingus Express; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
48 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Transport, Energy and Communications if he has rejected an application from Cablelink to carry advertisements on its network; the other proposals, if any, he has to facilitate Cablelink to restore the satellite channels it previously offered to consumers; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
8 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Tourism and Trade the progress, if any, made to date in implementing the recommendations of the Tourism Task Force; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
160 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Forestry if, in regard to the National Development Plan 1994-1999, he will give details of the additional resources that will be provided for the Leader initiative; the plans, if any, he has for the expansion of the Leader initiative; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
160 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Forestry if, in regard to the National Development Plan 1994-1999, he will give details of the additional resources that will be provided for the Leader initiative; the plans, if any, he has for the expansion of the Leader initiative; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
33 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for the Marine the plans, if any, he has to provide new ferry facilities at Dún Laoghaire Harbour, County Dublin; if his Department will be making a planning application to Dún Laoghaire Corporation in respect of the development; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
33 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for the Marine the plans, if any, he has to provide new ferry facilities at Dún Laoghaire Harbour, County Dublin; if his Department will be making a planning application to Dún Laoghaire Corporation in respect of the development; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
10 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Defence the number of applicants currently on waiting lists for recruitment to the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
10 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for the Environment if his attention has been drawn to the formal complaint made by Greenpeace to the EC Commission regarding the failure of the authorities here to police environmental pollution; if he will give details of his response to the substance of the complaint; if he has received any communication from DG 11 of the European Commission regarding the complaint; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
11 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Justice if, arising from her statement to Dáil Éireann on 11 May 1993, concerning the sale of the Mespil Flats, she has given any further consideration to amending the Landlord and Tenant Law; and if she will establish a working group consisting of representatives of her Department, the Department of the Environment and Thereshold who have suggested such a working group.
4 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Justice if her attention has been drawn to the recent editorial in Garda News expressing concern at the fall in the num bers in the force and expressing concern that the recruitment drive is not sufficient to deal with the problem; her response to the editorial; the plans, if any, she has to increase the strength of the force with particular reference to the numbers of community Gardai in urban areas; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
11 Mr. Gilmore asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will make a statement on his recent visit to the United States; the political figures he met; and the matters discussed.
7 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Education if a recent report prepared for her Department by three economists showed that, in regard to primary and secondary schools, there was a gap of around £16 million between the capitation grants paid by the State and the actual running costs of the schools and that the shortfall was being made up by parents; if she will publish the report; if, in the context of a policy of free education, she will give her views on whether parents should have to make such contributions; and the steps, if any, she intends to take to increase funding to eliminate the need for such contributions.
6 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Arts, Culture and the Gaeltacht if he will amend the Broadcasting Act, 1990, to provide for the establishment of an RTE Users' Council which will provide a representative voice for listeners and viewers and an independent forum which the station could consult about programme changes; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
55 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Equality and Law Reform when he will introduce legislation to provide a national register for stillbirths in view of the letter from his Department in The Irish Times of 23 September 1993 promising to give the matter priority.
55 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Equality and Law Reform when he will introduce legislation to provide a national register for stillbirths in view of the letter from his Department in The Irish Times of 23 September 1993 promising to give the matter priority.
18 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Equality and Law Reform the progress, if any, that has been made with regard to the implementation of the commitment in the Programme for a Partnership Government 1993 to 1997 to consider extending civil legal aid to tribunals such as the Social Welfare Appeals Tribunal and, following consultation with the social partners, the Employment Appeals Tribunal; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
16 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Transport, Energy and Communications if he has received any report from Telecom Éireann on the impact of the new calls price structure on the volume of calls, especially domestic calls; the budget and resources that have been allocated to the Telephone Users' Advisory Council established by him on 1 September 1993; the terms of reference of the council; if, in view of the controversy surrounding the recent change in pricing, he will consider the re-establishment of the statutory users' council provided for in the Postal and Telecommunications Services Act, 1993; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
11 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Transport, Energy and Communications if he has received any report from the Board of Management of Aer Lingus regarding the progress of the current negotiations with the trade unions on the cost cutting package; his views on the recent Aer Lingus annual report; his views on whether it is appropriate that those members of the board who were responsible for the overall strategy and direction of the company when losses were incurred should remain in charge; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
11 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Tourism and Trade if, in view of the recurring problem of crime against tourists, he will hold discussions with tourism interests in Dublin regarding the possible introduction of a scheme similar to the Amsterdam Tourist Assistance Service to aid and counsel victims of such attacks.
10 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Forestry the progress that has been made to date with regard to the implementation of the report of the Expert Group on the Food Industry; if he has yet submitted his proposals to Government arising from the report; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
49 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for the Environment his response to reports prepared by the Environmental Protection Agency and Cork County Council into serious fires at two chemical plants in Cork in August 1993; the steps, if any, he has taken arising from these reports to reduce the danger of similar accidents in the future; the further steps, if any, he plans to take; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
9 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Social Welfare if he will confirm that guidelines from his Department require an applicant for rent subsidy to provide letters of proof from a garda or priest to verify that an applicant is genuinely in need of private rented accommodation; the reasons for this requirement; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
35 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Finance if the Government intends to enter negotiations with the social partners with a view to agreeing a new Programme for Economic and Social Progress; if his attention has been drawn to the conditions set by the ICTU for entering negotiations such as the abolition of the 1 per cent levy and the reversal of social welfare cuts; if the Government will meet these conditions; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
35 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Finance if the Government intends to enter negotiations with the social partners with a view to agreeing a new Programme for Economic and Social Progress; if his attention has been drawn to the conditions set by the ICTU for entering negotiations such as the abolition of the 1 per cent levy and the reversal of social welfare cuts; if the Government will meet these conditions; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
80 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Education if she has set any deadline for the publication by second level schools of an admission policy based on fair and objective criteria, which she announced on 12 August 1993; the steps, if any, she will take to deal with the inequality in the education system caused by the continued operation of elite fee paying secondary schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
80 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Education if she has set any deadline for the publication by second level schools of an admission policy based on fair and objective criteria, which she announced on 12 August 1993; the steps, if any, she will take to deal with the inequality in the education system caused by the continued operation of elite fee paying secondary schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
8 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Equality and Law Reform if he intends to implement the recommendation in the report of the Second Commission on the Status of Women that the Interpretation Act, 1937 should be redrafted with a view to ending discriminatory and unnecessary gender-specific language in Bills and Instruments of the Oireachtas, and to enable the adoption of the feminine gender in legislative measures clearly and primarily addressed to women; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
5 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Transport, Energy and Communications the response, if any, he has given to the proposals submitted to the Government by the Executive Chairman of Aer Lingus, Mr. Bernie Cahill; the proposals, if any, there are before the Government for the sale of Aer Lingus subsidiaries; his views on whether it is appropriate that a State company should be seeking to shed 1,500 jobs at a time of such high unemployment; if the Government intends to provide the equity sought; and if he will make a statement on the discussions between the Cabinet sub-committee on aviation and the Aer Lingus unions.