67 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Tourism and Transport the plans he has to ensure the continuation of a regular and reliable car and passenger ferry service on the Irish Sea, in view of its importance for Irish tourism; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
67 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Tourism and Transport the plans he has to ensure the continuation of a regular and reliable car and passenger ferry service on the Irish Sea, in view of its importance for Irish tourism; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
42 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Health if his Department has carried out an assessment of the waiting lists which exist for dental treatment; if he will consider allowing dental treatment to be included on the medical card with a choice of dentist similar to the choice of doctor; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
42 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Health if his Department has carried out an assessment of the waiting lists which exist for dental treatment; if he will consider allowing dental treatment to be included on the medical card with a choice of dentist similar to the choice of doctor; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
4 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for the Environment if he will outline (a) the local authority house building schemes for which tenders have been approved to date in 1990, (b) the total number of houses which these schemes will provide, (c) the total number of houses which have been approved for purchase by local authorities, and (d) if, in view of the long housing waiting lists, he will consider declaring a housing emergency; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
5 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Communications if he has any plans to change the method of appointment of members of (a) the RTE Authority or (b) the Independent Radio and Television Commission; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
16 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Social Welfare if, in view of the fact that the cost of maintaining a teenage child is considerably greater than that for an infant, he will introduce a tiered rate of child dependant's allowance with higher rates for older children; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
43 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the number of cases of BSE reported to date this year; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
43 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the number of cases of BSE reported to date this year; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
6 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if his attention has been drawn to the criticisms recently expressed by the EC Court of Auditors regarding the operation of the export refund scheme for beef, cereal and dairy products; if it is intended to review procedures in the light of these criticisms; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
21 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for the Marine if his attention has been drawn to the concern in the Dún Laoghaire area of County Dublin regarding a proposed infill scheme by a company (details supplied) at the West Pier, Dún Laoghaire Harbour; if he has received any application for a foreshore licence in connection with this project; if the Interim Harbour Board has given him any advice on the project; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
3 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the steps which are taken to ensure that no nuclear weapons are aboard foreign naval vessels when they visit Irish ports, particularly Irish towns and cities whose local authorities have declared their areas to be nuclear free zones.
37 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Defence the number of vessels at present under the control of the Naval Service; the number of vessels at sea; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
37 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Defence the number of vessels at present under the control of the Naval Service; the number of vessels at sea; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
15 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Education if the Government has considered the Report of the Committee on Public Safety and Crowd Control; if the Government accepts the recommendations of the report; if it is intended to implement them; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
51 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Health if he will agree to the proposal from the National Federation of Pensioners' Association to issue medical cards to persons aged between 65 and 75 who hold hospital service cards; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
51 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Health if he will agree to the proposal from the National Federation of Pensioners' Association to issue medical cards to persons aged between 65 and 75 who hold hospital service cards; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
16 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for the Environment if his Department or the Environment Research Unit have carried out an assessment of the economic cost of road traffic accidents; and if so, the estimated annual cost of such accidents.
12 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Social Welfare the steps he is taking so that facilities and conditions in employment offices located in premises other than those under the direct control of his Department are of an acceptable level; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
38 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Energy the steps he will take during Ireland's Presidency of the EC Council of Ministers to encourage the Commission to establish a nuclear inspectorate under the Euratom Treaty which would have powers to inspect nuclear power stations of member states in order to ensure that they comply with European safety standards.
9 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Energy if his Department have had discussions with a British-based trading company, UNI Oil, regarding the possible purchase by the company of a stake in Whitegate oil refinery; if these talks related also to the storage facilites at Bantry Bay; the outcome of these talks; if he has received the report of the task force on the future use of these facilities; when a final decision will be made on the future of these facilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
38 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Energy the steps he will take during Ireland's Presidency of the EC Council of Ministers to encourage the Commission to establish a nuclear inspectorate under the Euratom Treaty which would have powers to inspect nuclear power stations of member states in order to ensure that they comply with European safety standards.
14 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for the Marine the investigations which have been held into the fire on board the B & I operated vessel Norrona, on 9 April 1990; if any review of safety procedures is planned in the light of this incident; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
8 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for the Marine if he has received a report or recommendations from the Dún Laoghaire Interim Harbour Board and when he expects to be in a position to make decisions regarding developments at Dún Laoghaire Harbour.
42 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Defence the number of occasions in the past year on which Air Corps aircraft or Naval Service vessels have gone to the assistance of commercial vessels at sea; if, in these circumstances, the Defence Forces seek reimbursement of costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
21 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Defence the proposals he has for the replacement of hangars at Baldonnel Aerodrome; Dublin 22; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
13 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Education whether she intends to review the composition of primary school management boards which came into being in 1981, in order that parents and teachers have equality of representation with the bishops' nominees.
5 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for the Environment if he has carried out any examination of the use by some local authority members of section 4 of the City and County Management (Amendment) Act, 1955, to grant planning permissions and allow developments which materially contravene development plans; if he intends to introduce any legislation to curb the abuse of section 4; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
16 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Communications the bodies or organisations from which he has received representations that the amount of advertising broadcast by RTÉ should be reduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
22 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Labour if he will outline the matters discussed with the joint ICTU/British TUC delegation at their meeting on 12 February 1990; if, in particular, he will outline his proposal for a special initiative for the long term unemployed during the course of his Presidency of the Social Affairs Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
13 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Industry and Commerce if he will give further details of the view expressed by him in a report (details supplied) that the job creation performance of industry was disappointing, but that employment growth would suddenly start to happen quite rapidly if economic conditions could be kept correct; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
23 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for the Marine if any inquiry has been held to establish the cause of the fire on board the MV St. Columba on 31 January 1990 and the steps which are being taken to ensure the safety of passengers and crews of car ferries serving this country.
14 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Finance the reason applicants for the position of clerical assistant in the Civil Service are required to provide themselves with typewriters for typewriting tests; if, in light of the difficulties which this can produce for candidates from low income families, who may have to hire a typewriter and a taxi to take it to the examination centre, he will reconsider this regulation; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
16 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Defence the number of Defence Forces personnel who have notified the military authorities of their membership of the Permanent Defence Forces Other Ranks Representative Association, at the latest date for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
16 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Tourism and Transport if he will make a statement on the policy regarding the transportation of dangerous substances; and if he is satisfied that the transport by rail of anhydrous ammonia from Arklow, County Wicklow does not constitute a danger to other rail users or to people living along the Dublin-Arklow railway line.
21 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Communications when it is intended to appoint a new chairperson and members to the RTE Authority to replace the present Authority whose term of office expires shortly; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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D'fhiafraigh Mr. Gilmore den Taoiseach cé hiad na dreamanna éagsúla a chuir tuarascáil nó moltaí os comhair an Rialtais i dtaobh bhunú Theilifís na Gaeltachta; agus cad iad na moltaí éagsúla atá á scrúdú faoi láthair.
9 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Industry and Commerce the contacts he had with the management of Nixdorf regarding the proposal to close their Bray plant; the progress which has been made in regard to the search for a company to take over the plant as a going concern; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
7 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Industry and Commerce the outcome of the meeting between State agencies and the receiver of the Sunbeam Group of companies regarding the possibility of saving the jobs of workers in the firms concerned, which he indicated in Dáil Éireann on 30 January 1990 would be held at his request; the other steps which have been taken to protect the jobs of the workers; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
59 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the scientific evidence on which he bases the belief that BSE, otherwise known as mad cow disease, poses no threat to the health of humans; the reason he supported the British Government in their opposition to the EC ban on the export of cattle; the monitoring which is carried out by his Department to detect the disease in the Irish herd; when cases of the disease were reported in the Irish herd; the steps he intends to take to stop the spread of the disease to this State; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
59 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the scientific evidence on which he bases the belief that BSE, otherwise known as mad cow disease, poses no threat to the health of humans; the reason he supported the British Government in their opposition to the EC ban on the export of cattle; the monitoring which is carried out by his Department to detect the disease in the Irish herd; when cases of the disease were reported in the Irish herd; the steps he intends to take to stop the spread of the disease to this State; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
14 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the existence of registers of commerical interests for members of many other national parliaments; if he will consider introducing legislation to establish a similar register here; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
10 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Finance the number of Greenland white-fronted geese which have been shot in County Wexford since he permitted shooting on 1 November 1989; the method by which he has monitored and controlled the number of geese being shot; and the progress which has been made to purchase an additional 207 acres at the Wexford Wild Fowl Reserve.
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D'fhiafraigh Mr. Gilmore den Taoiseach an bhfuil cinneadh déanta ag an Rialtas Teilifís na Gaeltachta a bhunú; an bhfuil dáta socraithe do thús na seirbhíse; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina leith.
Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for the Marine if he will outline the present position regarding the rescue operation for the crippled bulk carrier, the Tribulus; if the ship is to be allowed enter Irish waters; in view of the forecast of further severe weather and the experience in 1986 with the Kowloon Bridge, the steps which are being taken to ensure that no damage is caused to the coastal or marine environment; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
33 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Tourism and Transport the implications, if any, which the abolition of duty free shops arising from EC tax harmonisation proposals would have on air fares; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
33 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Tourism and Transport the implications, if any, which the abolition of duty free shops arising from EC tax harmonisation proposals would have on air fares; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
11 Mr. Gilmore asked the Taoiseach the way in which he proposes to advance his Green Presidency of the EC Council of Ministers; the initiatives concerning the environment which he proposes to take in the EC; and the legislative measures which the Government will be bringing before Dáil Éireann which will be aimed at improving the environment.