36 Mr. Stagg asked the Minister for Public Enterprise if her rail safety officer will investigate the serious overcrowding of passengers on the Maynooth suburban line which has resulted in passengers collapsing on journeys into Connolly Station; if passenger limits will be strictly imposed; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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30 Mr. Stagg asked the Minister for Public Enterprise if she will authorise the application by the ESB to build a 350 to 400 megawatt combined cycle gas turbine power station in order to prevent the possibility of power cuts in 2001; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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32 Mr. Stagg asked the Minister for Public Enterprise if she has received the report from the consultants appointed to examine the safety of the rail system; if she has formulated proposals for the required investment to bring the system up to a standard that will allow for a safe and efficient rail service; if she has identified the funding sources for this required investment; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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6 Mr. Stagg asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Gaeltacht and the Islands if she will provide details of the formal meetings between officials of her Department and the Department of Education and Science regarding the commitment in An Action Programme for the Millennium to modify the school curriculum to place more emphasis on cultural and artistic activities.
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68 Mr. Stagg asked the Minister for Public Enterprise the discussions, if any, she has had with the Department for Finance with a view to securing finance in 1999 to introduce a radon remediation grant scheme to assist householders in undertaking radon remediation works on their dwellings; her views on whether this scheme should be introduced in view of the excellent state of public finances; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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10 Mr. Stagg asked the Minister for the Environment and Local Government the implications, if any, for Ireland of the directive on the landfill of waste which was discussed by the Environment Council in March 1998; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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18 Mr. Stagg asked the Minister for Public Enterprise if she will instruct Aer Lingus to enter into negotiations with the workers in TEAM Aer Lingus with a view to setting up an employee share ownership plan; if she will instruct Aer Lingus to set up a working party along with the workers with a view to finding a suitable strategic alliance partner for TEAM; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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18 Mr. Stagg asked the Minister for Public Enterprise if she will instruct Aer Lingus to enter into negotiations with the workers in TEAM Aer Lingus with a view to setting up an employee share ownership plan; if she will instruct Aer Lingus to set up a working party along with the workers with a view to finding a suitable strategic alliance partner for TEAM; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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4 Mr. Stagg asked the Minister for Public Enterprise the progress, if any, made in the negotiations for the sale of TEAM Aer Lingus to FLS; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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2 Mr. Stagg asked the Minister for Public Enterprise if the policy for the introduction of competition in the electricity generation industry will no longer be fulfilled by means of open competition that would include the ESB but rather by a selection process for new generators that would exclude the ESB; her views on whether this would lead to ESB generation plants closing down and to large scale redundancies among its workforce; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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49 Mr. Stagg asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the reasons for the unacceptable lengthy delay in fulfilling the Government's priority in An Action Programme for the Millennium of the introduction of a national minimum wage; when she is proposing to introduce the necessary enabling legislation; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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49 Mr. Stagg asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the reasons for the unacceptable lengthy delay in fulfilling the Government's priority in An Action Programme for the Millennium of the introduction of a national minimum wage; when she is proposing to introduce the necessary enabling legislation; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
[7675/98]
9 Mr. Stagg asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will provide details on operation lifesaver; and if he will provide extra resources so that this operation can be extended to other traffic blackspot areas.
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16 Mr. Stagg asked the Minister for Social, Community and Family Affairs his views on the recommendations made at the Select Committee on Family, Community and Social Affairs by the Data Protection Commissioner, the Irish National Organisation of the Unemployed and all Opposition parties to drop the relevant sections in the Social Welfare Bill, 1998, regarding the introduction of a public service card; if he will introduce a separate Bill in Dáil Éireann which would deal with the proposal; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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16 Mr. Stagg asked the Minister for Social, Community and Family Affairs his views on the recommendations made at the Select Committee on Family, Community and Social Affairs by the Data Protection Commissioner, the Irish National Organisation of the Unemployed and all Opposition parties to drop the relevant sections in the Social Welfare Bill, 1998, regarding the introduction of a public service card; if he will introduce a separate Bill in Dáil Éireann which would deal with the proposal; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[6509/98]
4 Mr. Stagg asked the Minister for the Environment and Local Government the discussions, if any, he or his officials have had with the EU Commission or its representatives regarding charging for domestic water in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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2 Mr. Stagg asked the Minister for the Environment and Local Government if he will make a submission to the Joint Committee on the Environment and Local Government in advance of the Pan European Conference on the Environment to be held in 1998 in Aarhus, Denmark; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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25 Mr. Stagg asked the Minister for Public Enterprise the value in monetary terms to Ryanair of the reductions and rebates of ground handling charges by Aer Rianta for its services provided to Ryanair at Dublin, Cork and Shannon airports in the period from 1989 to 1994 inclusive; if this State aid provided through the State owned company Aer Rianta was reported by the Minister to the EU Commission; if so, on what date; and the response, if any, which was received from the Commission.
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25 Mr. Stagg asked the Minister for Public Enterprise the value in monetary terms to Ryanair of the reductions and rebates of ground handling charges by Aer Rianta for its services provided to Ryanair at Dublin, Cork and Shannon airports in the period from 1989 to 1994 inclusive; if this State aid provided through the State owned company Aer Rianta was reported by the Minister to the EU Commission; if so, on what date; and the response, if any, which was received from the Commission.
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8 Mr. Stagg asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the discussions, if any, he has had with his Turkish counterpart in relation to EU-Turkish relations; and the indications, if any, he has received regarding Turkey's attitude to the forthcoming EU enlargement conference organised by the British Presidency of the EU.
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16 Mr. Stagg asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the new initiatives, if any, she is planning in relation to the availability of equity finance for start up and micro enterprises; and if she will give consideration to introducing an equity finance vehicle modelled on the United States small business administration.
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28 Mr. Stagg asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will give resources to the Garda in the form of camera equipment or GATSO mobile units to monitor and detect breaches of traffic regulations; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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28 Mr. Stagg asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will give resources to the Garda in the form of camera equipment or GATSO mobile units to monitor and detect breaches of traffic regulations; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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7 Mr. Stagg asked the Minister for Public Enterprise the proposals, if any, she has received from Aer Lingus for the sale of TEAM Aer Lingus; if she will bring details of the proposed sale to Dáil Éireann for approval; if not, the basis by which the Government proposes to dispose of its shareholding in the company; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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26 Mr. Stagg asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if she will report on allegations in relation to competitive practices in the telecommunications industry under article 86 of the EU Competition Treaty; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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26 Mr. Stagg asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if she will report on allegations in relation to competitive practices in the telecommunications industry under article 86 of the EU Competition Treaty; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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8 Mr. Stagg asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of heroin addicts currently receiving treatment and the numbers awaiting treatment for each health board area.
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10 Mr. Stagg asked the Minister for Public Enterprise the action, if any, she will take to make out-of-State truck operators subject to Irish road traffic legislation in the same way as Irish operators are amenable to Irish law; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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57 Mr. Stagg asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if she will be attending the EU employment summit in Luxembourg on 20 and 21 November 1997; if she will give details of the nature of the submission on behalf of Ireland to the common guidelines on employment under the Amsterdam Treaty which will be concluded at the employment summit; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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57 Mr. Stagg asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if she will be attending the EU employment summit in Luxembourg on 20 and 21 November 1997; if she will give details of the nature of the submission on behalf of Ireland to the common guidelines on employment under the Amsterdam Treaty which will be concluded at the employment summit; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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7 Mr. Stagg asked the Minister for Tourism, Sport and Recreation the consultation, if any, there was with the Northern Ireland Tourist Board before the introduction of the latest tourism logo; the views, if any, the Northern authorities communicated to him, his Department or Bord Fáilte in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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17 Mr. Stagg asked the Minister for Public Enterprise if a decision has been made by the Government to take over the case being taken in the Irish courts by the County Louth residents; if no such decision has been made, if the Government will agree to 100 per cent funding of the costs of the preparation of the case and the case in the courts; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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10 Mr. Stagg asked the Minister for Social Welfare if, in the light of his recent remark in which he stated that our present social welfare system may not be sustainable and may have to be changed, he is proposing a streamlining of the present social welfare system as we know it; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
14 Mr. Stagg asked the Minister for Defence if, having regard to the sale of the officer's quarters in Clonmel, County Tipperary, he will outline whether it is proposed to retain that barracks as a location for the Permanent Defence Force; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
11 Mr. Stagg asked the Minister for the Environment if he will give details of the number of house completions for the years 1990 and 1991 for Dublin city and county; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
21 Mr. Stagg asked the Minister for Justice if he will give details of the number of search warrants that were refused by the courts in 1991; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
3 Mr. Stagg asked the Minister for Social Welfare if he has considered the findings of the report Benefit Take Up by the free legal aid centres which was funded by the Combat Poverty Agency and in particular the findings that in some areas up to 90 per cent of people entitled to some form of social welfare payment are not taking them up; if he will outline (a) the take-up rates for all the various social assistance and means tested schemes, and (b) the steps he will take to ensure the highest possible take-up rate; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
7 Mr. Stagg asked the Minister for Defence if he will outline (1) the procedures for communicating with the media by (a) his Department and (b) the Defence Forces (2) the number of staff, by rank, who are so involved (3) whether statements are cleared or approved and by whom and (4) if it is proposed to create command and corps press officers; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
10 Mr. Stagg asked the Minister for Social Welfare if his attention has been drawn to the visit by an official of his Department to Clane Garda station in County Kildare on 15 October 1991 to interview recipients of unemployment assistance and unemployment benefit; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
3 Mr. Stagg asked the Minister for Social Welfare his views on whether the situation whereby people are levied PRSI contributions on their income even though this income is below the income tax threshold is fair and equitable; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that many low income taxpayers pay a higher PRSI levy than they do income tax and that the present PRSI exemption on low incomes constitutes a poverty trap; his views on whether PRSI contributions should be levied on the principle of ability to pay; if he will outline the steps he proposes to take to reform the PRSI contributions system.
63 Mr. Stagg asked the Minister for Defence if he will outline when the two week camp for the second line reserve was terminated; the reasons advanced for the termination at the time; whether any evaluation has been undertaken by the directors of reserve forces or training into the consequences of such cutback since then; if so if he will outline their recommendations to improve matters; whether he has considered bringing back the two week camp; the additional cost of a further weeks camp divided between (1) rations, (2) pay and (3) other costs; the cost of the current one week camp; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
63 Mr. Stagg asked the Minister for Defence if he will outline when the two week camp for the second line reserve was terminated; the reasons advanced for the termination at the time; whether any evaluation has been undertaken by the directors of reserve forces or training into the consequences of such cutback since then; if so if he will outline their recommendations to improve matters; whether he has considered bringing back the two week camp; the additional cost of a further weeks camp divided between (1) rations, (2) pay and (3) other costs; the cost of the current one week camp; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
1 Mr. Stagg asked the Minister for Social Welfare if his attention has been drawn to the substandard conditions of the social welfare employment exchange on Navan Road, Dublin 7, and the disruption that industrial action will cause to social welfare recipients attending the exchange; if he will ensure that construction on replacement offices will begin as promised by his Department; when construction will commence on replacement offices; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
32 Mr. Stagg asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs whether, in the light of the recent decision by the United States to lift sanctions on South Africa, the Irish Government are prepared to maintain sanctions until the whole apparatus of apartheid is removed and the situation of one man one vote comes into being; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
32 Mr. Stagg asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs whether, in the light of the recent decision by the United States to lift sanctions on South Africa, the Irish Government are prepared to maintain sanctions until the whole apparatus of apartheid is removed and the situation of one man one vote comes into being; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
16 Mr. Stagg asked the Minister for Social Welfare the number of applicants for the carer's allowance as at 24 May 1991; the number that have now been accepted at the full rate of payment; the number that have been accepted at a reduced rate of payment; and the lowest rate payable to any individual.
6 Mr. Stagg asked the Minister for Social Welfare if he will outline his views on the finding of the recent Combat Poverty Agency report on urban poverty which found that (1) Ireland has one of the highest levels of poverty in the EC, (2) the poverty rate is growing and (3) conventional economic growth strategies will do little to alleviate the levels of poverty; in view of these findings, if he will outline the new measures he proposes to introduce to reverse this situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
15 Mr. Stagg asked the Minister for Labour if the Government have any plans to introduce (1) paternity leave for insured husbands-partners of pregnant women and (2) leave for insured parents of adopted children for the weeks following the adoption; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
39 Mr. Stagg asked the Minister for Education if she proposes to make any increased allocations for the provision of remedial teachers to schools in the 1991-92 academic year; if so, if she will give the breakdown between (1) primary schools, (2) vocational education committee schools and (3) community and comprehensive schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
39 Mr. Stagg asked the Minister for Education if she proposes to make any increased allocations for the provision of remedial teachers to schools in the 1991-92 academic year; if so, if she will give the breakdown between (1) primary schools, (2) vocational education committee schools and (3) community and comprehensive schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter.