15 Mr. E. Byrne asked the Minister for Equality and Law Reform the recommendations, if any, he has received regarding the question of pay levels applying to people with disabilities in sheltered employment; the measures, if any, he intends taking to review those pay levels; whether the proposed Employment Equality Bill will address conditions in sheltered employment; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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13 Mr. E. Byrne asked the Minister for Equality and Law Reform the progress, if any, made in establishing a council for the status of people with disabilities; if he will give a time frame for the introduction of legislation setting out the rights of people with a disability, together with means of redress for those whose rights are denied; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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10 Mr. E. Byrne asked the Minister for Finance the plans, if any, he has for the establishment of a joint task force to facilitate cooperation between the Revenue Commissioners and the Department of Justice for the purpose of tracing profits deriving from drug dealing; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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31 Mr. E. Byrne asked the Minister for Defence the proposals, if any, he has for developing the role of the Navy in combating drug smuggling; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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23 Mr. E. Byrne asked the Minister for Defence whether the sub-committee of the conciliation council operating under the conciliation and arbitration scheme for the Permanent Defence Forces has concluded its review of grievance procedures in view of his replies to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 204 of 31 January 1995 and 21 of 18 May 1995; the conclusions, if any, it reached; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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31 Mr. E. Byrne asked the Minister for Defence the proposals, if any, he has for developing the role of the Navy in combating drug smuggling; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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17 Mr. E. Byrne asked the Minister for Tourism and Trade if he will outline the current situation regarding the proposed national conference centre in view of the need to improve seasonality in the tourism industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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11 Mr. E. Byrne asked the Minister for Justice the proposals, if any, the Government has to abolish ground rents as a lien on property; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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14 Mr. E. Byrne asked the Minister for Equality and Law Reform if his attention has been drawn to concerns that, while the 3 per cent quota for the employment of people with disabilities has been met in the Civil Service as a whole, there are huge variations in the percentages employed by different sections of the Civil Service; if, in particular, his attention has been drawn to the fact that just 1.5 per cent of those employed in the health service live with a disability; the proposals, if any, he has to ensure that the quota is implemented across the board, thus affording people with disabilities a wider range of choice in their careers; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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10 Mr. E. Byrne asked the Minister for Equality and Law Reform the contacts, if any, he has had with IBEC to date with a view to increasing job opportunities for people with disabilities in the private sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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43 Mr. E. Byrne asked the Minister for Finance the proposals, if any, he has for the future of the An Post Savings Bank; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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43 Mr. E. Byrne asked the Minister for Finance the proposals, if any, he has for the future of the An Post Savings Bank; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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8 Mr. E. Byrne asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the plans, if any, which the European Youth Orchestra has to visit Indonesia within the next few months; the plans, if any, he has for withholding Ireland's funding of the European Youth Orchestra unless the planned visit is called off in view of Indonesia's illegal occupation of East Timor and its continued human rights abuses in East Timor and other territories, including Indonesia itself; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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20 Mr. E. Byrne asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs whether he will be pressing at UN and at EU level for an independent inquiry into the killing of over 300 people at Kibeho camp for the internally displaced in Rwanda; if his attention has been drawn to calls by organisations such as Amnesty International for such an inquiry; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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11 Mr. E. Byrne asked the Minister for Defence the number and proportion of Defence Forces housing which have been sold to members of the Defence Forces; if he has satisfied himself with the operation of the tender system; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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88 Mr. E. Byrne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Forestry the current position regarding bovine TB testing; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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88 Mr. E. Byrne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Forestry the current position regarding bovine TB testing; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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16 Mr. E. Byrne asked the Minister for Enterprise and Employment if he is examining the implications of the Sunday Tribune's decision to reduce its cover price in Cork, Donegal and Northern Ireland; his views on the decision by The Sun newspaper to slash its cover price in the week when the proposed liquidation of the Irish Press was announced; his further views on the effects of below cost selling on the wider print media market; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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16 Mr. E. Byrne asked the Minister for Enterprise and Employment if he is examining the implications of the Sunday Tribune's decision to reduce its cover price in Cork, Donegal and Northern Ireland; his views on the decision by The Sun newspaper to slash its cover price in the week when the proposed liquidation of the Irish Press was announced; his further views on the effects of below cost selling on the wider print media market; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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8 Mr. E. Byrne asked the Minister for Justice the average length of custodial sentence imposed for crimes in the most recent year for which figures are available; the average length of time actually served in custody; her views on public concern at the prospect of criminals, particularly those who have committed violent crimes, being released before their sentence has been completed; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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104 Mr. E. Byrne asked the Minister for the Environment the proposals, if any, he has to require planning permission and environmental impact statements for forestry plantings of under 200 acres in view of concern that such plantings, unless properly controlled, may pose a fire hazard; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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104 Mr. E. Byrne asked the Minister for the Environment the proposals, if any, he has to require planning permission and environmental impact statements for forestry plantings of under 200 acres in view of concern that such plantings, unless properly controlled, may pose a fire hazard; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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26 Mr. E. Byrne asked the Minister for the Environment the terms of reference of the study of local government financing due to commence shortly; when he expects to publish a White Paper incorporating the study's findings; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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10 Mr. E. Byrne asked the Minister for Equality and Law Reform if his attention has been drawn to the derisory levels of pay offered to people with disabilities working in sheltered schemes; the proposals, if any, he has to address the issue in conjunction with other relevant Departments; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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17 Mr. E. Byrne asked the Minister for Equality and Law Reform the specialised training, if any, in the family law area that is to be offered to lawyers working for the civil legal aid scheme in view of the forthcoming referendum on divorce; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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12 Mr. E. Byrne asked the Minister for Defence the number of United Nations boards of inquiry convened to investigate incidents involving members of the Irish Defence Forces in each of the years 1990 to 1994 inclusive; whether he considers the procedures adopted by such boards of inquiry to be entirely satisfactory; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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9 Mr. E. Byrne asked the Minister for the Environment if his attention has been drawn to concerns at the level of pollution in Cork harbour; the proposals, if any, he has for continuous monitoring of water quality in the harbour; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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30 Mr. E. Byrne asked the asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs, further to his reply to Parliamentary Question 59 of 2 March 1995, whether his attention has been drawn to the fact that negotiations between Bhutan and Nepal regarding southern Bhutanese refugees have broken down; whether his attention has been further drawn to the concerns of Amnesty International in relation to the refugees; whether his attention has further been drawn to the concerns regarding the human rights situation within Bhutan following enactment of the National Security Act, 1992; in view of the breakdown of talks, the action, if any, the Irish Government will take, through the European Union, the United Nations or unilaterally to ensure that the Bhutanese Government encourages and accepts repatriation and guarantees the safety of its people who left Bhutan and fled to refugee camps in Nepal due to Government actions under the Security Act; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [
19 Mr. E. Byrne asked the Minister for Defence if his attention has been drawn to concerns at the incidence of post-traumatic stress disorder among servicemen and former servicemen who served in Vietnam; the proposals, if any, he has to provide professional counselling facilities to servicemen, both in the field and after their return; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
16 Mr. E. Byrne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Forestry if his attention has been drawn to recent reports indicating that efforts to eradicate tuberculosis from the national herd have made no progress; if he will amend the regulations governing the eradication scheme with a view to making it more effective; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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29 Mr. E. Byrne asked the Minister for Justice the progress, if any, that has been made with regard to the proposed reform of legislation in relation to non-nationals promised in the programme A Government of Renewal; the proposals, if any, she has in this regard; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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29 Mr. E. Byrne asked the Minister for Justice the progress, if any, that has been made with regard to the proposed reform of legislation in relation to non-nationals promised in the programme A Government of Renewal; the proposals, if any, she has in this regard; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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6 Mr. E. Byrne asked the Minister for Justice the estimated number of illegal immigrants currently living in Ireland; the proposals, if any, she has to regularise their situation; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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45 Mr. E. Byrne asked the Minister for Equality and Law Reform the progress, if any, that has been made regarding the commitment that 40 per cent of appointments to State boards would be female; the proposals, if any, he has to speed up progress in this area; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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45 Mr. E. Byrne asked the Minister for Equality and Law Reform the progress, if any, that has been made regarding the commitment that 40 per cent of appointments to State boards would be female; the proposals, if any, he has to speed up progress in this area; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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44 Mr. E. Byrne asked the Minister for Arts, Culture and the Gaeltacht the proposals, if any, he has to improve the protection of listed buildings; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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44 Mr. E. Byrne asked the Minister for Arts, Culture and the Gaeltacht the proposals, if any, he has to improve the protection of listed buildings; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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9 Mr. E. Byrne asked the Minister for Arts, Culture and the Gaeltacht the incentives, if any, he proposes to introduce to encourage the purchase and restoration of buildings of architectural or historical interest: and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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41 Mr. E. Byrne asked the asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs, in view of the human rights violations reported in Turkey, if he will support a CSCE mission being sent to Turkey under the Moscow Mechanism; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [
41 Mr. E. Byrne asked the asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs, in view of the human rights violations reported in Turkey, if he will support a CSCE mission being sent to Turkey under the Moscow Mechanism; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [
29 Mr. E. Byrne asked the Minister for Transport, Energy and Communications the proposals, if any, he has in relation to the formulation of a sustainable national energy policy co-ordinating the activities of the State utilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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29 Mr. E. Byrne asked the Minister for Transport, Energy and Communications the proposals, if any, he has in relation to the formulation of a sustainable national energy policy co-ordinating the activities of the State utilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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52 Mr. E. Byrne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Forestry the proposals, if any, he has for ensuring that humane live export facilities are put in place; the proposed timeframe for implementation of those proposals; and if he will make a statement on the matter.[3466/95]
52 Mr. E. Byrne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Forestry the proposals, if any, he has for ensuring that humane live export facilities are put in place; the proposed timeframe for implementation of those proposals; and if he will make a statement on the matter.[3466/95]
10 Mr. E. Byrne asked the Minister for Enterprise and Employment the projects which have applied for grant-aid from each of the county enterprise boards since their establishment; the projects which have been approved; the number of jobs generated by each project; the level of aid for each project; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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26 Mr. E. Byrne asked the Minister for Social Welfare if he intends commissioning the ESRI to review the minimum adequate income rates recommended by the Commission on Social Welfare; the terms of reference of this review; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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26 Mr. E. Byrne asked the Minister for Social Welfare if he intends commissioning the ESRI to review the minimum adequate income rates recommended by the Commission on Social Welfare; the terms of reference of this review; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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28 Mr. E. Byrne asked the Minister for Tourism and Trade the plans, if any, he has to introduce a comprehensive and mandatory licensing system for all bed and breakfasts; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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27 Mr. E. Byrne asked the Minister for Tourism and Trade the funding, if any, that is being allocated in 1995 towards special seasonality marketing initiatives to promote off-peak tourism; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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27 Mr. E. Byrne asked the Minister for Tourism and Trade the funding, if any, that is being allocated in 1995 towards special seasonality marketing initiatives to promote off-peak tourism; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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