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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43 Mr. E. Byrne asked the Minister for Arts, Culture and the Gaeltacht if he intends allowing educational and foreign language services to share a channel with Telefís na Gaeilge; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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43 Mr. E. Byrne asked the Minister for Arts, Culture and the Gaeltacht if he intends allowing educational and foreign language services to share a channel with Telefís na Gaeilge; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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88 Mr. E. Byrne asked the Minister for Equality and Law Reform whether he will expand the remit of the civil legal aid scheme to cover tribunals; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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88 Mr. E. Byrne asked the Minister for Equality and Law Reform whether he will expand the remit of the civil legal aid scheme to cover tribunals; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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12 Mr. E. Byrne asked the Minister for Health if he has satisfied himself with the level of accommodation available to Health Boards to cater for young adolescents requiring secure residential accommodation with therapeutic and psychiatric services; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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6 Mr. E. Byrne asked the Minister for Health, in view of the recently published statistics on the numbers of patients awaiting heart by-pass surgery, if he will accede to the request by St. James' Hospital, Dublin 8, for departmental sanction to open an open heart surgery unit to cater for 250 procedures; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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10 Mr. E. Byrne asked the Minister for Defence the total number of flying hours undertaken by Air Corps aircraft, fixed wing or helicopter, during 1993 and in 1994 to date; in respect of these, if he will break the figures down for search and rescue operations, Ministerial air transport services and other; the total Air Corps budget; and the proportion allocated to each of these three headings...
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7 Mr. E. Byrne asked the Minister for Social Welfare if his attention has been drawn to the paper entitled Family Income Support in Ireland-50 Years On, presented to the recent conference in Dublin Castle, which ranked Ireland in the bottom five of 18 countries surveyed in regard to our child benefit package; in view of this and of the report from the Combat Poverty Agency entitled The Cost of a Child, the plans, if any, he has to improve the level of child support payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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57 Mr. E. Byrne asked the Minister for Finance the administrative or procedural changes he intends to implement in his Department and in the public service generally arising from the Report of the Tribunal of Inquiry into the Beef Industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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57 Mr. E. Byrne asked the Minister for Finance the administrative or procedural changes he intends to implement in his Department and in the public service generally arising from the Report of the Tribunal of Inquiry into the Beef Industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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73 Mr. E. Byrne asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on the increased tension in the Gulf area arising from reported Iraqi troop movements; if he will urge all parties to seek a peaceful resolution to the dispute; his views on the continuing economic sanctions against Iraq; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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73 Mr. E. Byrne asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on the increased tension in the Gulf area arising from reported Iraqi troop movements; if he will urge all parties to seek a peaceful resolution to the dispute; his views on the continuing economic sanctions against Iraq; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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28 Mr. E. Byrne asked the Minister for Enterprise and Employment if he will make a statement on the progress made to date regarding efforts to secure the future of Irish Steel; if he has received any recommendations from the board on the future of the company; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
28 Mr. E. Byrne asked the Minister for Enterprise and Employment if he will make a statement on the progress made to date regarding efforts to secure the future of Irish Steel; if he has received any recommendations from the board on the future of the company; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
8 Mr. E. Byrne asked the Minister for Arts, Culture and the Gaeltacht the latest position regarding the proposed transfer of the Chester Beatty Library to Dublin Castle; the proposed date for any such move; when the library will be open to the public at its new location; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
43 Mr. E. Byrne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Forestry the estimated number of live cattle exported from Ireland so far this year; if his attention has been drawn to recent statements made by the chief executive of the Irish Meat Processors Association which suggested that the level of exports during 1993 caused approximately 1,200 job losses in the meat trade; the steps, if any, he is taking to ensure that live exports do not hit the meat trade; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
43 Mr. E. Byrne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Forestry the estimated number of live cattle exported from Ireland so far this year; if his attention has been drawn to recent statements made by the chief executive of the Irish Meat Processors Association which suggested that the level of exports during 1993 caused approximately 1,200 job losses in the meat trade; the steps, if any, he is taking to ensure that live exports do not hit the meat trade; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
10 Mr. E. Byrne asked the Minister for Transport, Energy and Communications if he will make a statement on the recently published annual report of the ESB for 1993.
13 Mr. Byrne asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if the Government will support the calls made at the summit of the Non-Aligned Movement in Jakarta in September, 1992, for reform of the United Nations, including the ending of the veto power of the five permanent members of the Security Council and wider representation for regional groups; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
12 Mr. Byrne asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if the Government has lodged a protest with the South African authorities regarding the recent massacres at Bisho in the Ciskei; his views on the continuing violence in South Africa and the urgent need for progress towards democratic structures; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
14 Mr. Byrne asked the Minister for Tourism, Transport and Communications if she has yet concluded studies of proposals put to her on the Shannon stop-over, which she informed Dáil Éireann on 1 July 1992 she was then considering; if, in view of the uncertainty, she will indicate when she will make a final policy statement about the future of the airport having regard to the uncertainty; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
54 Mr. Byrne asked the Minister for Education if he will list the submissions which he has received concerning the provision and management of an Olympic swimming pool; and when he intends to make a decision to approve one of these submissions.
54 Mr. Byrne asked the Minister for Education if he will list the submissions which he has received concerning the provision and management of an Olympic swimming pool; and when he intends to make a decision to approve one of these submissions.
12 Mr. Byrne asked the Minister for Health if he will confirm that he has made a decision not to proceed with the planned waste incinerator in St. James's Hospital, Dublin 8, for hospitalwaste; the alternative plans, if any, he has for the safe disposal of hospital waste; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
11 Mr. Byrne asked the Minister for the Environment if his attention has been drawn to the recent document, European Homelessness, the Rising Tide, produced by the European Federation of National Organisations Working with the Homeless, which found that Ireland rated poorly compared with most other EC countries in regard to help for the homeless; the new initiatives, if any, he intends to take to deal with the plight of the homeless; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
6 Mr. Byrne asked the Minister for Justice if in regard to the announcement made in Dáil Éireann on 26th November, 1991, in relation to the establishment of an inter-departmental committee to draft a comprehensive response to the problems of crime and vandalism in urban areas, he will outline the number of occasions on which the committee has met; if it has yet produced an interim report of findings; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
23 Mr. Byrne asked the Minister for Finance if he has received a recent submission from An Taisce regarding the proposed Wicklow Mountains Interpretative Centre, including an independent visual impact assessment of the proposed centre; if he will outline his response to the submission; if he has been notified by the European Commission that EC funding may not be made available for the proposed Burren Centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
23 Mr. Byrne asked the Minister for Finance if he has received a recent submission from An Taisce regarding the proposed Wicklow Mountains Interpretative Centre, including an independent visual impact assessment of the proposed centre; if he will outline his response to the submission; if he has been notified by the European Commission that EC funding may not be made available for the proposed Burren Centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
8 Mr. Byrne asked the Minister for the Marine if he will outline the information available to his Department on the prospects for sea trout in western rivers and lakes this year, in the light of the reported continuing decline in stocks and the importance of this aspect of angling for tourism in the area; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
11 Mr. Byrne asked the Minister for Tourism, Transport and Communications if she recently issued a written or other instruction to members of the board of Aer Lingus not to make any public comments about the Shannon stopover issue; if so, if she will outline the reason for this instruction; if she intends to issue a similar instruction to the members of the boards of other State companies for which her Department has responsibility; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
56 Mr. Byrne asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the criticisms of procedures for the disposal of clinical waste in some Dublin hospitals, expressed in a recent report presented to the environment sub-committee of Dublin Corporation; if he has had, or plans to have, any discussions with Dublin hospitals to improve procedures for the disposal of such potential hazardous waste; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
56 Mr. Byrne asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the criticisms of procedures for the disposal of clinical waste in some Dublin hospitals, expressed in a recent report presented to the environment sub-committee of Dublin Corporation; if he has had, or plans to have, any discussions with Dublin hospitals to improve procedures for the disposal of such potential hazardous waste; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
28 Mr. Byrne asked the Minister for Justice if he will outline the latest figures available to him regarding the level of offence recorded against tourists during the summer months; if he has any plans to take any new steps to deal with crime against tourists; if he will confirm that Bord Fáilte made a detailed submission to his Department on this problem as long ago as 1983; if he will outline the action taken as a result of the Bord Fáilte submission; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
33 Mr. Byrne asked the Minister for Labour if he will give details of the number of redundancies notified to his Department for the first four months of 1992; the way in which these figures compare to the previous year; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
20 Mr. Byrne asked the Minister for Labour if, for the course of the current postal dispute, he will agree to make free fax facilities available at a number of designated offices to assist job applicants, in submitting letters and CV's for vacancies, in view of the fact that the cost of sending faxes is prohibitive for many of the unemployed; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
33 Mr. Byrne asked the Minister for Labour if he will give details of the number of redundancies notified to his Department for the first four months of 1992; the way in which these figures compare to the previous year; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
19 Mr. Byrne asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food when it is intended to establish the national consultative council to advise on the progress and implementation of rural development policy which was promised in the Review of the Programme for Government; if he will outline the way the council will function; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
13 Mr. Byrne asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if, in regard to his address to a special ecumenical service in St. Patrick's Cathedral on 17 April, he will confirm when it is expected that Ireland will be in a position to ratify the UN Convention against Torture, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment; if he will outline the reasons for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
7 Mr. Byrne asked the Minister for the Marine if, in regard to the comments made by the Taoiseach during his visit to the IMI conference in Killarney, he will outline the plans the Government have for the development of the Shannon Estuary as a deep sea port facility linking Europe and the US, and if he will make a statement on the matter.
22 Mr. Byrne asked the Minister for Tourism, Transport and Communications if, in regard to the announcement made following the meeting of the Anglo-Irish Conference on 27 April, regarding the upgrading of the Dublin-Belfast rail line, she will outline the total budget for the plan, including the amount to be contributed from the Irish Exchequer; when it is expected that work will be commenced and when it will be completed; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
13 Mr. Byrne asked the Minister for Tourism, Transport and Communications if she will outline her views on the performance of the management of An Post in regard to industrial relations in the company, and if she will make a statement on the matter.
22 Mr. Byrne asked the Minister for Tourism, Transport and Communications if, in regard to the announcement made following the meeting of the Anglo-Irish Conference on 27 April, regarding the upgrading of the Dublin-Belfast rail line, she will outline the total budget for the plan, including the amount to be contributed from the Irish Exchequer; when it is expected that work will be commenced and when it will be completed; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
88 Mr. Byrne asked the Minister for Social Welfare if his attention has been drawn to the hardship experienced by recipients of short term social welfare payments such as disability benefit who are disallowed child dependency when their children reach the age of 18 years but are still in full-time education, and if he has any plans to correct this anomaly.
33 Mr. Byrne asked the Minister for Social Welfare the total number of, (a) short-time workers and (b) week on/week off workers, who have had their social welfare incomes reduced as a result of changes in pay-related benefit under the Social Welfare Act, 1992; the average amount of the loss; if his attention has been drawn to the difficulties posed for many families by these losses, and if he will make a statement on the matter.
88 Mr. Byrne asked the Minister for Social Welfare if his attention has been drawn to the hardship experienced by recipients of short term social welfare payments such as disability benefit who are disallowed child dependency when their children reach the age of 18 years but are still in full-time education, and if he has any plans to correct this anomaly.
33 Mr. Byrne asked the Minister for Social Welfare the total number of, (a) short-time workers and (b) week on/week off workers, who have had their social welfare incomes reduced as a result of changes in pay-related benefit under the Social Welfare Act, 1992; the average amount of the loss; if his attention has been drawn to the difficulties posed for many families by these losses, and if he will make a statement on the matter.
51 Mr. Byrne asked the Minister for Energy if he will outline his Government's proposals for the future ownership, structure and organisation of the ESB; whether the Government plan to privatise all or any part of the ESB or any of their services; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
51 Mr. Byrne asked the Minister for Energy if he will outline his Government's proposals for the future ownership, structure and organisation of the ESB; whether the Government plan to privatise all or any part of the ESB or any of their services; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
11 Mr. Byrne asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will give details of the number of representations received by his Department or Irish embassies abroad from, (a) politicians and (b) individual citizens in other countries, regarding the recent injunction granted in the High Court restraining a 14-year-old rape victim from travelling to the United Kingdom to have her pregnancy terminated; if he will outline the general tenor of the representations; and if he will make a statement on the matter.