100 Mr. G. Mitchell asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Forestry whether he has requested the European Commission to remove the concept of eligible land for grain production; whether both grain producers and landowners will have access to IBAs; and the criteria upon which quota will be available from a national reserve.
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100 Mr. G. Mitchell asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Forestry whether he has requested the European Commission to remove the concept of eligible land for grain production; whether both grain producers and landowners will have access to IBAs; and the criteria upon which quota will be available from a national reserve.
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74 Mr. G. Mitchell asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Forestry whether he and his officials have co-operated fully with the live export trade to resolve the shortage of adequate ferry facilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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54 Mr. G. Mitchell asked the Minister for the Environment the plans, if any, he has to introduce a house improvement grant scheme for the refurbishing of old houses; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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54 Mr. G. Mitchell asked the Minister for the Environment the plans, if any, he has to introduce a house improvement grant scheme for the refurbishing of old houses; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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29 Mr. G. Mitchell asked the Minister for Justice if any consideration is being given to the suggestion that some Dublin Garda Stations should close nightly at 10 p.m.; her views on this matter; and the plans, if any, she has to review rural policing.
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28 Mr. G. Mitchell asked the Minister for Justice the plans, if any, she has to propose the rescinding of the Offences Against the State Acts and the state of emergency which has existed for many years.
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1 Mr. G. Mitchell asked the Minister for Justice the number of times section 6 (1) of the Garda Síochána Act, 1924, has been used by Ministers for Justice to specifically direct the Garda Commissioner to upgrade or downgrade particular Garda stations.
70 Mr. G. Mitchell asked the Minister for Health whether the necessary treatment procedures have been put in place to cater for all of the women who have, to date, tested positive in the course of the hepatitis C/anti-D screening process; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
70 Mr. G. Mitchell asked the Minister for Health whether the necessary treatment procedures have been put in place to cater for all of the women who have, to date, tested positive in the course of the hepatitis C/anti-D screening process; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
17 Mr. G. Mitchell asked the Minister for Equality and Law Reform when the improved legal arrangements for the management of the affairs of elderly people, especially those suffering from Alzheimer's disease, will be introduced.
54 Mr. G. Mitchell asked the Minister for Transport, Energy and Communications the action, if any, he has taken and intends taking to deal with pirate radio stations since the operation of legitimate stations are being interfered with (details supplied).
54 Mr. G. Mitchell asked the Minister for Transport, Energy and Communications the action, if any, he has taken and intends taking to deal with pirate radio stations since the operation of legitimate stations are being interfered with (details supplied).
9 Mr. G. Mitchell asked the Minister for Justice the plans, if any, she has to have members of the Garda Síochána assigned to the European Liaison Bureau at Interpol Headquarters in Lyon, France.
8 Mr. G. Mitchell asked the Minister for Justice if she will make a statement on the circumstances surrounding the death of a prisoner at Mountjoy prison on 13 March 1994; if illegal drugs were a causative factor in the death; and the steps, if any, she proposes to take to deal with the drugs problem in prisons.
8 Mr. G. Mitchell asked the Minister for Tourism and Trade the action, if any, he intends to take to put in place recommendations of the NESC report on tourism published on 23 November 1993 especially in relation to marketing.
8 Mr. G. Mitchell asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Forestry in view of the high import costs of the fresh cut flower market in Ireland, the plans, if any, he has to develop the fresh flower industry in this country.
52 Mr. G. Mitchell asked the Minister for the Environment if funding will be provided to Roscommon County Council for the development of a library at the Dillon House, Ballaghaderreen, County Roscommon; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that an application is with his Department since June 1991; if his attention has been further drawn to the fact that the development of a library is part of a major development plan by Roscommon County Council to turn this historic house into a library/museum and heritage house open to the public; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
52 Mr. G. Mitchell asked the Minister for the Environment if funding will be provided to Roscommon County Council for the development of a library at the Dillon House, Ballaghaderreen, County Roscommon; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that an application is with his Department since June 1991; if his attention has been further drawn to the fact that the development of a library is part of a major development plan by Roscommon County Council to turn this historic house into a library/museum and heritage house open to the public; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
7 Mr. G. Mitchell asked the Minister for Justice if inquiries into irregularities in the Garda anti-racketeering unit have been concluded; and the result of these inquiries.
5 Mr. G. Mitchell asked the Minister for Justice the plans, if any, she has to introduce legislation to implement the recent Law Reform Commission recommendations, LRC 45-1994, regarding parental rights to slap children.
3 Mr. G. Mitchell asked the Taoiseach if he will review the powers and role of the Attorney General; if so, if the review could be carried out along the lines of the review already carried out on the Office of Comptroller and Auditor General.
64 Mr. G. Mitchell asked the Minister for Health the action, if any, he proposes to take to oblige health boards to provide a comprehensive family planning service.
64 Mr. G. Mitchell asked the Minister for Health the action, if any, he proposes to take to oblige health boards to provide a comprehensive family planning service.
56 Mr. G. Mitchell asked the Minister for Arts, Culture and the Gaeltacht the number of applications he has received for the development of arts centres in major centres of population; the amount of funding being sought; and the criteria, if any, he will apply for the allocation of funding.
56 Mr. G. Mitchell asked the Minister for Arts, Culture and the Gaeltacht the number of applications he has received for the development of arts centres in major centres of population; the amount of funding being sought; and the criteria, if any, he will apply for the allocation of funding.
92 Mr. G. Mitchell asked the Minister for the Environment if, following his request to County Managers to draw up proposals for the alterations of boundaries of up to 62 towns, he will give the steps, if any, he will take to ensure his commitment that the capacity of County Councils as the primary units of local government will not be adversely affected by the revised town boundaries.
82 Mr. G. Mitchell asked the Minister for the Environment the role of the statutory Reorganisation Commission he is setting up to consider the functions and role of urban authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
92 Mr. G. Mitchell asked the Minister for the Environment if, following his request to County Managers to draw up proposals for the alterations of boundaries of up to 62 towns, he will give the steps, if any, he will take to ensure his commitment that the capacity of County Councils as the primary units of local government will not be adversely affected by the revised town boundaries.
82 Mr. G. Mitchell asked the Minister for the Environment the role of the statutory Reorganisation Commission he is setting up to consider the functions and role of urban authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
10 Mr. G. Mitchell asked the Minister for Justice if she will give details of the composition of the committee she has formed to advise her on the building of a new women's prison.
2 Mr. G. Mitchell asked the Minister for Justice her views on whether, in view of the failure to increase the strength of the probation service in line with the increase in workload in recent years, community service orders increasing, for example from 1,081 in 1989 to 1,745 in 1992, the recruitment of 50 officers over the next four years is an adequate response.
1 Mr. G. Mitchell asked the Minister for Justice the events surrounding her refusal to submit to the Government for approval the name of a member of the Garda Síochána who was recommended for promotion to Superintendent rank by the Garda Commissioner.
47 Mr. G. Mitchell asked the Minister for Transport, Energy and Communications whether he has made further contact with the British authorities in view of the proposed change in German energy law which will allow, for the first time, the storage of spent nuclear fuel without reprocessing and in view of the letter from two former United States CIA chiefs to the British Prime Minister, Mr. John Major, warning that THORP could encourage the spread of nuclear weapons.
5 Mr. G. Mitchell asked the Minister for Tourism and Trade if his Department has analysed the various recommendations in the recent report by Fitzpatrick Associates for the European Parliament, especially the main recommendation that the EC should adopt a new approach to the role of tourism within the EC; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
1 Mr. G. Mitchell asked the Taoiseach the number of additional legal experts who have been recruited by the Attorney General's Office since the Government assumed office.
3 Mr. G. Mitchell asked the Minister for Justice the number of probation and welfare staff who are actually working in Mountjoy Prison at present in view of her reply to Parliamentary Question No. 47 of 14 October 1993.
2 Mr. G. Mitchell asked the Minister for Justice if, in view of the recent kidnapping of a senior bank official and the spate of robberies and shootings that are now a daily occurrence, she will give the plans, if any, she has to bring the Garda force up to its authorised strength.
1 Mr. G. Mitchell asked the Minister for Justice if her attention has been drawn to the activities of a company (details supplied) that engages in alleged bogus sales of furniture; and the action, if any, she proposes to take in the matter.
14 Mr. G. Mitchell asked the Minister for Defence if it is proposed to introduce a career breaks scheme for Defence Forces personnel; and if so, the conditions that would apply to such a scheme.
106 Mr. G. Mitchell asked the Minister for the Environment the manner in which the preparation of the National Development Plan 1994-1999 complied with the provisions of EC Council Regulations No. 2081/93 and with Article 8.4, in view of the requirements that these plans shall include an appraisal of the environmental situation of the region concerned and an evaluation of the environmental impact of the strategy and operations referred to above in terms of sustainable development in agreement with the provisions of Community Law in force; and the arrangements made to associate the competent environmental authorities designated by the member state in the preparation and implementation of the operations envisaged in the plan to ensure compliance with Community environmental rules.
106 Mr. G. Mitchell asked the Minister for the Environment the manner in which the preparation of the National Development Plan 1994-1999 complied with the provisions of EC Council Regulations No. 2081/93 and with Article 8.4, in view of the requirements that these plans shall include an appraisal of the environmental situation of the region concerned and an evaluation of the environmental impact of the strategy and operations referred to above in terms of sustainable development in agreement with the provisions of Community Law in force; and the arrangements made to associate the competent environmental authorities designated by the member state in the preparation and implementation of the operations envisaged in the plan to ensure compliance with Community environmental rules.