1 Mr. Higgins (Mayo) asked the Minister for Public Enterprise if she has received confirmation from Eircom that it has opted out of the £37 million programme in the national development plan to upgrade telecommunications and digital infrastructure in the Border, midlands and western region; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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54 Mr. Higgins (Mayo) asked the Minister for Tourism, Sport and Recreation if he has met companies (details supplied) to discuss the number of cancellations being notified to the companies and the general decline in their tourist business; the steps which can be taken to address the situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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51 Mr. Higgins (Mayo) asked the Minister for Tourism, Sport and Recreation his policy regarding British tourists visiting here; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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49 Mr. Higgins (Mayo) asked the Minister for Tourism, Sport and Recreation if he will outline details of the marketing campaign in North America to counter the effects of misleading information on the foot and mouth situation and the reduction in tourist numbers to date from North America; the number of cancellations to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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54 Mr. Higgins (Mayo) asked the Minister for Tourism, Sport and Recreation if he has met companies (details supplied) to discuss the number of cancellations being notified to the companies and the general decline in their tourist business; the steps which can be taken to address the situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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51 Mr. Higgins (Mayo) asked the Minister for Tourism, Sport and Recreation his policy regarding British tourists visiting here; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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49 Mr. Higgins (Mayo) asked the Minister for Tourism, Sport and Recreation if he will outline details of the marketing campaign in North America to counter the effects of misleading information on the foot and mouth situation and the reduction in tourist numbers to date from North America; the number of cancellations to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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7 Mr. Higgins (Mayo) asked the Taoiseach the number of disputes currently being monitored or dealt with by the national implementation body; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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23 Mr. Higgins (Mayo) asked the Minister for Public Enterprise if she approved the pension entitlement and other financial arrangements for the recently retired chief executive of CIE; the annual pension awarded; the lump sum and gratuity payments awarded; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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21 Mr. Higgins (Mayo) asked the Minister for Public Enterprise if she was advised of the procedures and circumstances surrounding the awarding of a second mobile phone licence to a company (details supplied); if her attention was drawn at any time since her appointment as Minister to irregularities concerning the awarding of the licence; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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23 Mr. Higgins (Mayo) asked the Minister for Public Enterprise if she approved the pension entitlement and other financial arrangements for the recently retired chief executive of CIE; the annual pension awarded; the lump sum and gratuity payments awarded; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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21 Mr. Higgins (Mayo) asked the Minister for Public Enterprise if she was advised of the procedures and circumstances surrounding the awarding of a second mobile phone licence to a company (details supplied); if her attention was drawn at any time since her appointment as Minister to irregularities concerning the awarding of the licence; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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38 Mr. Higgins (Mayo) asked the Minister for Tourism, Sport and Recreation if he will outline the function of Tourism Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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38 Mr. Higgins (Mayo) asked the Minister for Tourism, Sport and Recreation if he will outline the function of Tourism Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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55 Mr. Higgins (Mayo) asked the Minister for Social, Community and Family Affairs if psychologists or psychiatrists carry out medical examinations on applicants for disability benefit or disability allowance where the applicant is making the application on the basis of a psychiatric or related illness; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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40 Mr. Higgins (Mayo) asked the Minister for Social, Community and Family Affairs the number of medical referees employed by his Department; the medical qualifications of each of the referees; and if psychologists and psychiatrists are employed from the point of view of determining the medical disability of persons claiming various disability or invalidity allowances on the basis of their mental incapacity; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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55 Mr. Higgins (Mayo) asked the Minister for Social, Community and Family Affairs if psychologists or psychiatrists carry out medical examinations on applicants for disability benefit or disability allowance where the applicant is making the application on the basis of a psychiatric or related illness; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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40 Mr. Higgins (Mayo) asked the Minister for Social, Community and Family Affairs the number of medical referees employed by his Department; the medical qualifications of each of the referees; and if psychologists and psychiatrists are employed from the point of view of determining the medical disability of persons claiming various disability or invalidity allowances on the basis of their mental incapacity; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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31 Mr. Higgins (Mayo) asked the Minister for Public Enterprise if having consulted her advisers, she has now established the implications of the possible take over of a company (details supplied) which had agreed to the purchase of the Irish National Petroleum Company Limited; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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30 Mr. Higgins (Mayo) asked the Minister for Public Enterprise if her attention has been drawn to the ESB's intention to seek an increase in the price of electricity to consumers; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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28 Mr. Higgins (Mayo) asked the Minister for Public Enterprise the number of industrial relations disputes within Aer Lingus in the past six months; the various groups within the company which engaged in industrial action; the number of days lost; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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31 Mr. Higgins (Mayo) asked the Minister for Public Enterprise if having consulted her advisers, she has now established the implications of the possible take over of a company (details supplied) which had agreed to the purchase of the Irish National Petroleum Company Limited; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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30 Mr. Higgins (Mayo) asked the Minister for Public Enterprise if her attention has been drawn to the ESB's intention to seek an increase in the price of electricity to consumers; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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28 Mr. Higgins (Mayo) asked the Minister for Public Enterprise the number of industrial relations disputes within Aer Lingus in the past six months; the various groups within the company which engaged in industrial action; the number of days lost; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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11 Mr. Higgins (Mayo) asked the Minister for Health and Children the reason for the delay in establishing a fund for the provision of permanent personal assistance services.
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24 Mr. Higgins (Mayo) asked the Minister for Public Enterprise if she has received a written proposal from a United Kingdom based company seeking funding for a feasibility study for a rail tunnel to the United Kingdom; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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22 Mr. Higgins (Mayo) asked the Minister for Public Enterprise if she has satisfied herself that sufficient electricity is available to supply peak-time demand over the coming months particularly in the context of the ESB's decision to lease five emergency generators from the United States of America at a cost of £10 million; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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24 Mr. Higgins (Mayo) asked the Minister for Public Enterprise if she has received a written proposal from a United Kingdom based company seeking funding for a feasibility study for a rail tunnel to the United Kingdom; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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22 Mr. Higgins (Mayo) asked the Minister for Public Enterprise if she has satisfied herself that sufficient electricity is available to supply peak-time demand over the coming months particularly in the context of the ESB's decision to lease five emergency generators from the United States of America at a cost of £10 million; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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3 Mr. Higgins (Mayo) asked the Minister for Public Enterprise the cost to her Department of the Eircom floatation; the names of the various companies and individuals to whom payments were made; the services provided in each case; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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1 Mr. Higgins (Mayo) asked the Minister for Public Enterprise if her attention has been drawn to the £40 million cost overrun in the mini-CTC Iarnród Éireann signalling system; if she has discussed the matter with the Iarnród Éireann board and executives; and if she will make a statement on the matter
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92 Mr. Higgins (Mayo) asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage Gaeltacht and the Islands the progress made in her discussions with the Department of Finance regarding the provision of additional resources for the National Archives to enable it to recruit additional staff and provide a better service, and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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92 Mr. Higgins (Mayo) asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage Gaeltacht and the Islands the progress made in her discussions with the Department of Finance regarding the provision of additional resources for the National Archives to enable it to recruit additional staff and provide a better service, and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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13 Mr. Higgins (Mayo) asked the Taoiseach if a State claims manager has been appointed to the Office of the Chief State Solicitor; if so, when the appointment was made; the terms of reference of the appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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4 Mr. Higgins (Mayo) asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of untrained Garda drivers who are driving with chief superintendents' permission; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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3 Mr. Higgins (Mayo) asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of persons who have died in violent circumstances up to and including 28 May 2000; the number for the equivalent period in each of the years 1997, 1998 and 1999; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1 Mr. Higgins (Mayo) asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the guidelines for gardaí in the use of firearms; if the gardaí have or are trained in the use of stun guns; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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13 Mr. Higgins (Mayo) asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when a decision will be made in respect of the groceries order; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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3 Mr. Higgins (Mayo) asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if the killers of a person (details supplied) are being accorded special facilities and privileges at Castlerea Prison; the reason for this; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1 Mr. Higgins (Mayo) asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the reason there has been no follow-up action or arrest following a newspaper article (details supplied) which alleges that a then serving but now retired member of the Garda Síochána passed Garda intelligence to the IRA which led to the deaths of four members of the RUC, a Lord Justice and his wife, four members of a family and a County Louth farmer; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1 Mr. Higgins (Mayo) asked the Taoiseach the number of babies born in each of the years from 1995 to 1999; the numbers born to married mothers and unmarried mothers in these years; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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71 Mr. Higgins (Mayo) asked the Minister for Public Enterprise the discussions, if any, she has had with the ESB with a view to the construction of a gas powered electricity station at Bellacorick, Ballina, County Mayo; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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57 Mr. Higgins (Mayo) asked the Minister for Public Enterprise the discussions, if any, he has had with the ESB regarding the possibility of a gas fired generating station in the western region; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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71 Mr. Higgins (Mayo) asked the Minister for Public Enterprise the discussions, if any, she has had with the ESB with a view to the construction of a gas powered electricity station at Bellacorick, Ballina, County Mayo; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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57 Mr. Higgins (Mayo) asked the Minister for Public Enterprise the discussions, if any, he has had with the ESB regarding the possibility of a gas fired generating station in the western region; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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9 Mr. Higgins (Mayo) asked the Taoiseach if he will clarify his comments made on his recent visit to Australia regarding the issue of asylum seekers; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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76 Mr. Higgins (Mayo) asked the Minister for Education and Science if he has satisfied himself that adequate vehicle testing is in place for school buses; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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76 Mr. Higgins (Mayo) asked the Minister for Education and Science if he has satisfied himself that adequate vehicle testing is in place for school buses; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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