1 Mr. J. Mitchell asked the Taoiseach if it is his intention to nominate a member of the Cabinet to be responsible for and to oversee the State's marking of the forthcoming millennium; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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34 Mr. J. Mitchell asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he has raised with the Algerian authorities concern at possible Algerian security forces involvement in some of the recent massacres.
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34 Mr. J. Mitchell asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he has raised with the Algerian authorities concern at possible Algerian security forces involvement in some of the recent massacres.
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26 Mr. J. Mitchell asked the Minister for Defence the current progress in implementing the reorganisation plans for the Defence Forces; if he has satisfied himself with the rate of progress and the level of consultation and involvement of all ranks in the process; the progress to date in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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26 Mr. J. Mitchell asked the Minister for Defence the current progress in implementing the reorganisation plans for the Defence Forces; if he has satisfied himself with the rate of progress and the level of consultation and involvement of all ranks in the process; the progress to date in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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11 Mr. J. Mitchell asked the Minister for Defence the current progress in implementing the reorganisation plans for the Defence Forces; if he has satisfied himself with the rate of progress and the level of consultation and involvement of all ranks in the process; the progress to date in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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33 Mr. J. Mitchell asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the steps, if any, the Government has taken at EU level to bring about a restoration of democracy in Nigeria.
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33 Mr. J. Mitchell asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the steps, if any, the Government has taken at EU level to bring about a restoration of democracy in Nigeria.
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35 Mr. J. Mitchell asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will report to Dáil Éireann on the implementation of his Department's strategic plan; if an independent review of this implementation has taken place; and if he has satisfied himself that the strategic plan is being implemented efficiently.
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35 Mr. J. Mitchell asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will report to Dáil Éireann on the implementation of his Department's strategic plan; if an independent review of this implementation has taken place; and if he has satisfied himself that the strategic plan is being implemented efficiently.
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111 Mr. J. 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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12 Mr. J. 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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111 Mr. J. 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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56 Mr. J. 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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56 Mr. J. 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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57 Mr. J. Mitchell asked the Minister for Justice, arising from her reply to parliamentary questions 66, 74 and 75 of 14 June, 1994, the number of the 39 applications for citizenship in the years 1992 to 1994 that were approved on the basis of drop payments or soft loans to Irish companies rather than shareholding investment.
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57 Mr. J. Mitchell asked the Minister for Justice, arising from her reply to parliamentary questions 66, 74 and 75 of 14 June, 1994, the number of the 39 applications for citizenship in the years 1992 to 1994 that were approved on the basis of drop payments or soft loans to Irish companies rather than shareholding investment.
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53 Mr. J. Mitchell asked the Minister for Enterprise and Employment the plans, if any, he has to provide State guarantees to banks who lend to business.
53 Mr. J. Mitchell asked the Minister for Enterprise and Employment the plans, if any, he has to provide State guarantees to banks who lend to business.
11 Mr. J. Mitchell asked the Minister for Justice the number of offenders in prisons and places of detention who take prescribed drugs for sleeping on a regular basis.
2 Mr. J. Mitchell asked the Taoiseach the total number of foreign trips he has undertaken in the 27 months since 11 February 1992, when he was first elected Taoiseach; the cost of each trip; the total cost of all trips; if, by way of tabular statement, he will give the purpose or purposes of each such trip and the persons who accompanied him whose expenses were paid out of public funds; and the comparative figures for the trips undertaken by his predecessor in his last 27 months as Taoiseach.
188 Mr. J. Mitchell asked the Minister for Education if her attention has been drawn to the fact that there is great concern among residents in the vicinity of Croke Park that she has made available a grant of £5 million to the GAA for the development of Croke Park without attaching any conditions especially in relation to parking problems on days of major sporting events.
188 Mr. J. Mitchell asked the Minister for Education if her attention has been drawn to the fact that there is great concern among residents in the vicinity of Croke Park that she has made available a grant of £5 million to the GAA for the development of Croke Park without attaching any conditions especially in relation to parking problems on days of major sporting events.
57 Mr. J. Mitchell asked the Minister for Health the precise nature of the counselling available to women who have tested positive in the anti-D screening; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
57 Mr. J. Mitchell asked the Minister for Health the precise nature of the counselling available to women who have tested positive in the anti-D screening; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
31 Mr. J. Mitchell asked the Minister for Health if any women have had to pay for the testing which they have undergone in the recent hepatitis C/anti-D screening programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
3 Mr. J. Mitchell asked the Taoiseach if, in considering the Government's stance on the person who should be appointed next President of the European Commission, due regard has been taken of the views of the individual's attitude towards the sale and consumption of drugs; and if this matter was discussed with the Dutch Prime Minister, Mr. Rudd Lubbers during his recent visit to Dublin.
32 Mr. J. Mitchell asked the Minister for Transport, Energy and Communications if his attention has been drawn to the difficulties being experienced by customers of the postal service; and the steps, if any, he will take to assist an immediate improvement in the service, particularly in the Dublin area.
32 Mr. J. Mitchell asked the Minister for Transport, Energy and Communications if his attention has been drawn to the difficulties being experienced by customers of the postal service; and the steps, if any, he will take to assist an immediate improvement in the service, particularly in the Dublin area.
63 Mr. J. Mitchell asked the Minister for Tourism and Trade his views on whether one-third of visitors from the United States to Ireland in 1992 felt that Ireland offered poor value for money; and the steps, if any, he intends to take to reverse this adverse trend.
63 Mr. J. Mitchell asked the Minister for Tourism and Trade his views on whether one-third of visitors from the United States to Ireland in 1992 felt that Ireland offered poor value for money; and the steps, if any, he intends to take to reverse this adverse trend.
68 Mr. J. Mitchell asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Forestry if his attention has been drawn to the fact that letters are currently being issued by his Department to hundreds of farmers throughout the country who are applicants for the February 1993 special beef premium, informing them that they are disqualified from this scheme in view of inconsistencies in the declared age of some of the animals on their applications by reference to the December 1992 beef premium scheme; his views on whether it is fair to apply the regulations in this way; his views on whether the inference in these letters that the farmers involved made a deliberately false declaration is acceptable; and if he will have this inference withdrawn and apologies issued to those against whom it was made.
68 Mr. J. Mitchell asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Forestry if his attention has been drawn to the fact that letters are currently being issued by his Department to hundreds of farmers throughout the country who are applicants for the February 1993 special beef premium, informing them that they are disqualified from this scheme in view of inconsistencies in the declared age of some of the animals on their applications by reference to the December 1992 beef premium scheme; his views on whether it is fair to apply the regulations in this way; his views on whether the inference in these letters that the farmers involved made a deliberately false declaration is acceptable; and if he will have this inference withdrawn and apologies issued to those against whom it was made.
77 Mr. J. 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.
77 Mr. J. 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.
79 Mr. J. 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.
79 Mr. J. 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.
33 Mr. J. 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.
37 Mr. J. Mitchell asked the Minister for Justice if the Garda enquiry into the Dublin and Monaghan bombings of 1974 and the Dublin bombing of 1973 have been completed; and if she will give the contents of any report received by her to date.
35 Mr. J. 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.
19 Mr. J. Mitchell asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Forestry the further steps, if any, that have been taken and the further meetings that are planned to determine the EC's position on the agricultural aspects of the GATT negotiations; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
90 Mr. J. 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.
90 Mr. J. 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.
7 Mr. J. Mitchell asked the Taoiseach if, in view of the most recent developments in Northern Ireland, he will consider the reconvening of the New Ireland Forum.