8 Mr. Farrelly asked the Minister for Tourism, Sport and Recreation the amount of the drop in tourist numbers between 2000 and 2001; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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12 Mr. Farrelly asked the Minister for Public Enterprise if the Government has decided to embrace a rationalisation plan which will lead to the closure of up to 900 sub-post offices; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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8 Mr. Farrelly asked the Minister for Tourism, Sport and Recreation the number of British visitors who, to date, have cancelled their holiday arrangements here due to the foot and mouth situation; the number of bed nights lost; the estimated loss to the economy; the cost to date of the marketing campaign to counter the negative effects; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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17 Mr. Farrelly asked the Minister for Social, Community and Family Affairs the arrangements which he has put in place to increase all social welfare payments from 1 January 2002; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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17 Mr. Farrelly asked the Minister for Social, Community and Family Affairs the arrangements which he has put in place to increase all social welfare payments from 1 January 2002; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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179 Mr. Farrelly asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage Gaeltacht and the Islands when she intends to reopen national monument sites throughout the country following the recent closures due to the foot and mouth crisis; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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179 Mr. Farrelly asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage Gaeltacht and the Islands when she intends to reopen national monument sites throughout the country following the recent closures due to the foot and mouth crisis; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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21 Mr. Farrelly asked the Minister for Education and Science the number of legal challenges taken against the State since 1993, alleging failure of the State to comply with the terms of the 1993 Supreme Court ruling in the O'Donoghue case; the reason the State is appealing a High Court ruling in the Sinnott case; the amount of money paid by the State, both in defending these cases and in legal compensation where cases have been conceded or lost; and the estimated costs of complying in full with the court ruling in an organised and structured fashion.
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21 Mr. Farrelly asked the Minister for Education and Science the number of legal challenges taken against the State since 1993, alleging failure of the State to comply with the terms of the 1993 Supreme Court ruling in the O'Donoghue case; the reason the State is appealing a High Court ruling in the Sinnott case; the amount of money paid by the State, both in defending these cases and in legal compensation where cases have been conceded or lost; and the estimated costs of complying in full with the court ruling in an organised and structured fashion.
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6 Mr. Farrelly asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of judges appointed by him to the various courts since his appointment as Minister; the number of female judges; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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114 Mr. Farrelly asked the Minister for the Environment and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the hardship being caused by the national car test to elderly people who find that there are problems with their cars on the first test and who have to return and pay a further £19 after the required work has been carried out; if he will abolish this second payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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114 Mr. Farrelly asked the Minister for the Environment and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the hardship being caused by the national car test to elderly people who find that there are problems with their cars on the first test and who have to return and pay a further £19 after the required work has been carried out; if he will abolish this second payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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22 Mr. Farrelly asked the Minister for Defence the request, if any, for Irish military personnel to serve in Kosovo; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Bill entitled an Act to make provision for the registration, control and supervision of persons engaged in the private security industry, for the establishment of an authority to be known as the Irish Security Authority, and to make provision for connected matters
41 Mr. Farrelly asked the Minister for the Environment and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to a difference of opinion between his Department and the Association of Electrical Contractors (Ireland) in relation to proposed terms for fixed price tendering; if his attention has further been drawn to the fact that these differences could seriously delay work on many important infrastructural projects funded through his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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41 Mr. Farrelly asked the Minister for the Environment and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to a difference of opinion between his Department and the Association of Electrical Contractors (Ireland) in relation to proposed terms for fixed price tendering; if his attention has further been drawn to the fact that these differences could seriously delay work on many important infrastructural projects funded through his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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14 Mr. Farrelly asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if he will allow his officials to facilitate the running of all the cattle societies to assist the further development of all of the breeds in question in the same way as they are involved in the running of the Irish Angus Society; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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10 Mr. Farrelly asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Gaeltacht and the Islands the historic properties, if any, she will acquire in 1998; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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Bill entitled an Act to provide for the registration, control and supervision of persons engaged as door supervisors in or about premises licensed under the Public Dance Halls Act, 1935, and the Licensing Acts, 1833 to 1995, and to provide for related matters
17 Mr. Farrelly asked the Minister for Defence if he will give details of the present membership of the FCA; the number of units in the country; the number who attended summer camp in 1992; and the same numbers from each of the past five years.
10 Mr. Farrelly asked the Minister for Defence the plans, if any, he has to increase the number of ships, and the personnel, of the Naval Services in view of the increased responsibility in the area of fishery protection which the Naval Service will have to carry out in the future.
7 Mr. Farrelly asked the Minister for Defence when the efficiency audit report on the Army, which was promised by the Government, will be made available to the Members of Dáil Éireann; if the report has been completed; and if not, when it will be.
6 Mr. Farrelly asked the Minister for Defence the number of recommendations of the Gleeson report which have been implemented; if he will give details of those recommendations which have been implemented; if the implementation has been agreed with the representative bodies of the Army; and when it is intended to implement the remainder of the report.
6 Mr. Farrelly asked the Minister for Labour the number of redundancies notified to date, in 1992 compared with the same period in 1990; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
7 Mr. Farrelly asked the Minister for Tourism, Transport and Communications if she will outline the number of visitors to date to the Irish Visitor Centre in Expo Sevilla and the number of these who will eventually visit Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
39 Mr. Farrelly asked the Minister for Justice if he will confirm a statement made by a member of the Garda that the cost to the public arising from a rock concert held at Slane Castle, County Meath, in May was £250,000; and if he will also confirm that he intends introducing legislation in regard to similar types of events around the country.
10 Mr. Farrelly asked the Minister for Justice the measures, if any, he has initiated to ensure the speedy processing in court of those involved in criminal actions against visiting tourists; if he is prepared to recommend that special tourist police stations with specialist personnel be established in areas of known high risk of criminal activities to visiting tourists; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
39 Mr. Farrelly asked the Minister for Justice if he will confirm a statement made by a member of the Garda that the cost to the public arising from a rock concert held at Slane Castle, County Meath, in May was £250,000; and if he will also confirm that he intends introducing legislation in regard to similar types of events around the country.
47 Mr. Farrelly asked the Minister for Energy if he will outline (a) the current annual rate of offtake from the Kinsale Head gas field, (b) the current reserves and (c) the projected growth in demand which is expected by Bord Gáis Éireann.
47 Mr. Farrelly asked the Minister for Energy if he will outline (a) the current annual rate of offtake from the Kinsale Head gas field, (b) the current reserves and (c) the projected growth in demand which is expected by Bord Gáis Éireann.
10 Mr. Farrelly asked the Minister for Tourism, Transport and Communications whether she has made a presentation to the European Commission as to the Government's proposals on the future development of the tourism industry in the European Community; and the way in which these proposals if passed will affect Ireland.
2 Mr. Farrelly asked the Minister for Tourism, Transport and Communications if she has satisfied herself with the arrangements made by Bord Fáilte regarding the terms of employment for all of their staff who work at home and abroad; if she has any plans to enter into negotiations to review the present system.
46 Mr. Farrelly and Mr. Carey asked the Taoiseach if he will outline the number of people registered as unemployed in County Meath for each of the last 18 months; and if he will make a statement on any new Government initiatives in this area.
95 Mr. Farrelly asked the Minister for the Environment the nature of the preparatory work which is now being undertaken towards the establishment of regional authorities, and if he will give details of the regions to be covered by each authority.
95 Mr. Farrelly asked the Minister for the Environment the nature of the preparatory work which is now being undertaken towards the establishment of regional authorities, and if he will give details of the regions to be covered by each authority.
1 Mr. Farrelly asked the Taoiseach if he will outline the Government's decision on the amount of literature which they will provide for the Maastricht Referendum and the content of this literature; and the total cost which is to be borne by the Government to launch and run the campaign.
29 Mr. Farrelly asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will outline the progress to date on cross-Border economic co-operation made since the report on 24 May 1989 on this subject in the review of the working of the Anglo-Irish Conference.
29 Mr. Farrelly asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will outline the progress to date on cross-Border economic co-operation made since the report on 24 May 1989 on this subject in the review of the working of the Anglo-Irish Conference.
8 Mr. Farrelly asked the Taoiseach the estimated number of people who emigrated from County Meath in each of the last four years; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
7 Mr. Farrelly asked the Taoiseach if he will outline the number of people registered as unemployed in County Meath in each of the past 24 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
41 Mr. Farrelly asked the Minister for Defence if his examination of the case to train NCOs as pilots in the Air Corps is complete; and if so, if he will give details of the outcome.
16 Mr. Farrelly asked the Minister for Industry and Commerce if he will outline his views on the way in which the EC should develop programmes in favour of industrial adjustment under Title XIV of the Treaty of Maastricht.
28 Mr. Farrelly asked the Minister for Tourism, Transport and Communications if she will outline her intentions regarding the £1 million provided in the budget for the car-hire industry which is a very important part of the tourism industry; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
9 Mr. Farrelly asked the Minister for Tourism, Transport and Communications if she will outline, (a) her plans for the development of the tourism industry and (b) her views on the amount required for the marketing of the industry to achieve her plans.