21 Mr. Cullen asked the Minister for Tourism and Trade the total expenditure on the Gulliver system since its inception; the amount which was invested by Bord Fáilte, the Northern Ireland Tourist Board, the EU and others; and the total value of transaction fees.
[9261/97]
11 Mr. Cullen asked the Minister for Tourism and Trade the action, if any, he has taken in 1997 to help exporters cope with current difficulties; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[9262/97]
21 Mr. Cullen asked the Minister for Tourism and Trade the total expenditure on the Gulliver system since its inception; the amount which was invested by Bord Fáilte, the Northern Ireland Tourist Board, the EU and others; and the total value of transaction fees.
[9261/97]
5 Mr. Cullen asked the Minister for Finance his views on whether the Government's position in relation to economic and monetary union is that Ireland will proceed with the first round of monetary union if we qualify irrespective of whether the United Kingdom opt out; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[7738/97]
12 Mr. Cullen asked the Minister for Tourism and Trade the role his Department plays in monitoring implementation of policy in the area of tourism; the way in which it does so; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[6041/97]
19 Mr. Cullen asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Forestry if he is in favour of a fixed charge per hectare to farmers for the drawing up of REP scheme plans.
[3134/97]
8 Mr. Cullen asked the Minister for Finance the plans, if any, he has to abolish the residential property tax; and the plans, if any, he has to reduce the levels of tax relief which will be made available to the PAYE taxpayer for the forthcoming tax year in respect of the residential property tax.
[24143/96].
19 Mr. Cullen asked the Minister for Finance his views on whether tax reductions combined with a firm control of public expenditure will play a significant role in bringing about a successor to the Programme for Competitiveness and Work with the social partners.
[20445/96]
19 Mr. Cullen asked the Minister for Finance his views on whether tax reductions combined with a firm control of public expenditure will play a significant role in bringing about a successor to the Programme for Competitiveness and Work with the social partners.
[20445/96]
77 Mr. Cullen asked the Minister for Education the reason mature students attending third level institutions and living independently from home are only receiving the adjacent rate of the higher education maintenance grant from their local authorities and if she will make a statement on the matter.
[17782/96]
77 Mr. Cullen asked the Minister for Education the reason mature students attending third level institutions and living independently from home are only receiving the adjacent rate of the higher education maintenance grant from their local authorities and if she will make a statement on the matter.
[17782/96]
31 Mr. Cullen asked the Minister for Education the further plans, if any, she has to deal with the growing problem of indiscipline in our schools.
[12629/96]
31 Mr. Cullen asked the Minister for Education the further plans, if any, she has to deal with the growing problem of indiscipline in our schools.
[12629/96]
68 Mr. Cullen asked the Minister for Education if she will consider the development of a new system and operation for the production of brailled books and the provision of a comprehensive brailling service for braille dependent students.
[6693/96]
68 Mr. Cullen asked the Minister for Education if she will consider the development of a new system and operation for the production of brailled books and the provision of a comprehensive brailling service for braille dependent students.
[6693/96]
10 Mr. Cullen asked the Minister for Finance the proposed plans, if any, there are to delay the launch of the Euro from the proposed starting date in 1999 in order to allow more countries to come on board; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[2550/96]
7 Mr. Cullen asked the Minister for Finance the proposals or plans, if any, he has regarding the third banking force; if a decision will be made in 1996; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[2551/96]
8 Mr. Cullen asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the progress, if any, that has been made in discussions with the British Government in relation to the 1996 marching seasons to ensure that the scenes of last summer are not repeated and that marches do not go through areas where they are not welcome.
[18306/95]
35 Mr. Cullen asked the Minister for Transport, Energy and Communications if he has satisfied himself that the proper value was attached to the recent GSM mobile licence application; if the State is losing out on the return on this vital national asset; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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35 Mr. Cullen asked the Minister for Transport, Energy and Communications if he has satisfied himself that the proper value was attached to the recent GSM mobile licence application; if the State is losing out on the return on this vital national asset; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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D'fhiafraigh Mr. Cullen den Aire Ealaíon, Cultúir agus Gaeltachta an bhfuil sé i gceist aige deontas reáchtála a cheadú do Chomharchumann Turasóireachta Chonamara agus Árann Teoranta.
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D'fhiafraigh Mr. Cullen den Aire Ealaíon, Cultúir agus Gaeltachta an bhfuil sé i gceist aige deontas reáchtála a cheadú do Chomharchumann Turasóireachta Chonamara agus Árann Teoranta.
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13 Mr. Cullen asked the Minister for Finance if he will abolish the dual structure in line with the declared objectives of the Strategic Management Initiative in view of the fact that it affects professional accountants and other professional bodies and in the interests of improving efficiency and professionalism in the Civil Service; if so, when he intends to do so; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[11884/95]
58 Mr. Cullen asked the Minister for the Environment the plans, if any, he has to replace the current yield to local authorities of approximately £55 million from service charges by direct Exchequer funding.
[9415/95]
50 Mr. Cullen asked the Minister for the Environment the proposals, if any, he has to reintroduce rateable valuation for houses; or if he will introduce an alternative system.
[6952/95]
58 Mr. Cullen asked the Minister for the Environment the plans, if any, he has to replace the current yield to local authorities of approximately £55 million from service charges by direct Exchequer funding.
[9415/95]
50 Mr. Cullen asked the Minister for the Environment the proposals, if any, he has to reintroduce rateable valuation for houses; or if he will introduce an alternative system.
[6952/95]
8 Mr. Cullen asked the Taoiseach the reason he did not inform the Select Committee on Legislation and Security of the conflict of interest that arose after he had appointed Mr. Gleeson as Attorney General.
[9860/95]
7 Mr. Cullen asked the Taoiseach the procedures, if any, he has put in place to deal with matters that arise at Cabinet meetings on which the Attorney General is unable to advise because of potential conflicts of interests.
[9859/95]
6 Mr. Cullen asked the Taoiseach the status of the assistant secretary appointed by the previous Taoiseach as administrator in the Office of the Attorney General.
[9856/95]
11 Mr. Cullen asked the Minister for Finance the plans, if any he has to amalgamate the residential property tax and local services charges; and if this new tax will be payable to the Central Exchequer or to local authorities.
[9418/95]
49 Mr. Cullen asked the Minister for Transport, Energy and Communications if he has assessed the impact on TEAM Aer Lingus of the Government's decision to grant-aid Shannon Aerospace; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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49 Mr. Cullen asked the Minister for Transport, Energy and Communications if he has assessed the impact on TEAM Aer Lingus of the Government's decision to grant-aid Shannon Aerospace; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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17 Mr. Cullen asked the Minister for Education the plans, if any, she has for in-service courses to prepare teachers for the new leaving certificate syllabus before the end of the current school year.
[7994/95]
15 Mr. Cullen asked the Minister for Finance the proposals, if any, he has for the sale of the local loans fund, in whole or in part; whether the portfolio will be sold to the Housing Finance Agency, the National Treasury Management Agency or to a private institution; the criteria which will be used to assemble the portfolio; the annual income which will be lost to the State; the way in which such income is used at present; the reason he is prepared to breach the 6 per cent ceiling on non-capital supply services; if the 2 per cent increase in real terms for 1996/1997 will also be breached; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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15 Mr. Cullen asked the Minister for Finance the proposals, if any, he has for the sale of the local loans fund, in whole or in part; whether the portfolio will be sold to the Housing Finance Agency, the National Treasury Management Agency or to a private institution; the criteria which will be used to assemble the portfolio; the annual income which will be lost to the State; the way in which such income is used at present; the reason he is prepared to breach the 6 per cent ceiling on non-capital supply services; if the 2 per cent increase in real terms for 1996/1997 will also be breached; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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54 Mr. Cullen asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the net cost to the Irish Government if funding provided under the Lomé Convention was to be included in general EU budget policy in view of the fact that this is the preferred option of some EU member states; if he is opposed to such a move; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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54 Mr. Cullen asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the net cost to the Irish Government if funding provided under the Lomé Convention was to be included in general EU budget policy in view of the fact that this is the preferred option of some EU member states; if he is opposed to such a move; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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24 Mr. Cullen asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if the attempts by some EU member states to have funding provided under the Lomé Convention included in the general EU budget will be successfully resisted; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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4 Mr. Cullen asked the Taoiseach the action, if any, he intends to take regarding the leaking of confidential budgetary information in advance of the 1995 Budget; his views on whether cabinet confidentiality was breached; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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3 Mr. Cullen asked the Taoiseach the plans, if any, he has to meet with Mr. Jacques Santer, President of the EU Commission; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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9 Mr. Cullen asked the Minister for Equality and Law Reform if a code of practice on sexual harassment in the workplace has yet been drawn up; the progress, if any, he has made in his plans to implement such a code; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
3 Mr. Cullen asked the Minister for Arts, Culture and the Gaeltacht the number and value of bursaries awarded to individual artists in all disciplines for the last year for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
49 Mr. Cullen asked the Minister for Health if a person has already died as a result of hepatitis C infection allegedly contracted from a blood transfusion.
14 Mr. Cullen asked the Minister for Health the amount of money that has been paid out by the VHI to each of the eight health boards and Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda, County Louth, Beaumont Hospital Dublin 9, Mater Hospital, Dublin 7, St. Michael's Hospital, Dún Laoghaire, County Dublin, Portiuncla Hospital, Ballinasloe, County Galway, Mercy Hospital, Cork, Bon Secours Hospital, Cork, Bon Secours Hospital, Dublin 9, Bon Secours Hospital, Tuam, County Galway, Bon Secours Hospital, Tralee, County Kerry, Blackrock Clinic, Dublin, Galvia St. Joseph's Hospital, Raheny, Dublin 5, Mount Carmel Hospital, Dublin, Aut Even, County Kilkenny and Ely Hospital, County Wexford.
49 Mr. Cullen asked the Minister for Health if a person has already died as a result of hepatitis C infection allegedly contracted from a blood transfusion.
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D'fhiafraigh Mr. Cullen den Aire Ealaíon, Cultúir agus Gaeltachta cé na tairiscintí atá aige chun fostaíocht thionsclaíoch nua a bhunú ar Inis Oírr.
22 Mr. Cullen asked the Minister for Equality and Law Reform the present position with regard to waiting lists for free legal aid centres; and if he will make a statement on the matter.