7 Mr. M. Higgins asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the measures which the Government is taking to ensure action and public discussion on the Lomé IV Convention.
3 Mr. M. Higgins asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will outline the Government's position in relation to the request by some of the permanent members for a resolution from the Security Council of the United Nations which would enable military action in the Gulf crisis; and if he will further outline the specificity of the Government's approach towards the foreign policy issues raised by the most recent development in that crisis.
6 Mr. M. Higgins asked the Minister for Tourism and Transport if he is in a position to reply to the observations offered to him by residents of Inis Meáin on the recent proposals for a ferry service to the Aran Islands.
14 Mr. M. Higgins asked the Minister for Education if she will outline her views on the fact that the age profile of university staff is increasing; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
6
D'fhiafraigh Mr. M. Higgins den Taoiseach an bhfuair sé féin nó a Aire Stáit i Roinn na Gaeltachta iarratas ón bhFeachtas Náisiúnta Teilifíse, castáil leo le héilimh an Fheachtais sin maidir le seirbhís teilifíse trí Ghaeilge, a phlé; má fuair, céard iad na dátaí a fuair sé na hiarratais; agus cén toradh a bhí ar na hiarratais sin.
5
D'fhiafraigh Mr. M. Higgins den Taoiseach an bhfuil aon fhírinne sa scéal a bhí ar Anois, 24 Samhain 1990 go bhfuil coiste bunaithe nó le bunú ag an Taoiseach le moltaí a chur os a chomhair maidir le Teilifís na Gaeltachta, nó maidir le seirbhís teilifíse trí Ghaeilge; cé hiad na daoine atá ainmnithe ar an gcoiste seo; céard iad na téarmaí tagartha atá tugtha dóibh; an bhfuil spriocdháta leagtha síos don choiste maidir leis na moltaí a réiteach; agus an mbeidh deis ag grúpaí sa Ghaeltacht a dtuairimí a chur os comhair an choiste seo.
37 Mr. M. Higgins asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will make a statement on the present position of the Khmer Rouge and the escalation of the conflict in Cambodia; and on action taken or statements made or proposed by the Irish Government in this matter.
37 Mr. M. Higgins asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will make a statement on the present position of the Khmer Rouge and the escalation of the conflict in Cambodia; and on action taken or statements made or proposed by the Irish Government in this matter.
39 Mr. M. Higgins asked the Minister for Defence the number of Irish personnel serving with the United Nations interim force on the Iran-Iraq border; and if the United Nations mandate has been extended.
32 Mr. M. Higgins asked the Minister for Health when the details of the Fox report on hospital efficiency will be published; and if he will provide details to Members of Dáil Éireann.
32 Mr. M. Higgins asked the Minister for Health when the details of the Fox report on hospital efficiency will be published; and if he will provide details to Members of Dáil Éireann.
16 Mr. M. Higgins asked the Minister for Health when the details of the Kennedy report on Dublin Hospital Services will be published; and if he will provide details to Members of Dáil Éireann.
13 Mr. M. Higgins asked the Minister for the Marine if he is satisfied with the effect of his Department's poster campaign to heighten public awareness regarding the problems of rubbish thrown into seas, rivers and lakes; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
4
D'fhiafraigh Mr. M. Higgins den Taoiseach an bhfuil toradh an scrúdaithe a rinne an Roinn Cumarsáide ar thuarascáil Údarás na Gaeltachta-RTÉ faoi Theilifís na Gaeltachta faighte aige; má tá, cén uair a fuair sé toradh an scrúdaithe chéanna; agus bhfuil moltaí déanta ag an Roinn Cumarsáide, ag éirí as an scrúdú céanna, faoi bhunú Theilifís na Gaeltachta; agus, má tá, céard iad na moltaí sin.
1
D'fhiafraigh Mr. M. Higgins den Taoiseach céard iad na ceantair i gcathair na Gaillimhe nach bhfuil i dteideal freastal ar Choláistí Gaeilge sa Ghaeltacht faoi scéim na bhfoghlaimeoirí Gaeilge faoi láthair; agus an bhfuil sé i gceist na coinníollacha a bhaineann leis an scéim a athrú sa gcaoi is go dtiocfaidh daoine ó na ceantair sin faoin scéim.
56 Mr. M. Higgins asked the Minister for Tourism and Transport if he will make a statement on the reason no investment project for the Dublin-Belfast railway line was included in the National Development Plan 1989-1993 or the Community Support Framework 1989-1993, having regard to the inclusion of a major scheme of improvements for the route in the transportation programme for Northern Ireland developed by the Northern Ireland authorities.
56 Mr. M. Higgins asked the Minister for Tourism and Transport if he will make a statement on the reason no investment project for the Dublin-Belfast railway line was included in the National Development Plan 1989-1993 or the Community Support Framework 1989-1993, having regard to the inclusion of a major scheme of improvements for the route in the transportation programme for Northern Ireland developed by the Northern Ireland authorities.
4
D'fhiafraigh Mr. M. Higgins den Taoiseach an nglacann sé leis na conclúidí atá sa bhfoilseachán ó ITÉ, Language Shift Among School Children in Gaeltacht Areas 1974-1984; an Analysis of the Distribution of £10 Grant Qualifiers; agus má ghlacann, an bhfuil sé i gceist aon athrú a dhéanamh i bpolasaí Roinn na Gaeltachta.
3
D'fhiafraigh Mr. M. Higgins den Taoiseach céard iad na hirisí agus na nuachtáin a fuair cúnamh deontais ó Roinn na Gaeltachta i 1989; cé mhéad deontais a fuair gach ceann acu; cén áit a bhfoilsítear iad agus cén díolaíocht atá ag gach ceann acu.
28 Mr. M. Higgins asked the Minister for Justice if he will take any action following the publication of a grossly offensive and racist article (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
28 Mr. M. Higgins asked the Minister for Justice if he will take any action following the publication of a grossly offensive and racist article (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
2
D'fhiafraigh Mr. M. Higgins den Taoiseach céard é líon na ngasúr a bhí i dteideal an deontas £10 in ngach scoil Ghaeltachta, idir bhunscoileanna agus scoileanna iarbhunoideachais sa bhliain 1988-1989; agus cén méad gasúr a thuill an deontas £10 i ngach aon scoil acu sa bhliain chéanna.
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D'fhiafraigh Mr. M. Higgins den Taoiseach an bhfuil a fhios aige faoin drochstaid atá ar bhóithre na Gaeltachta i gConamara agus an bhfuil sé i gceist aige aon airgead breise a chur ar fáil i mbliana, leis an bhfadhb a réiteach.
3 Mr. M. Higgins asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the steps the Government propose in order to initiate an adequate dialogue within the Oireachtas and among the public on the issue of definition of European political union.
38 Mr. M. Higgins asked the Minister for Defence if he will outline his policy regarding the making available of assistance to developing countries in the development of training or other facilities for security personnel; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
28 Mr. M. Higgins asked the Minister for Defence if he has any plans to travel to any location where Irish Defence Forces personnel are engaged in active service overseas this year; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
15 Mr. M. Higgins asked the Minister for Education if she will make funds available to (1) carry out surveys on the level of stress among teachers, (2) provide reports and (3) make recommendations; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
4
D'fhiafraigh Mr. M. Higgins den Taoiseach an bhfuil a fhios aige go gceapann saineolaithe teanga nach mairfidh an Ghaeilge mar ghnáth-theanga labhartha sa Ghaeltacht go deireadh an chéid seo; agus, má tá a fhios sin aige, an bhfuil aon bheartas tarrthála dhá thabhairt chun cinn aige le meath an Gaeilge sa Ghaeltacht a stopadh.
2
D'fhiafraigh Mr. M. Higgins den Taoiseach an raibh aon teagmháil, go díreach nó go hindíreach, ag a Roinn le RTÉ go fóil faoi thuarascáil Údarás na Gaeltachta maidir le Teilifís na Gaeltachta; ar chuir RTÉ moltaí ar fáil maidir leis an tuarascáil; má chuir, cérbh iad na moltaí a cuireadh ar fáil; agus an bhfuil sé i gceist anois ag an Rialtas gníomhú dá réir.
15 Mr. M. Higgins asked the Minister for the Environment if his attention has been drawn to the fact that there is a backlog of persons awaiting driving tests; the measures he proposes to take to deal with the problem; when they will be implemented; the way in which he expects an application for a driving test to be processed; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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D'fhiafraigh Mr. M. Higgins den Taoiseach an bhfuil sé sásta le teorainneacha na Gaeltachta, mar a leagadh síos iad i 1956, ó thaobh staid réadúil na teanga de; mura bhfuil, an bhfuil sé beartaithe aige athbhreithniú a dhéanamh ar na teorainneacha; agus má tá, cén uair.
2
D'fhiafraigh Mr. M. Higgins den Taoiseach céard iad na tionscnaimh sa Ghaeltacht a bhfuil cúnamh airgid le fáil acu ón gCiste Réigiúnach agus ón gCiste Struchtúrtha de chuid an Chomhphobail Eorpaigh in (a) 1990, (b) 1991 agus (c) 1992.
20 Mr. M. Higgins asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the total estimated value of Irish agricultural output in each of the years from 1980 to 1990, inclusive; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
24 Mr. M. Higgins asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if final agreement on the farm price package will be reached at the next meeting of Farm Ministers in Luxembourg; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
48 Mr. M. Higgins asked the Minister for the Marine if he will give a report on any permanent damage done to any amenities falling within his area of responsibility; if he has any plans or proposals in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
21 Mr. M. Higgins asked the Minister for the Marine if a proposal has been recently submitted or re-submitted to his Department to re-register American vessels under the Irish flag; if he has any views on such a proposal; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
48 Mr. M. Higgins asked the Minister for the Marine if he will give a report on any permanent damage done to any amenities falling within his area of responsibility; if he has any plans or proposals in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
40 Mr. M. Higgins asked the Minister for Finance the options being considered by the Government in respect of Irish Life plc; whether the consultants employed by the Government were asked to consider ways and means of increasing the contribution made by that company to the Exchequer while remaining as a public company; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
15 Mr. M. Higgins asked the Minister for Finance if he will give a report on the disbursement of national lottery funds in 1990; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
40 Mr. M. Higgins asked the Minister for Finance the options being considered by the Government in respect of Irish Life plc; whether the consultants employed by the Government were asked to consider ways and means of increasing the contribution made by that company to the Exchequer while remaining as a public company; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
3
D'fhiafraigh Mr. M. Higgins den Taoiseach ar iarr sé ar Údarás na Gaeltachta tuarascáil a réiteach faoi sheirbhís teilifíse a chur ar fáil trí Ghaeilge do phobail na Gaeltachta agus do phobal na Gaeilge trí chéile; cén dáta ar iarr sé an tuarascáil; ar cuireadh an tuarascáil ar fáil dó; cén dáta ar cuireadh an tuarascáil ar fáil; céard iad na moltaí atá sa tuarascáil; and bhfuil sé i gceist ag an Rialtas na moltaí a fheidhmiú; agus, má tá, cén uair atá sé i gceist na moltaí a fheidhmiú.
17 Mr. M. Higgins asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if the preparations for the San José VI meeting in Dublin on 9 and 10 April 1990 have been completed; the level of aid envisaged for the Central American region; and whether the spirit of such preparations reflects the principles of the Hamburg Accord and the Central American regional peace initiatives.
9 Mr. M. Higgins asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will outline the reservations made by Ireland in its recent signing of United Nations Conventions; and the reason for such reservations.
14 Mr. M. Higgins asked the Minister for Health the names of projects assisted by his Department in the area of drug abuse rehabilitation; the funding available for each project; and if he has any further plans in this regard.
11 Mr. M. Higgins asked the Minister for the Environment the amount of money which will be available in 1990 for national primary roads; the aid available for this purpose from European Structural Funds; the routes which will be funded this year; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
13 Mr. M. Higgins asked the Minister for Social Welfare if he intends to ask the Combat Poverty Agency to commission new research to update their findings on the scale and extent of poverty in Ireland in 1990.
18 Mr. M. Higgins asked the Minister for Finance the estimated cost in a full year to the Exchequer of ending the voluntary redundancy scheme in the public service and the easement of the embargo on recruitment on a selective basis and the replacement of staff on career breaks.
4 Mr. M. Higgins asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of EPC meetings which are scheduled to take place during the Irish EC Presidency, the agenda of those meetings; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
34 Mr. M. Higgins asked the Minister for Defence the plans, if any, he has for recruitment to the Defence Forces in 1990; and if he will make a statement on the matter.