23 Mr. Finucane asked the Minister for the Marine and Natural Resources the discussions, if any, which have taken place with the ESRI to outline that its conclusions that public investment in the seafood sector should decrease were unfounded; his views on whether the reports recommending a large increase in funding for the seafood sector will be reflected in the national development plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[20886/99]
30 Mr. Finucane asked the Minister for the Marine and Natural Resources if he received an epidemiological report from the French authorities following the two apparent outbreaks of DSP; and the follow-up action, if any, undertaken by his Department.
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25 Mr. Finucane asked the Minister for the Marine and Natural Resources if his attention has been drawn to the fury surrounding the publication of the investigation into the sinking in September 1992 of the Irish registered Orchidee by the Agena which resulted in the death of the crew members and led to criminal convictions of two of the French crew; if his attention has further been drawn to the dissatisfaction with the report and its conclusions; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[20887/99]
23 Mr. Finucane asked the Minister for the Marine and Natural Resources the discussions, if any, which have taken place with the ESRI to outline that its conclusions that public investment in the seafood sector should decrease were unfounded; his views on whether the reports recommending a large increase in funding for the seafood sector will be reflected in the national development plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[20886/99]
10 Mr. Finucane asked the Minister for Education and Science the plans, if any, to invite submissions for another round of the early school leavers initiative during this school year.
[20026/99]
70 Mr. Finucane asked the Minister for Health and Children if he will provide the moneys required in 2000 to enable Crumlin children's hospital retain the epidermolysis bullosa liaison nurse funded by a trust fund which will be exhausted by the beginning of next year.
[18308/99]
70 Mr. Finucane asked the Minister for Health and Children if he will provide the moneys required in 2000 to enable Crumlin children's hospital retain the epidermolysis bullosa liaison nurse funded by a trust fund which will be exhausted by the beginning of next year.
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11 Mr. Finucane asked the Minister for the Marine and Natural Resources if the French authorities have furnished any epidemiological reports following the diarrhetic shellfish poisoning outbreak in September 1998; the amount of frozen Irish mussels in storage; and the total loss financially to the shellfish sector.
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9 Mr. Finucane asked the Minister for the Marine and Natural Resources if he will give a commitment that the report of the national Common Fisheries Policy review group, which recommends significant Government investment over the next seven years, will be given serious consideration in the national development plan.
[15974/99]
9 Mr. Finucane asked the Minister for Health and Children the consideration, if any, given to date to the publication of a new medical practitioners Act; and when he will publish this long promised legislation.
[13101/99]
6 Mr. Finucane asked the Taoiseach the progress, if any, achieved in the consideration of a civic honours list to acknowledge people who have made a major contribution to Irish society.
[12947/99]
29 Mr. Finucane asked the Minister for Education and Science his views on an all-Ireland approach to recognition of Irish language teaching skills.
[12827/99]
29 Mr. Finucane asked the Minister for Education and Science his views on an all-Ireland approach to recognition of Irish language teaching skills.
[12827/99]
3 Mr. Finucane asked the Minister for the Marine and Natural Resources when he will establish the Seaweed Forum which was promised in June 1998; and if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the delay is causing concern to those involved in the seaweed industry and holding up legislation.
[12369/99]
1 Mr. Finucane asked the Minister for the Marine and Natural Resources if he will be submitting BIM Seafood Industry Agenda 2000-2006 for consideration for funding under the next operational programme; if he will ensure that the modest funding requirement outlined in the document is achieved; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[12368/99]
3 Mr. Finucane asked the Minister for the Marine and Natural Resources the strategy he intends to adopt to ensure appropriate funding consistent with the Bord Iascaigh Mhara report is obtained under the operational programme for the years 2000 to 2007.
[8025/99]
1 Mr. Finucane asked the Minister for the Marine and Natural Resources if his attention has been drawn to the serious concern of Irish fishermen about the proposals before the Fisheries Council meeting of 30 March 1999 regarding the fleet requirements and the necessity to find 30 per cent additional capacity tonnage when purchasing new or second-hand vessels.
[8504/99]
66 Mr. Finucane asked the Minister for Defence the consultations, if any, he has had with local communities in relation to barrack closures in Castleblayney, Ballincollig, Kildare and Naas with regard to future use of these lands; if tenders for the sale of these lands have been received and accepted; and the timetable for these sales.
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66 Mr. Finucane asked the Minister for Defence the consultations, if any, he has had with local communities in relation to barrack closures in Castleblayney, Ballincollig, Kildare and Naas with regard to future use of these lands; if tenders for the sale of these lands have been received and accepted; and the timetable for these sales.
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49 Mr. Finucane asked the Minister for the Marine and Natural Resources if he discussed the banning of flags of convenience fishing vessels from Irish waters, in accordance with the stated objective in An Action Programme for the Millennium, during the recent visit of the Spanish Fisheries Minister.
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49 Mr. Finucane asked the Minister for the Marine and Natural Resources if he discussed the banning of flags of convenience fishing vessels from Irish waters, in accordance with the stated objective in An Action Programme for the Millennium, during the recent visit of the Spanish Fisheries Minister.
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3 Mr. Finucane asked the Minister for the Marine and Natural Resources the discussions, if any, which have taken place to date to ensure a future strategic relationship between An Bord Bia and Bord Iascaigh Mhara to promote the overseas marketing of Irish seafood processors and exporters.
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1 Mr. Finucane asked the Minister for the Marine and Natural Resources the results of discussions between his Department, the Irish Offshore Operators Association and SIPTU regarding the employment of Irish rig workers for seasonal work on oil rigs and also the servicing of the rigs from Irish ports; and if he will make a statement on the outcome of these discussions.
[3738/99]
38 Mr. Finucane asked the Minister for Finance if the Shannon Estuary will be regarded as suitable for Objective One status; and if the parts of the estuary adjacent to Clare and Kerry will be considered exclusively for Objective One status where industrial development is required.
[24951/98]
38 Mr. Finucane asked the Minister for Finance if the Shannon Estuary will be regarded as suitable for Objective One status; and if the parts of the estuary adjacent to Clare and Kerry will be considered exclusively for Objective One status where industrial development is required.
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36 Mr. Finucane asked the Minister for the Marine and Natural Resources whether he has arranged a meeting between his Department and the Irish Offshore Operators Association to urge it to provide for the employment of Irish-based highly skilled oil rig workers; whether a fair share of Irish goods and services will be provided; whether he will give an assurance that this will be followed up with a meeting with SIPTU to ensure that the 1999 offshore oil and gas exploration activity is more successful for Irish labour, goods and services than the 1998 programme; and whether he will ensure a better relationship exists between offshore oil operators and Irish workers.
[26755/98]
33 Mr. Finucane asked the Minister for the Marine and Natural Resources if he will ensure that existing fish quotas are protected and improved; and if he will further ensure that Irish fishing interests are protected at the forthcoming fisheries EU Council meeting.
[26754/98]
36 Mr. Finucane asked the Minister for the Marine and Natural Resources whether he has arranged a meeting between his Department and the Irish Offshore Operators Association to urge it to provide for the employment of Irish-based highly skilled oil rig workers; whether a fair share of Irish goods and services will be provided; whether he will give an assurance that this will be followed up with a meeting with SIPTU to ensure that the 1999 offshore oil and gas exploration activity is more successful for Irish labour, goods and services than the 1998 programme; and whether he will ensure a better relationship exists between offshore oil operators and Irish workers.
[26755/98]
33 Mr. Finucane asked the Minister for the Marine and Natural Resources if he will ensure that existing fish quotas are protected and improved; and if he will further ensure that Irish fishing interests are protected at the forthcoming fisheries EU Council meeting.
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Bill entitled an Act to make provision for the regulation of centres and providers of facilities where children and young persons under the age of 18 engage in adventure activities, including provision for the imposition of requirements relating to safety and to provide for related matters
32 Mr. Finucane asked the Minister for Finance the steps, if any, he is taking to ensure that there are no leaks of budgetary matters in advance of his speech to Dáil Éireann; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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32 Mr. Finucane asked the Minister for Finance the steps, if any, he is taking to ensure that there are no leaks of budgetary matters in advance of his speech to Dáil Éireann; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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40 Mr. Finucane asked the Minister for the Marine and Natural Resources when he will introduce the quality scheme promised for the herring fishing fleet in view of the fact that the herring season has been open for five weeks.
[22187/98]
39 Mr. Finucane asked the Minister for the Marine and Natural Resources if his attention has been drawn to the concern of the fish processing industry and the potential job losses as a result of the implementation of Multi Annual Guidance Programme IV in order to reduce days at sea.
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40 Mr. Finucane asked the Minister for the Marine and Natural Resources when he will introduce the quality scheme promised for the herring fishing fleet in view of the fact that the herring season has been open for five weeks.
[22187/98]
39 Mr. Finucane asked the Minister for the Marine and Natural Resources if his attention has been drawn to the concern of the fish processing industry and the potential job losses as a result of the implementation of Multi Annual Guidance Programme IV in order to reduce days at sea.
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38 Mr. Finucane asked the Minister for the Marine and Natural Resources the reason he intends to extract 250,000 tonnes of gravel from the east coast to counteract coastal erosion at Bray, County Wicklow; if his attention has been drawn to fishermen's concerns in relation to the major impact on fishing stocks due to the situation of water and shellfish grounds and removal of the spawning beds; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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36 Mr. Finucane asked the Minister for the Marine and Natural Resources the undertakings, if any, he has entered into with the oil companies, who will be involved in oil and gas drilling in 1999, as to actual jobs, services and so on; and if he will obtain firm commitments from successful companies involved in oil and gas exploration to ensure the Irish economy fully benefits from these discoveries.
[22042/98]
23 Mr. Finucane asked the Minister for the Marine and Natural Resources if he will support France should it invoke the Ioannina principle which allows member states to block regulations normally agreed by qualified majority voting if there is a national interest at stake; and his views on whether this course of action should be taken by him in view of the ban on tuna drift net fishing and the impact it will have on the financial livelihood of the fishermen in the southern coastal communities.
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22 Mr. Finucane asked the Minister for the Marine and Natural Resources the consideration, if any, being given to the overseas promotional role of Bord Iascaigh Mhara; and his views on whether this role could be more effectively carried out by Bord Bia.
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23 Mr. Finucane asked the Minister for the Marine and Natural Resources if he will support France should it invoke the Ioannina principle which allows member states to block regulations normally agreed by qualified majority voting if there is a national interest at stake; and his views on whether this course of action should be taken by him in view of the ban on tuna drift net fishing and the impact it will have on the financial livelihood of the fishermen in the southern coastal communities.
[16425/98]
22 Mr. Finucane asked the Minister for the Marine and Natural Resources the consideration, if any, being given to the overseas promotional role of Bord Iascaigh Mhara; and his views on whether this role could be more effectively carried out by Bord Bia.
[16569/98]
20 Mr. Finucane asked the Minister for the Marine and Natural Resources the funding, if any, available under the 1994-99 Fisheries Operational Programme for the years 1998 and 1999 under the vessel decommissioning scheme; the total amount available for the vessel modernisation scheme for the years 1998 and 1999; if this funding has been allocated in the renewal programme for the whitefish fleet; and if all the funding resources under the categories of vessel decommissioning and vessel modernisation will now be used up as a result of the introduction of the programme for the renewal of the whitefish fleet.
[16424/98]
7 Mr. Finucane asked the Taoiseach if he will consider a civic honours list to acknowledge people who have made a major contribution to society.
[15156/98]
11 Mr. Finucane asked the Minister for Defence the number of personnel repatriated from the 82nd Infantry UNIFIL Battalion; the reasons for repatriation; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[13005/98]
10 Mr. Finucane asked the Minister for the Marine and Natural Resources when he will publish comprehensive guidelines for the licensing of sea fishing vessels and ensure that transparency prevails in relation to the licensing policy.
[12444/98]
8 Mr. Finucane asked the Minister for the Marine and Natural Resources if, following the statements provided by the Irish Naval Service which led to severe fines being imposed on Spanish flagships registered in the United Kingdom as a result of severe over-fishing within the Irish fishery limit, this is only a part of the over-fishing by the Spanish in Irish waters; if it warrants the intervention of the European Union Commissioner to insist on a satisfactory explanation from the Spanish fisheries Minister; if, failing a satisfactory response in this regard, he will seek appropriate sanctions against Spanish fishermen; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[12508/98]
16 Mr. Finucane asked the Minister for the Marine and Natural Resources the position regarding tuna fishing with drift nets; if his attention has been drawn to the fishermen's concerns regarding the proposed ban; and the assurances, if any, he can give these fishermen.
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16 Mr. Finucane asked the Minister for the Marine and Natural Resources the position regarding tuna fishing with drift nets; if his attention has been drawn to the fishermen's concerns regarding the proposed ban; and the assurances, if any, he can give these fishermen.
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15 Mr. Finucane asked the Minister for the Marine and Natural Resources the status of the request for compensation for fishermen for the period November 1997 to January 1998.
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