46 Mr. M. McDowell asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the steps, if any, he and the Government propose to take to dissuade the British Government from its proposal to hold elections in Northern Ireland before all-party talks; and if he will report on his meeting with the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, Sir Patrick Mayhew, on Thursday, 1 February 1996.
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38 Mr. M. McDowell asked the asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the Government's views on the Mitchell Commission report on Decommissioning. [
6 Mr. M. McDowell asked the Minister for Enterprise and Employment the plans, if any, he has to establish the Companies Registration Office as an executive agency independent of the Civil Service; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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40 Mr. M. McDowell asked the Minister for Tourism and Trade the steps, if any, he has taken in 1995 to develop more competitive, regular and good quality air access to facilitate the growth of tourism in the west of Ireland in line with one of the key corporate objectives of his Department as stated in reply to Parliamentary Question No. 18 on 9 February 1995; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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40 Mr. M. McDowell asked the Minister for Tourism and Trade the steps, if any, he has taken in 1995 to develop more competitive, regular and good quality air access to facilitate the growth of tourism in the west of Ireland in line with one of the key corporate objectives of his Department as stated in reply to Parliamentary Question No. 18 on 9 February 1995; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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46 Mr. M. McDowell asked the Minister for Equality and Law Reform when the equal status legislation will be published; and if he intends to await the report of the Commission on the Status of People with Disabilities before publishing the Bill.
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46 Mr. M. McDowell asked the Minister for Equality and Law Reform when the equal status legislation will be published; and if he intends to await the report of the Commission on the Status of People with Disabilities before publishing the Bill.
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25 Mr. M. McDowell asked the Minister for Finance if he has studied the recent report of the EMI on Ireland's eligibility for membership of Economic and Monetary Union; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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25 Mr. M. McDowell asked the Minister for Finance if he has studied the recent report of the EMI on Ireland's eligibility for membership of Economic and Monetary Union; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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8 Mr. M. McDowell asked the Minister for Finance whether he has studied the recent report of the EMI on Ireland's eligibility for membership of Economic and Monetary Union; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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D'fhiafraigh Mr. M. McDowell den Aire Ealaíon, Cultúir agus Gaeltachta an bhfuil aon phlé déanta aige leis an Aire Oideachais Bord Oideachais Réigiúnda do na cheantair Ghaeltachta a bhunú agus cad é a thuairim féin faoi Bhord Oideachais Gaeltachta den sórt seo ó thaobh pholasaí a Roinne a chur i gcrích.
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D'fhiafraigh Mr. M. McDowell den Aire Ealaíon, Cultúir agus Gaeltachta an bhfuil aon phlé déanta aige leis an Aire Oideachais Bord Oideachais Réigiúnda do na cheantair Ghaeltachta a bhunú agus cad é a thuairim féin faoi Bhord Oideachais Gaeltachta den sórt seo ó thaobh pholasaí a Roinne a chur i gcrích.
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25 Mr. M. McDowell asked the Minister for Transport, Energy and Communications the procedures and requirements involved in the awarding of a licence for Ireland's second mobile telephone service.
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18 Mr. M. McDowell asked the Minister for Transport, Energy and Communications whether he has indicated approval for the level of redundancy payments being offered to ESB staff under the Cost and Competitiveness Review; if these figures will set a precedent for other employees of State Bodies under his jurisdiction; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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37 Mr. M. McDowell asked the Minister for Enterprise and Employment if the amount of grant-aid recently offered to the Siemens Company to locate a manufacturing plant in Ireland was in fact greater than the amount of direct State aid offered by the authorities in Britain, where the company eventually decided to locate; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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37 Mr. M. McDowell asked the Minister for Enterprise and Employment if the amount of grant-aid recently offered to the Siemens Company to locate a manufacturing plant in Ireland was in fact greater than the amount of direct State aid offered by the authorities in Britain, where the company eventually decided to locate; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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36 Mr. M. McDowell asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Forestry the research which is being undertaken on the role of infected wildlife in the spread of bovine TB; the annual spending by his Department and TEAGASC on such research; and the results of such research.
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9 Mr. M. McDowell asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Forestry the action, if any, he proposes to take to ensure the continuation of the beef slaughter premium; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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36 Mr. M. McDowell asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Forestry the research which is being undertaken on the role of infected wildlife in the spread of bovine TB; the annual spending by his Department and TEAGASC on such research; and the results of such research.
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111 Mr. M. McDowell asked the Minister for Education if her attention has been drawn to the fact that Irish students studying medicine at the Royal College of Surgeons of Ireland will continue to pay education fees notwithstanding that the college is a third level NUI affiliated college and will be entering the CAO admission system next year; and if she will make a statement regarding her intentions in relation to tuition fees at the Royal College of Surgeons of Ireland.
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111 Mr. M. McDowell asked the Minister for Education if her attention has been drawn to the fact that Irish students studying medicine at the Royal College of Surgeons of Ireland will continue to pay education fees notwithstanding that the college is a third level NUI affiliated college and will be entering the CAO admission system next year; and if she will make a statement regarding her intentions in relation to tuition fees at the Royal College of Surgeons of Ireland.
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144 Mr. M. McDowell asked the Minister for the Environment if his Department has consulted with the Department of Health regarding hospital waste incineration; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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144 Mr. M. McDowell asked the Minister for the Environment if his Department has consulted with the Department of Health regarding hospital waste incineration; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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D'fhiafraigh Mr. M. McDowell den Aire Ealaíon, Cultúir agus Gaeltachta an bhfuil sé sásta aitheantas iomlán Comharchumainn a thabhairt do Chomharchumann Turasóireachta Chonamaras agus Árann atá mar phríomhaidhm aige cur chun cinn na turasóireachta cultúrtha mar bhealach leis an nGaeilge a chosaint ar shlua turasóirí agus cur le hioncaim na dteaghlach Gaeltachta trí chothú agus trí fhorbairt turasóireachta cultúrtha; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina thaobh.
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D'fhiafraigh Mr. M. McDowell den Aire Ealaíon, Cultúir agus Gaeltachta an bhfuil sé sásta aitheantas iomlán Comharchumainn a thabhairt do Chomharchumann Turasóireachta Chonamaras agus Árann atá mar phríomhaidhm aige cur chun cinn na turasóireachta cultúrtha mar bhealach leis an nGaeilge a chosaint ar shlua turasóirí agus cur le hioncaim na dteaghlach Gaeltachta trí chothú agus trí fhorbairt turasóireachta cultúrtha; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina thaobh.
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57 Mr. M. McDowell asked the Minister for Finance if his Department was involved in the drafting, evaluation or costing of the policy options and proposals set out in the White Paper on Education; the agreement or understanding, if any, between his Department and the Department of Education in relation to the nonpublication of such costings; the reason no costings appear in the White Paper; if his Department will take into account widespread public concern regarding the failure of his Department to publish any financial evaluation of the White Paper's proposals; if he will make a statement on the implications for the Exchequer of the proposals in the White Paper; the procedures or guidelines, if any, there are in relation to policy announcements requiring prior financial evaluation; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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57 Mr. M. McDowell asked the Minister for Finance if his Department was involved in the drafting, evaluation or costing of the policy options and proposals set out in the White Paper on Education; the agreement or understanding, if any, between his Department and the Department of Education in relation to the nonpublication of such costings; the reason no costings appear in the White Paper; if his Department will take into account widespread public concern regarding the failure of his Department to publish any financial evaluation of the White Paper's proposals; if he will make a statement on the implications for the Exchequer of the proposals in the White Paper; the procedures or guidelines, if any, there are in relation to policy announcements requiring prior financial evaluation; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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3 Mr. M. McDowell asked the Minister for Finance if his Department was involved in the drafting, evaluation or costing of the policy options and proposals set out in the White Paper on Education; the agreement or understanding, if any, between his Department and the Department of Education in relation to the nonpublication of such costings; the reason no costings appear in the White Paper; if his Department will take into account widespread public concern regarding the failure of his Department to publish any financial evaluation of the White Paper's proposals; if he will make a statement on the implications for the Exchequer of the proposals in the White Paper; the procedures or guidelines, if any, there are in relation to policy announcements requiring prior financial evaluation; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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21 Mr. M. McDowell asked the Minister for Tourism and Trade the progress, if any, to date in implementing the reorganisation proposals for Bord Fáilte.
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37 Mr. M. McDowell asked the Minister for Social Welfare the number of lone parents, deserted wife's benefit recipients and deserted wife's allowance recipients who have transferred maintenance order payments to his Department; the total number involved; and the total cost in 1994.
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37 Mr. M. McDowell asked the Minister for Social Welfare the number of lone parents, deserted wife's benefit recipients and deserted wife's allowance recipients who have transferred maintenance order payments to his Department; the total number involved; and the total cost in 1994.
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9 Mr. M. McDowell asked the Minister for Justice the number of persons that have been charged with unauthorised handling of official information under the Official Secrets Act in each of the last three years; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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7 Mr. M. McDowell asked the Minister for Arts, Culture and the Gaeltacht the steps, if any, being taken to encourage the development and promotion of culture tourism to maximise the potential of the attractiveness of the living Gaeltacht to visitors; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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12 Mr. M. McDowell asked the Minister for Equality and Law Reform the immediate steps, if any, he intends to take to eliminate sexual harassment in the workplace; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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12 Mr. M. McDowell asked the Minister for Health the plans, if any, he has to implement the proposed reorganisation of the health services in the eastern region and replace the Eastern Health Board with a regional health authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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6 Mr. M. McDowell asked the Minister for Health when the White Paper and new legislation on mental health will be published in view of the fact that the mental health services are operating under an Act that is 50 years old; if he will adopt and implement a specific mental health strategy geared to the monitoring, prevention and treatment of mental health problems particularly as they effect women; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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11 Mr. M. McDowell asked the Minister for Finance his views concerning the taxation of couples in the event of a referendum to permit divorce; the plans, if any, he has to increase married persons allowances in cases where a taxpayer has a dependent spouse and a dependent former spouse; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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27 Mr. M. McDowell asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Forestry if he considers the allocation of TB testing from one veterinary surgeon to another within the same practice to be adequate rotation; if this justifies a 23 per cent increase in fees; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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27 Mr. M. McDowell asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Forestry if he considers the allocation of TB testing from one veterinary surgeon to another within the same practice to be adequate rotation; if this justifies a 23 per cent increase in fees; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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7 Mr. M. McDowell asked the Minister for Justice if she will respond to recent reservations expressed by the Governor of Mountjoy Jail about the use or extension of the methadone maintenance programme in the jail; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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24 Mr. M. McDowell asked the Minister for Equality and Law Reform the encouragement or advice, if any, he has given to groups involved with the arts to ensure that they make the fullest possible submissions to the Commission on the Status of People with Disabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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9 Mr. M. McDowell asked the Minister for Finance the disposable income, namely income net of tax, PRSI, levies, and travelling to work expenses calculated at £630 per annum and adjusted for FIS, local authority differential rent and the value of a medical card, of a married employee with a spouse and four dependent children living in a local authority house, at earning levels of £8,000 per annum, £9,000 per annum, £10,000 per annum, £11,000 per annum, £12,000 per annum, £13,000 per annum, £14,000 per annum, £15,000 per annum, and £16,000 per annum during the tax year 1995-1996; the plans, if any, he has to improve incentives for such workers to earn more; the studies, if any, that have been carried out into the tax/welfare trap experienced by such employees; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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8 Mr. M. McDowell asked the Minister for Justice the reason gardaí allocated to community policing are being taken off the beat and given other duties to the detriment of crime prevention in many local communities; when these gardaí are likely to be returned to fulltime community policing; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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12 Mr. M. McDowell asked the Minister for Enterprise and Employment the present position in relation to the future viability of Irish Steel; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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32 Mr. M. McDowell asked the Minister for Equality and Law Reform if he intends to extend the 3 per cent quota of disabled people working in the Civil Service; and if he will apply the quota across the public sector generally.
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32 Mr. M. McDowell asked the Minister for Equality and Law Reform if he intends to extend the 3 per cent quota of disabled people working in the Civil Service; and if he will apply the quota across the public sector generally.
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42 Mr. M. McDowell asked the Minister for Finance the percentage increase in supply services spending, including the proposed £140 million for equality payments, between 1994 and 1995; the percentage increase if the proceeds of the tax amnesty were excluded from the 1994 figures; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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42 Mr. M. McDowell asked the Minister for Finance the percentage increase in supply services spending, including the proposed £140 million for equality payments, between 1994 and 1995; the percentage increase if the proceeds of the tax amnesty were excluded from the 1994 figures; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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44 Mr. M. McDowell asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will publish this year the Government's position papers on the matters likely to feature on the agenda of the Inter-Government Conference in 1996.
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