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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33 Mr. M. McDowell asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Forestry the conditions under which tillage farmers will be able to exchange eligible land for ineligible land within a holding; and when the transfers will commence.
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22 Mr. M. McDowell asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Forestry the proposals, if any, he has made to the European Commission to address the shortage of land eligible for grain production in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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33 Mr. M. McDowell asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Forestry the conditions under which tillage farmers will be able to exchange eligible land for ineligible land within a holding; and when the transfers will commence.
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22 Mr. M. McDowell asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Forestry the proposals, if any, he has made to the European Commission to address the shortage of land eligible for grain production in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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16 Mr. M. McDowell asked the Minister for Social Welfare the plans, if any, he has to fight poverty and social exclusion afflicted on people in our society.
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16 Mr. M. McDowell asked the Minister for Social Welfare the plans, if any, he has to fight poverty and social exclusion afflicted on people in our society.
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19 Mr. M. McDowell asked the Minister for Finance the studies, if any, that have been conducted into those receiving tax relief on covenanted income; if he will indicate the proportions in terms of numbers and value of covenants made in respect of children, grandchildren, persons in full-time education, elderly and infirm relatives, other adult dependants and other categories.
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24 Mr. M. McDowell asked the Minister for the Marine the reason for the delay in publishing the supplement to the sea trout working group 1993 report; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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24 Mr. M. McDowell asked the Minister for the Marine the reason for the delay in publishing the supplement to the sea trout working group 1993 report; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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6 Mr. M. McDowell asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Forestry if he intends to establish a monitoring committee for schemes such as REPS within his Department; the organisations which will be represented on such a committee; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Bill entitled an Act to provide for civil and criminal liability in respect of defamation, to provide in accordance with the common good protection for the good name of persons and for the free expression of convictions and opinions and the rightful liberties of organs of public opinion, to amend the law relating to contempt of court, to amend the Tribunals of Inquiry (Evidence) Acts, 1921 and 1979, and to provide for matters connected with the aforesaid matters
5 Mr. M. McDowell asked the Minister for Tourism and Trade the current progress on the establishment of an Ireland House in major cities throughout the world in which the various Irish promotional and commercial agencies can operate under one roof.
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43 Mr. M. McDowell asked the Minister for the Environment if he has commissioned a professional study to establish a fair, equitable and reasonable system of funding for local government; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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16 Mr. M. McDowell asked the Minister for the Environment if he will introduce a house improvement grant for the owners of privately owned houses to ensure that they reside in decent accommodation: and if he will make a statement on the matter.[2283/95]
43 Mr. M. McDowell asked the Minister for the Environment if he has commissioned a professional study to establish a fair, equitable and reasonable system of funding for local government; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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15 Mr. M. McDowell asked the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the Industrial Credit Company furnished security in respect of certain loans made for the purpose of obtaining citizenship under the business migration scheme to a company (details supplied); whether such a transaction was authorised by the board of ICC; whether he has given any indication to the board members of the bank in relation to such provision of security in future; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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15 Mr. M. McDowell asked the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the Industrial Credit Company furnished security in respect of certain loans made for the purpose of obtaining citizenship under the business migration scheme to a company (details supplied); whether such a transaction was authorised by the board of ICC; whether he has given any indication to the board members of the bank in relation to such provision of security in future; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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45 Mr. M. McDowell asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if the Government will ensure that the interim agreement signed at Corfu in June 1994, between the EU and Russia will not now be ratified in view of the brutality of the Russian military operations in Chechnya.
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45 Mr. M. McDowell asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if the Government will ensure that the interim agreement signed at Corfu in June 1994, between the EU and Russia will not now be ratified in view of the brutality of the Russian military operations in Chechnya.
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23 Mr. M. McDowell asked the Minister for the Environment the basis on which he satisfied himself that all of the areas designated for urban renewal in Longford town are in need of renewal; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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63 Mr. M. McDowell asked the Minister for Finance the current estimate of the annual yield of the residential property tax; the amount which was received in respect of that tax this year by 10 October 1994; if he has satisfied himself that the tax is borne equally throughout the country having regard to regional fluctuations in property prices; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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31 Mr. M. McDowell asked the Minister for Finance the current estimate of the annual yield of the residential property tax; the amount of that tax which was received in respect of this year by 10 October 1994; whether he has satisfied himself that the tax is borne equally throughout the country having regard to regional fluctuations in property prices; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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63 Mr. M. McDowell asked the Minister for Finance the current estimate of the annual yield of the residential property tax; the amount which was received in respect of that tax this year by 10 October 1994; if he has satisfied himself that the tax is borne equally throughout the country having regard to regional fluctuations in property prices; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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31 Mr. M. McDowell asked the Minister for Finance the current estimate of the annual yield of the residential property tax; the amount of that tax which was received in respect of this year by 10 October 1994; whether he has satisfied himself that the tax is borne equally throughout the country having regard to regional fluctuations in property prices; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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61 Mr. M. McDowell asked the Minister for Education if she will publish the report of the de Buitléir Committee which sets out a fairer system for eligibility for third level grants.
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61 Mr. M. McDowell asked the Minister for Education if she will publish the report of the de Buitléir Committee which sets out a fairer system for eligibility for third level grants.
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10 Mr. M. McDowell asked the Minister for Equality and Law Reform in view of the High Court decision in a case (details supplied), if he will amend the Employment Equality Act to cover such discrimination; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
18 Mr. M. McDowell asked the Minister for Arts, Culture and the Gaeltacht the plans, if any, he has to have an examination carried out of the needs of established or emerging artists who wish to ply their trade or practise their art at home in Ireland, but who need start-up assistance, such as workshop spaces, to enable them to do so.
10 Mr. M. McDowell asked the asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs, in relation to the possible participation by Sinn Féin in political talks, his views on whether it is necessary that the IRA should give up violence permanently; his further views on whether it is necessary that the IRA should undertake any form of verifiable disarmament; his further views on whether it is possible for Sinn Féin to participate in the talks process and the proposed Forum for Peace and Reconciliation while the IRA retains its arms and explosives; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
5 Mr. M. McDowell asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs whether recent events have shown that the Provisional movement in Northern Ireland has no intention of abandoning murder in the short term; and whether the Government intends seeking a political settlement through dialogue between constitutional politicians of potentially moderate disposition.
13 Mr. M. McDowell asked the Minister for Education the steps, if any, she is taking to assist in the provision of facilities for students in their transition year.
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D'fhiafraigh Mr. M. McDowell den den den Aire Ealaíon, Cultúir agus Gaeltachta cé na tairiscintí atá aige chun fostaíocht thionsclaíoch nua a bhunú ar Inis Meáin.
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D'fhiafraigh Mr. M. McDowell den den den Aire Ealaíon, Cultúir agus Gaeltachta cé na tairiscintí atá aige chun fostaíocht thionsclaíoch nua a bhunú ar Inis Meáin.
3 Mr. M. McDowell asked the Minister for Transport, Energy and Communications if, in view of the recent statements of the Executive Chairman of Aer Lingus regarding the future of Aer Lingus flights into and out of Shannon Airport, he will make a statement on the matter of year round daily flights to and from Shannon and New York.
9 Mr. M. McDowell asked the Minister for Finance, in respect of the out-turn for 1993 and the projections for 1994, the total value of Government current expenditure in respect of each of these years; the increase in value in money and percentage terms from one year to the next; the relevant or estimated rate of inflation in respect of the periods; and in relation to the total tax receipts and, within that, income tax receipts for the out-turn for the fiscal year 1993 and the estimates for such receipts for 1994, the amount that each of these receipts will have increased in money and percentage terms over the previous year.
16 Mr. M. McDowell asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on whether there should be negotiations between Sinn Fein/IRA and the British Government in advance of a permanent and complete renunciation of violence; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
10 Mr. M. McDowell asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the prospects for negotiations in Northern Ireland without the participation of Sinn Féin/IRA; the prospects for negotiations with the participation of Sinn Féin/IRA; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
28 Mr. M. McDowell asked the Minister for Finance, in relation to the curtailment of mortgage interest relief and VHI relief to the standard rate of income tax, the amount of additional revenue that will accrue to the Exchequer each year in the interim period until the changes proposed are fully implemented; and the value of the full and final worth of these changes.
28 Mr. M. McDowell asked the Minister for Finance, in relation to the curtailment of mortgage interest relief and VHI relief to the standard rate of income tax, the amount of additional revenue that will accrue to the Exchequer each year in the interim period until the changes proposed are fully implemented; and the value of the full and final worth of these changes.
39 Mr. M. McDowell asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs whether he proposes to suspend or reschedule the Anglo-Irish Conference in the context of any new constitutional talks between parties in Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
38 Mr. M. McDowell asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs in view of the continuing failure by the Provisional IRA and Sinn Féin to signal an acceptance of the Joint Declaration by the Taoiseach and the British Prime Minister, Mr. John Major, of 15 December 1993, the proposals, if any, he will make to facilitate political progress in Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
5 Mr. M. McDowell asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the proposals, if any, Ireland has for the reform of the United Nations; the fundamental position Ireland is adopting on the issues of permanent membership of the Security Council, the right of veto, and the role of the United Nations in peace enforcement operations; his views on whether participation by prominent Irish people in advisory bodies on these issues would be beneficial to the promotion of Irish policies on these matters; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
39 Mr. M. McDowell asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs whether he proposes to suspend or reschedule the Anglo-Irish Conference in the context of any new constitutional talks between parties in Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
38 Mr. M. McDowell asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs in view of the continuing failure by the Provisional IRA and Sinn Féin to signal an acceptance of the Joint Declaration by the Taoiseach and the British Prime Minister, Mr. John Major, of 15 December 1993, the proposals, if any, he will make to facilitate political progress in Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
65 Mr. M. McDowell asked the Minister for Education the action, if any, she intends to take in order to ensure an equitable representation of women on the governing bodies of regional technical colleges; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
65 Mr. M. McDowell asked the Minister for Education the action, if any, she intends to take in order to ensure an equitable representation of women on the governing bodies of regional technical colleges; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
6 Mr. M. McDowell asked the Minister for Transport, Energy and Communications if he intends to accede to the request of Swissair, operating through one of its subsidiaries, to provide an air service by that company between Switzerland and Dublin.
28 Mr. M. McDowell asked the Minister for Tourism and Trade if, following the completion of the Uruguay Round of the GATT he will give a full assessment of the effect of the completed round on the Irish economy generally; if he will publish details of when the various provisions agreed in the round come into effect; and if he will publish a document for the guidance of manufacturers, traders, farmers and others to enable them to assess the effect of the round on their particular businesses.