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.
13 Mr. M. McDowell asked the Minister for Social Welfare the number of civil proceedings issued for the recovery of sums due by way of overpayment by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
44 Mr. M. McDowell asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs whether the proposed Forum for Peace and Reconciliation can commence without the participation of Sinn Féin, as suggested by Dr. John Alderdice of the Alliance Party; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
28 Mr. M. McDowell asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the steps, if any, Ireland is taking at European Union level to bring about re-negotiations in relation to Bosnia; whether Ireland supports the retention of Lord Owen as a mediator in the dispute in Bosnia; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
44 Mr. M. McDowell asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs whether the proposed Forum for Peace and Reconciliation can commence without the participation of Sinn Féin, as suggested by Dr. John Alderdice of the Alliance Party; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
3 Mr. M. McDowell asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the preparations, if any, his Department has made in relation to negotiations between the constitutional parties in Northern Ireland for a political settlement; whether it is the intention of the Government to make public its proposals for a settlement of the Northern conflict in advance of the negotiations; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
32 Mr. M. McDowell asked the Minister for Health if, in the event of his Department sharing concerns expressed about the safety of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, he will make a statement on the way in which these drugs were approved for use in this country.
32 Mr. M. McDowell asked the Minister for Health if, in the event of his Department sharing concerns expressed about the safety of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, he will make a statement on the way in which these drugs were approved for use in this country.
22 Mr. M. McDowell asked the Minister for Equality and Law Reform his views on whether equality cases should be eligible through the civil legal aid scheme.
3 Mr. M. McDowell asked the Minister for Transport, Energy and Communications if he will bear in mind the concerns of Ryanair and of its 500 employees regarding the possible use of part of the £175 million equity investment by the Government in Aer Lingus to establish Aer Lingus Express for the purpose of competing with Ryanair by means of cross-subsidisation in view of Aer Lingus' history on certain routes where it was subject to competition from an Irish airline.
13 Mr. M. McDowell asked the Minister for Justice if she will establish the Criminal Injury Tribunal on a statutory basis and restore the payment of compensation for pain and suffering to the victims of crime; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
28 Mr. M. McDowell asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will make a statement in respect of the prospects for a peaceful settlement in Northern Ireland; the prospects of bringing Unionist opinion along with the peace process; and if he will make a statement about the framework for inter-party talks in Northern Ireland.
13 Mr. M. McDowell asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the terms of the Hume-Adams proposals in detail; the way in which they differ from the six principles recently enunciated by him; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
3 Mr. M. McDowell asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the terms of the Hume-Adams proposals in detail; the way in which they differ from the six principles recently enunciated by him; 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 cad é an meastachán a bheas i gceist chun Seirbhís Teilifíse na Gaeltachta a bhunú; an dtabharfaidh sé miontuairiscí faoi na caiteachais éagsúla agus an dtabharfaidh sé meastachán ar an gcostas bliantúil a bheas ann agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas faoin gcás.
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D'fhiafraigh Mr. M. McDowell den Aire Ealaíon, Cultúir agus Gaeltachta cad é an meastachán a bheas i gceist chun Seirbhís Teilifíse na Gaeltachta a bhunú; an dtabharfaidh sé miontuairiscí faoi na caiteachais éagsúla agus an dtabharfaidh sé meastachán ar an gcostas bliantúil a bheas ann agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas faoin gcás.
13 Mr. M. McDowell asked the Minister for Transport, Energy and Communications the plans, if any, he has to develop new airline routes into Ireland to support the tourist drive; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
3 Mr. M. McDowell asked the Minister for Tourism and Trade whether any feasibility study has been attempted or commissioned on the prospects for an all-Ireland tourist body; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
61 Mr. M. McDowell asked the Minister for Finance the contacts he, or through his request, other persons have had with banking institutions at home or abroad with regard to the proposed third banking force; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
61 Mr. M. McDowell asked the Minister for Finance the contacts he, or through his request, other persons have had with banking institutions at home or abroad with regard to the proposed third banking force; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
43 Mr. M. McDowell asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if officials in his Department are working on proposals for constitutional arrangements in Northern Ireland; if he will submit such proposals in the context of any forthcoming talks; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
43 Mr. M. McDowell asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if officials in his Department are working on proposals for constitutional arrangements in Northern Ireland; if he will submit such proposals in the context of any forthcoming talks; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
3 Mr. M. McDowell asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the steps, if any, he intends to take to ensure that lines of communication are opened between the State and politicians in Northern Ireland representing the Unionist Community; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
84 Mr. M. McDowell asked the Minister for Education the grounds on which her Department are entitled to withhold funding from schools on the basis of the admission policies of such schools in the case where the admission policies are based on bona fide educational criteria.
84 Mr. M. McDowell asked the Minister for Education the grounds on which her Department are entitled to withhold funding from schools on the basis of the admission policies of such schools in the case where the admission policies are based on bona fide educational criteria.
7 Mr. M. McDowell asked the Minister for Equality and Law Reform if he will ensure that the Government's submission for the next allocation of Structural Funds is gender-proofed so that its impact on women is fully assessed; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
3 Mr. M. McDowell asked the Minister for Tourism and Trade the steps, if any, he will initiate to warn and protect tourists from the recent wave of tourist-related crime.
91 Mr. M. McDowell asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Forestry if he will consider some financial help for vegetable growers whose crops have been destroyed by the recent flooding.
79 Mr. M. McDowell asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Forestry the reason for the delay in forwarding the submission to the EC for an extension of the disadvantaged areas; and when it is expected to be submitted.
79 Mr. M. McDowell asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Forestry the reason for the delay in forwarding the submission to the EC for an extension of the disadvantaged areas; and when it is expected to be submitted.
91 Mr. M. McDowell asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Forestry if he will consider some financial help for vegetable growers whose crops have been destroyed by the recent flooding.
9 Mr. M. McDowell asked the Minister for Defence the new resources, if any, he proposes to make available to the Defence Forces in view of their likely participation in United Nations peace enforcement missions in the future.
9 Mr. M. McDowell asked the Minister for the Environment the involvement his Department will have in the provision of halting sites for travelling people; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
1 Mr. M. McDowell asked the Taoiseach if, in relation to Annual Service Inquiries conducted by the Central Statistics Office under the Statistics (Service Inquiries) Order, 1993, he will make a statement on the way in which a solicitor is supposed to complete the form without expending a very considerable amount of his time and his accountant's time on the exercise; and the number of solicitors that have been asked by the Central Statistics Office to compile forms of this kind (details supplied).
15 Mr. M. McDowell asked the Minister for Social Welfare the steps, if any, which are in train or which are proposed for a closer co-ordination of the tax and social welfare systems; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
32 Mr. M. McDowell asked the Minister for Finance the suggestions, if any, which have been made by the Committee of Central Bank Governors with regard to reform of the ERM following the currency crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
32 Mr. M. McDowell asked the Minister for Finance the suggestions, if any, which have been made by the Committee of Central Bank Governors with regard to reform of the ERM following the currency crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
3 Mr. M. McDowell asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs whether he has considered the recent proposal by Deputy Michael McDowell that an Irish Institute of International Affairs should be established, centred on a third level institution of learning, in order to develop a greater awareness of, and acquaintance with, international affairs; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
71 Mr. M. McDowell asked the Minister for Education if she will instruct universities to abandon their proposals to charge a £70 fee for matriculation in view of the fact that the matriculation examination has been abolished and that this fee acts as a further barrier to third level entry for students from low income families.
71 Mr. M. McDowell asked the Minister for Education if she will instruct universities to abandon their proposals to charge a £70 fee for matriculation in view of the fact that the matriculation examination has been abolished and that this fee acts as a further barrier to third level entry for students from low income families.
6 Mr. M. McDowell asked the Taoiseach the steps, if any, he and the Attorney General have taken to investigate the possession by the Sunday Tribune of documents (details supplied) and the means by which the documents were disclosed to the Sunday Tribune.
4 Mr. M. McDowell asked the Taoiseach if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a solicitor in the Chief State Solicitor's Office was named in a newspaper report of 13 May 1993 (details supplied) as conducting an inquiry into the disclosure of certain documents to a newspaper; when his attention was drawn to this fact; and if he will make a statement on the outcome of the inquiry.
3 Mr. M. McDowell asked the Taoiseach if, in relation to certain documents (details supplied) from the Department of Industry and Commerce, the Department of Enterprise and Employment or the Department of Tourism and Trade, his attention has been drawn to the delivery or disclosure of the documents, or copies thereof, to the Sunday Tribune; whether he or the Attorney General has made any inquiry into the circumstances of their disclosure; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
7 Mr. M. McDowell asked the Minister for Justice her views on the Law Reform Commission's recommendation that the same legal regime should obtain for consensual homosexual activity as for heterosexual and that, in particular, no case has been established for providing that the age of consent (17 years) should be any different.
52 Mr. M. McDowell asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on the prospects of reversing the forcible acquisition of 70 per cent of Bosnian territory by the Serb population which is 24 per cent of the Bosnian population; and his views on whether this could be accomplished by peaceful means.
52 Mr. M. McDowell asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on the prospects of reversing the forcible acquisition of 70 per cent of Bosnian territory by the Serb population which is 24 per cent of the Bosnian population; and his views on whether this could be accomplished by peaceful means.
3 Mr. M. McDowell asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will give details of the steps, if any, which are now being taken by Ireland in relation to the war in Bosnia; and the stance Ireland is taking on the use of military force, if necessary, to end the genocide there.
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D'fhiafraigh Mr. M. McDowell den Aire Ealaíon, Cultúir agus Gaeltachta an bhfuil sé i gceist aige breis cumhachtaí a thabhairt d'Údarás na Gaeltachta; an mbeidh turasóireacht ina measc agus an abróidh sé cén polasaí atá aige maidir leis an gceist seo.
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D'fhiafraigh Mr. M. McDowell den Aire Ealaíon, Cultúir agus Gaeltachta an bhfuil sé i gceist aige breis cumhachtaí a thabhairt d'Údarás na Gaeltachta; an mbeidh turasóireacht ina measc agus an abróidh sé cén polasaí atá aige maidir leis an gceist seo.