1 Mr. Noonan asked the Taoiseach the number and grades of staff vacancies which exist in his Department; the steps being taken to ensure these vacancies are filled; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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6 Mr. Noonan asked the Taoiseach if he will report the progress which his Department has made in implementing those elements of the Action Programme for the Millennium for which it is responsible; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1 Mr. Noonan asked the Taoiseach the procedures which exist in respect of communications between his Department and the Moriarty tri bunal; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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10 Mr. Noonan asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the bilateral meetings he held during his attendance at the recent European council meeting in Sweden; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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9 Mr. Noonan asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his attendance at the recent European Council meeting in Sweden; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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4 Mr. Noonan asked the Taoiseach the foreign visits he intends to undertake during the remainder of 2001; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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3 Mr. Noonan asked the Taoiseach his views on the third consultancy report commissioned by the working group on basic income which was published recently; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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8 Mr. Noonan asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent meeting in Sweden with the British Prime Minister; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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3 Mr. Noonan asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent contacts with the British Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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2 Mr. Noonan asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the current situation in respect of the MediaLab Europe project; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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3 Mr. Noonan asked the Taoiseach the number of times on which the Cabinet committee on infrastructure has met; the number of meetings planned during the remainder of 2001; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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10 Mr. Noonan asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent meetings in Belfast with the British Government and the Northern Ireland political parties; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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8 Mr. Noonan asked the Taoiseach the appointments made by him since June 1997 to bodies or organisations which come under the aegis of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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6 Mr. Noonan asked the Taoiseach the total number of freedom of information requests received by his Department during 2000; the number of such requests granted; the proportion of requests made by members of the media; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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5 Mr. Noonan asked the Taoiseach the functions of the programme manager and special advisers in his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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3 Mr. Noonan asked the Taoiseach the plans he has to hold constitutional referenda during the lifetime of the current Dáil; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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18 Mr. Noonan asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent meeting in London with the British Prime Minister; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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14 Mr. Noonan asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent discussions and meetings with the British Government and the Northern parties in relation to the peace process; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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4 Mr. Noonan asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent contacts with the British Government and the Northern parties in relation to the peace process; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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4 Mr. Noonan asked the Taoiseach when he proposes to meet with the Ireland America Economic Advisory Board; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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3 Mr. Noonan asked the Taoiseach if he will report on progress in the implementation of the Government's An Action Programme for the Millennium; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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4 Mr. Noonan asked the Taoiseach when he next expects the President of the European Commission to visit Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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3 Mr. Noonan asked the Taoiseach if he plans to have discussions with his European Union counterparts in advance of the special European summit to be held in Stockholm in March 2001; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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11 Mr. Noonan asked the Taoiseach when he plans to undertake the official visit to Scotland which was postponed recently; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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10 Mr. Noonan asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent contacts with the British Government and the Northern parties in relation to the peace process; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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2 Mr. Noonan asked the Taoiseach the cost of all millennium projects funded by the Government; if all outstanding payments in respect of these projects have now been settled; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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3 Mr. Noonan asked the Minister for Finance if any progress has been made in the talks between senior civil servants and the Irish Road Haulage Association which were initiated after the day of protest organised by the association; if he is considering any change in the way excise duty applies to diesel purchased by road hauliers; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1 Mr. Noonan asked the Minister for Finance his proposals to enable holders of taxi licences to write off the value of their taxi plate against their tax liabilities as a result of the deregulation of the industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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3 Mr. Noonan asked the Minister for Finance the reason the proposals he made to decentralise Government Departments and certain State agencies have not gone ahead; if he is still proceeding with the proposals; the criteria he will use in selecting locations for the decentralised offices; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1 Mr. Noonan asked the Minister for Finance the amount by which he expects the consumer price index to rise, between now and the end of 2000; if he will introduce any measures prior to the budget to combat inflation; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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13 Mr. Noonan asked the Minister for Finance if he has received any reply from the European Investment Bank with regard to his communication to nominate Mr. Hugh O'Flaherty to a position as vice-president of the Bank; if the European Investment Bank has indicated that it will evaluate Mr. O'Flaherty's suitability for the post; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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12 Mr. Noonan asked the Minister for Finance the plans he has to introduce measures to reduce inflation; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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10 Mr. Noonan asked the Minister for Finance if he will revise his estimate of annual inflation as a result of the most recent CPI; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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30 Mr. Noonan asked the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the current level of inflation is putting economic prosperity at risk; and the steps he will take to combat rising prices.
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29 Mr. Noonan asked the Minister for Finance the reduction in the CPI which would result from a reduction of 2% in the standard rate of VAT; the consideration, if any, he has made to a reduction in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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27 Mr. Noonan asked the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the statement by the European Economic and Monetary Affairs Commissioner, Mr. Pedro Solbes, that there is overheating in the Irish economy and that the Government should consider steps to bring down the rate of inflation; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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29 Mr. Noonan asked the Minister for Finance the reduction in the CPI which would result from a reduction of 2% in the standard rate of VAT; the consideration, if any, he has made to a reduction in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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30 Mr. Noonan asked the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the current level of inflation is putting economic prosperity at risk; and the steps he will take to combat rising prices.
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27 Mr. Noonan asked the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the statement by the European Economic and Monetary Affairs Commissioner, Mr. Pedro Solbes, that there is overheating in the Irish economy and that the Government should consider steps to bring down the rate of inflation; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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4 Mr. Noonan asked the Minister for Finance his views on whether the increase in inflation of 4.3% in the 12 months to February 2000 is a mat ter for concern; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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3 Mr. Noonan asked the Minister for Finance his views on whether the demand by the Irish League of Credit Unions for a fairer tax treatment of depositors' dividends and interest payments is motivated by a desire to provide facilities to evade tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1 Mr. Noonan asked the Minister for Finance the plans, if any, he has to decentralise Government Departments; the number of public servants who will be affected by these plans; the regional locations proposed for decentralised Departments and agencies; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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10 Mr. Noonan asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will defer the increases in Land Registry fees and charges pending the employment of adequate additional staff and until such time as there is a major reduction in the time required for processing applications and an improvement in the quality of service; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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26 Mr. Noonan asked the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the concern among IFSC banks regarding certain audits being undertaken by the Revenue Commissioners of non-resident accounts; his views on whether these audits are necessary; if he will give an assurance that the continuance of these audits will not damage the IFSC; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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