20 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach the Government's priorities for the extraordinary meeting of EU Heads of Government and State due to be held in Rome on 4 October 2003; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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18 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach his plans for official visits abroad up to the end of 2003; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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16 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach if he will make a statement on his launch of the 2003 Human Development Report in Government Buildings on 8 July 2003.
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15 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach the main features of the memorandum of understanding signed by him on 7 July 2003 with the Clinton Foundation; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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14 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach if he will make a statement on the outcome of his meeting with Prime Minister Aznar of Spain on 22 July 2003.
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11 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach if new instructions have been given to the Government Press Office or the Government Information Service as to the circumstances in which he will accept questions from members of the media at functions or events; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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10 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach the role and function of the Government Press Office and the Government Information Service; the budget for each in 2003; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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8 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach the nature of the agreement or understanding that exists between the Government and Deputies Healy-Rae and Fox; if a similar agreement or understanding exists between the Government and other Deputies who are not members of the Government parties; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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4 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach his programme of capital spending for 2003 and those planned for 2004; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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5 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the current work programme of the cross-departmental team on infrastructure and public private partnerships; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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27 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach the future role his Department envisages for the National Forum on Europe; the total costs incurred by his Department to date from the operation of the forum; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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19 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach the bilateral meetings held on the margins of the Thessaloniki summit; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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18 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach the additional resources, in terms of personnel or facilities he envisages his Department having to acquire to deal with Ireland's role as President of the EU in the first six months of 2004; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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5 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach the total costs accruing to his Department from the operation of the Moriarty tribunal; if all files sought from his Department have been provided to the tribunal; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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7 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the criteria used in making appointments to the Refugee Appeals Tribunal; if the positions are advertised; his plans to review the procedures for appointment, having regard to the considerable sums earned by a number of those appointed; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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6 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach if he will make a statement on the outcome of his meeting with US special Ambassador Haass, on 21 May 2003.
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2 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach if he has received correspondence from the Justice for the Forgotten Group, urging that steps be taken to ensure that victims of violence know the truth as to the circumstances of their loss or injury, and asking that the two Governments and parties to the Good Friday Agreement commit themselves to the establishment of public inquiries whereby the truth as to the cause and circumstances of atrocities cannot otherwise be obtained; his views on the request from the group and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach if he has received an indication to date from Mr. Justice Barron, as to when he expects to complete his report into the Dublin and Monaghan bombings, which was originally expected to have been published in Autumn 2002; if he has satisfied himself that Mr. Justice Barron has all the resources necessary to allow him to complete his report at the earliest possible date; if consideration has been given to an interim report, especially having regard to the fact that May 2003 marked the 29th anniversary of this atrocity; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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10 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach the procedures within his Department to ensure that all records required to be preserved under the National Archives Act 1986 are so retained; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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8 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach the number of persons with disabilities employed in his Department; the percentage of the overall number of employees this represents; the way in which this compares with the Government target of 3%; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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15 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach the role of the Government press office and the Government information service in the preparation, production, printing and distribution of the document; Government Progress Report, launched on 3 June 2003; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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14 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach the total cost accruing to his Department, in terms of staff costs or other matters, of the preparation and launching of the document, Government Progress Report, published on 3 June 2003; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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13 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach the total cost of the preparation, production, printing and distribution of the document, Government Progress Report, launched on 3 June 2003; the total number of copies printed; the persons to whom they will be distributed; the manner of distribution; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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7 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the implementation of An Agreed Programme for Government and particularly those aspects for which his Department has responsibility; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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7 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach the number of occasions on which the high level group established under the aegis of his Department following the terrorist attacks of 11 September 2001 has met; the last occasion on which a meeting was held; if he will report on its recent work; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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86 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs when the comprehensive survey of the availability of recreational facilities in disadvantaged areas, which was promised in An Agreed Programme for Government, will begin; the person by whom the survey will be undertaken; when it is expected to be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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86 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs when the comprehensive survey of the availability of recreational facilities in disadvantaged areas, which was promised in An Agreed Programme for Government, will begin; the person by whom the survey will be undertaken; when it is expected to be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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30 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach his priorities for the EU-Russia Summit in St. Petersburg on 30 May 2003; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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27 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach if he will make a statement on his visit to Sweden on 8 May 2003 and his discussion with Swedish political leaders.
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21 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach the other EU leaders he expects to meet as part of the preparations for the European Council meeting in Thessalonika; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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20 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach his priorities for the European Council meeting in Thessalonika; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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15 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach his proposals for official trips abroad until the end of 2003; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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14 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach if he will make a statement on the outcome of his meeting with the UN Secretary General, Kofi Annan, during the recent EU Summit in Athens.
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13 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach if he will make a statement on his discussions with other EU leaders and leaders from applicant countries during the recent EU Summit in Athens.
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18 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach the matters discussed at the recent meeting between officials of his Department and the members of the community and voluntary pillar regarding new structures for social partnership engagement; the relationship he envisages between his Department and member organisations of the pillar that did not endorse Sustaining Progress; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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16 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach if he plans to meet the General Secretary of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions, Mr. David Begg; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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10 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach the procedures which have been put in place to meet the commitment given in Sustaining Progress that the Government would consult the social partners as appropriate on policy proposals and the design of implementation arrangements in respect of matters covered by the agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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9 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach when he expects the first quarterly review of Sustaining Progress to take place; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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