8 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach if the steering group for Sustaining Progress has been established; the membership of the group; if it has met; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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3 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach the progress made to date with regard to the work of the interdepartmental group on the implementation of the recommendations of the OECD report on regulatory reform; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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8 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Defence when the promised new career development plan for the Defence Forces will be introduced in regard to the commitment given in An Agreed Programme for Government; the main features of the plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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44 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach when he next plans to meet the British Prime Minister, Mr. Tony Blair, to discuss the situation in Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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42 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach if he will make a statement on his most recent contacts with the British Prime Minister regarding the political situation in Northern Ireland.
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41 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach if he will make a statement on his discussions with the British Prime Minister on the margins of the recent EU summit in Athens.
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16 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach the matters discussed and conclusions reached during his meeting with political parties in Northern Ireland in Hillsborough, County Down, on 10 April 2003; his assessment of the prospects for political progress in Northern Ireland in view of these talks; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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15 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach the matters discussed and conclusions reached during his meeting with the British Prime Minister, Mr. Tony Blair, in Hillsborough, County Down, on 10 April 2003; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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14 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach the matters discussed and conclusions reached during his discussions with President George Bush in Hillsborough on 7 and 8 April 2003; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach the procedures in place in his office for sanctioning requests by Ministers or others for the use of Air Corps aircraft that constitute the ministerial air transport service; the criteria used in determining whether to sanction such a request; his plans to review the criteria used for the use of Air Corps aircraft; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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6 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach the progress made to date in implementing the recommendations of the Oireachtas Committee on the Constitution; the recommendations implemented to date; the recommendations which have still to be implemented; 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 recent work of the cross-departmental team on infrastructure and public private partnerships.
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26 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the projections for tourist numbers for the remainder of 2003; the recent steps taken to address the fall in tourist numbers; the steps that will be taken for the remainder of the year to promote tourism abroad; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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26 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the projections for tourist numbers for the remainder of 2003; the recent steps taken to address the fall in tourist numbers; the steps that will be taken for the remainder of the year to promote tourism abroad; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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27 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach if he raised the situation in Iraq with President Bush and Prime Minister Blair during their talks in Hillsborough, County Down, on 7 and 8 April 2003; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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26 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach if he will make a statement on the outcome of his telephone discussions with the Secretary General of the United Nations, Kofi Annan, regarding the humanitarian situation in Baghdad.
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20 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach the matters discussed and conclusions reached at his meeting with representatives of seven of the smaller EU states in Brussels on 1 April 2003; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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19 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach if he will make a statement on the outcome of his meeting on 3 April 2002 with Chancellor Schröder of Germany.
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18 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach if he will make a statement on the outcome of his meeting on 3 April 2003 with Prime Minister Verhofstadt of Belgium.
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9 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach if he will make a statement on the outcome of his recent meeting in Dublin with the president of the European convention, Valéry Giscard d'Estaing.
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4 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach the likely agenda for his meetings with Chancellor Schröder and Prime Minister Verhofstadt on 3 April 2003; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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3 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach if he will make a statement on the outcome of the spring European Council meeting in Brussels on 21 and 22 March 2003.
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44 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Finance the progress made to date by the Government on the way in which and the areas in which the reduction of 5,000 in the numbers employed in the public service will be implemented in regard to his announcement in the budget; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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44 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Finance the progress made to date by the Government on the way in which and the areas in which the reduction of 5,000 in the numbers employed in the public service will be implemented in regard to his announcement in the budget; 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 his address to the World Bank during his recent official visit to the United States.
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13 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach if he will make a statement on his meeting with political leaders during the course of his St. Patrick's Day visit to the United States.
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12 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach the matters discussed at his recent meeting in Washington with President Bush, especially in relation to Iraq; the commitments or undertakings which were given in regard to the use by US forces of facilities at Shannon Airport; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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7 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach the matters discussed and conclusions reached during his meeting with President Bush of the United States; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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10 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach if he has received a response to his speech made at the opening of the National Economic and Social Development Office from any of the social partner organisations which have not signed up to the draft national agreement, Sustaining Progress; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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9 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach if he will make a statement on his address at the opening of the National Economic and Social Development Office.
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7 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach if he will make a statement on his most recent meeting with representatives of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions.
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38 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach the matters discussed and conclusions reached during his meeting in Washington with the leader of the Ulster Unionist Party, Mr. David Trimble; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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37 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach the matters agreed between the two Governments and the political parties during the discussions at Hillsborough on 3 and 4 March 2003; when the two Governments plan to publish their proposals arising from the talks; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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30 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach if he will make a statement on the outcome of his meetings and discussions with the British Prime Minister and pro-agreement political parties in Hillsborough on 3 and 4 March 2003.
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26 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach if he will make a statement on the outcome of his meeting on 26 February 2003 with representatives of Sinn Féin.
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25 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach if he will make a statement on the outcome of his meeting on 25 February 2003 with the leader of the SDLP, Mr. Mark Durkan, MLA.
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22 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach if he will make a statement on his contact with the political parties in Northern Ireland; and his assessment of the prospects for political progress there in view of these contacts.
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21 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach the matters discussed and conclusions reached at his meeting on 27 February 2003 with the British Prime Minister; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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8 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach if he will make a statement on the outcome of his discussions with the British Prime Minister, Mr. Tony Blair, during his visit to Northern Ireland on 12 February 2003.
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7 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the matters discussed and conclusions reached in his meeting with political parties from Northern Ireland on 12 February 2003; his views on the prospects for progress in Northern Ireland in view of his discussions; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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110 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the purpose and main features of the letter jointly written with Dutch Prime Minister, Jan Peter Balkenede, to the current President in Office of the EU, Prime Minister Simitis of Greece, regarding the removal of remaining barriers to trade in the services sector; if she expects this issue to be raised at the Spring EU summit; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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110 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the purpose and main features of the letter jointly written with Dutch Prime Minister, Jan Peter Balkenede, to the current President in Office of the EU, Prime Minister Simitis of Greece, regarding the removal of remaining barriers to trade in the services sector; if she expects this issue to be raised at the Spring EU summit; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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5 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach when he expects to receive the report of the Barron inquiry into the 1974 Dublin, Monaghan and Dundalk bombings; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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32 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach if he will make a statement on the outcome of the special EU summit of 17 February 2003 on the Iraqi crisis.
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30 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach if he will make a statement on his recent official visit to Portugal and his meeting with Prime Minister Barrosa.
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25 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach his priorities for the EU Social Summit in Brussels on 20 March 2003; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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24 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach his priorities for the European Council meeting in Brussels on 21 and 22 March 2003; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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