101 Mr. Garland asked the Minister for Education if her attention has been drawn to the fact that (1) St. Mary's national school, Sandyford, County Dublin, does not have a remedial teacher, (2) that 90 per cent of the school intake comes from the county council estates of Kilcross, Sandyford Park, Bearna Park and Ballyogan, (3) that up to 70 per cent of these families have medical cards and receive unemployment assistance or benefit, (4) that this school, in effect, serves a pocket of deprivation in the Sandyford area and (5) that all schools in the vicinity, serving the more affluent areas, have the benefit of such a post; and if she will outline her intentions on the provision of a remedial teacher for this school.
101 Mr. Garland asked the Minister for Education if her attention has been drawn to the fact that (1) St. Mary's national school, Sandyford, County Dublin, does not have a remedial teacher, (2) that 90 per cent of the school intake comes from the county council estates of Kilcross, Sandyford Park, Bearna Park and Ballyogan, (3) that up to 70 per cent of these families have medical cards and receive unemployment assistance or benefit, (4) that this school, in effect, serves a pocket of deprivation in the Sandyford area and (5) that all schools in the vicinity, serving the more affluent areas, have the benefit of such a post; and if she will outline her intentions on the provision of a remedial teacher for this school.
16 Mr. Garland asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if he will consider reviewing the system of ewe headage payments in upland areas due to the severe effects of overgrazing on the ecology of these areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
26 Mr. Garland asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the number of inspectors who are exclusively employed to handle the angel dust problem; and the number of prosecutions which have taken place since the inception of the scheme.
59 Mr. Garland asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he supports the inclusion of the Japanese Government's proposals to improve the United Nations draft agreement for a political settlement in Cambodia which include (1) a United Nations mission to verify the different stages of the cease-fire (2) the exclusion from the electoral process of any faction which resumes fighting after the demobilisation of troops and (3) a special committee to investigate the human rights record of the Khmer Rouge during their rule.
45 Mr. Garland asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs whether at any time during the consultative process which brought about the Anglo-Irish Agreement and since then, the proposal of a Bill of Rights for Northern Ireland or for the island as a whole has been raised; if so, by whom; and if he will give details.
59 Mr. Garland asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he supports the inclusion of the Japanese Government's proposals to improve the United Nations draft agreement for a political settlement in Cambodia which include (1) a United Nations mission to verify the different stages of the cease-fire (2) the exclusion from the electoral process of any faction which resumes fighting after the demobilisation of troops and (3) a special committee to investigate the human rights record of the Khmer Rouge during their rule.
45 Mr. Garland asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs whether at any time during the consultative process which brought about the Anglo-Irish Agreement and since then, the proposal of a Bill of Rights for Northern Ireland or for the island as a whole has been raised; if so, by whom; and if he will give details.
16 Mr. Garland asked the Minister for Defence his views on whether, having regard to the substantial amount of fish poaching by foreign trawlers, a shift in the allocation of resources of his Department should be made from the Army to the Navy to enable additional fishery protection vessels to be purchased and manned.
124 Mr. Garland asked the Minister for Education when it is proposed to sanction the Regional Technical College for Castlebar, County Mayo which has been promised for over ten years; her views on whether the provision of this college is essential to the future well-being of this area; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
11 Mr. Garland asked the Minister for Education the moneys which have been allocated to schools for the education of pupils on the dangers of AIDS and AIDS awareness; whether special counsellors are being trained for this job; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
124 Mr. Garland asked the Minister for Education when it is proposed to sanction the Regional Technical College for Castlebar, County Mayo which has been promised for over ten years; her views on whether the provision of this college is essential to the future well-being of this area; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
20 Mr. Garland asked the Minister for Health if he will outline the Government's policy on the use of generic drugs; and his views on whether the greater availability and prescribing of generic drugs by our doctors would greatly reduce costs.
46 Mr. Garland asked the Minister for Justice whether his attention has been drawn to the anomaly which exists in assessing pension rights for the Garda Síochána in that they are granted a pension of 40 per cent of their pay but that the moneys which they earn for working unsocial hours are excluded from the calculation even though these allowances are liable for income tax and PRSI; whether it is his intention to rectify this anomaly; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
46 Mr. Garland asked the Minister for Justice whether his attention has been drawn to the anomaly which exists in assessing pension rights for the Garda Síochána in that they are granted a pension of 40 per cent of their pay but that the moneys which they earn for working unsocial hours are excluded from the calculation even though these allowances are liable for income tax and PRSI; whether it is his intention to rectify this anomaly; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
28 Mr. Garland asked the Minister for Social Welfare if he will extend the free scheme for the elderly to include smokeless solid fuel; his views on whether this would make economic sense; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that, for example, if a direct substitution of the equivalent value of 1500 kilowatt hours of electricity is made by peat briquettes, the peat briquettes will weigh over a tonne and contain 6000 kilowatt hours of potential heat; his views on whether this would be beneficial to the elderly to have this type of choice; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
28 Mr. Garland asked the Minister for Social Welfare if he will extend the free scheme for the elderly to include smokeless solid fuel; his views on whether this would make economic sense; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that, for example, if a direct substitution of the equivalent value of 1500 kilowatt hours of electricity is made by peat briquettes, the peat briquettes will weigh over a tonne and contain 6000 kilowatt hours of potential heat; his views on whether this would be beneficial to the elderly to have this type of choice; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
11 Mr. Garland asked the Minister for Finance whether he intends to issue otter hunting licences this year; and whether he will consider the total banning of the issuing of such licences in the future.
3 Mr. Garland asked the Taoiseach if he will outline the Government's position in relation to revising articles 2 and 3 of our Constitution to revert to the aspirational status of Article 2; if he will make a statement on the Supreme Court judgment which renders the unification of the island a constitutional imperative rather than an aspiration; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
2 Mr. Garland asked the Taoiseach if he will outline the form of government he feels would be appropriate in Northern Ireland to replace the direct rule from Westminister and the discussions which have taken place in this regard.
5 Mr. Garland asked the Taoiseach whether he plans any particular event to mark Dublin's position as cultural capital of Europe; the budget which has been set aside for these festivities; whether he envisages any outlay on restoration works on buildings with cultural connotations during this period; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
62 Mr. Garland asked the Minister for Justice if, in relation to the Law Reform Commission's report on child sexual abuse, he will be putting proposals contained in the report into operation; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
62 Mr. Garland asked the Minister for Justice if, in relation to the Law Reform Commission's report on child sexual abuse, he will be putting proposals contained in the report into operation; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
16 Mr. Garland asked the Minister for Energy if, having regard to the connection as outlined in the Stag report, between fish farming and the decline in the sea trout population, he has asked an ESB subsidiary (details supplied) to remove their fish cages from estuarine waters leading to sea trout rivers in view of the extreme seriousness of this situation; and if he will make a statement on this matter.
19 Mr. Garland asked the Minister for Energy the plans he has for the future of Whiddy Island Oil Terminal; whether he intends to reinstate the terminal; if he has any plans for an oil refinery at this or any other location; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
15 Mr. Garland asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food with regard to the recent slaughter of almost 2,000 cattle which had been exposed to BSE, if he has any investigation ongoing or plans for such into the relationship of feeding practices, such as (a) grain and pellet as against grass feeding and (b) the incidence of BSE in recent reports from England which indicate the deficiency of essential fats in animals which are not allowed to graze sufficiently as grass has a high level of essential fatty acids necessary for brain cell development.
68 Mr. Garland asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs whether Ireland has ever recognised the incorporation of the Baltic States into the Soviet Union; and, if not, if he will begin the process to open diplomatic relations with them.
67 Mr. Garland asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will outline his views on the demands of the Baltic Republics to take over and resume their own responsibility for Government through democratic and peaceful means.
64 Mr. Garland asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he has sent a message of support and encouragement to the democratically elected Government of Lithuania; and, if not, if he will consider doing so.
59 Mr. Garland asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he accepts and recognises the democratically elected Lithuanian Parliament and recognises Lithuania as a sovereign State; if so, whether he views the recent actions of Soviet troops as part of the international conflict; and if he will raise the issue at the United Nations, should this be the case.
68 Mr. Garland asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs whether Ireland has ever recognised the incorporation of the Baltic States into the Soviet Union; and, if not, if he will begin the process to open diplomatic relations with them.
67 Mr. Garland asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will outline his views on the demands of the Baltic Republics to take over and resume their own responsibility for Government through democratic and peaceful means.
64 Mr. Garland asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he has sent a message of support and encouragement to the democratically elected Government of Lithuania; and, if not, if he will consider doing so.
59 Mr. Garland asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he accepts and recognises the democratically elected Lithuanian Parliament and recognises Lithuania as a sovereign State; if so, whether he views the recent actions of Soviet troops as part of the international conflict; and if he will raise the issue at the United Nations, should this be the case.
8 Mr. Garland asked the Minister for Tourism and Transport the reason his Department have reservations about investing money on upgrading the Dublin to Belfast rail link in view of Northern Rail's commitment to this and in view of the fact that this rail link gives employment, as far away as Waterford port; that increased goods traffic on the rail saves considerable amounts of money which have to be expended on repairing road surfaces; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
18 Mr. Garland asked the Minister for the Marine the reason information requested in Parliamentary Question No. 86 of 16 May 1990 has not yet been furnished; if he will now give the date, nature, duration, tonnage and recipients of licences granted by his Department together with the applications now under consideration in or near (1) Killary Harbour (2) Ballynakill Bay (3) Cleggan Bay (4) Clifden Bay (5) Mannin Bay (6) Ballyconneely Bay (7) Roundstone Bay (8) Bertraghboy Bay (9) Ard Bay (10) Mweenish Bay (11) Kilkieran Bay (12) Cashreen Bay (13) Camus Bay and (14) Greatman's Bay; if he will also outline the sea areas for which these licences have been granted together with applications for licences in these areas which were refused.
7 Mr. Garland asked the Taoiseach the cost involved in the planning, designing and construction of the fountain in front of his Department's new offices at the old UCD School of Engineering, Merrion Street, Dublin 2; the reason this was not included in the original schedule of works and costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
16 Mr. Garland asked the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the Killarney red deer will be under threat if the land, suggested to become part of a third golf course in Killarney, County Kerry, is leased for this purpose as the land is a sizeable portion of the deer's grazing land; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
10 Mr. Garland asked the Minister for Energy if he will make a statement on a report (details supplied) which stated that the Government were not taking legal action against the British authorities over the pollution of the Irish Sea and dangers to health as a result of radioactive discharges from the nuclear reprocessing plant at Sellafield, in Cumbria given the commitments of his predecessor.
12 Mr. Garland asked the Minister for Health, with reference to his reply to Parliamentary Question No. 48 of 1 May 1990, if he will outline the location of the county council tiphead; whether any hazardous or toxic hospital wastes are disposed of by deep burial in this tiphead; the categories of wastes which are disposed of in this manner and by incineration; the private contractor and the hospital which carry out the disposal; if he will outline his definition of infected waste as contained in the reply; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
69 Mr. Garland asked the Minister for Energy the way in which the reinvestment of the finance raised by the sale of the Government shares in Tara Mines will be used to make Whitegate oil refinery, County Cork, profitable, and if he will make a statement on the matter.
69 Mr. Garland asked the Minister for Energy the way in which the reinvestment of the finance raised by the sale of the Government shares in Tara Mines will be used to make Whitegate oil refinery, County Cork, profitable, and if he will make a statement on the matter.
34 Mr. Garland asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if the Government accept that the Khmer Rouge should be brought before the World Court to be charged with having committed acts of genocide; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
8 Mr. Garland asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if the Government recognised the Soviet Union's 1940 annexation of the Republics of Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
34 Mr. Garland asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if the Government accept that the Khmer Rouge should be brought before the World Court to be charged with having committed acts of genocide; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
19 Mr. Garland asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food when the EC extensification programme will be brought into force in Ireland; and if he intends to introduce a subsidy for conversion to alternative methods of agriculture as part of this programme.
44 Mr. Garland asked the Minister for the Marine if he will list the number of licence applications which are currently awaiting processing with respect to fish farming.