8 Mr. Ring asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will report on his most recent attendance at a Western European Union ministerial meeting.
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19 Mr. Wall asked the Minister for Tourism, Sport and Recreation the views of his Department on the impact of the abolition of the internal duty free industry within the European Union on the Irish tourist industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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12 Mr. E. Byrne asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the outcome of the European Union's most recent consideration of events in Nigeria; the plans, if any, the EU has to impose further sanctions against Nigeria, particularly an oil embargo, in view of the Nigerian regime's continuing refusal to respect human rights; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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5 Mr. R. Burke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the Government's reaction to a report adopted by the EU Committee on Foreign Affairs, Security and Defence Policy which calls on the EU to define its armaments policy, to consolidate as a defence entity and for the Western European Union to define the material needed for achieving common foreign and security policy objectives; whether the Government supports the development of the Western European Union as the instrument for implementation of a common foreign and security policy in view of its first strike nuclear capability; and whether the Government supports the allocation of EU budget credits to the arms industry made in the report.
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