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Question· oralPQ 11asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 June 1991
10 Mr. T. O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Tourism, Transport and Communications if he has any plans to introduce amending legislation to the Broadcasting Acts, 1988 and 1990; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
Question· oralPQ 10asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 June 1991
9 Mr. McCartan asked the Minister for Tourism, Transport and Communications if he is planning any amendments to the Broadcasting Act, 1990; if he is planning, to lift the capping of RTE's advertising; whether he is planning to divert any of RTE's licence revenue to privately owned stations; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
Question· oralPQ 9asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 June 1991
14 Mr. T. O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Tourism, Transport and Communications if his attention has been drawn to the findings of a recent report (details supplied) which proposed that plans for a new television channel should be abandoned and that Network 2 should be privatised; if he will outline his views on this report's findings; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
Question· oralPQ 8asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 June 1991
8 Mr. Currie asked the Minister for Tourism, Transport and Communications whether there has been any change in his policy of support for the creation of a third national television service; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
Question· oralPQ 7asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 June 1991
7 Mr. Currie asked the Minister for Tourism, Transport and Communications the community groups and committees with an anti-MMDS viewpoint with whom he has met since his promise to do so on 14 May 1991; and if he will make a statement on his current attitude to multi-channel TV choice.
Question· oralPQ 6asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 June 1991
6 Mr. Farrelly asked the Minister for Tourism, Transport and Communications if he will outline (a) the number of jobs created this year to date in the tourism area and (b) the number he expects will be created in the full year; and the way these figures compare with last year's figures.
Question· oralPQ 71asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 June 1991
71 Mr. Byrne asked the Minister for Education the total cost of commissioning the report by a company (details supplied) on the school transport system; the reason the study was not published; if she will confirm that the study found that her Department was getting good value for its money from Bus Éireann; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
Question· oralPQ 40asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 June 1991
71 Mr. Byrne asked the Minister for Education the total cost of commissioning the report by a company (details supplied) on the school transport system; the reason the study was not published; if she will confirm that the study found that her Department was getting good value for its money from Bus Éireann; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
Question· oralPQ 39asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 June 1991
18 Mrs. Taylor-Quinn asked the Minister for Education if the consultancy study into the school transport has been completed; if so, if it will be published; and the initiatives, if any, she proposes to take arising out of the recommendations and conclusions of the report.
Question· oralPQ 27asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 May 1991
27 Mr. J. Bruton asked the Minister for Tourism, Transport and Communications the reason Ireland did not ask for assistance from the EC for its rail network in view of the fact that Spain, Greece, Portugal and Northern Ireland did apply for assistance from funds.
Question· oralPQ 23asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 May 1991
22 Tomás Mac Giolla asked the Minister for Tourism, Transport and Communications if he has satisfied himself that the provisions of the Radio and Television Act, 1988 are adequate to provide for the establishment of community radio stations; if, in view of the fact that no such stations have yet been established, he will consider amending the Act; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
Question· oralPQ 22asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 May 1991
21 Mr. J. Bruton asked the Minister for Tourism, Transport and Communications the way in which Ireland will benefit from the STAR programme this year.
Question· oralPQ 21asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 May 1991
17 Tomás Mac Giolla asked the Minister for Tourism, Transport and Communications if he will outline the progress made to date in the restoration work on the General Post Office; the money which will be allocated for work in 1991; if any target date has been set for completion of the work; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
Question· oralPQ 20asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 May 1991
16 Mr. Yates asked the Minister for Tourism, Transport and Communications when it is envisaged that the legislation liberalising road passenger services will be published; and the reason for the delay in this legislation in view of his earlier commitments in this regard.
Question· oralPQ 19asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 May 1991
15 Mr. Sherlock asked the Minister for Tourism, Transport and Communications the total amount outstanding in licence fees owed by television cable companies to his Department at the latest date for which figures are available; the progress which is being made in reducing the amount outstanding; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
Question· oralPQ 18asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 May 1991
14 Mr. J. O'Keeffe asked the Minister for Tourism, Transport and Communications his views on whether the monopoly position of Telecom Éireann is open to abuse by the company; and if he has any proposals to deal with such abuse.
Question· oralPQ 17asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 May 1991
13 Mr. Farrelly asked the Minister for Tourism, Transport and Communications if he will outline the individual cost to the State of each individual tourist coming into Ireland from each of our main overseas markets, namely Britain, mainland Europe, North America and other areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
Question· oralPQ 16asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 May 1991
27 Mr. J. Bruton asked the Minister for Tourism, Transport and Communications the reason Ireland did not ask for assistance from the EC for its rail network in view of the fact that Spain, Greece, Portugal and Northern Ireland did apply for assistance from funds.
Question· oralPQ 15asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 May 1991
20 Mr. Byrne asked the Minister for Tourism, Transport and Communications if he will outline the latest position regarding proposals to upgrade the Dublin-Belfast railway line; if any further progress has been made in regard to EC funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
Question· oralPQ 14asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 May 1991
12 Mr. Yates asked the Minister for Tourism, Transport and Communications if any application has been made to the EC under the peripherality operational programme for funding towards the upgrading of the Belfast-Dublin rail line; whether the study he commissioned jointly with the Northern Ireland authority into the benefits of upgrading this line has been completed; if so, if it will be published, and when.
Question· oralPQ 13asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 May 1991
11 Mr. T. O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Tourism, Transport and Communications the action he proposes to take to maintain broadcasting services in RTE and prevent further job losses in view of (a) an expected loss of £12 million to be incurred in the current financial year and (b) the offer of voluntary severance recently issued to staff members aged 58 and over; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
Question· oralPQ 12asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 May 1991
10 Mr. Currie asked the Minister for Tourism, Transport and Communications whether, having regard to the widespread concern throughout rural Ireland at his proposals to introduce an MMDS television relay system, he has held the discussions with MMDS operators as promised in his reply to Parliamentary Question No. 253 on 20 March 1991; if so, the result of the discussions; if not, whether he will now do so as a matter of urgency; and if he will make a statement on the steps he intends to take to ensure real multi-channel choice of high quality for rural and urban dweller alike.
Question· oralPQ 11asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 May 1991
9 Mr. Farrelly asked the Minister for Tourism, Transport and Communications if he will outline (i) the arrangements, if any, which exist or have been in operation in the whole area of joint Republic of Ireland/Northern Ireland tourism promotion and development since the date of his appointment, (ii) the decisions, if any, for joint tourism promotion and development which have been reached during that period, (iii) the progress, if any, which has been made on joint initiatives taken during that period and (iv) the progress, if any, which has been made in securing co-operation for the joint tourism marketing of the two parts of Ireland abroad, thereby achieving economies of scale; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
Question· oralPQ 10asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 May 1991
19 Mr. Deasy asked the Minister for Tourism, Transport and Communications if he will initiate discussions between the Communications Workers Union and An Post on the redundancies and closures of sub-post offices which were announced by An Post some time ago but which have not yet been discussed with the union.
Question· oralPQ 9asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 May 1991
18 Mr. Timmins asked the Minister for Tourism, Transport and Communications if he will request the chief executive and senior management of An Post to enter into negotiations with the Communications Workers Union regarding their plan to bring about 1,500 redundancies in the company.
Question· oralPQ 8asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 May 1991
8 Mr. Currie asked the Minister for Tourism, Transport and Communications whether, having regard to (1) the emphasis placed by An Post in their viability plan issued in February 1991 that the company have a serious financial crisis requiring immediate action and (2) his own statement that the unsustainable financial losses of An Post required urgent action, he will outline the timescale he envisages for the completion of the decision taking process; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
Question· oralPQ 71asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 March 1991
71 Mr. D'Arcy asked the Minister for Tourism, Transport and Communications if he will outline all of the organisations who market Ireland abroad for tourism purposes; the total allocation provided by him for these promotions this year; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
Question· oralPQ 66asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 March 1991
66 Mr. Connaughton asked the Minister for Tourism, Transport and Communications if he intends to make further money available to Bord Fáilte for the promotion of tourism this year; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
Question· oralPQ 64asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 March 1991
64 Mr. Nealon asked the Minister for Tourism, Transport and Communications if he will outline all of the organisations who market Ireland abroad for tourism purposes; the total allocation provided by him for these promotions this year; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
Question· oralPQ 61asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 March 1991
61 Miss Coughlan asked the Minister for Tourism, Transport and Communications if he intends to take any action to prevent the closure of 550 sub-post offices in Ireland, as proposed recently by An Post.
Question· oralPQ 58asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 March 1991
58 Mr. J. Bruton asked the Minister for Tourism, Transport and Communications when NESC had the matter of An Post referred to them; the terms of reference given to NESC for the study; the date of commencement and deadline for conclusion for the study; the reason certain aspects of the An Post plan were excluded from the study; and the reason the Government themselves were not capable, within their own resources, of appropriately identifying the social role of An Post without the involvement of NESC.
Question· oralPQ 50asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 March 1991
50 Mr. O'Brien asked the Minister for Tourism, Transport and Communications if he will outline the steps he is taking to promote this country for tourism purposes following the Gulf war; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
Question· oralPQ 49asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 March 1991
49 Miss Flaherty asked the Minister for Tourism, Transport and Communications if he will outline all of the organisations who market Ireland abroad for tourism purposes; the total allocation provided by him for these promotions this year; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
Question· oralPQ 48asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 March 1991
48 Mr. Bell asked the Minister for Tourism, Transport and Communications if his attention has been drawn to the Green Paper issued by the EC which sets down proposals for the postal services in the community; if he will outline his views on the proposals being made by An Post to close 550 post offices and downgrade 27 head post offices which will have a serious effect on both national and EC cohesion of the postal services; and if he will further outline his views on the EC policy proposals that poor performance areas of the community's postal services affects other parts of the infrastructure causing loss of cohesion of the community.
Question· oralPQ 47asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 March 1991
47 Mr. Browne (Wexford) asked the Minister for Tourism, Transport and Communications , if, in view of the disastrous effects on rural Ireland and some urban areas that the withdrawal of post offices and the downgrading of some post offices will have on communities, he will consider bringing in an outside team of accountants and experts to investigate the whole operation of An Post including (a) operations, (b) losses and (c) future viability, with a view to reporting within six months in which time no decision on any suggested closures would take place.
Question· oralPQ 44asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 March 1991
44 Mr. Hogan asked the Minister for Tourism, Transport and Communications if he will outline all of the organisations who market Ireland abroad for tourism purposes; the total allocation provided by him for these promotions this year; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
Question· oralPQ 43asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 March 1991
43 Mr. J. Higgins asked the Minister for Tourism, Transport and Communications if he will outline all of the organisations who market Ireland abroad for tourism purposes; the total allocation provided by him for these promotions this year; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
Question· oralPQ 40asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 March 1991
66 Mr. Connaughton asked the Minister for Tourism, Transport and Communications if he intends to make further money available to Bord Fáilte for the promotion of tourism this year; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
Question· oralPQ 39asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 March 1991
50 Mr. O'Brien asked the Minister for Tourism, Transport and Communications if he will outline the steps he is taking to promote this country for tourism purposes following the Gulf war; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
Question· oralPQ 38asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 March 1991
40 Mr. Browne (Carlow-Kilkenny) asked the Minister for Tourism, Transport and Communications if he intends to make further money available to Bord Fáilte for the promotion of tourism this year; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
Question· oralPQ 37asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 March 1991
38 Mr. G. Reynolds asked the Minister for Tourism, Transport and Communications if he will outline his proposals to provide extra funding for tourism promotion in North America this year; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
Question· oralPQ 36asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 March 1991
36 Dr. G. FitzGerald asked the Minister for Tourism, Transport and Communications if he intends to make further money available to Bord Fáilte for the promotion of tourism this year; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
Question· oralPQ 35asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 March 1991
34 Dr. Lee asked the Minister for Tourism, Transport and Communications if he will outline the steps he is taking to promote this country for tourism purposes following the Gulf war; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
Question· oralPQ 34asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 March 1991
32 Mr. Farrelly asked the Minister for Tourism, Transport and Communications if he will draw up an emergency plan to save the Irish tourism sector and the Irish economy from a disaster in 1991 arising from the Gulf war and cancellations; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
Question· oralPQ 33asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 March 1991
30 Mr. Sherlock asked the Minister for Tourism, Transport and Communications if he will outline the latest information available to his Department regarding the prospects for tourism this year, in the light of the ending of the Gulf war; if he plans any new initiatives to assist the industry in the light of indications of a difficult year, especially in regard to the North American market; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
Question· oralPQ 32asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 March 1991
28 Mrs. Barnes asked the Minister for Tourism, Transport and Communications if he intends to make further money available to Bord Fáilte for the promotion of tourism this year; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
Question· oralPQ 31asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 March 1991
21 Mr. G. Mitchell asked the Minister for Tourism, Transport and Communications if he will outline the steps he is taking to promote this country for tourism purposes following the Gulf war; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
Question· oralPQ 30asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 March 1991
18 Mr. Cosgrave asked the Minister for Tourism, Transport and Communications if he will outline the steps he is taking to promote this country for tourism purposes following the Gulf war; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
Question· oralPQ 29asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 March 1991
71 Mr. D'Arcy asked the Minister for Tourism, Transport and Communications if he will outline all of the organisations who market Ireland abroad for tourism purposes; the total allocation provided by him for these promotions this year; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
Question· oralPQ 28asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 March 1991
64 Mr. Nealon asked the Minister for Tourism, Transport and Communications if he will outline all of the organisations who market Ireland abroad for tourism purposes; the total allocation provided by him for these promotions this year; and if he will make a statement on the matter.