Ahern, BertieTuesday, 1 June 1999 |
Dáil Éireann Debate
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Ceisteanna – Questions. - Official Engagements.
Was asked: if he will report on his meeting in Dublin on 27 May 1999 with the President designate of the European Commission, Mr. Romano Prodi; the issues he discussed with him; and if he will make a statement o...
Was asked: if he will report on his recent meeting in Ireland with the President of Portugal, Dr. Jorge Sampaio; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
Was asked: if he will report on his recent telephone conversation with the German Chancellor, Mr. Schröder; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
Was asked: if he will make a statement on the letter he received from the German Chancellor, Mr. Schröder, setting out his priorities for the EU summit in Cologne on 3 and 4 June 1999.
Was asked: if he will report on his meeting in the past week with the Portuguese President; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
Was asked: if he will report on his meeting with Mr. Prodi, President of the European Commission; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
Was asked: the further meetings, if any, he has planned with other leaders in advance of the Cologne Summit; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
Was asked: if he will report on the Government's plans on the filling of vacancies at European Union level; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
Was asked: the issues he will raise at the Cologne Summit; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
Was asked: the correspondence, if any, he has had in recent weeks with other European leaders in connection with the duty free issue; if he will raise the issue at the Cologne Summit; and if he will make a state...
Was asked: to report on his recent discussions with Mr. Romano Prodi; and the opportunity, if any, he took to register his opposition to a European army.
I propose to take Questions Nos. 1 to 11 together. The Tánaiste and I met with the President designate of the European Commission, Mr. Romano Prodi in Dublin on Thursday last, 27 May. This was the la...
I will await the reports on Wednesday from my colleagues. I discussed this matter with Herr Schröder last night and Mr. Viktor Klima yesterday. An effort is being made by the Finnish President, who ...
Needless to say, I would prefer if there were no bombing but I am conscious that the ethnic cleansing and atrocities required some response. If there is a realistic chance of a resolution, NATO, the ...
I am not involved in the bombing campaign and I do not have any knowledge about either the intelligence behind the bombing or the state of mind of President Milosevic. I am not in a position to make ...
I will be using my voice, as I did in April, to request people to do everything possible to find a diplomatic solution.
The President of Finland has taken up the mantle of the EU on this issue and if he believes that that would be useful, I will of course support it.
Most of the discussions with Mr. Prodi should be considered tentative and should not be made public. Generally, as he told the media, he is reforming the posts to try to ensure that there is an even ...
I raised that issue because I was anxious to know what Mr. Prodi thought but his strong reply was that the enhanced role and involvement with Parliament requires a person who has had considerable poli...
Some issues remain from the Amsterdam summit which could be dealt with very speedily. I am not in favour of making major changes in qualified majority voting or in some of the other substantive and f...
A number of categories which come under the heading of qualified majority voting might not create difficulties. Nor would a series of minor administrative issues which were not resolved at Amsterdam....
Shannon Airport has no involvement in any of these matters. I will be very glad to see the end of the bombing campaign and of hostilities. However, there must be a resolution to the issue and the te...
I did not discuss with Mr. Prodi one of the suggestions he is said to have made in a recent interview with the media. There is some discussion about the precise content. The issue of primary importa...
The statements issued by the European Council and the Council of Foreign Ministers were strongly supported by the Secretary General of the United Nations, Mr. Kofi Annan. The objective is to secure a...
The Minister for Foreign Affairs outlined yesterday what was agreed. What form the document to the European Council should take is another matter.Yesterday I, and representatives of a number of other...
I have seen only the Irish newspapers today and do not know what the Financial Times stated.
I get my information on what happened at a Council meeting from the Minister.
I did not check the Financial Times to see what it stated. If Deputy Bruton had read the Irish newspapers, he would have seen what the Minister said in reply to the Irish media.
As always, the Minister will give a very full report to the Irish media. I do not see why Deputy Bruton has to check with media, other than the Irish media, to find out about these matters.
I do not.
There will be a report and document on a common security policy which will not include Article V issues.
As I understand, Mr. Solana's name was before the Council meeting last night. I am still not sure whether there will be any other names. Another name was mentioned.
Yes, but following my discussion last night I am not sure if that name will be in the ring. It is certainly one I could support, and I relayed that view to Chancellor Schröder.
Many members of the Deputy's group support him.
I made the point that an alternative name may not be a bad thing because of the signals which would be given. It does not form much of a group within the Council. Having said that, Mr. Solana is wel...
As far as I know, the decision does not require unanimity.
I do not believe it does. One name only may be put forward and then Mr. Solana will go through. At this stage, it is more likely that will happen.
I had a discussion on that matter yesterday with Viktor Klima. I am aware of his private views, but it would not be fair to outline them to the House. The views of his Government will be presented a...
The first working session on Thursday morning will deal with aspects of the common foreign and security policy. There will be a discussion on the common strategy of the Union in terms of Russia which...
I do not think there would be any difficulty in subsuming many of the powers of the Western European Union into the EU. However, the overall common and security policy powers which form the shell of ...
I referred to the aspects which do not affect our fundamental position.
There is a whole list of them.
I have just answered that.
The Deputy is trying to draw me on a document which I have not yet seen. With regard to the Western European Union issue, there are Article V issues which were set down. We have stated categoricall...
Article V issues are the issues of common security policy, which is trying to move the EU member states more towards military capabilities than I would support, or which we would consider supporting. ...
On the second matter, no, the Government is not implicated in that matter. I have comprehensively answered that question on several occasions.
I know an effort will be made to try to find some way of extending the date, probably based on the French proposal as it is the only one which will receive any support. I am not overly confident, bec...
I will mention the matter to the Minister for Foreign Affairs who may, perhaps, make his notes from yesterday's meeting available to the Library.
I have not actually seen the document myself. I understand it is not yet ready for publication.
They are. We will communicate further on the matter before the Cologne meeting.
Ceisteanna – Questions. - Sailors and Soldiers Trust.
Was asked: if applicants who have the potential to obtain financial support from other agencies have been ruled out for consideration by the sub-committee evaluating applications for funding from the Sailors and...
On Tuesday last, I informed the House that the projects to receive funding under the Irish Sailors and Soldiers Land Trust Act, 1988, had been agreed. This followed an assessment process undertaken b...
The reply endeavours to outline the type of projects which can be funded. The application made by Leopardstown Park Hospital was considered by the assessment committee which did not recommend that mo...
There are a number of replies to that question. First, I received representations over a long period about Leopardstown Park Hospital from Deputy Quinn, Deputy Bruton – certainly members of Deputy Br...
The Deputy will have to ask the Minister for Health and Children, who will decide that. He is aware of the need for it. Second, in assessing the submissions the considered view of the committee was ...
There are two aspects to that question. First, the amount of money the hospital needs would take up the full fund.
Perhaps they have, but some of the areas into which money was put are not unhelpful to those causes that deal with the elderly and homelessness. In the interpretation of the legislation by the assessi...
I note what the Deputy said but he is aware that I cannot give him a definite reply. I raised this issue with the Department of Health and Children and the Minister will look at it sympathetically. Th...
Order of Business.
It is proposed to take No. 31, Solicitors (Amendment) Bill, 1998 [Seanad], Second Stage (resumed) and No. 2, Major Events Television Coverage Bill, 1999, Order for Second Stage and Second Stage. Priva...
I stated about one week ago that the legislation was due to be introduced in the autumn session but that I would ask the Department to bring the date forward. That is still the position. I extend my s...
I would like the date to be brought forward. We should deal with the matter as quickly as we can.
I hope anybody who was involved and who has further information will pass it to the Garda Síochána, members of the commission and the intermediaries so that the remains of the nine people concerned ca...
I discussed the matter with the President of Sinn Féin last Friday evening. Intermediaries are endeavouring to use the information they have been given. I hope this will prove successful. It was thoug...
The commission and intermediaries are involved. I discussed the matter first with Sinn Féin in March. It had until the last weekend of May to pinpoint the locations. It believed the information to be ...
Hopefully, it will be towards the end of the year when the new midlands prison with more than 515 places will be available.
I will ask the Whips to consider that.
That Bill is before the Seanad.
Written Answers. - Millennium Projects.
Was asked: the consideration, if any, he will give to sanction a budget for the millennium for St. Laurence's Gate, Drogheda, County Louth, one of the oldest and best known monuments in the State; and if he will...
The National Millennium Committee is to advise on projects of a national significance for inclusion in the Government's millennium programme. To ensure that millennium funding is also available for lo...
Written Answers. - Scéimeanna Mílaoise.
Was asked: an gceadóidh sé an togra mílaoise atá curtha ar aghaidh ag Muintearas - Togra Oideachais Gaeltachta.
Fuarthas tairiscint faoi tionscnamh darbh ainm Imeall an Domhain ó Muintearas, Togra Oideachais Gaeltachta, Tír an Fhia, Leitir Móir, Condae na Gaillimhe agus cuirfear é os comhair Coiste Náisiúnta an...
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