1 Mr. Shatter asked the Taoiseach if he will give details of the names of those currently employed as research counsellors, research assistants or officers of the Law Reform Commission; whether such persons are regarded as civil servants, and if he will outline the statutory or contractual restraints, if any, on such persons openly engaging in political activity.
15 Mr. Shatter asked the Taoiseach if he will outline the terms of the Solemn Declaration entered into by the Government with the other EC states; whether the declaration has been adopted by the other EC states; and if he will give details of its effect.
3 Mr. Shatter asked the Taoiseach if he will outline, (a) the persons consulted with regard to the drafting of this State's Protocol in respect of Article 40.3.3º of the Constitution as contained in the Maastricht Treaty.
7 Mr. Shatter asked the Minister for Tourism, Transport and Communications when the air traffic control system will be established as a semi-State company; and when the legislation in this regard will be published; and her views on whether this organisation should amalgamate with the single European air traffic control system.
19 Mr. Shatter asked the Minister for Defence if his attention has been drawn to, (a) any attacks or threatened attacks by Moroccan personnel on UN military observers in Western Sahara, (b) delayed delivery of crucial supplies and (c) interference with observer patrols.
11 Mr. Shatter asked the Minister for Defence if he will outline the living conditions of Irish Army personnel serving on UN missions in the Western Sahara; and if he has satisfied himself with the existing arrangements.
19 Mr. Shatter asked the Minister for Justice whether he intends to introduce any legislation to amend the Punishment of Incest Act, 1908 and the law in relation to indecent assault in the light of a recent decision in Waterford Circuit Court.
18 Mr. Shatter asked the Minister for Justice when it is proposed to introduce the legislation which is required as a result of the recent Supreme Court decision on Article 40.3.3º of the Constitution, and if he will give details of the general nature of the legislation proposed.
14 Mr. Shatter asked the Taoiseach if he will outline the steps he proposes to take to ensure that in accordance with his interview with a newspaper (details supplied) on 27 February 1992, Ireland is not overflown by tourists and approval by Government will be given to direct US flights taking place to and from Dublin.
13 Mr. Shatter asked the Taoiseach if he will clarify the additional resources he proposes to make available to the Garda as stated in his interview with a newspaper (details supplied) on 27 February 1992 in the fight against crime.
12 Mr. Shatter asked the Taoiseach if he will outline the steps he intends taking to, (a) establish a national sports stadium in Dublin as referred to by him in his interview with a newspaper (details supplied) on 27 February 1992 and (b) provide an integrated use by all sports at this stadium.
2 Mr. Shatter asked the Taoiseach the action the Government intend to take following the Supreme Court's decision relating to Article 40.3.3º of the Constitution.
10 Mr. Shatter asked the Taoiseach if he will outline the number of barristers employed in the Office of the Attorney General; and if he will give a breakdown by gender.
16 Mr. Shatter asked the Taoiseach whether he has any proposals for Dáil reform; when such proposals, if any, will be brought before Dáil Éireann; and if he will outline the content of any such proposals.
4 Mr. Shatter asked the Minister for Labour whether he will, in the context of preparing legislation to amend the Unfair Dismissals Act, 1977, implement a recommendation of the Employment Appeals Tribunal so that persons who are dismissed for querying their employers regarding proper returns of tax and RSI on their wages should be an excluded category under the 1977 Act in relation to the requirements of having one year's service at the date of dismissal; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
3 Mr. Shatter asked the Minister for Labour his views on whether there is a significant number of participants in the social employment scheme who are worse off financially that if they were in receipt of the unemployment assistance; and whether he proposes to implement any of the changes to the scheme proposed in the November 1991 submission of the scheme workers' alliance to tackle this problem.
99 Mr. Shatter asked the Minister for the Environment the rate support grant to be made available in Dublin County Council for 1992; and if he will outline the amount allocated in each of the last ten years.
99 Mr. Shatter asked the Minister for the Environment the rate support grant to be made available in Dublin County Council for 1992; and if he will outline the amount allocated in each of the last ten years.
16 Mr. Shatter asked the Minister for Justice if he will outline (a) the number of domestic homicides which occurred between 1 January 1980 and 31 December 1990 involving (1) a spouse and (2) a co-habitant or lover, (b) the number of men charged with murder or manslaughter in respect of such cases, (c) the number of women charged with murder or manslaughter in respect of such cases and (d) the number in each case (1) acquitted of all charges and (2) found guilty of murder or manslaughter or of lesser offences.
5 Mr. Shatter asked the Minister for Labour the steps, if any, he proposes taking to reverse the decline in employment detailed in the labour force survey recently published which shows those in employment were 5,000 fewer in April 1991 than those in employment in April 1990; whether he expects the decline in employment to continue during the course of the period April 1991 to April 1992; and his views on the results of the recent survey.
36 Mr. Shatter asked the Minister for Industry and Commerce if he will outline in relation to each State and semi-State company under the aegis of his Department the companies which have a code of conduct delineating the activities which board members and employees of such bodies can engage in to ensure that an actual or potential conflict of interest does not arise vis-à-vis their duties as members and/or employees of such State bodies and other activities; the way in which this code of conduct, if any, is monitored by his Department; if he will make available in full, any such code of conduct, stating the State and semi-State bodies to which it applies; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
36 Mr. Shatter asked the Minister for Industry and Commerce if he will outline in relation to each State and semi-State company under the aegis of his Department the companies which have a code of conduct delineating the activities which board members and employees of such bodies can engage in to ensure that an actual or potential conflict of interest does not arise vis-à-vis their duties as members and/or employees of such State bodies and other activities; the way in which this code of conduct, if any, is monitored by his Department; if he will make available in full, any such code of conduct, stating the State and semi-State bodies to which it applies; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
1 Mr. Shatter asked the Taoiseach if he will outline the specific functions of the Government Press Secretary and the Assistant Government Press Secretary.
6 Mr. Shatter asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs whether it is intended to support the initiative taken by President Bush at the United Nations and to vote in favour of rescinding the motion passed in 1975 which equates Zionism with racism; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
11 Mr. Shatter asked the Minister for the Environment if he will outline the Government's current plans in relation to the disposal of toxic waste and the provision of a toxic waste incinerator; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
88 Mr. Shatter asked the Minister for Energy if he will outline in relation to each State and semi-State company under the aegis of his Department the companies which have a code of conduct delineating the activities which board members and employees of such bodies can engage in to ensure that an actual or potential conflict of interest does not arise vis-á-vis their duties as members and/or employees of such State bodies and other activities; the way in which this code of conduct, if any, is monitored by his Department; if he will make available in full, any such code of conduct stating the State and semi-State bodies to which it applies; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
88 Mr. Shatter asked the Minister for Energy if he will outline in relation to each State and semi-State company under the aegis of his Department the companies which have a code of conduct delineating the activities which board members and employees of such bodies can engage in to ensure that an actual or potential conflict of interest does not arise vis-á-vis their duties as members and/or employees of such State bodies and other activities; the way in which this code of conduct, if any, is monitored by his Department; if he will make available in full, any such code of conduct stating the State and semi-State bodies to which it applies; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
7 Mr. Shatter asked the Taoiseach if he will give details of the discussions he has had with the social partners during the past three months with a view to renegotiating the Programme for Economic and Social Progress; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
4 Mr. Shatter asked the Minister for Labour whether it is intended to review Government policy in the light of the ESRI study Education, Employment and Training in the Youth Training Market; if he will outline the measures which are to be implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
8 Mr. Shatter asked the Taoiseach if he will outline the new initiatives which he intends to take to control the growing unemployment crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
7 Mr. Shatter asked the Taoiseach whether he intends to initiate discussions with the social partners to review and revise the Programme for Economic and Social Progress in the context of (1) the continuing steep rise in unemployment and (2) the recent disastrous Exchequer returns; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
13 Mr. Shatter asked the Minister for Education if she will make the necessary funding available to St. Mary's national school, Sandyford, Dublin 18 to provide for a remedial teacher; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
12 Mr. Shatter asked the Taoiseach the number of persons unemployed in Dublin as at 31 May 1990 and 1991; and the initiatives, if any, the Government intend taking to reduce the level of unemployment in Dublin.
7 Mr. Shatter asked the Taoiseach the initiatives which the Government propose taking to tackle the growing numbers unemployed following his meetings with the ICTU, FUE and IFA last week.
6 Mr. Shatter asked the Taoiseach the matters which were discussed by him in the various meetings that took place with the social partners; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
11 Mr. Shatter asked the Minister for Finance whether he will agree to arrangements being made to allow the Rathfarnham concert band have use of the facilities at Rathfarnham Castle following the completion of the preservation works on the castle; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
11 Mr. Shatter asked the Minister for the Marine if he has satisfied himself that the ports of Dublin, Rosslare and Waterford have adequate capacity; and if not, the development projects he envisages for these ports in the next five to ten years to meet the capacity requirements or projected traffic growth.
22 Mr. Shatter asked the Minister for Justice whether his attention has been drawn to the fact that approximately 200 decrees of annulment are being granted each year by the Marriage Tribunals of the Roman Catholic Church and that a number of people who have obtained such annulments have, contrary to the law, celebrated second marriages in church; and the steps he proposes to take to prevent such second marriages being celebrated and to ensure that those who break the law are prosecuted.
8 Mr. Shatter asked the Minister for Justice whether it is his intention to grant licences to permit persons already married to enter into second marriages and to permit polygamy; and whether the necessary changes are to be made to the Offences Against the Person Act, 1861 and to the laws of civil nullity to allow such second marriages to take place.
5 Mr. Shatter asked the Minister for Labour whether it is intended to continue funding the Ballymun Job Centre, Dublin 9; and if he will make a statement on the future of the centre.
8 Mr. Shatter asked the Minister for the Marine the steps he is taking to ensure that passengers on B & I Ferries, or any other passenger service on the Irish Sea, do not have to disembark in an emergency by rope ladders as reported in a recent consumer magazine survey.
26 Mr. Shatter asked the Minister for Tourism, Transport and Communications whether he intends to sanction the proposed increases in domestic telephone calls announced by Telecom Éireann; if his attention has been drawn to the hardship the increased charge will cause; and if he will outline the steps he proposes taking with regard to the matter.
6 Mr. Shatter asked the Taoiseach the number of cases determined by the Supreme Court pursuant to a reference under Article 26 of the Constitution; and the number of Bills found (a) to be repugnant to the Constitution and (b) in accordance with the Constitution; and if he will outline the Bills which fall within (a) and (b) above.
5 Mr. Shatter asked the Taoiseach the number of cases determined in each of the last 15 years in which the constitutionality of legislation enacted by the Oireachtas since 1937 was challenged; and the number of cases in which such legislation was held to be unconstitutional.
4 Mr. Shatter asked the Taoiseach the number of court cases, instituted in the High Court, against the State in each of the last 15 years to which the Attorney General was a party; the number of such cases in which the State was ultimately successful; and the number which were lost by the State.
3 Mr. Shatter asked the Taoiseach the number of High Court cases in which he was named as a defendant in court proceedings in each of the last ten years; the issues involved in such proceedings; the number of such cases successfully defended by him; the number of such cases in which the plaintiff was successful; the amount of legal costs incurred by the State in each year in respect of such cases; and the amount of legal costs paid out by the State in each year pursuant to orders for costs made against him.
7 Mr. Shatter asked the Taoiseach when the various initiatives, promised by him in his speech at his party's Ard-Fheis on Saturday, 9 March 1991 will be brought before Dáil Éireann.