29 Mr. Deasy asked the Minister for Defence the present complement of the Naval Service; the number of personnel and ships engaged in fishery protection; and the plans, if any, he has to increase these numbers.
16 Mr. Deasy asked the Minister for Defence the present complement of the FCA; the way in which this compares with the number ten years ago; and the number he would ideally wish to have in this voluntary body.
29 Mr. Deasy asked the Minister for Defence the present complement of the Naval Service; the number of personnel and ships engaged in fishery protection; and the plans, if any, he has to increase these numbers.
11 Mr. Deasy asked the Minister for Education if his attention has been drawn to the atrocious conditions under which the pupils of Scoil Dhún Garbháin, County Waterford are working; and if he will take immediate steps to provide suitable permanent premises.
1 Mr. Deasy asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if he will outline the concessions he is seeking from the EC to offset the losses being suffered by sheep farmers due to the reduction of the ewe premium and the depressed market conditions.
2 Mr. Deasy asked the Taoiseach if he will outline the latest unemployment figures for (1) Waterford city labour exchange, (2) Dungarvan and (3) Lismore; and the way in which these compare with the figures for the corresponding date in (a) 1988 and (b) 1990.
24 Mr. Deasy asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will outline the precise trading status of countries which have some form of associated membership with the EC.
12 Mr. Deasy asked the Taoiseach if he will continue to threaten to use the veto at the European Council unless Ireland is granted the £6 billion proposed in Mr. Delors' original package.
13 Mr. Deasy asked the Minister for Social Welfare if he will make payment of the six-week after-death payment to a person (details supplied) in County Waterford in view of the fact that it is an unfair penalty to disallow this because she was in receipt of the carer's allowance prior to her husband's death and which had only been claimed the previous year; and if he will re-examine the case and grant payment immediately.
14 Mr. Deasy asked the Minister for Energy if he will give an increased payment under the forest premium for farmers scheme to a person (details supplied) in County Waterford in view of the fact that he is receiving less than the original flat rate of £35 per acre and the area of enclosed hectares should be much higher, and if he will re-examine the case.
4 Mr. Deasy asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if his attention has been drawn to the fact that there is still considerable dissatisfaction concerning the operation of the beef premium scheme; if he will set up local task forces to see that all genuine applications are accepted for payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
2 Mr. Deasy asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the plans, if any, he has to assist those involved in deer farming and, in particular, if headage payments will be allowed in respect of deer; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
1 Mr. Deasy asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the present status regarding the bovine disease eradication programme; if ERAD is still in existence; if he will outline the extent to which round testing is taking place; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
9 Mr. Deasy asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will consider appointing personnel from vocational walks of life to the diplomatic corps; and if he will ensure that a more business-like lobbying syndrome can be created by our ambassadors and envoys abroad.
13 Mr. Deasy asked the Minister for the Gaeltacht if it is normal procedure for the chairperson and members of State boards under his control to engage in political matters in the public manner.
8 Mr. Deasy asked the Minister for the Gaeltacht if his attention has been drawn to the public outrage to the remarks of the chairman of Bord na Gaeilge prior to the Westminster elections; and if it is his intention to retain this individual as chairman of the State board.
49 Mr. Deasy and Mr. Carey asked the Taoiseach if he will outline the number of people registered as unemployed in Waterford city for each of the last 18 months; and if he will make a statement on any new Government initiatives in this area.
48 Mr. Deasy and Mr. Carey asked the Taoiseach if he will outline the number of people registered as unemployed in County Waterford for each of the last 18 months; and if he will make a statement on any new Government initiatives in this area.
21 Mr. Deasy and Mr. Carey asked the Taoiseach the estimated number of people who emigrated from County Waterford in each of the last three years; and if he will make a statement on any new Government initiatives in this area.
61 Mr. Deasy asked the Minister for Labour if, in view of the recent bank dispute, he is satisfied with the effectiveness of the Labour Relations Commission and the Labour Court, and if he will make a statement on the matter.
61 Mr. Deasy asked the Minister for Labour if, in view of the recent bank dispute, he is satisfied with the effectiveness of the Labour Relations Commission and the Labour Court, and if he will make a statement on the matter.
65 Mr. Deasy asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if he will give details of the specific commitments, if any, which have been given to Ireland at recent EC summits for the exemption of this country from the worst aspects of the Commission's proposals on Common Agricultural Policy reform; and if he will list the commitments given.
65 Mr. Deasy asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if he will give details of the specific commitments, if any, which have been given to Ireland at recent EC summits for the exemption of this country from the worst aspects of the Commission's proposals on Common Agricultural Policy reform; and if he will list the commitments given.
23 Mr. Deasy asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if he will outline the steps, if any, he is taking to ensure, (a) that Community preference in the EC is maintained where agricultural commodities produced in this country are concerned and (b) that imports of beef, lamb, pork, grain and milk products into the Community are not allowed to increase.
22 Mr. Deasy asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if he is prepared to use the veto to protect Ireland's vital national interest in the forthcoming talks at EC level on the reform of the Common Agricultural Policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
25 Mr. Deasy asked the Minister for the Marine if he intends to amend the Harbours Act, 1946 to allow for State assistance for a much greater range of harbours.
14 Mr. Deasy asked the Minister for the Environment if he will give urgent attention to the approval of proposals submitted by Waterford County Council for the provision of a sewerage scheme at Clonea-Ballinacourty, Dungarvan, County Waterford in view of the high concentration of tourism amenities in this area and its significance as a popular tourist resort; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
103 Mr. Deasy asked the Minister for Energy if he will outline, (1) the present area of the country which is attorested and (2) the objectives in this regard for the year 2000.
12 Mr. Deasy asked the Minister for Energy whether the forestry section of his Department have any policy with regard to the provision of wildlife reservations and sanctuaries for the rearing of game-birds and other forms of wildlife in strategic locations around the country.
103 Mr. Deasy asked the Minister for Energy if he will outline, (1) the present area of the country which is attorested and (2) the objectives in this regard for the year 2000.
10 Mr. Deasy asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if he will outline the estimated percentage rate of extraction of sugar from sugar-beet in this country (a) at present and, (b) ten years ago; and if he can give an estimate of the value of this extra sugar per annum.
6 Mr. Deasy asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if he will demand at the next meeting of the EC Council of Ministers that moneys due to farmers in this country, in the form of subsidies, and headage, will be paid in the relevant year; and that our Government will pay the matching finance in the relevant year also in view of the increasing dependence of so many of our farmers on these payments as a significant proportion of their overall income.
5 Mr. Deasy asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if he will delegate members of his staff to assist farmers who have difficulty in completing the beef premium application forms properly thus avoiding the current situation where up to 20 per cent of applications are being disqualified.
3 Mr. Deasy asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if he will consult with his colleague the Minister for Finance, to ensure that farmers who do not have a tax number at present will be paid headage premia and subsidies on an up-to-date basis and that they will be allowed at least a year to get their tax affairs in order and that no such requirement will be placed on farmers who received less than £2,000 per annum in such payments and who have been means-tested for and granted social welfare allowances.
2 Mr. Deasy asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the action he intends to take on the basis of the recommendations on the food industry in the Culliton report.
25 Mr. Deasy asked the Minister for Finance if he will give details of the number of staff employed by the Customs and Excise section of his Department in County Waterford; if this complement of staff will be retained after the 1992 Single European Act comes into operation; if not, if he will outline the alternative duties which are proposed; and if he will give a guarantee that all the staff will be retained in the Waterford area.
43 Mr. Deasy asked the Minister for Industry and Commerce if the Government will be requesting the Director of Public Prosecutions to look into the possibility of instigating criminal proceedings against executives of the Irish Sugar Company, and its subsidiary Irish Sugar Importers, arising from the inspector's report relating to activities contrary to the Companies Acts.
43 Mr. Deasy asked the Minister for Industry and Commerce if the Government will be requesting the Director of Public Prosecutions to look into the possibility of instigating criminal proceedings against executives of the Irish Sugar Company, and its subsidiary Irish Sugar Importers, arising from the inspector's report relating to activities contrary to the Companies Acts.
11 Mrs. Deasy asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the way the number employed in the State research and advisory services in agriculture compare with the situation ten years ago; and the plans he has, if any, to improve this situation.
10 Mr. Deasy asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if he will outline the moneys which are currently being provided by the State for (a) agricultural education and alternative enterprises (b) research and development and (c) marketing; and if he has any plans to obtain further funds from the EC for these activities.
9 Mr. Deasy asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if he has satisfied himself with the tactics used by both the Irish Sugar Company and Greencore to prevent the importation of sugar into this country from other EC States.
7 Mr. Deasy asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if the Government will introduce a supplementary estimate to provide Teagasc with sufficient funds to keep the research institutes which are under threat of closure, open.
2 Mr. Deasy asked the Taoiseach if chairpersons or ordinary members of State boards under his control are given a directive not to be involved in political activities publicly; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
3 Mr. Deasy asked the Taoiseach the estimated numbers of (1) skins and (2) hides which are produced in the State; and the numbers which are (a) processed in the State and (b) exported.
37 Mr. Deasy asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if he is happy with the manner in which the bovine TB eradication scheme is being operated; and, if not, if he will outline his proposals to improve the operation of the scheme.
8 Mr. Deasy asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if he will outline the efforts he is making to reduce the impact on Irish agriculture and the Irish economy of the Commissioner MacSharry proposals on the reform of the Common Agricultural Policy.
37 Mr. Deasy asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if he is happy with the manner in which the bovine TB eradication scheme is being operated; and, if not, if he will outline his proposals to improve the operation of the scheme.
9 Mr. Deasy asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if he intends to continue to operate the bovine TB eradication scheme in its present form, or if it is intended to adopt a different strategy.
6 Mr. Deasy asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if he will outline the efforts he is making to resolve the dispute with the veterinary unions which has resulted in a cessation of round testing and may well undermine the bovine TB eradication scheme for years to come.