20 Mr. Deasy asked the Minister for Finance if there has been a meeting with the board of Greencore to express dissatisfaction with the board's handling of recent events affecting the company; and if so, if he will make a statement on the matter.
14 Mr. Deasy asked the Minister for Education if she will outline the recommended number of hours per week for teaching in a primary school; and the time allocation recommended for each subject.
7 Mr. Deasy asked the Taoiseach if he will outline additional incentives available, through his Department, to centres which have been classified as heritage towns.
13 Mr. Deasy asked the Minister for the Environment if he will grant approval to Waterford Corporation for the commencement of an outer ring road at the Dunmore Road in Waterford city in view of the large increase in traffic.
8 Mr. Deasy asked the Minister for Social Welfare his views on whether the present system whereby medical referees decide on the eligibility or otherwise of applicants for disability benefit is working satisfactorily.
13 Mr. Deasy asked the Minister for Labour if he will outline the percentage of physically handicapped people among the workforce in (a) Government Departments, (b) semi-State bodies, (c) local authorities and (d) private enterprises; and if he will give details of voluntary or statutory guidelines laid down for such employment.
3 Mr. Deasy asked the Taoiseach if he will outline the value of trade between this country and (a) Taiwan and (b) mainland China in the last three years.
11 Mr. Deasy asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if he has requested CBF to seek new markets and to revive lapsed markets in the Middle East and Far East; and if not, if he proposes doing so.
6 Mr. Deasy asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if he intends to adopt a computer system similar to the system being used at present in Northern Ireland to assist in the eradication of bovine TB.
5 Mr. Deasy asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the estimated cost to this country of EC Commissioner MacSharry's recent proposals on the reform of the common agricultural policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
4 Mr. Deasy asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if he has sought an increase from the EC Commission for the amount of land which can be added to the country's disadvantaged areas scheme submission on appeal.
2 Mr. Deasy asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if he will outline the action he has taken, or proposes to take, on the recent survey among the catering trade which expressed a very high rate of dissatisfaction with the quality of Irish vegetables and in particular Irish potatoes; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
1 Mr. Deasy asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if he will outline his proposals, if any, to upgrade areas which are classified at present as moderately disadvantaged for cattle headage payments to severely disadvantaged; and if he has any plans to upgrade areas which are classified at present as disadvantaged for sheep headage payments only.
11 Mr. Deasy asked the Minister for the Marine if he will outline the action his Department is taking to apprehend and prosecute the skipper(s) of the Spanish boat(s) involved in the ramming of an Irish vessel, 80 miles off the Cork coast on 30-31 March 1991.
15 Mr. Deasy asked the Minister for Tourism, Transport and Communications if he will give details of the areas of the country which are now in receipt of multi-channel television through the MMDS system.
4 Mr. Deasy asked the Taoiseach if he will outline the venue and dates of the forthcoming EC Summit; and the specific items directly affecting Ireland which are on the agenda.
26 Mr. Deasy asked the Minister for the Environment if his attention has been drawn to the serious problem created by a severe shortage of planning staff at Waterford County Council; and his plans to rectify this situation.
9 Mr. Deasy asked the Taoiseach if he will outline the general thrust of the talks he had with the farming organisations recently; and if he intends to raise their concerns at the forthcoming EC Heads of States meeting.
21 Mr. Deasy asked the Minister for Industry and Commerce whether trade names of Irish companies such as Waterford Glass can be applied to products manufactured outside this country.
14 Mr. Deasy asked the Minister for Industry and Commerce if he will outline the particular areas in which he anticipates our trade with liberated eastern European countries will expand in the next few years; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
63 Mr. Deasy asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if he will give details of the mechanisms which have been put in place by his Department to operate the EC LEADER Programme.
61 Mr. Deasy asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the response to date to the programme on alternative farming activities; and the percentage of national farm income which it is anticipated these projects will constitute within the next five years.
61 Mr. Deasy asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the response to date to the programme on alternative farming activities; and the percentage of national farm income which it is anticipated these projects will constitute within the next five years.
24 Mr. Deasy asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the estimated income from agri-tourism at present and the additional income it is projected will arise as a result of the new scheme announced by his Department.
63 Mr. Deasy asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if he will give details of the mechanisms which have been put in place by his Department to operate the EC LEADER Programme.
3 Mr. Deasy asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if he has any intention of banning the production of dairy spreads containing a high percentage of non-dairy fats and also dairy substitutes in view of the difficulty in disposing of our milk products.
1 Mr. Deasy asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if he will outline the number of cases over the past ten years where his Department, acting as the EC intervention agency, have imposed penalties on meat companies; the number of cases each year and the total penalties involved; the number of cases which were investigated by the special unit of the Customs and Excise; the number of prosecutions taken as a result of these investigations; and the number of convictions obtained.
21 Mr. Deasy asked the Minister for Finance if he has any plans to create a simplified income tax system incorporating PRSI payments, levies and local services charges; the estimated increase in the standard rate of income tax that this would lead to; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
15 Mr. Deasy asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of embassies and consulates this country has throughout the world; and the number of these which have had trade missions attached in the same building or complex.
12 Mr. Deasy asked the Minister for the Marine the number of Spanish fishing boats which have been prosecuted for illegal fishing within our 200 mile exclusive fishing zone since Spain joined the EC; whether any of these Spanish boats have been apprehended on two or more occasions; if he will introduce legislation to allow for the confiscation of foreign fishing boats which repeatedly engage in illegal fishing within our 200 mile fishery limit; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
15 Mr. Deasy asked the Minister for Defence the number of troops currently deployed in a peace-keeping role in (1) Lebanon and (2) elsewhere in the world.
5 Mr. Deasy asked the Taoiseach if he has any definite figures for the number of people who use Irish as their everyday language; and the way in which this compares with the situation (i) 10, (ii) 20, (iii) 30 and (iv) 40 years ago.
4 Mr. Deasy asked the Taoiseach if there are any plans for a State visit to this country by the Prime Minister of Canada; and if so, if he will give details.
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.
15 Mr. Deasy asked the Minister for Labour if he will use his good offices to bring about a solution to the dispute involving the South-Eastern Health Board and the ATGWU which is preventing the mobile cardiac unit at Waterford Regional Hospital from being used.
19 Mr. Deasy asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if he will outline the steps he is taking to offset the adverse publicity in the British media regarding the alleged use of angel dust and growth promoters in cattle produced in this country in view of the potential damage to our beef industry if such publicity were allowed go unanswered.
18 Mr. Deasy asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if he will outline the efforts which are being made by (a) the EC and (b) Ireland to prevent the build-up of stocks of beef and milk products going into intervention; and if he will outline the amount of such produce, originating in Ireland, which is contributing to the problem.
17 Mr. Deasy asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if he will outline his Department's present strategy to reduce the incidence of bovine TB; and whether future disease eradication programmes will receive EC funding.
16 Mr. Deasy asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if he will outline the national funds and FEOGA grants which were provided to build and equip the Ballybay Meats Plant; the amount of these moneys which have been recovered since the closure of the factory.
8 Mr. Deasy asked the Taoiseach if he will give details of President de Klerk's forthcoming visit to this country; if this is an official State visit; and if he will be meeting Mr. de Klerk in his official capacity.