47 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Enterprise and Employment when the county enterprise board for Dun Laoghaire/Rathdown will be established; when it will be functioning; the finance which it will have available to it; and when local enterprises can begin to apply to it for assistance.
17 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Justice the measures, if any, she is planning to take to deal with the problem of crime in Dublin in view of the fact that in 1991 Dublin, with about one third of the country's population had 55.5 per cent of all reported crime, and the damage being caused to social and economic life in the city and county; if it is intended to increase the number of gardaí in Dublin; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
20 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for the Marine the progress which has been made to make additional severance payments to the former employees of Irish Shipping; and when these employees can expect such payments to be made.
10 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Tourism, Transport and Communications if she has received any request from Aer Lingus for increased Government equity in the company; and if, in view of the company's outstanding contribution to the economy and to the Exchequer, she will provide additional State investment in Aer Lingus.
13 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Defence the most senior rank currently held by a woman in the Defence Forces; the steps, if any which are planned to ensure a fair proportion of women at all ranks; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
30 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Education his views on the establishment of a Teaching Council; and the steps, if any, he is taking to have such a council established.
19 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Justice if he will outline the Government's timetable for the enactment of the legislation contained in the recent White Paper on Divorce and the holding of the promised constitutional amendment.
5 Mr. Gilmore asked the Taoiseach if he intends to establish separate county enterprise boards for each of the three new local authority areas, Fingal, South Dublin and Dún Laoghaire Rathdown, in the Dublin region; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
57 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Industry and Commerce the implications for Irish industry, and particularly for job creation, of the recent decline in the value of sterling against the Irish pound and the 3 per cent increase in interest rates; if he has any plans to assist industry in coping with the difficulties created by the increase; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
57 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Industry and Commerce the implications for Irish industry, and particularly for job creation, of the recent decline in the value of sterling against the Irish pound and the 3 per cent increase in interest rates; if he has any plans to assist industry in coping with the difficulties created by the increase; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
15 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if he will outline the directions he has issued concerning the eradication of badgers; if he considers such action to constitute cruelty to animals; and whether it is possible to eradicate bovine TB without resorting to these measures.
13 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for the Marine if he will outline (1) the purpose for which a new pontoon and ramp has been provided at St. Michael's Wharf, Dún Laoghaire, (2) by whom it was requested, (3) the cost of providing it and (4) whether Dún Laoghaire Corporation were consulted about it.
36 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Tourism, Transport and Communications if she will confirm that a summary of the report of the consultants commissioned by the NESC to examine the position of An Post recently published in the media is accurate; if she will outline her response to the report; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
36 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Tourism, Transport and Communications if she will confirm that a summary of the report of the consultants commissioned by the NESC to examine the position of An Post recently published in the media is accurate; if she will outline her response to the report; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
43 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Defence if he will outline the reasons a planned patrol by the LE Ciara in waters off the north-west coast to combat illegal drift-netting of salmon was cancelled; if he will confirm by whom the decision was made; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
43 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Defence if he will outline the reasons a planned patrol by the LE Ciara in waters off the north-west coast to combat illegal drift-netting of salmon was cancelled; if he will confirm by whom the decision was made; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
28 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for the Environment if he will outline the implications for the national environmental policy of the measures agreed at the recent Earth Summit; if he will give details of the additional resources which are being allocated for this purpose; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
28 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for the Environment if he will outline the implications for the national environmental policy of the measures agreed at the recent Earth Summit; if he will give details of the additional resources which are being allocated for this purpose; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
18 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Labour the progress made to date by the National Apprenticeship Advisory Committee; if it is planned to go ahead with the new apprenticeship system from September next; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
17 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Industry and Commerce if he will confirm that a survey undertaken by an official of the planning unit of his Department indicated that the total cost of creating 7,000 net jobs in the ten years from 1981 to 1990 was £4.58 billion or £228,000 per job; if he will outline his response to the survey; if he will have the survey published in full in order to further the debate on industrial development, and if he will make a statement on the matter.
22 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Industry and Commerce if, in regard to the Review of the Programme for Government, he will outline the progress, if any, which has been made on the commitment to the development and upgrading of our indigenous industrial base as the key to generating real jobs and a sustainable improvement in our national standard of living, and if he will make a statement on the matter.
21 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if he will give details of any information available to his Department regarding the suggestion that insecticides used to kill off warble fly in cattle may play a role in the development of BSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
16 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if, in regard to the meeting of EC Foreign Ministers in Lisbon on 11 May, he will outline the progress made with regard to the promised increase in EC aid for Ireland; if he received a specific guarantee that Ireland would receive £6 billion if the Maastricht agreement is ratified, and if he will make a statement on the matter.
13 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for the Marine if, in regard to the recent public statement made by a spokesperson for his Department regarding compensation for former Irish Shipping workers, he will outline the amount of money which is being allocated for this purpose; the way in which the amounts to be paid to individual former employees will be determined; when the payments will be made; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
26 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Tourism, Transport and Communications if she has recently made a submission to the EC seeking economic aid to help subsidise air and sea freight services with a view to helping Irish exports compete; if so, if she will outline the response to the submission, and if she will make a statement on the matter.
26 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Tourism, Transport and Communications if she has recently made a submission to the EC seeking economic aid to help subsidise air and sea freight services with a view to helping Irish exports compete; if so, if she will outline the response to the submission, and if she will make a statement on the matter.
59 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Defence if he will outline his response to calls for an end to discrimination and the introduction of new pay structures for the Defence Forces made at the PDFORRA conference; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
48 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Defence the steps if any he intends taking to improve the promotional opportunities and career prospects for Defence Forces officers; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
48 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Defence the steps if any he intends taking to improve the promotional opportunities and career prospects for Defence Forces officers; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
59 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Defence if he will outline his response to calls for an end to discrimination and the introduction of new pay structures for the Defence Forces made at the PDFORRA conference; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
7 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Education if he will outline (1) the plans he has to introduce a welfare service for teachers (2) the remit of the service and (3) the number of welfare officers to be appointed; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
1 Mr. Gilmore asked the Taoiseach if he will outline, (a) when it is intended to move the Central Statistics Office offices to Cork, (b) the total cost of the move, (c) the nett additional employment which will result from the transfer and (d) the arrangements that will be made for staff of the Central Statistics Office who do not wish to transfer; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
70 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Labour if his attention has been drawn to the comments made by the chief executive of the Employment Equality Agency at the publication of the Employment Equality Agency report for 1990, that the agency were only dealing with the tip of the iceberg in relation to cases of sexual harassment in the workplace; if he intends to provide any additional resources for the agency or take any other measures to combat this problem; if he intends to act on the advice of the agency to the effect that equality legislation should be amended to cover discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
70 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Labour if his attention has been drawn to the comments made by the chief executive of the Employment Equality Agency at the publication of the Employment Equality Agency report for 1990, that the agency were only dealing with the tip of the iceberg in relation to cases of sexual harassment in the workplace; if he intends to provide any additional resources for the agency or take any other measures to combat this problem; if he intends to act on the advice of the agency to the effect that equality legislation should be amended to cover discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
12 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider the introduction of a written code of ethics for civil servants; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
112 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he has any plans to re-establish the advisory council on development co-operation; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
14 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if, following the conclusion of the Salvadoran Peace Accord, the Government have any plans to assist in social and economic reconstruction in that country; if he will urge countries which previously provided generous military aid to the Salvadoran armed forces to divert the finance to humanitarian aid; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
13 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if the Government consider that the present structure of the Security Council of the United Nations is satisfactory, particularly with regard to the permanent members which include three European States and which do not contain any Third World countries or states from the southern hemisphere; if he intends to bring forward any proposals for reform; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
112 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he has any plans to re-establish the advisory council on development co-operation; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
43 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for the Marine if he has received the report of the Interim Harbour Board for Dún Laoghaire; if he will outline the consideration, if any, he has given to the recommendations; and when he will announce his decisions on the matter.
43 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for the Marine if he has received the report of the Interim Harbour Board for Dún Laoghaire; if he will outline the consideration, if any, he has given to the recommendations; and when he will announce his decisions on the matter.
15 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Tourism, Transport and Communications if, in regard to the recent public announcement regarding the reopening of the Harcourt Street line, she will set out the proposed timetable for the establishment of a busway and the subsequent introduction of a light rail system; where the proposed systems will terminate at each end; if, in regard to the busway proposal, she will outline if the buses will continue into the city centre and if they will be given any priority on the streets; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
7 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Social Welfare if, in regard to the statement made to Dáil Éireann on 19 December 1991, he will outline whether the decision to withdraw dental and optical benefit from persons earning more than £25,000 per year will also apply to their spouses; if he will outline the number of people from whom these benefits will be withdrawn and the number of their spouses, and if he will make a statement on the matter.
6 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Industry and Commerce if it is intended to introduce an amendment to the Companies Act, 1990, in view of the decision of the High Court on 25 February 1992, that part of the Act was unconstitutional; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
9 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the total acreage in the country currently devoted to horticulture and the area of this which is under glass; the measures, if any, he intends to take to increase the acreage devoted to horticulture with specific reference to the area under glass; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
9 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will make a statement on the financial difficulties facing the United Nations; if his attention has been drawn to the amounts owed to the UN by member states; if he will list the amounts owed by member states; and if he will outline the amount owed by the UN to this country.
13 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for the Environment when it is intended to bring forward the promised amendment to road traffic legislation to tighten up on the law regarding drink-driving; if he will outline the level of alcohol, if any, which will be permitted in the new legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
2 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for the Environment the reason a decision has not been made on the question of providing voting rights for emigrants in view of the specific commitment which was given in the Review of the Programme for Government that such a decision would be made by Christmas 1991; if the promised comprehensive paper on this topic has yet been brought before Government; when it is expected that the Government will make a decision; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
57 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Justice if the Garda investigation into the importation of arms from Libya on behalf of the Provisional IRA in the vessel Eksund and other earlier shipments is now concluded; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
57 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Justice if the Garda investigation into the importation of arms from Libya on behalf of the Provisional IRA in the vessel Eksund and other earlier shipments is now concluded; and if he will make a statement on the matter.