4 Mr. J. Bruton asked the Taoiseach the plans, if any, he has to change the terms of reference of the National Competitiveness Council which require it to report to him on key competitiveness issues.
[8015/98]
3 Mr. J. Bruton asked the Taoiseach if he will elaborate on the points he made in his foreword to the Annual Competitiveness Report published recently by the National Competitiveness Council.
[8014/98]
12 Mr. J. Bruton asked the Taoiseach if he will provide details of the written agreement, if any, he has with Deputy Harry Blaney regarding amendments to Articles 2 and 3 of the Constitution.
[7125/98]
5 Mr. J. Bruton asked the Taoiseach the cost to his Department of his attendance at the opening of Drumcondra railway station on 2 March 1998.
[6273/98]
4 Mr. J. Bruton asked the Taoiseach the plans, if any, he has to meet with the Irish National Organisation of the Unemployed; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[6276/98]
7 Mr. J. Bruton asked the Taoiseach the committees dealing with the International Financial Services Centre on which his Department is represented.
[5778/98]
6 Mr. J. Bruton asked the Taoiseach the steps, if any, which are planned to make and accept payments in euros for goods and services bought and provided by his Department.
[5556/98]
5 Mr. J. Bruton asked the Taoiseach the recent replacement and upgrading works, if any, which have taken place in his Department to protect its information systems against the millennium bug; the cost of these measures; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[5555/98]
4 Mr. J. Bruton asked the Taoiseach if he has been consulted in relation to the work programme of the all-party Committee on the Constitution.
[5781/98]
3 Mr. J. Bruton asked the Taoiseach his views on the work programme of the all-party Committee on the Constitution; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[5554/98]
8 Mr. J. Bruton asked the Taoiseach when the Irish and British Governments will have finalised their proposed joint document on a settlement between the parties in Northern Ireland and the two Governments.
[5551/98]
3 Mr. J. Bruton asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the official engagements he undertook on his visit to London on 26 and 27 February 1998.
[5398/98]
2 Mr. J. Bruton asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his meeting in London with the leader of the Ulster Unionist Party, Mr. David Trimble.
[5397/98]
1 Mr. J. Bruton asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his meeting in London on 26 February 1998 with the British Prime Minister, Mr. Blair.
[5396/98]
1 Mr. J. Bruton asked the Taoiseach when the NESC study on the development of a set of indicators to benchmark progress in relation to Partnership 2000 will be completed.
[4697/98]
10 Mr. J. Bruton asked the Taoiseach his views on the proceedings of the all-party talks when they took place in Dublin from 16 to 18 February 1998.
[4695/98]
4 Mr. J. Bruton asked the Taoiseach if he will make a statement on his attendance at the EU special European summit on enlargement negotiations in London on 12 March 1998.
[4698/98]
3 Mr. J. Bruton asked the Taoiseach the Heads of Government or of State that will be visiting Ireland and meeting with him from now until 31 July 1998.
[4696/98]
1 Mr. J. Bruton asked the Taoiseach the steps, if any, taken to implement the report of the Review Group on the State's legal offices; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[3062/98]
32 Mr. J. Bruton asked the Minister for the Marine and Natural Resources the way in which savings of 8 million ecu were achieved in the amount allocated to Ireland under the Community Support Framework of the EU Structural Funds on commercial sea ports; the projects that have been abandoned or are behind schedule as a result of this saving; if this saving represents a policy decision or failure to advance the programme in accordance with existing policy; the correspondence, if any, he has had with the European Commission in this regard; if he will publish this correspondence; the implications of these savings or decommitting of funds for potential beneficiaries of the expenditure and when the Community Support Framework monitoring committee will meet to discuss this matter.
[22636/97]
32 Mr. J. Bruton asked the Minister for the Marine and Natural Resources the way in which savings of 8 million ecu were achieved in the amount allocated to Ireland under the Community Support Framework of the EU Structural Funds on commercial sea ports; the projects that have been abandoned or are behind schedule as a result of this saving; if this saving represents a policy decision or failure to advance the programme in accordance with existing policy; the correspondence, if any, he has had with the European Commission in this regard; if he will publish this correspondence; the implications of these savings or decommitting of funds for potential beneficiaries of the expenditure and when the Community Support Framework monitoring committee will meet to discuss this matter.
[22636/97]
10 Mr. J. Bruton asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his meeting on 5 February 1998 in Dublin with the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, Dr. Mo Mowlam.
[3356/98]
6 Mr. J. Bruton asked the Taoiseach his views on the comments on Northern Ireland made by the President of the United States and the British Prime Minister following their recent meeting in Washington.
[3061/98]
5 Mr. J. Bruton asked the Taoiseach his involvement, if any, in the all-party talks when they move to Dublin in February 1998; the receptions, if any, he proposes to host for the participants; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[3060/98]
4 Mr. J. Bruton asked the Taoiseach if he will provide details of the reply, if any, he has sent to the letter he received recently from Mr. David Trimble, MP.
[3001/98]
2 Mr. J. Bruton asked the Taoiseach the reports or recommendations, if any, he has received from the National Competitiveness Council which reports to him.
[2360/98]
3 Mr. J. Bruton asked the Taoiseach the proposals, if any, he has to consult with party leaders in Dáil Éireann on the timing of the referendum on the Amsterdam Treaty as indicated by the Tánaiste on 16 December 1997, reported in column 243 of the Official Report of the Dáil of that day.
[1352/98]
1 Mr. J. Bruton asked the Taoiseach the steps, if any, taken in his Department to comply with the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act, 1997; the staffing implications, if any, for his Department of complying with the Act; the cost to his Department of compliance and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[1203/98]
28s Mr. J. Bruton asked the Taoiseach his views on the status of the Ulster Democratic Party's participation in the all-party talks in Northern Ireland.
[2364/98]
21s Mr. J. Bruton asked the Taoiseach whether he will have bilateral meetings with Northern Ireland party leaders when the all-party talks move to Dublin in February 1998.
[1600/98]