127 Mr. J. Bruton asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Forestry when the proposed farmers' retirement scheme will come into operation; and if it will operate retrospectively to 1 April 1993.
15 Mr. J. Bruton asked the Minister for Justice her views on whether there should be a general closing time of 11.30 p.m. on all outlets for the sale of alcoholic drink.
2 Mr. J. Bruton asked the Taoiseach his views on the recommendation of the Second Commission on the Status of Women that the Constitutional definition of the family should be referred to the Law Reform Commission for examination.
1 Mr. J. Bruton asked the Taoiseach his views on the recommendation of the Second Commission on the Status of Women that women's interests should be properly represented on the NESC.
6 Mr. J. Bruton asked the Taoiseach the steps, if any, the Central Statistics Office must take from the collection of new census data to the publication of the data on a district electoral division basis; the extent to which modern information technology is used in each of these steps; and the reason that the use of information technology has not led to any reduction in the time lag between the collection and the publication of the data.
8 Mr. J. Bruton asked the Taoiseach if he will publish the report of a seminar on the adequacy of Irish statistics conducted by the Central Statistics Office on 17 June 1992.
7 Mr. J. Bruton asked the Taoiseach if the Central Statistics Office now has statutory co-ordinating authority for the publication of all statistics; and the record of each Government department in complying with CSO directives in this regard.
5 Mr. J. Bruton asked the Taoiseach if he will publish monthly, as distinct from quarterly, inflation statistics in line with the practice in other EC countries.
4 Mr. J. Bruton asked the Taoiseach when national accounts data for 1992 will be published; and if equivalent data has already been published for other EC countries.
2 Mr. J. Bruton asked the Taoiseach the statistics which the Central Statistics Office is required to prepare to comply with EC rules; and if this compliance has diverted resources from other areas of statistics collection of greater domestic relevance.
4 Mr. J. Bruton asked the Taoiseach if he has recently conducted any study on the availability of official statistics from the Central Statistics Office in Ireland in comparison with those available from the central statistics offices in other European countries in terms of the range of subjects covered and the promptness of publication.
3 Mr. J. Bruton asked the Taoiseach the number of changes that have been made in the last ten years in the way in which the level of unemployment is calculated in terms of categories that were previously included as unemployed but which are no longer included in the register; and the impact, if any, on current unemployment statistics of each of these changes.
3 Mr. J. Bruton asked the Taoiseach the extent of the delay in months between the taking of each census since the foundation of the State and the publication of the breakdown of population numbers for all parts of the country on a DED basis.
15 Mr. J. Bruton asked the Taoiseach if Delegation of Function Orders have been or will be made in respect of Ministers of State at his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
7 Mr. J. Bruton asked the Taoiseach the steps, if any, he is contemplating taking to extend the scope of the discussions at the Intergovernmental Conference meetings under the aegis of the Anglo-Irish Agreement.
4 Mr. J. Bruton asked the Taoiseach the relationship between the proposed National Economic and Social Forum, and the NESC, the Central Review Committee, the proposed Oireachtas Committee on Employment, and the ESRI; and the respective terms of reference of each body.
3 Mr. J. Bruton asked the Taoiseach if he will give the full composition and terms of reference of the proposed National Economic and Social Forum, listing all the organisations to be represented on it, or from amongst whom representatives will be chosen.
1 Mr. J. Bruton asked the Taoiseach the proposals, if any, constitutional or otherwise, he has to make provision for the waiving of Cabinet confidentiality in the specific circumstances where a tribunal, established by the Houses of the Oireachtas, has independently decided that it needs information on specified Cabinet transactions, in order to fully complete the terms of reference given to it.
12 Mr. J. Bruton asked the Taoiseach the role, if any, the Department of Industry and Commerce will have in overseeing and directing the work of the county enterprise partnership boards.
11 Mr. J. Bruton asked the Taoiseach the plans, if any, he has to transfer local industrial functions from the Department of Industry and Commerce to his Department in view of the fact that the county enterprise partnership boards are under his aegis.
1 Mr. J. Bruton asked the Taoiseach his views on the proposals of the French President that there should be meetings of the 27 Heads of State and Government, of the Council of Europe every two years.
11 Mr. J. Bruton asked the Minister for Justice when he intends to bring proposals before Dáil Éireann to address the consequences of the Supreme Court judgment in the case of the Attorney General v"X" and other on 5 March, 1992.
4 Mr. J. Bruton asked the Taoiseach whether an application for approval of the use of Structural Fund assistance for the £100 million jobs fund was lodged prior to the announcement by the Government on 26th August, 1992 that this jobs fund would be backed by EC Structural Funds; and, if not, if such an application had been lodged prior to 30th September, 1992.
2 Mr. J. Bruton asked the Taoiseach the steps he has taken to ensure that at the Birmingham European Council there will not be a decision to apply the concept of subsidiarity in such a manner as to weaken the role of the Commission in advancing and protecting the interests of the more peripheral States which are at an earlier stage of economic development; and whether he is in a position to assure Dáil Éireann that there is no truth in reports that the Government agreed in COREPER to a proposal that a group of member states be empowered on grounds of an alleged breach of subsidiarity to halt the Commission preparation of, and thus prevent presentation of, proposals to the Council of Ministers.
10 Mr. J. Bruton asked the Minister for Labour if he will outline (a) the present position in regard to the code of practice in dispute procedures in essential services (b) the parties that have accepted it and (c) the agreed sanctions for its breach.
15 Mr. J. Bruton asked the Taoiseach if the Government has recently agreed that, in the 12 employment partnership areas, the long term unemployed, when setting up a business, will be able to retain all their social welfare benefits; and if so, if he will outline the cost of extending this concession to long term unemployed people elsewhere in the country.
9 Mr. J. Bruton asked the Taoiseach if he will make a statement on the Supreme Court judgment in the case of the Attorney General v. the Chairman of the Beef Tribunal.
3 Mr. J. Bruton asked the Taoiseach if the proposed programme referred to in his reply to Parliamentary Question No. 4 of 3 June 1992 to double the purchasing of Irish-made components by the electronic industry will include firms in Northern Ireland or will be confined to this State; and if it is only confined to the State, if he will consider extending it to include Northern Ireland in the interests of closer economic integration between the two parts of the island.
2 Mr. J. Bruton asked the Taoiseach whether the scheme to maximise the use of Irish source products in the construction industry, announced in his reply to a parliamentary question on 3 June 1992, will be extended to include Northern Ireland.
6 Mr. J. Bruton asked the Minister for the Marine whether a drift net licence for the Boyne Estuary, originally allocated to a person (details supplied) in County Louth and now allocated to another person following an accident suffered by the person which disabled him from using it, can now be returned to him.
2 Mr. J. Bruton asked the Taoiseach whether, following the Earth Summit in Rio, he has satisfied himself that Ireland made a significant contribution to the outcome of the Summit; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
8 Mr. J. Bruton asked the Minister for Social Welfare if he will give details of the persons he or his predecessor appointed to the boards of State agencies since the terms of the review of the Joint Programme for Government was agreed on 18 October 1991, if he will outline in respect of each such appointee, whether he/she has made and signed a declaration in respect of any interests relevant to their membership of such bodies; and, if so, whether such declaration may be inspected by members of the public; and if so, where.
2 Mr. J. Bruton asked the Taoiseach if, following the decision of the Danish people on the Treaty agreed at Maastricht, the Irish Government will be bringing their own proposals to the next meeting of European Heads of Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
14 Mr. J. Bruton asked the Minister for Industry and Commerce the persons he or his predecessor appointed to boards of State agencies since the terms of the review of the Joint Programme for Government were agreed on 18 October 1991; and if he will outline, in respect of each such appointee, whether he/she has made and signed a declaration in respect of any interests relevant to their membership of such bodies; and, if so, where such declaration may be inspected by members of the public.
2 Mr. J. Bruton asked the Taoiseach if he will outline the date of completion of the first quarterly report on devolution of power to local authorities which he is submitting to a ministerial committee on the subject.
123 Mr. J. Bruton asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if he will outline the action he proposes to take to deal with the problem of soil erosion on hills because of over intensive stocking of sheep; and if he will give details of compensation that will be made available to farmers in remote rural areas who may lose income as a result of such actions.
64 Mr. J. Bruton asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food whether the Government will establish a national consultative council to advise on the progress and implementation of rural development policy.
64 Mr. J. Bruton asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food whether the Government will establish a national consultative council to advise on the progress and implementation of rural development policy.
18 Mr. J. Bruton asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the persons he or his predecessor has appointed to boards of State agencies since the terms of the review of the Joint Programme for Government was agreed on 18 October 1991; if he will outline, in respect of each such appointee, whether he/she has made and signed a declaration in respect of any interests relevant to their membership of such bodies; and if so, where such declaration may be inspected by members of the public.