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Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 May 1990
2 Mr. J. Bruton asked the Taoiseach if the Government have any plans to commemorate the centenary of the death of Charles Stewart Parnell in 1991.
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 May 1990
54 Mr. J. Bruton asked the Minister for Industry and Commerce when the report he has requested from the Director of Consumer Affairs to investigate whether the ESB is in a monopoly position and has an unfair advantage over family businesses, in relation to their use of billing systems to promote sales in ESB shops, will be published.
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 May 1990
54 Mr. J. Bruton asked the Minister for Industry and Commerce when the report he has requested from the Director of Consumer Affairs to investigate whether the ESB is in a monopoly position and has an unfair advantage over family businesses, in relation to their use of billing systems to promote sales in ESB shops, will be published.
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 May 1990
9 Mr. J. Bruton asked the Taoiseach if the Culture and Education Committee of the Council of Europe will be invited to hold a meeting in Dublin in 1991 to mark Dublin's role as European City of Culture, in view of the precedent being set in Glasgow.
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 May 1990
8 Mr. J. Bruton asked the Taoiseach if the Task Force on Roots, Genealogy and Tourism have completed their proposals for the development of genealogical centres throughout Ireland using the latest information technology.
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 May 1990
7 Mr. J. Bruton asked the Taoiseach if the National Museum has finalised the plan for a new system of stocktaking and cataloguing of material in the national collections under its care; and if extra staff is required for the implementation of this plan.
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 May 1990
6 Mr. J. Bruton asked the Taoiseach if the review of staffing levels in the National Museum, announced by him on 25 October 1989, is complete; and if so, if he will outline the result.
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 May 1990
5 Mr. J. Bruton asked the Taoiseach when the proposed European Literary Prize will be launched.
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 May 1990
6 Mr. J. Bruton asked the Minister for Education if she will initiate a joint curricular initiative with the Northern Ireland Education Authority concerning the teaching of history with a view to promoting greater mutual understanding between the communities living on this island.
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 May 1990
5 Mr. J. Bruton asked the Minister for Education the reason Ireland is not participating in any of the five networks undertaking an OECD study of various possible indicators of comparative international educational performance; and if it is the case that no other OECD country has opted out of this project entirely in the same way as Ireland.
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 May 1990
179 Mr. J. Bruton asked the Minister for Health when the current negotiations with the Irish Pharmaceutical Union on the terms in relation to pharmacists' involvement in the new drug cost subsidisation scheme commenced; the number of meetings which have taken place; and when he expects to be able to announce details of the new drug cost subsidisation scheme.
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 May 1990
179 Mr. J. Bruton asked the Minister for Health when the current negotiations with the Irish Pharmaceutical Union on the terms in relation to pharmacists' involvement in the new drug cost subsidisation scheme commenced; the number of meetings which have taken place; and when he expects to be able to announce details of the new drug cost subsidisation scheme.
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 May 1990
19 Mr. J. Bruton asked the Taoiseach if he will outline the plans for the museum complex in the Custom House Docks site, Dublin 1; and if it is proposed to display agricultural folk material in this museum or elsewhere.
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 May 1990
18 Mr. J. Bruton asked the Taoiseach if the review of the staffing needs of the Chief State Solicitor's Office referred to by him in reply to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 2 and 3 of 14 November 1989 is complete; and if there has been any reduction in the delays in producing books of evidence since that date.
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 May 1990
17 Mr. J. Bruton asked the Taoiseach if he will make provision for the National Museum to accommodate, for public display, the special exhibition on the Battle of the Boyne currently on display in Belfast.
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 May 1990
16 Mr. J. Bruton asked the Taoiseach if he will arrange that the exhibition on the Battle of the Boyne currently on display in the Ulster Museum, Belfast, will at some stage during 1990, be displayed either in Dublin or at another suitable location closer to the battle site.
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 May 1990
15 Mr. J. Bruton asked the Taoiseach if he will outline the progress that has been made since his reply to Parliamentary Question No. 6 of 5 December 1989, in examining the scope for legislation to curb the exportation of works of art; and if any consultations have taken place with EC authorities in regard to the consistency of any such legislation with EC requirements.
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 May 1990
14 Mr. J. Bruton asked the Taoiseach if the European Commission, as part of its programme for implementing the Single European Act, is preparing proposals for the free movement of works of art; and if so, if he will outline the information available to him on these proposals and on their implications for Ireland.
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 May 1990
13 Mr. J. Bruton asked the Taoiseach when he proposes to make available the consultants report on the Chester Beatty Library, Dublin 4.
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 April 1990
13 Mr. J. Bruton asked the Minister for Communications if he has satisfied himself that adequate powers have been vested in Telecom Éireann to deal with people who abuse the telephone system by making persistent calls to other individuals with a view to causing a nuisance.
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 April 1990
5 Mr. J. Bruton asked the Taoiseach the arrangements, if any, he has made to consult the European Parliament in advance of the Dublin Summit in fulfilment of his statement in Dáil Éireann of 27 March 1990.
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 April 1990
4 Mr. J. Bruton asked the Taoiseach the present position in regard to his invitation to political representatives of unionism to meet him without pre-conditions; and if he will take any further steps in order to allow such discussions to proceed.
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 April 1990
3 Mr. J. Bruton asked the Taoiseach the steps, if any, the Government are taking to encourage more employment intensive growth in view of the concern expressed in this matter by the trade union movement and others in the context of negotiations for a renewal of The Programme for National Recovery.
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 April 1990
2 Mr. J. Bruton asked the Taoiseach if he has any plans, in the context of negotiations for a renewal of The Programme for National Recovery or otherwise, to commission a special study of the problem of emigration.
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 April 1990
1 Mr. J. Bruton asked the Taoiseach if the proposed Intergovernmental Conference to revise the European Treaties should confine itself to institutional issues concerned with economic and monetary union or, alternatively, cover a wide agenda including possible treaty amendments involving political co-operation, education and other matters not sufficiently covered in existing treaties.
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 March 1990
10 Mr. J. Bruton asked the Minister for Industry and Commerce when he proposes to place before Dáil Éireann, in accordance with section 14 of the Restrictive Practices (Amendment) Act, 1987, a statement concerning his reasons for his failure to date to act on the report on the Professional Services of Patent and Trade Mark Agents which was presented to him in February 1989; and when the report will be published.
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 March 1990
8 Mr. J. Bruton asked the Minister for Industry and Commerce when he proposes to publish the report of the Fair Trade Commission on their study of the merits and demerits of the prohibition and control of abuse system for the regulation of competition in Ireland, as based on Articles 85 and 86 of the Treaty of Rome.
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 March 1990
19 Mr. J. Bruton asked the Minister for Tourism and Transport if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the European Court of Auditors have stated in their recent annual report that their inquiry showed no demonstrable link between the receipt of EC funds and higher spending on transport infrastructure in Ireland; whether he accepts these findings; and if he is adopting any measures to deal with the situation in light of these allegations.
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 March 1990
17 Mr. J. Bruton asked the Minister for Education if she will make a decision on the provision of the regional technical college projects which were postponed pending the report of the inter-departmental committee on third level education.
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 March 1990
14 Mr. J. Bruton asked the Minister for Education if any vocational education committee are obtaining grant aid directly from the EC rather than through her Department for educational or training purposes; if so, if she will give details of same; the arrangements for the auditing of the accounts for the expenditure of such moneys; if the expenditure of such moneys is covered by the terms of a general scheme prepared by the committee in question under section 31 of the Vocational Education Act, 1930, and approved by her; if the receipts from the EC are paid into the vocational education fund of the committee and disbursed by the committee in accordance with section 48 (4) and section 48 (5) of the Vocational Education Act, 1930, which includes a provision for ministerial approval; and if she has made provision in regulations under section 54 of the said Act to authorise visits to the European Commission for the purpose of making arrangements for the grant aid in question.
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 27 February 1990
20 Mr. J. Bruton asked the Minister for Communications if his attention has been drawn to the tele-cottage model in providing information technology employment opportunities in rural areas; and if he will make a statement on its applicability in preventing rural depopulation in Ireland.
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 February 1990
77 Mr. J. Bruton asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if he will outline the progress he has made in implementing the following promises made in the 1987 Fianna Fáil election manifesto: (a) to set up a new agriculture and food council to have a continuous representative policy input (b) to convert farm debts to long-term mortgage-type finance and (c) to set up a land authority.
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 February 1990
77 Mr. J. Bruton asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if he will outline the progress he has made in implementing the following promises made in the 1987 Fianna Fáil election manifesto: (a) to set up a new agriculture and food council to have a continuous representative policy input (b) to convert farm debts to long-term mortgage-type finance and (c) to set up a land authority.
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 February 1990
14 Mr. J. Bruton asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if it is the case that Ireland failed to submit to the European Commission its annual declaration of EAGGF 1986 expenditure as required by 31 March 1987 or even before the extended deadline of 30 June 1987; and if his attention has been drawn to the fact that Ireland has been specifically criticised in the Annual Report of the Court of Auditors in this matter.
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 February 1990
10 Mr. J. Bruton asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the Annual Report of the Court of Auditors of the European Community (details supplied) criticised Ireland for failing to provide, as required by Commission Regulation 295/88, information to the European Commission on national controls over EAGGF expenditure; and the steps he proposes to take to deal with this matter.
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 February 1990
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 February 1990
20 Mr. J. Bruton asked the Minister for Finance the number of persons who have received refunds of deposit interest retention tax on the basis that they are over 66 years of age in the most recent financial year for which figures are available; and if he has any estimate of the number who would be eligible to receive such relief, but are not actually receiving if for lack of making a claim.
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 February 1990
6 Mr. J. Bruton asked the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the recent report of the European Court of Auditors has criticised his Department for retaining EC transport infrastructure funds instead of transferring them on a project by project basis to the authorities responsible for implementing the projects; and if he proposes to take any action or change any procedure, in light of the criticisms of the Court of Auditors in this matter.
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 February 1990
8 Mr. J. Bruton asked the Minister for Tourism and Transport the amount by which he expects the price of air tickets from Ireland to be increased by: (a) the imposition of VAT on passenger transport and freight in accordance with recent EC recommendations and (b) the abolition of duty free shopping in accordance with recent European Commission recommendations.
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 31 January 1990
151 Mr. J. Bruton asked the Minister for Education if the fee charged for repeat exmainations is based on the actual costs involved; and, if so, if she will outline the actual basis of calculation.
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 31 January 1990
35 Mr. J. Bruton asked the Minister for Education if the assessment centre at Cuan Mhuire, Whitehall, Dublin 9, is closing; if so, the length of time it will be closed; the reason for the closure; and the likely consequences of the closure.
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 31 January 1990
151 Mr. J. Bruton asked the Minister for Education if the fee charged for repeat exmainations is based on the actual costs involved; and, if so, if she will outline the actual basis of calculation.
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 31 January 1990
8 Mr. J. Bruton asked the Minister for Education if she will give an up-to-date report on the implementation and effectiveness of the new procedure for the selection of principals and teachers in national schools which were announced by the then Minister for Education in 1986 in order to eliminate discrimination against female teachers in promotion to principalships in national schools; and if she will give statistics for the number of women appointed to principalships since the introduction of these procedures, in comparison with an equivalent period before the implementation of these procedures.
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 31 January 1990
7 Mr. J. Bruton asked the Minister for Education if it is the case that fewer than 150 of the 2,000 teachers qualified to teach in primary and secondary schools last year have by now obtained permanent jobs in Irish schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 31 January 1990
6 Mr. J. Bruton asked the Minister for Education if she is satisfied that teachers and school management obtain sufficient legal and welfare service support from her Department in dealing with school discipline problems.
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 31 January 1990
5 Mr. J. Bruton asked the Minister for Education the action she has taken on the recommendations of the report of the Committee on Discipline in Schools in respect of: (a) designating officials in her Department to develop links between primary and post-primary schools; (b) setting up local committees with the same objective; (c) including remedial education in all teacher training; (d) holding special in-service courses for teachers to help them in coping with discipline problems; (e) the formulation of a written and legally enforceable code of discipline in schools which would be available to parents and which would underpin decisions taken by school authorities; (f) allowing schools to make direct referrals to child guidance services and (g) providing a variety of improved facilities to schools with a high concentration of discipline problems.
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 February 1989
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 27 November 1980
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 February 1979
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 November 1978