10 Mr. Perry asked the Minister for the Marine and Natural Resources the reason for the delay in the publication of the report of the task force on radioactive dumping in the Irish sea in view of the fact it was promised in June 1998.
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4 Mr. Perry asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment her views on whether any increase in PRSI contributions acts as a direct addition to the cost of employing skilled people at a time when the economy urgently needs to increase the level of skills available; the initiatives, if any, which will be implemented to address the problem; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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41 Mr. Perry asked the Minister for Tourism, Sport and Recreation the plans, if any, to radically improve performance of tourism in rural areas, particularly the north-west and the Border region; and the reason for the poor performance of the United Kingdom market in July and August 1999.
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41 Mr. Perry asked the Minister for Tourism, Sport and Recreation the plans, if any, to radically improve performance of tourism in rural areas, particularly the north-west and the Border region; and the reason for the poor performance of the United Kingdom market in July and August 1999.
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22 Mr. Perry asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when the Government will establish a competitiveness review mechanism to deal with costs, competition, reparation and economic infrastructures.
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41 Mr. Perry asked the Minister for Health and Children the plans, if any, he has to reduce the waiting time for non-emergency x-rays; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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41 Mr. Perry asked the Minister for Health and Children the plans, if any, he has to reduce the waiting time for non-emergency x-rays; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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13 Mr. Perry asked the Minister for Health and Children if his attention has been drawn to the waiting list for non-emergency x-rays; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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24 Mr. Perry asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if she will provide an update on the forthcoming disclosures within the insurance industry with particular reference to insurance and pension products; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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24 Mr. Perry asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if she will provide an update on the forthcoming disclosures within the insurance industry with particular reference to insurance and pension products; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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5 Mr. Perry asked the Minister for Tourism, Sport and Recreation the steps, if any, he is taking to ensure that the expanding tourism sector will be able to meet its labour demands within the parameters of Partnership 2000 in view of a company's decision (details supplied) to cut back on investing in Ireland due to labour shortages.
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64 Mr. Perry asked the Minister for Finance the plans, if any, the Revenue Commissioners have to issue a statement of practice on the application of the additional powers granted to them under the terms of the Finance Act, 1999; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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64 Mr. Perry asked the Minister for Finance the plans, if any, the Revenue Commissioners have to issue a statement of practice on the application of the additional powers granted to them under the terms of the Finance Act, 1999; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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44 Mr. Perry asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the range of initiatives which will be implemented which will help small businesses to identify new supply and service opportunities; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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44 Mr. Perry asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the range of initiatives which will be implemented which will help small businesses to identify new supply and service opportunities; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
[8452/99]
9 Mr. Perry asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when the service strategy paper on the development of the significant employment potential of the services sector will be published; if her attention has been drawn to the importance of directing this report towards integrated action for services into mainstream business development; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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7 Mr. Perry asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the proposals, if any, she has to amend or abolish the Restrictive Practices (Groceries) Order, 1987; if she has satisfied herself that this order is needed to ensure the future of the grocery industry; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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66 Mr. Perry asked the Minister for the Marine and Natural Resources when the report of the investigation into the loss of the f.v. Jenalisa off the Waterford coast on 4 February 1996 will be published.
[26558/98]
66 Mr. Perry asked the Minister for the Marine and Natural Resources when the report of the investigation into the loss of the f.v. Jenalisa off the Waterford coast on 4 February 1996 will be published.
[26558/98]
6 Mr. Perry asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the plans, if any, she has to make a submission to the recently appointed planners for the superstore study; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
[26099/98]
3 Mr. Perry asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the progress, if any, made on the issue of administrative simplification within Partnership 2000 commitments; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
[26234/98]
36 Mr. Perry asked the Minister for Education and Science the number of in-service training days provided to date; the value and volume of audio materials and equipment provided to date to the 250 primary schools involved in the pilot foreign language programme; and if his attention has been drawn to the serious criticism of the adequacy of the planning undertaken for this initiative.
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36 Mr. Perry asked the Minister for Education and Science the number of in-service training days provided to date; the value and volume of audio materials and equipment provided to date to the 250 primary schools involved in the pilot foreign language programme; and if his attention has been drawn to the serious criticism of the adequacy of the planning undertaken for this initiative.
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9 Mr. Perry asked the Taoiseach the extra focus which will be given to the Border counties in the formulation of the report of the Information Society Commission and its stated aims of providing a basis for the formulation of actions to maximise the economic benefit of the information and communications technology to sustain and improve the competitiveness of Irish based enterprises.
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10 Mr. Perry asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Gaeltacht and the Islands the position regarding the establishment of an academy for the performing arts at Earlsfort Terrace, Dublin 2, to include a conservatoire; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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6 Mr. Perry asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the position regarding a minimum wage; the implications, if any, the United Kingdom legislation on a minimum wage will have for small firms in the State; and the implications lower rates of pay which operate in Northern Ireland will also have in this regard.
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12 Mr. Perry asked the Minister for Tourism, Sport and Recreation if he will consider allocating a portion of the additional £2 million from the INTERREG II community initiatives fund towards funding community driven projects in Border counties, particularly given that the Bord Fáilte projects fund has no money.
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D'fhiafraigh Mr. Perry den Aire Ealaíon, Oidhreachta, Gaeltachta agus Oileán cad é an scéal faoi láthair faoi fhorbairt ché Oileán Thoraí, Contae Dhún na nGall agus an ndéarfaidh sí cá mhéad airgid a chaithfear air i mbliana; agus an ndéanfaidh sí ráiteas ina thaobh.
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D'fhiafraigh Mr. Perry den Aire Ealaíon, Oidhreachta, Gaeltachta agus Oileán cad é an scéal faoi láthair faoi fhorbairt ché Oileán Thoraí, Contae Dhún na nGall agus an ndéarfaidh sí cá mhéad airgid a chaithfear air i mbliana; agus an ndéanfaidh sí ráiteas ina thaobh.
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28 Mr. Perry asked the Minister for the Environment and Local Government the Government's position on the imminent threat of British multiple retail outlets to set up hypermarkets in Ireland; if he will define the difference between a superstore and a hypermarket; if his attention has been drawn to the implications of this particular type of development; the plans, if any, he has to control hypermarkets; the plans, if any, the Government has to cap the size of stores as in the United Kingdom; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[12082/98]
28 Mr. Perry asked the Minister for the Environment and Local Government the Government's position on the imminent threat of British multiple retail outlets to set up hypermarkets in Ireland; if he will define the difference between a superstore and a hypermarket; if his attention has been drawn to the implications of this particular type of development; the plans, if any, he has to control hypermarkets; the plans, if any, the Government has to cap the size of stores as in the United Kingdom; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[12082/98]
29 Mr. Perry asked the Minister for Finance the commitments he has made to ECOFIN regarding the control of public expenditure for the remainder of 1998; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[13639/98]
29 Mr. Perry asked the Minister for Finance the commitments he has made to ECOFIN regarding the control of public expenditure for the remainder of 1998; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[13639/98]
25 Mr. Perry asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if she will change the regulation which forces an unfair system of applications for funding of patent registration, particularly regarding the application procedure which requires the applicant to disclose all details of the product or invention before the product has patent protection; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
[12083/98]
25 Mr. Perry asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if she will change the regulation which forces an unfair system of applications for funding of patent registration, particularly regarding the application procedure which requires the applicant to disclose all details of the product or invention before the product has patent protection; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
[12083/98]
5 Mr. Perry asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the initiatives, if any, she has taken in relation to training programmes geared towards meeting the skill requirements of the labour market and the needs of individuals; and the emphasis, if any, which will be given to equipping the unemployed and early school leavers with skills that are in demand and will be in demand in labour markets.
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14 Mr. Perry asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if her attention has been drawn to the fact that more than 8,000 small retailers closed in the past four years in the United Kingdom due to the continued rise of the multiples; the plans if any, she will put before Dáil Éireann to enable the small retailing and supplier sector in Ireland to withstand the onslaught and, in particular, the position regarding the continuing of the Restrictive Practices (Groceries) Order, 1987; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
[4361/98]
25 Mr. Perry asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if she will simplify schemes by reducing their number and focusing on successful schemes in view of the confusion among the unemployed in relation to the practical details of the many schemes and payments in existence and the many agencies that provide them.
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25 Mr. Perry asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if she will simplify schemes by reducing their number and focusing on successful schemes in view of the confusion among the unemployed in relation to the practical details of the many schemes and payments in existence and the many agencies that provide them.
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4 Mr. Perry asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment her views on the recommendation of the Competition Authority to rescind the Restrictive Practices (Groceries) Order, 1987.
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