39 Mr. Barry asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Forestry whether he has requested the European Commission to remove the concept of eligible land for grain production; whether both grain producers and landowners will have access to IBAs; and the criteria upon which quota will be available from a national reserve.
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23 Mr. Barry asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Forestry whether he and his officials have co-operated fully with the live export trade to resolve the shortage of adequate ferry facilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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29 Mr. Barry asked the Minister for the Environment the results of the project carried out to investigate the feasibility of using recycled newspaper for animal bedding.
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43 Mr. Barry asked the Minister for the Environment if there was any consideration given to extending the designated areas in Cork city; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
43 Mr. Barry asked the Minister for the Environment if there was any consideration given to extending the designated areas in Cork city; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
15 Mr. Barry asked the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to a report from the Economic and Social Research Institute that the delayed devaluation of the Irish pound during the 1992-1993 currency crisis cost the Irish Exchequer £350 million; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
7 Mr. Barry asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he has raised in the Anglo-Irish Conference the advantages and disadvantages of a Bill of rights for Northern Ireland; and the action, if any, which was proposed by the conference.
46 Mr. Barry asked the Minister for Education her views on whether the transition year programme and the leaving certificate vocational programme involves voluntary secondary schools in the development of school-based curricula, the planning of work experience, the organisation of community service and the organisation of a range of out-of-school activities; her further views on whether each voluntary secondary school offering those programmes needs to have the facility to appoint a co-ordinator on reduced classroom teaching hours; and if she will appoint part-time teachers to teach the ten hours approximately thus created.
46 Mr. Barry asked the Minister for Education her views on whether the transition year programme and the leaving certificate vocational programme involves voluntary secondary schools in the development of school-based curricula, the planning of work experience, the organisation of community service and the organisation of a range of out-of-school activities; her further views on whether each voluntary secondary school offering those programmes needs to have the facility to appoint a co-ordinator on reduced classroom teaching hours; and if she will appoint part-time teachers to teach the ten hours approximately thus created.
27 Mr. Barry asked the Minister for Defence if he will make it mandatory for all members of the Permanent Defence Force, irrespective of rank, to have the permission of their spouse before taking a decision to opt out of the pension scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
27 Mr. Barry asked the Minister for Defence if he will make it mandatory for all members of the Permanent Defence Force, irrespective of rank, to have the permission of their spouse before taking a decision to opt out of the pension scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
28 Mr. Barry asked the Minister for Tourism and Trade his views on whether the level of competence of European languages in the Irish tourist industry is adequate to cope with the increasing numbers of Europeans visiting this country.
24 Mr. Barry asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Forestry if his attention has been drawn to the fact that letters are currently being issued by his Department to hundreds of farmers throughout the country who are applicants for the February 1993 special beef premium, informing them that they are disqualified from this scheme in view of inconsistencies in the declared age of some of the animals on their applications by reference to the December 1992 beef premium; his views on whether it is fair to apply the regulations in this way; his views on whether the inference in these letters that the farmers involved made a deliberate false declaration is unacceptable; and if he will have this inference withdrawn and apologies issued to those against whom it was made.
22 Mr. Barry asked the Minister for Equality and Law Reform the percentage per person spent on legal aid in this country in 1993; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
26 Mr. Barry asked the Minister for Enterprise and Employment, in view of the public challenge by the EC Commission of the value of some of the Government plans for spending on training and work schemes, if the Government will publish details of the evaluation of the worth of its proposals so that there can be an informed public debate on these important decisions.
72 Mr. Barry asked the Minister for Justice the plans, if any, she has to form a national drugs enforcement agency with its own headquarters and staffed by personnel from the Garda Síochána, Customs and Excise, the Naval Service, her Department and the Department of Health; if such an agency is contemplated, if she will give consideration to having its headquarters in the Cork Harbour area because of the concentration of illegal drug imports along the west Cork coastline; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
72 Mr. Barry asked the Minister for Justice the plans, if any, she has to form a national drugs enforcement agency with its own headquarters and staffed by personnel from the Garda Síochána, Customs and Excise, the Naval Service, her Department and the Department of Health; if such an agency is contemplated, if she will give consideration to having its headquarters in the Cork Harbour area because of the concentration of illegal drug imports along the west Cork coastline; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
15 Mr. Barry asked the Minister for Transport, Energy and Communications whether he has made further contact with the British authorities in view of the proposed change in German energy law which will allow, for the first time, the storage of spent nuclear fuel without reprocessing and in view of the letter from two former United States CIA chiefs to the British Prime Minister, Mr. John Major, warning that THORP could encourage the spread of nuclear weapons.
16 Mr. Barry asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that many small businesses are not being paid within a reasonable time by the health boards; if he has had complaints about this from business associations; if his attention has further been drawn to the danger to employment involved; and the action, if any, he proposes to take in the matter.
2 Mr. Barry asked the Taoiseach the unemployment figures for Cork city and Cork county respectively for each of the past five years, at the most recent date for which figures are available.
24 Mr. Barry asked the Minister for Enterprise and Employment if he had any survey carried out to determine the extent of absenteeism from work in Ireland; if his attention has been drawn to the results of a survey conducted by the Irish Business and Employers Confederation, showing that over 12 million days were lost through absenteeism in Ireland last year; his views on whether this is a satisfactory situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
11 Mr. Barry asked the Taoiseach if he contacted the British Prime Minister to express his concern at the reported concessions offered to parties in Northern Ireland in return for parliamentary support.
10 Mr. Barry asked the Taoiseach the reason, when commenting on his meeting with Mr. Bruce Morrison, he intimated that his understanding of the position in relation to the resumption of talks on Northern Ireland was based on indications from the British Government in view of the fact that the original initiative for the talks was taken by both the Irish and British Governments and that responsibility for their resumption rests equally with both Governments.
15 Mr. Barry asked the Minister for Transport, Energy and Communications if any alternative energy sources are being examined at EC level; if so, the environmental implications of these for this country; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
12 Mr. Barry asked the Minister for Transport, Energy and Communications if the Government has made submissions concerning the energy efficiency programmes initiated by the EC; when this SAVE programme will be implemented in this country; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
36 Mr. Barry asked the Minister for the Marine the plans, if any, he has to talk to his EC counterparts on the question of pollution of the Atlantic coastline and to draw up disaster contingency plans; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
28 Mr. Barry asked the Minister for Defence if, in view of the new role of the Defence Forces as peace enforcers in Somalia, he will ensure that our soldiers on UN duties in that country will go out fully equipped to meet their new challenges.
36 Mr. Barry asked the Minister for the Marine the plans, if any, he has to talk to his EC counterparts on the question of pollution of the Atlantic coastline and to draw up disaster contingency plans; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
28 Mr. Barry asked the Minister for Defence if, in view of the new role of the Defence Forces as peace enforcers in Somalia, he will ensure that our soldiers on UN duties in that country will go out fully equipped to meet their new challenges.
16 Mr. Barry asked the Minister for Defence if his attention has been drawn to the remarks by the General Secretary of PDFORRA in Killarney that the Government had already displayed penny pinching attitudes towards providing resources for the proposed UN operation in Somalia; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
60 Mr. Barry asked the Minister for Justice if she will sanction a proposal from the Garda Representative Association to seek affiliation to the Irish Congress of Trade Unions.
60 Mr. Barry asked the Minister for Justice if she will sanction a proposal from the Garda Representative Association to seek affiliation to the Irish Congress of Trade Unions.
14 Mr. Barry asked the Minister for Finance the reason it has taken over two years to advertise for public sale the old employment exchange building, Union Quay, Cork; if there was any specific reason that the Office of Public Works waited so long to advertise the sale; and if he will make a statement on the matter particularly in view of the fact that, in the interim, the building became dilapidated which might consequently affect its purchase price.
9 Mr. Barry asked the Taoiseach the number of persons on the live register at Cork City Employment Exchange on 1 April in each of the years from 1991 to 1993.
40 Mr. Barry asked the Minister for Equality and Law Reform if his attention has been drawn to a report in the January/March newsletter on behalf of the free legal advice centres which states that Ireland spends only 80 pence per person per year on legal aid compared to £3 in France, £4 in Northern Ireland and £4.80 in the Netherlands; if, in the light of this survey, he will give his views on whether our free legal aid system needs to be revamped; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
40 Mr. Barry asked the Minister for Equality and Law Reform if his attention has been drawn to a report in the January/March newsletter on behalf of the free legal advice centres which states that Ireland spends only 80 pence per person per year on legal aid compared to £3 in France, £4 in Northern Ireland and £4.80 in the Netherlands; if, in the light of this survey, he will give his views on whether our free legal aid system needs to be revamped; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
263 Mr. Barry asked the Minister for Transport, Energy and Communications the allocation of Structural Funds which will be made available towards the modernisation and development of the Irish telecommunications structure; if priority will be given to the modernisation of the switching and transmission network; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
263 Mr. Barry asked the Minister for Transport, Energy and Communications the allocation of Structural Funds which will be made available towards the modernisation and development of the Irish telecommunications structure; if priority will be given to the modernisation of the switching and transmission network; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
3 Mr. Barry asked the Taoiseach if the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs has overall responsibility for Northern Ireland affairs; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
61 Mr. Barry asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Forestry if he will make a statement concerning the affairs of an organisation (details supplied) in County Tipperary which has generated considerable public disquiet in view of the claims and counter claims made by people involved; the amount of taxpayers' money invested in the enterprise; if, as a result, the Leader programme was irreparably damaged; his views on whether public support for the programme can be sustained; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
61 Mr. Barry asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Forestry if he will make a statement concerning the affairs of an organisation (details supplied) in County Tipperary which has generated considerable public disquiet in view of the claims and counter claims made by people involved; the amount of taxpayers' money invested in the enterprise; if, as a result, the Leader programme was irreparably damaged; his views on whether public support for the programme can be sustained; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
46 Mr. Barry asked the Minister for Arts, Culture and the Gaeltacht if, in view of the work carried out on the Mullaghmore Interpretative Centre and its cost, he is prepared to have the development go ahead in its present location.
46 Mr. Barry asked the Minister for Arts, Culture and the Gaeltacht if, in view of the work carried out on the Mullaghmore Interpretative Centre and its cost, he is prepared to have the development go ahead in its present location.
4 Mr. Barry asked the Taoiseach if, at the next European Summit, he will be pressing Ireland's claim as the centre for the new European Community agency to monitor drugs and drug addiction; if he will be lobbying for this in advance of the June summit in Copenhagen; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
23 Mr. Barry asked the Minister for Transport, Energy and Communications the Government's policy relating to Shannon airport; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
4 Mr. Barry asked the Taoiseach the number of derogations from implementing EC laws Ireland have sought and received during each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
2 Mr. Barry asked the Taoiseach if he has studied the National Economic and Social Council's report on The Association between Economic Growth and Employment Growth in Ireland, issued in December 1992; if its findings contained any hope for the 302,000 unemployed; if the council has made representations to him about the report; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
22 Mr. Barry asked the Minister for Tourism and Trade the total amount of money paid to firms which applied for assistance from the market development fund.