47 Mr. Barrett asked the Minister for Social Welfare if his attention has been drawn to a change in Eastern Health Board policy whereby the Community Welfare Officers are no longer permitted to provide assistance in hardship cases towards the cost of ESB bills; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
47 Mr. Barrett asked the Minister for Social Welfare if his attention has been drawn to a change in Eastern Health Board policy whereby the Community Welfare Officers are no longer permitted to provide assistance in hardship cases towards the cost of ESB bills; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
23 Mr. Barrett asked the Minister for Finance the proposals, if any, which are in place to allocate funds from the national lottery during 1993; if he will give details of the proposed allocations, distinguishing between funds going to sports and recreational, health, promotion of the Irish language, and amenity grants; and the agencies through which grants will be allocated.
32 Mr. S. Barrett asked the Minister for the Marine the steps he intends to take to deal with the very serious sea lice problem on salmon farms in the West of Ireland, which is affecting the region's hugely valuable sea trout stocks; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
32 Mr. S. Barrett asked the Minister for the Marine the steps he intends to take to deal with the very serious sea lice problem on salmon farms in the West of Ireland, which is affecting the region's hugely valuable sea trout stocks; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
50 Mr. S. Barrett asked the Minister for Education if he will outline the steps he intends to take to deal with the increasing problem of bullying in schools; if there is any special training available to teachers to deal with this problem; and if he will provide advice for parents, teachers and students on how to deal with the problem.
50 Mr. S. Barrett asked the Minister for Education if he will outline the steps he intends to take to deal with the increasing problem of bullying in schools; if there is any special training available to teachers to deal with this problem; and if he will provide advice for parents, teachers and students on how to deal with the problem.
76 Mr. S. Barrett asked the Minister for Justice the current status of the legislation proposals for the confiscation of the proceeds of crime; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
76 Mr. S. Barrett asked the Minister for Justice the current status of the legislation proposals for the confiscation of the proceeds of crime; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
36 Mr. S. Barrett asked the Minister for Finance if he will introduce legislation to allow Oireachtas committees to compel witnesses to attend and be examined under oath, so as to allow the Oireachtas itself the option and capacity to conduct inquiries of this kind that it must now direct to be conducted by judicial inquiries at considerably greater cost to the taxpayer.
36 Mr. S. Barrett asked the Minister for Finance if he will introduce legislation to allow Oireachtas committees to compel witnesses to attend and be examined under oath, so as to allow the Oireachtas itself the option and capacity to conduct inquiries of this kind that it must now direct to be conducted by judicial inquiries at considerably greater cost to the taxpayer.
15 Mr. S. Barrett asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will give details of the Agreement on the European Economic Area which was signed recently by the European Community and the EFTA countries; and if he will give details of the fund being established by the EFTA countries to assist regions within the EC over the next five years.
50 Mr. S. Barrett asked the Minister for Defence the action being taken by his Department to move towards the Gleeson report recommendation to cap ranks.
50 Mr. S. Barrett asked the Minister for Defence the action being taken by his Department to move towards the Gleeson report recommendation to cap ranks.
75 Mr. S. Barrett asked the Minister for Education if, in the context of the Treaty on European Union, he will give details of the additional emphasis he proposes for (a) the teaching of European languages in primary and post-primary schools and (b) increased vocational education and training; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
18 Mr. S. Barrett asked the Minister for Education if his attention has been drawn to the contents of the booklet issued by the National Parents Council entitled The Cost of Free Education; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
75 Mr. S. Barrett asked the Minister for Education if, in the context of the Treaty on European Union, he will give details of the additional emphasis he proposes for (a) the teaching of European languages in primary and post-primary schools and (b) increased vocational education and training; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
32 Mr. S. Barrett and Mr. Carey asked the Taoiseach if he will outline the number of people registered as unemployed in Dublin county for each of the last 18 months; and if he will make a statement on any new Government initiatives in this area.
8 Mr. S. Barrett and Mr. Carey asked the Taoiseach the number of people who emigrated from Dublin county in each of the last three years; and if he will make a statement on any new Government initiatives in this area.
77 Mr. S. Barrett asked the Minister for the Environment if he proposes to designate any additional functions to be reserved for the election of members of local authorities; and if so, if he will give details of his proposals.
77 Mr. S. Barrett asked the Minister for the Environment if he proposes to designate any additional functions to be reserved for the election of members of local authorities; and if so, if he will give details of his proposals.
31 Mr. S. Barrett asked the Minister for Justice if he intends to provide financial assistance to the Free Legal Advice Centre to enable them to carry on providing the very valuable service to the public in 1992; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
31 Mr. S. Barrett asked the Minister for Justice if he intends to provide financial assistance to the Free Legal Advice Centre to enable them to carry on providing the very valuable service to the public in 1992; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
7 Mr. S. Barrett asked the Minister for Justice if he intends amending the Extradition Act, 1987, as a matter of urgency to close any legal loopholes that fugitive terrorists can exploit to escape extradition; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
5 Mr. S. Barrett asked the Minister for Justice if there is a connection between the growing number of community groups being formed to patrol and protect their communities and the limited opening hours of many of our rural Garda stations; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
19 Mr. S. Barrett asked the Minister for Tourism, Transport and Communications if he has plans to introduce direct flights between Dublin and the United States of America; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
16 Mr. S. Barrett asked the Minister for Education if she will outline the projected date for completion of the amalgamation of St. Kevin's boys, girls and junior schools, Sallynoggin, County Dublin following its agreement which was reached in January, 1990; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
51 Mr. S. Barrett asked the Minister for Health the way in which his £1 million allocation to the needs of persons with a mental handicap compares with the needs as outlined in the report of the Review Group on Mental Handicap Services.
51 Mr. S. Barrett asked the Minister for Health the way in which his £1 million allocation to the needs of persons with a mental handicap compares with the needs as outlined in the report of the Review Group on Mental Handicap Services.
18 Mr. S. Barrett asked the Minister for Justice if he will arrange to have a free confidential telephone line made available to the public in order to encourage the public to report terrorist activities to the Garda Síochána; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
16 Mr. S. Barrett asked the Minister for Justice if he will outline his plans to introduce additional schemes as alternatives to custody; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the present prison policy is a cause of great concern; whether there are 7,000 prisoners going through 2,000 prison places annually; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
15 Mr. S. Barrett asked the Minister for Justice when he intends to publish the White Paper on marital breakdown; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
14 Mr. S. Barrett asked the Minister for Justice if he will outline the reason (1) for the delay in dealing with the increasing level of white collar crime and (2) increased powers and adequate resources have not been given to the Fraud Squad; if he intends transferring this responsibility to the Office of the Attorney General; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
6 Mr. S. Barrett asked the Minister for Education if she has any plans to provide some form of assistance towards running costs to clubs, particularly football clubs, on an annual basis in view of the valuable social service they provide in many areas in Dublin; and if national lottery funds can be made available for this purpose.
80 Mr. S. Barrett asked the Minister for Health if he has satisfied himself with waiting times, supervision and conditions in the outpatient departments of the major Dublin hospitals; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
3 Mr. S. Barrett asked the Minister for Justice if he will outline the additional steps he intends to take to deal with the escalating drugs problem facing this country; if he will outline the up-to-date position on the likely consequences of the opening of the borders in Europe after 1992 in so far as drugs traffic is concerned; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
2 Mr. S. Barrett asked the Minister for Justice if he will draw up a charter for victims of crime covering, among other things (1) rights to legal aid (2) rights to compensation and (3) the provision of support services to help victims over the trauma and loss suffered by them; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
17 Mr. S. Barrett asked the Minister for Industry and Commerce when the final report of the Fair Trade Commission on the distribution of oil products on the Irish market will be published; and if he will make a statement on the urgent need for this report felt by Irish industry.
69 Mr. S. Barrett asked the Minister for Justice if his attention has been drawn to the fact that (a) unsocial hours earnings of members of the Garda Síochána are treated as income in every way except for pension purposes and that PAYE and PRSI has to be paid on this income and (b) the gardaí retire on pensions equal to only 40 per cent of their pay; if he has any plans to change the regulations in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
69 Mr. S. Barrett asked the Minister for Justice if his attention has been drawn to the fact that (a) unsocial hours earnings of members of the Garda Síochána are treated as income in every way except for pension purposes and that PAYE and PRSI has to be paid on this income and (b) the gardaí retire on pensions equal to only 40 per cent of their pay; if he has any plans to change the regulations in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
3 Mr. S. Barrett asked the Minister for Justice if his attention has been drawn to the fact (1) that unsocial hours' earnings of members of the Garda Síochána, namely payment for working on Saturdays, Sundays, night duty and bank holidays, are treated as income in every way except for pension purposes and that PAYE and PRSI have to be paid on this income, (2) that the gardaí retire on pensions equal to only 40 per cent of their pay; if he has any plans to change the regulations in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
2 Mr. S. Barrett asked the Minister for Justice if he proposes holding a constitutional referendum on the question of bail; if it is possible to hold this in conjunction with the local elections in June 1991; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
1 Mr. S. Barrett asked the Minister for Justice if he will make a statement on (1) the growing public concern in relation to the level of under-age drinking in public places (2) the fact that alcohol appears to be readily available to young people for purchase and (3) the level of vandalism and crime associated with under-age drinking; and if he will outline the steps he intends taking to deal with these problems.
16 Mr. S. Barrett asked the Minister for Justice his views on whether there is a growing problem of domestic violence against women and that women are very often intimidated into not pressing charges; and if he has any proposals to deal with this problem.
11 Mr. S. Barrett asked the Minister for Justice whether the recent figures issued by the ISPCC in relation to child sexual abuse have been brought to his attention; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
10 Mr. S. Barrett asked the Minister for Justice if the national survey carried out by Combined Action into the problems of underage drinking has been brought to his attention; if he will outline his views on the findings of this survey; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
7 Mr. S. Barrett asked the Minister for Energy if he will outline his long term plans to deal with the volatile oil market; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
36 Mr. S. Barrett asked the Minister for Industry and Commerce the reason he has not implemented in full the recommendation, in paragraph 10.11 of the Review of Industrial Performance, which states that in relation to indigenous industry all strategic and cash supports should go through one agency.
36 Mr. S. Barrett asked the Minister for Industry and Commerce the reason he has not implemented in full the recommendation, in paragraph 10.11 of the Review of Industrial Performance, which states that in relation to indigenous industry all strategic and cash supports should go through one agency.