105 Mr. S. Barrett asked the Minister for the Environment his views on the recent recommendations by the NESC that in relation to housing policy there should be equitable State subsidisation of various housing tenures such as owner-occupancy, private rented and local authority rented; and his views on whether the present pattern of subsidisation is equitable.
105 Mr. S. Barrett asked the Minister for the Environment his views on the recent recommendations by the NESC that in relation to housing policy there should be equitable State subsidisation of various housing tenures such as owner-occupancy, private rented and local authority rented; and his views on whether the present pattern of subsidisation is equitable.
22 Mr. S. Barrett asked the Minister for Justice if he will make a statement on his recent meeting with the Northern Ireland Secretary of State, Mr. Brooke in relation to extradition; and if, following this meeting, he intends amending the Extradition Act, 1987.
20 Mr. S. Barrett asked the Minister for Justice if he has any proposals to increase the number of gardaí attached to the Traffic Corps; if he and the Minister for the Environment have proposals to introduce on the spot fines for particular offences under the Road Traffic Acts; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
22 Mr. S. Barrett asked the Minister for Industry and Commerce if he will make a statement on the consequence for the various sectors of Irish industry as a result of the breakdown in the GATT talks; and the steps he proposes to take to ensure that the immediate and long term prospects for Irish industry are not jeopardised at the continuing failure to reach agreement.
77 Mr. S. Barrett asked the Minister for Education the plans she has to reduce the pupil-teacher ratio in primary schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
77 Mr. S. Barrett asked the Minister for Education the plans she has to reduce the pupil-teacher ratio in primary schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
33 Mr. S. Barrett asked the Minister for Industry and Commerce the steps he is taking to protect the Irish clothing industry from the challenge of increasing imports from low-cost countries; if he has satisfied himself that sufficient help and assistance is being made available to this industry to enable it to continue its process of restructuring before it faces the difficulties resulting from the ending of the multi-fibre arrangement in 1991; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
10 Mr. S. Barrett asked the Minister for Industry and Commerce the opportunities afforded to various categories of Irish business to make submissions prior to the drafting of EC Directives; the mechanisms, if any, which are in place at present for the making of such submissions: if his attention has been drawn to the fact that there is grave concern among many Irish businesses at the lack of consultation; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
33 Mr. S. Barrett asked the Minister for Industry and Commerce the steps he is taking to protect the Irish clothing industry from the challenge of increasing imports from low-cost countries; if he has satisfied himself that sufficient help and assistance is being made available to this industry to enable it to continue its process of restructuring before it faces the difficulties resulting from the ending of the multi-fibre arrangement in 1991; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
3 Mr. S. Barrett asked the Minister for Industry and Commerce if, in view of the difficulties which have arisen with the workings of the Companies (Amendment) Act, 1990, since the appointment of the examiner to the Goodman Group, he has any proposals to amend this legislation in order to make it more effective; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
1 Mr. S. Barrett asked the Minister for Industry and Commerce if he will outline all the considerations and circumstances which led to the decision in 1987 to restore export credit insurance for the export of beef to Iraq; the representations which were made to him or to any other Minister which influenced that decision; the considerations and circumstances leading to the cancellation of export credit insurance policies in respect of beef exports to Iraq in November 1989; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
97 Mr. S. Barrett asked the Minister for Education the arrangements she intends to make regarding the availability of permanent in-service training for teachers at post primary level apart from those provisions already made in regard to the junior cycle.
42 Mr. S. Barrett asked the Minister for Education if she has any plans to improve the pupil-teacher ratio in primary schools, in view of the impairment of education in large classes in some schools.
42 Mr. S. Barrett asked the Minister for Education if she has any plans to improve the pupil-teacher ratio in primary schools, in view of the impairment of education in large classes in some schools.
97 Mr. S. Barrett asked the Minister for Education the arrangements she intends to make regarding the availability of permanent in-service training for teachers at post primary level apart from those provisions already made in regard to the junior cycle.
28 Mr. S. Barrett asked the Minister for Energy whether he has received the report of the task force on investment options for Whitegate and Whiddy Oil Refineries, County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
16 Mr. S. Barrett asked the Minister for Industry and Commerce if there has been any default in the repayment of moneys advanced under the export credit finance scheme in respect of meat exports to Iraq for the years 1987 and 1988; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
15 Mr. S. Barrett asked the Minister for Industry and Commerce the net number of jobs created in manufacturing and international services employment in each year for the period 1987-89, inclusive; if he will also give the number of jobs created and lost in each year for the period in question; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
14 Mr. S. Barrett asked the Minister for Industry and Commerce if he will outline the role his Department have in the process of disposing of State assets, particularly where the disposal of such assets might run counter to restrictive practice legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
13 Mr. S. Barrett asked the Minister for Industry and Commerce if he has any plans to review the mergers, take-overs and monopolies legislation in order to facilitate the restructuring of Irish industry to cater for the competitive environment after 1992; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
12 Mr. S. Barrett asked the Minister for Industry and Commerce, in his capacity as President of the EC Council of Industry and Commerce Ministers, if he will outline the steps he has taken to ensure that the net new car price differences between member states are reduced to comply with the 1985 EC regulation to limit the difference to 12 per cent; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
20 Mr. S. Barrett asked the Minister for Industry and Commerce if the cost monitoring group in his Department have identified any escalating cost handicaps for small Irish businesses in the past six months; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
18 Mr. S. Barrett asked the Minister for Industry and Commerce if he will introduce legislation to implement the recommendations contained in the various studies carried out by the Fair Trade Commission into the restrictive practices of various professional representative bodies in prohibiting or restricting advertising by their members; and in some cases by fixing of fees being charged; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
17 Mr. S. Barrett asked the Minister for Industry and Commerce if he will outline his plans to set up an injuries awards tribunal to assess damages for personal injuries arising from motor accidents; and if the cost of keeping an average family car on the road has risen by £400 in the last year; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
2 Mr. S. Barrett asked the Taoiseach if he will take the necessary steps to ensure that 1992 is designated European Year Against Drugs; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
50 Mr. S. Barrett asked the Minister for the Marine when he will publish a development plan for Dún Laoghaire Harbour, County Dublin; and if such a plan will be approved by the interim harbour board prior to its implementation.
50 Mr. S. Barrett asked the Minister for the Marine when he will publish a development plan for Dún Laoghaire Harbour, County Dublin; and if such a plan will be approved by the interim harbour board prior to its implementation.
3 Mr. S. Barrett asked the Minister for Industry and Commerce, in view of the recent announcements regarding the possible closure of such firms as the Sunbeam group and the Skerries Shirt Company employing large numbers of people, if he is concerned that the continuing increase in interest rates together with fluctuations in exchange rates are having a detrimental effect on current industrial policy; and the plans, if any, he has to prevent further closures and resulting loss of jobs.
2 Mr. S. Barrett asked the Minister for Industry and Commerce if he will give details of the commercial State companies under the control of his Department; and if he will outline the plans he has to provide these companies with the necessary resources for expansion.
1 Mr. S. Barrett asked the Minister for Industry and Commerce if he sees a role for the Consumers' Association of Ireland to act as a watchdog for his Department, particularly in the area of price reduction resulting from exchange rate fluctuations and lower VAT charges; and, if so, if he will allocate adequate resources to this association to enable them to carry out their work in this and other important areas to the benefit of the consumer.
9 Mr. S. Barrett asked the Minister for Tourism and Transport if he will outline details of the grant aid scheme available in respect of sporting developments to assist the tourism industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
6 Mr. S. Barrett asked the Minister for Social Welfare if he will back-date the validation of the granting of an old age contributory pension to the date of the original claim made by a person (details supplied) in County Dublin.
88 Mr. S. Barrett asked the Minister for Energy if he will outline the membership of the working group he has established to identify alternative employment at Arigna, County Roscommon; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
88 Mr. S. Barrett asked the Minister for Energy if he will outline the membership of the working group he has established to identify alternative employment at Arigna, County Roscommon; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
11 Mr. S. Barrett asked the Minister for Industry and Commerce if the proposed purchaser of Irish Steel has at this stage fulfilled all his contractual obligations to enable the sale of the company to proceed.
8 Mr. S. Barrett asked the Minister for Industry and Commerce the plans, if any, he has for the implementation of the EC Product Liability Directive; and if he will outline the proposals which are in place to prepare Irish industry for same.
2 Mr. S. Barrett asked the Minister for Industry and Commerce if the export credit insurance scheme and the export credit finance scheme operated here are on a similar basis to those operating in the other EC countries; and if he will outline the financial experience of each scheme in 1988 and 1989.
5 Mr. S. Barrett asked the Minister for Industry and Commerce when his Department last commissioned a report on motor insurance costs; and whether there is a need to examine the policy issues in this area.
21 Mr. S. Barrett asked the Minister for Finance whether he is satisfied with present policies regarding the preservation of peatlands of special environmental interest.