O'Rourke, MaryThursday, 25 June 1992 |
Dáil Éireann Debate
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I am glad of this opportunity to speak in the 1992 Estimates debate and to augment the information on trade and marketing provided earlier by the Minister for Industry and Commerce. It is very approp...
He explained to the House that he was going to a Cabinet meeting.
The Deputy would or would not?
The Deputy had better not even think it.
Lest it be misunderstood, I repeat that my colleague, the Minister for Industry and Commerce, is unable to be here because of his primary responsibility to the Cabinet. There was a Cabinet meeting at...
As I understand it, the task force report will first have to be scrutinised by Government and a decision on its publication will then be made. Obviously the proposals will have to be scrutinised by t...
Transparency will certainly be the prime objective. Indeed, it has been their modus operandi to date and I am sure the task force will continue with their policy of transparency. I remember being pre...
We will certainly follow it up then. There is a provision in the legislation for people to apply to the High Court but the Deputy, as a public representative, has made a clear case and we will certai...
The pint is going to remain, but the remaining measurements are all going to alter and that is why the Minister emphasised this point.
Deputy Barry wondered why the Minister gave so much weight to this subject but he regards it as a very important component of the Department of Industry and Commerce——
Quite obviously it is in line with the press release that will be issued today and the Minister took the opportunity to give weight to this point in his speech.
But it is such good fun. Both the Labour Party and The Democratic Left Party spokespersons dwelt extensively on the need for a jobs forum and what they expected from the Culliton report. If this appe...
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