Vincent Brady
Question:84 Mr. V. Brady asked the Minister for the Gaeltacht if he will give details of the number of Parliamentary Questions tabled to him for the year 1991 and the total cost involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
Written Answers. - Parliamentary Questions.
D'fhreagair Aire na Gaeltachta 100 Ceisteanna Dála i rith na bliana 1991.
Maidir leis an gcostas a bhain le freag- raí a ullmhú dírim aird an Teachta ar an bhfreagra a thug an tAire Airgeadais sa Dáil ar 13 Feabhra 1992 (Imleabhar 415 Uimh. 7 Colún 1832) ar cheist faoin ábhar sin.
Vincent Brady
Question:85 Mr. V. Brady asked the Minister for Industry and Commerce if he will give details of the number of Parliamentary Questions tabled to him for the year 1991 and the total cost involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
The total number of Parliamentary Questions tabled to me for the year 1991 was 618. It would not be possible to give details of the total cost involved without undertaking a major costing exercise in respect of each Parliamentary Question in 1991.
However, I would refer the Deputy to the answer given by the Minister for Finance to a Parliamentary Question on 13 February 1992, in which he stated that the average cost of answering a Parliamentary Question in 1992 terms would be about £64.