Bertie Ahern
Question:18 Mr. B. Ahern asked the Taoiseach the requests, if any, he has made to date to the NESC to study and report to the Government on particular issues. [5442/95]
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18 Mr. B. Ahern asked the Taoiseach the requests, if any, he has made to date to the NESC to study and report to the Government on particular issues. [5442/95]
The council is currently pursuing two major work programmes. The first is to undertake phase II of its work on output and employment, entitled Enterprise in the Irish Economy. In the context of this work, I have asked that the council take into account four key inputs: the recommendations of the OECD jobs study published in June 1994; the recommendations contained in the EU White Papers on growth, competitiveness and employment and on social policy and the Government's new approach to industrial policy set out in the response to the Moriarty task force.
I have also asked that the council indicate to what extent, and how, the recommendations in the OECD study and the EU White Papers should be implemented in Ireland so as to have maximum effect on employment and growth.