Michael McDowell
Question:200 Mr. M. McDowell asked the Minister for Enterprise and Employment whether his attention has been drawn to the serious implications of the commencement of the Casual Trading Act, 1995 on certain businesses which operate mobile catering units at large public events throughout the country; his views on whether the obligation to apply to local authorities in advance of such events at least 30 days prior to the events is practical, expensive and sometimes impossible; the plans, if any, he has to make provision for such enterprises by exercising his powers under section 2 (3) of the Casual Trading Act, 1995; whether he will review the situation as promised to representatives of businesses consisting of mobile catering units at a meeting with officials from his Department on 14 March 1996; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8769/96]