In relation to the problems created for consumers as a result of these difficulties does the Minister have any specific information with regard to the problem of companies getting employers liability and the effect this is having on jobs and industry generally?

I answered that yesterday.

We will try again today.

The Deputy should realise that as a supervisory authority my powers are ones of supervision and ensuring that each heading is on balance. This is the objective of the examination of each application which comes before my Department.

That is an examination for each new company which applies but is the Minister aware of the problems faced by existing companies in trying to get employers liability?

Yes. As I said yesterday, I have expressed my concern to the industry.

For some reason or other Question Time is moving at a slow rate today. We have only succeeded in disposing of six questions in 40 minutes.

Questions of vital national interest.

There are about 200 other questions of considerable national importance being held up.

Some of them do not even get on to the Order Paper.

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