§ Mr. ConwayTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will announce the results of the survey of bathing water quality made in 1989; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Peter BottomleyThe results for the survey carried out during the 1989 bathing season showed that all of the 16 identified bathing waters in Northern Ireland met the mandatory coliform bacteria standards of the EC bathing water directive. The corresponding figure for 1988 was 14.
The 1989 results for Northern Ireland are set out in summary form. Arrangements have been made to place a more detailed summary of the results in the Library and also to send copies to the Commission of the European Communities.
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Result Magilligan Pass Castlerock Pass Portstewart Pass Portrush (Mill Strand) Pass Portrush (Curran Strand) Pass Ballycastle Pass Brown's Bay Pass Helen's Bay Pass Crawfordsburn Pass Ballyholme Pass Groomsport Pass Millisle Pass Newcastle Pass Cranfield (Nicholson's Strand) Pass Cranfield (Cranfield Bay) Pass Tyrella Pass Northern Ireland Department and the total amount, together with a breakdown of the spending between (a) regional press, (b) national press, (c) specialist or periodical press and (d) other.
§ Mr. CopeRecruitment of all permanent non-industrial staff for NI Departments is the responsibility of the Civil Service Commission for Northern Ireland and expenditure cannot be disaggregated. Total expenditure for the last three financial years for NI Departments and the NIO is given in the table.
The recruitment of industrial staff is usually done through job markets with some expenditure on local press advertising as follows:
Department 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 £ £ £ DFP Nil Nil Nil DOE 175 175 50 DED Nil Nil Nil DENI Nil Nil Nil DHSS Nil Nil 5,290.81 DANI 1,525 2,001 1,667 NIO Nil Nil Nil