Vol. 549 No. 4
102 Mr. Quinn asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the committees, boards, companies or other bodies under the auspices of his Department which it is proposed to establish; if it is intended that each such body will have a statutory basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7107/02]
103 Mr. Quinn asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the committees, boards, companies or other bodies under the auspices of his Department which were established otherwise than pursuant to statute or statutory instruments; if there are proposals to have the body in question given a statutory basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7122/02]
104 Mr. Quinn asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the committees, boards, companies or other bodies under the auspices of his Department which were established pursuant to statutory instrument; the particulars of the statutory instrument in each case; if there are proposals to have the body in question given a basis in statute as opposed to statutory instrument; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7137/02]
I propose to answer Questions Nos. 102 to 104, inclusive, together.
Seven entities currently exist under the aegis of the Department of Foreign Affairs. They are the Agency for Personal Service Overseas, APSO; the National Committee for Development Education, NCDE; the Irish Aid Advisory Committee, IAAC; the Joint Department of Foreign Affairs-Non-Governmental Organisation, NGO, Standing Committee on Human Rights; the Interdepartmental Committee on Peacekeeping; Communicating Europe Group, CEG; and the Task Force on Policy regarding Emigrants.
None of these bodies has either a statutory basis or has been established in accordance with a statutory instrument and there are no proposals to alter their status.
