asked the Minister for Local Government the dates on which the annual reports of the National Building Agency Limited for each year since its inception, have been published as required by paragraph 3 of the Schedule to the National Building Agency Limited Act, 1963; and if copies of these reports have been supplied to the National Library as they were published.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - National Building Agency Reports.
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Paragraph 3 of the schedule to the National Building Agency Limited Act, 1963 requires that a copy of every balance sheet, income and expenditure account and report of the directors of the company shall be laid before each House of the Oireachtas. With your permission, a Cheann Comhairle, I propose to circulate, with the Official Report, a statement showing the dates on which the company's reports have been so presented. Copies of these documents, which are not printed, are not furnished to the National Library.
Following is the Statement:
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Year ended 31st March |
Date on which documents as required by Paragraph 3 of the Schedule to the National Building Agency Limited Act, 1963, were laid before each House of the Oireachtas. |
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1964 |
3rd December, 1964 |
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1965 |
13th January, 1966 |
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1966 |
3rd February, 1967 |
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1967 |
27th March, 1969 |
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1968 |
27th March, 1969 |
Could the Minister explain why the National Library is not supplied with copies of this document? Surely the taxpayer should be able to see how his money is being spent by going into his National Library and reading there the report about a company which is using State funds?
They are not printed documents and they are not supplied to the National Library. If the Deputy wants them he can get them from the agency.
I am not concerned here about Deputies but about the ordinary taxpayer.