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asked the Minister for Finance the proposals, if any, he has for the Industrial Credit Corporation; whether he will dispose of the State's interest therein; and whether he has any plans to establish a joint venture between the Industrial Credit Corporation and any other body.
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asked the Minister for Finance whether he has commissioned any report concerning the future of the Agricultural Credit Corporation; whether he will consider any proposal to dispose of some or all of the State's interest therein; whether he will consider amalgamating its activities with those of another body by way of joint venture or otherwise; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
I propose to take Questions Nos. 15 and 37 together.
I have no proposals of the type indicated by the Deputy in respect of either the ACC and ICC. Neither have I commissioned any report concerning the future of the ACC.
As I said in the Dáil on 8 March 1988 during the Second Stage of the debate on the Agricultural Credit Bill, I have asked the Chairman of both the ACC and ICC to examine the scope for co-operation between them and to ensure that there will not be any undue overlapping of functions.
