Liam Burke
Question:178 Mr. L. Burke asked the Minister for Finance the proposals, if any, there are to privatise semi-State bodies such as the ESB and Aer Rianta; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17979/97]
Written Answers. - Semi-State Bodies Privatisation.
There are no proposals for the State to privatise semi-State bodies such as the ESB or Aer Rianta. As set out in An Action Programme for the Millennium the Government will take a practical rather than ideological approach to the future of State companies, working in the spirit of social partnership and consensus.