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35 Mr. Currie asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if she has received the report from the officials in her Department on their observation of the Institute of Chartered Accountants' committee of inquiry into the regulation of the accountancy profession established as a result of the McCracken Tribunal report. [4254/98]
56 Mr. Deenihan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if she has received the report from the officials in her Department on their observation of the Institute of Chartered Accountants' committee of inquiry into the regulation of the accountancy profession established as a result of the McCracken Tribunal report. [4255/98]
119 Mrs. Owen asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if she has received the report from officials in her Department on their observations on the Institute of Chartered Accountants' committee of inquiry into the regulation of the accountancy profession established as a result of the McCracken Tribunal report. [4343/98]
I propose to take Questions Nos. 35, 56 and 119 together.
The work of the committee of inquiry established by the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland is ongoing. While I am briefed on progress from time to time, I will receive only a formal assessment from my Department's observer when the committee's deliberations have concluded.
The statutory recognition of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland — ICAI was amended on 10 October 1997 so as to provide unrestricted access for one or more of my Department's officials to observe the proceedings of any committees of inquiry established by the institute. The amended recognition includes the right to obtain written transcripts of all such proceedings.
