Ruairí Quinn
Question:80 Mr. Quinn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the circumstances in which her Department granted the necessary authorisation to a company (details supplied) in Dublin 2 having regard to the fact that the managing director (details supplied) was adjudged a bankrupt in the United States and section 183(1) of the Companies Act, 1963, prohibits an undischarged bankrupt from acting as a company director; the steps, if any, she will take in regard to this matter; if she will review her Departmental procedures in regard to these authorisations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4152/99]