Vol. 503 No. 4
148 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for the Environment and Local Government the agencies under the auspices of his Department which have declared themselves to be year 2000 compliant; the agencies, if any, yet to make such a declaration; when he expects such a declaration, if any, to be made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10414/99]
Agencies under the aegis of my Department are reporting progress with their remedial programmes to the Department every two months. It is clear from the latest reports submitted that detailed remedial programmes are in place and that substantial progress is now being made with those programmes.
The following agencies have now declared themselves Year 2000 compliant: Dublin Docklands Development authority, Housing Finance Agency, National Safety Council, Temple Bar Properties, Fire Services Council and the Rent Tribunal.
The schedule for compliance of the remaining agencies is as follows. An Comhairle Leabharlanna and the National Building Agency are scheduled for compliance by the end of April; An Bord Pleanala, the Local Government Management Services Board and the Medical Bureau of Road Safety are scheduled for compliance by end of June; and the National Roads Authority has scheduled its Year 2000 remedial programme for completion by September and both the Local Government Computer Services Board and the Environmental Protection Agency are scheduled for compliance by October 1999.
My Department will continue to monitor progress in these bodies and will provide whatever assistance it can to ensure that compliance is achieved within the required time scales.
