Vol. 535 No. 5
61 Ms Shortall asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs when the task force on policy regarding emigrants which was promised in the Programme for Prosperity and Fairness will be established; when it will report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12932/01]
In the Programme for Prosperity and Fairness the Government is committed to establish a task force to develop a coherent long-term approach to our emigrants and their needs. I am in the process of selecting members of the task force and setting terms of reference, including a date by which it will be asked to report to me, with a view to putting specific proposals to the Government in the near future. As soon as there is a Government decision I will announce the details.
