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78 Mr. Quinn asked the Minister for the Marine and Natural Resources the committees, boards, companies or other bodies under the auspices of his Department which it is proposed to establish; if it is intended that each such body will have a statutory basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7106/02]
79 Mr. Quinn asked the Minister for the Marine and Natural Resources the committees, boards, companies or other bodies under the auspices of his Department which were established otherwise than pursuant to statute or statutory instruments; if there are proposals to have the body in question given a statutory basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7121/02]
80 Mr. Quinn asked the Minister for the Marine and Natural Resources the committees, boards, companies or other bodies under the auspices of his Department which were established pursuant to statutory instrument; the particulars of the statutory instrument in each case; if there are proposals to have the body in question given a basis in statute as opposed to statutory instrument; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7136/02]
I propose to take Questions Nos. 78 to 80, inclusive, together.
Details of task forces or special committees set up under the aegis of my Department since 1997 were given in my reply to Question No. 63 of 17 October 2001. The principal other non-statutory body operating under my Department's auspices is COFORD, the Council for Forest Research and Development, which was set up in 1993 to co-ordinate forestry research and development. There are no proposals at present to establish any of the bodies in question on a statutory basis.
Arramara Teo is a registered company in which the State has a majority shareholding. Other bodies under the auspices of my Department were established through primary legislation and related statutory instruments.
