Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 27 April 2004
134 Mr. Boyle asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the number of companies in existence, established and registered by Údarás na Gaeltachta or full time officials of Údarás; the reasons such companies were formed; and the assets held by such companies. [11807/04]
View answerSection 8(6) of the Údarás na Gaeltachta Act 1979 confers on the Údarás the power to form a body corporate for the purpose of establishing, developing or maintaining industries and productive schemes of employment in the Gaeltacht.
Údarás na Gaeltachta currently holds nine subsidiary companies established for a variety of purposes ranging from, for example, the promotion of cultural tourism to the promotion of new technology in Gaeltacht companies. Details of such companies are contained in the annual reports and accounts of Údarás na Gaeltachta, which are published annually and laid before the Houses of the Oireachtas. Information pertaining to the objectives and assets of the companies is available from the Company's Registration Office @ www.cro.ie
