Peter Barry
Ceist:9 Mr. Barry asked the Minister for Industry and Commerce when the proposed Irish Marketing Agency will be set up; if legislation will be required; and when this legislation will be introduced.
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9 Mr. Barry asked the Minister for Industry and Commerce when the proposed Irish Marketing Agency will be set up; if legislation will be required; and when this legislation will be introduced.
For a variety of administrative and budgetary reasons, the new agency referred to by the Deputy will come into existence on 1 January 1992. With this in mind, I propose to introduce legislation to the House shortly after the Easter recess, to give effect to the merger of Córas Tráchtála and the Irish Goods Council, with a view to its enactment before the summer recess.