Trevor Sargent
Ceist:185 Mr. Sargent asked the Minister for Social, Community and Family Affairs whether the work of environmental non-governmental organisations will be acknowledged in the forthcoming White Paper on the voluntary and community sector having regard to the fact that the physical environment is a key indicator of the degree of poverty or wealth being experienced by an individual or community; whether he has requested the Combat Poverty Agency to consult the environmental non-governmental organisations in its study on consultation between the voluntary sector and the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16699/98]