Vol. 495 No. 2
29 Proinsias De Rossa asked the Taoiseach the membership of the Government millennium steering groups; the number of occasions on which it has met; when it is expected that specific proposals will be produced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17514/98]
30 Mr. J. Bruton asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the Government's consideration of its contribution to the celebration of the millennium. [17639/98]
31 Mr. Deenihan asked the Taoiseach if he will outline Government plans for the provision of major millennium projects and the expected distribution of these projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18693/98]
I propose to answer Questions Nos. 29, 30 and 31 together.
The Government is in the process of establishing a national millennium committee which I will chair. The committee is to examine and make recommendations on contributing towards the funding of a small number of significant national projects which have been proposed as millennium projects. In addition, it will examine and recommend a system for supporting, including funding, commemorative projects at a community, local, county or regional level, in order to provide local communities, including in areas of social disadvantage, with an opportunity to participate in the commemoration of the millennium.
