Ruairí Quinn
Ceist:193 Mr. Quinn asked the Minister for Finance the plans, if any, the Government has to conduct a public information campaign in connection with the millennium bug; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22389/99]
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193 Mr. Quinn asked the Minister for Finance the plans, if any, the Government has to conduct a public information campaign in connection with the millennium bug; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22389/99]
195 Mr. Quinn asked the Minister for Finance the nature of the work being undertaken by the national year 2000 emergencies co-ordination committee; the number of times it has met since its establishment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22387/99]
I propose to take Questions Nos. 193 and 195 together.
The national year 2000 emergencies co-ordination committee was established by the Government to oversee and co-ordinate the year 2000 contingency preparations and emergency management arrangements of the key national utility, infrastructure, health, security, financial and business sectors, so as to mitigate potential disruptions to society in the event of problems arising from year 2000 related incidents and/or millennium celebrations. The committee is representative of the business and financial sectors and Departments that provide the vital services necessary to our society and our economy.
The committee has met three times, on 22 September, 28 October and 18 November, and will meet again this Thursday, 16 December. The committee will remain in place until all possible year 2000 related disruptions have been avoided or have been dealt with.