Jim O'Keeffe
Ceist:146 Mr. J. O'Keeffe asked the Minister for Finance if any comparative study has been undertaken in relation to dormant accounts in other member states of the EU; if so, if he will give an indication of the ways in which they are dealt with in those other members states; and in particular if 15 years is the shortest defined period for the purposes of dormancy in the EU. [16602/00]