Ivan Yates
Ceist:257 Mr. Yates asked the Minister for the Environment and Local Government the proposals he has to re-establish or reconstitute An Foras Forbartha or any equivalent State body to carry out research work. [24897/00]
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257 Mr. Yates asked the Minister for the Environment and Local Government the proposals he has to re-establish or reconstitute An Foras Forbartha or any equivalent State body to carry out research work. [24897/00]
I have no proposals to re-establish An Foras Forbartha. The work previously carried out by the Foras is now performed by a number of agencies, including the Environmental Protection Agency, the National Roads Authority and my Department.