Vol. 567 No. 5
125 Dr. Upton asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the progress made to date with regard to the review of the Western Development Commission being under taken by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14391/03]
As I have stated on a number of occasions, the purpose of the review is to identify and address any unnecessary duplication between State agencies operating in the western region, thus ensuring value for money of all public expenditure on promoting development in the region.
The review is in progress but will not be finalised before a separate study of how best to support enterprise in rural areas has been carried out. I am currently finalising the terms of reference of that study.
