Róisín Shortall
Ceist:466 Ms Shortall asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to the position held by a person on the board and as part of the corporate team of a company (details supplied) and in the context of their position in CIE; if, in the context of CIE's ownership of a telecommunications infrastructure, its involvement in telecommunications through the ESAT deal and its further potential in that business, he views the person's role with that company to pose a conflict of interest in view of the conflict of interest provisions of the Ethics in Public Office Act 1995 and the Companies Act and the provisions of the Department of Finance Circular, Code of Practice for the Government of State Bodies, in particular the provisions of Appendix B relating to the requirements to be complied with by employees from the point of view of assuring integrity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18815/03]