Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Co-operation With South Africa and Chile.
- Co-operation with South Africa and Chile 2 speeches
Browne asked whether State agencies promote trade or other co-operation with South Africa and Chile; O’Malley said agencies under his control do not.
Noel C. Browne, Desmond J. O'Malley
- Consortium preliminary work 9 speeches
After a procedural exchange over Question No. 27 being passed over, Kelly asked whether the consortium’s components had yet met. O’Malley said preliminary work was delayed by his workload and denied Kelly’s suggestion that it involved inventing tasks.
John M. Kelly, Desmond J. O'Malley
asked the Minister for Industry, Commerce and Energy whether any efforts are being made through State agencies to promote trade, investment or other forms of co-operation between this country and South Africa, and between this country and Chile.
Comment on this
Sir, you called No. 28 as I was digesting the Minister's reply to No. 27. Could I ask him one question? The Minister did outline in his speech on Second Stage the industrial development components of that consortium three or four weeks ago. Is the House to take it that it has not been possible even to call a meeting of the components of this consortium so far?
Comment on this
Certain preliminary work needs to be done, a certain amount of which I would like to be involved in myself. Over the past four weeks or so I have physically not had the time to do it, much as I would have wished to have done it and much as I regard this as very desirable.
Comment on this
I know the Minister is very busy, but would I be right in guessing that a lot of that preliminary work is trying to think up things for this consortium to do?