asked the Minister for Finance further to the reply of the former Minister for Economic Planning and Development of 13 December 1979 concerning the establishment of the National Enterprise Agency in accordance with the national understanding for economic and social development when it is proposed to introduce amending legislation or structural arrangements to provide for this agency.

Discussions with the employer and trade union interests are continuing and consensus has been reached on most of the principal issues for decision. I expect that these discussions can be concluded successfully in the near future.