asked the Minister for Finance the names and functions of the commissions, committees, inter-departmental committees, working parties and State-sponsored bodies established by him and abolished by him since taking office.

The following is the information requested by the Deputy in respect of bodies established by me in my Department and in the offices under my aegis since taking office as Minister for Finance. I have not abolished any bodies of the type described by the Deputy during this time but I have taken a decision to wind up the activities of Fóir Teoranta and to ultimately abolish it under new legislation.