Brian Hayes (Dublin South West, Fine Gael)
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Question 101: To ask the Taoiseach the work carried out to date by the clearing house group announced in the Building Ireland's Smart Economy: A Framework for Sustainable Economic Renewal report; the number of times this group has met to date in 2009; and when a final report be published. [43158/09]

Brian Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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The Clearing House Group, which operates under the aegis of my Department has taken, since 1987, a lead role in the development of policy in relation to the international financial services industry. The group identifies and considers issues of major concern to the long-term development of the industry. The competitiveness and international standing of the international financial services industry was identified as a particular priority of the work of the Clearing House Group in the document "Building Ireland's Smart Economy: A Framework for Sustainable Economic Renewal".

The Clearing House Group has met on five occasions to date in 2009, and continues to work towards achieving the objectives as set out in the Smart Economy document.