Forum on Europe wasting €2m a year, claims Fine Gael

FINE GAEL last night demanded the Forum on Europe be scrapped as it was “wasting” €2 million a year.

The party’s European affairs spokeswoman Lucinda Creighton hit out at the body after it failed to help deliver a yes vote to the Lisbon treaty.

“Since it was established in 2001 the total cost of running the Forum on Europe has amounted to €6.75m — this includes a staggering €2m in 2007.