Item 1: Draft agenda of the seventy-fifth meeting of the Bureau. Item 2: Draft minutes of the seventy-fourth meeting of the Bureau, 24 November 1988. Minutes record the examination of the draft agenda of the thirty-seventh Administrative Board meeting including the final approval of the 1989 work programme (p.2) and the election of a Chairperson and Vice-Chairperson (p.5). Minutes also record the 'question of a visit to the Irish Social Partners sometime during a Board meeting' (p.6). 6pp. Item 3: Outline of the 1988 Annual Report. 'This note sets out the form of the Foundation's Annual Report for 1988 for the information of the Bureau. The 1988 report will be similar in form to the Annual Report for 1987. Any suggestions for improvement would be welcomed.' Outline states that the report will be in three parts 1. Review of 1988, 2. The work of the Foundation and 3. The annexes. An example of a project record sheet for the Annual Report is included. Item 4: Draft programme of work for 1989. 'The following document is a revised version of the discussion document of possible activities for 1989 presented at the Administrative Board meeting in November 1988 ... This draft programme of work for 1989 is submitted for discussion at the Bureau meeting on 27 January 1989; it will then be submitted to the Committee of Experts for their opinion.' Item 5: Discussion paper for the Bureau on the 1990 preliminary draft budget. 'This paper presents a number of important considerations which affect the preparation of the preliminary draft budget of the Foundation for 1990. The Bureau is invited to consider the issues raised and to advise the Directorate on the approach to be adopted on the work programme and budget as a whole.' Paper details the 1990 work programme (pp.1-2) and the 1990 preliminary draft budget on a chapter by chapter basis (pp.2-5) concluding that 'The Directorate would welcome discussion with members of the Bureau on the available strategic options, before preparing a detailed preliminary draft budget for presentation to the Administrative Board (p.5). A number of annexes are attached to the discussion paper. 13pp. Item 6: Approval of agenda of the 38th meeting of the Administrative Board, 2-3 March 1989. No document. Item 7: Nomination of Director and Deputy Director. No document. Item 8: B/75/8a-Approval of study contracts. French only.

B/75/8B-Note for the Bureau on building development proposals. Note states that in a letter dated 12 December 1988 'the Foundation was requested by the Minister of Labour to examine the possibility of relocating the Foundation from Loughlinstown House to the Custom House Dock Development Site ... The fact that the Government has requested the Foundation to consider relocating at this site indicates a very positive attitude by the Irish authorities to the Foundation.' Note compares the cost of relocating (IR9.5 million) to the development cost (IR3 million) for the redevelopment of Loughlinstown House and discusses the contribution the Government is likely to make. Note concludes by asking the Bureau for it's advice 'on this matter with a view to having a concrete proposal for the Administrative Board meeting of 3 March 1989.' 1p. Item 9: Item 10: Other: Notes:

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