Dáil Éireann debate -
Tuesday, 11 Dec 1990

Vol. 403 No. 8

Written Answers. - Community Support Monitoring Bodies.

Séamus Pattison

Question:

29 Mr. Pattison asked the Minister for Finance if he has established, as promised, the seven subregional working groups/committees under the chairmanship of his Department; the names of the chairperson of each committee; the number of times that they have met; if they are fully participating in advising how the EC Structural Funds are to be spent; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

Minister for Finance (Mr. A. Reynolds)

I presume the Deputy is referring to the subregional review committees to monitor implementation of the Community Support Framework.

The subregional review committees, which broadly comprise the previously subregional advisory and working groups, have been established in accordance with the terms of the Community Support Framework agreed with the EC Commission. The role envisaged for the review committees is set out in paragraph 2.7 of the CSF which provides that they:

—be regularly informed and consulted about implementation of measures approved under the Community Support Framework in, or significantly affecting, the subregion concerned;

—meet not less than twice a year to receive and consider progress reports and financial statements on current and planned implementation of measures under the Community Support Framework;

—may convey their opinion on any aspect of implementation to the Community Support Framework Monitoring Committee or to the appropriate operational programme monitoring committees.

The review committees were convened in July 1990 and have all met on at least 2 occasions to date. Under the Community Support Framework the subregional review committees may designate their own chairmen. At their inaugural meetings, the committees elected the following to serve as chairmen:

Sub-region	Chairman
Dublin	Cllr. Michael Donnelly Lord Mayor of Dublin
South-East	Cllr. William Kyne
	Chairman
	Waterford County Council
South-West	Cllr. Vivian O'Callaghan
	Chairman
	Cork County Council
Mid-West	Cllr. Patrick Madden
	Mayor of Limerick
West	Mr. James McGarry
	Chamber of Commerce of
	Ireland
North-West	Cllr. Tony Ferguson
	Chairman
	Leitrim County Council
Midlands-East	Cllr. Pat Fitzsimons
	Chairman
	Meath County Council

I am pleased to assure the Deputy that the subregional review committees are participating fully in monitoring the Community Support Framework, as required under their terms of reference.