Michael Ahern
Question:86 Mr. M. Ahern asked the Minister for Equality and Law Reform the names of those persons on the National Task Force for Travellers. [4601/95]
Written Answers. - Task Force Membership.
The present membership of the Task Force on the Travelling Community is as follows:
|
Nominating Body |
Nominee |
|
Labour Party |
Senator Mary Kelly, (Chairperson)(¹) |
|
Dublin Travellers Education and Development Group |
Niall Crowley Martin Collins |
|
Conference of the Major Religious Superiors of Ireland (now known as the Conference of Religious of Ireland) |
Fr. Bill McKenna |
|
National Federation of Irish Travelling People |
Mary Moriarty |
|
Irish Travellers Movement |
Chrissie O'Sullivan |
|
National Association of Traveller Training Centre |
John McGee |
|
Minister for Equality and Law Reform |
Liam Keane, Social Worker, Kilkenny County Council |
|
South Dublin County Council (formerly Dublin County Council) |
Dan O'Sullivan |
|
Department of Education |
Matt Ryan |
|
Department of the Environment |
Peter Greene |
|
Department of Health |
Brian Mullen |
|
Department of Social Welfare |
Mary Mallon |
|
Fine Gael |
Councillor John Maher |
|
Progressive Democrats |
Councillor Catherine Quinn |
|
Fianna Fáil |
Councillor Gabriel Cribben Councillor Ita Green |
|
Democratic Left |
Councillor Seamus Rodgers(²) |
The Secretariat of the Task Force, which comprises three officials, is provided by my Department.
(¹) Senator Kelly was appointed Chairperson on 9 January 1995 following the appointment of Deputy Liz McManus as Minister of State.
(²) Councillor Rodgers was appointed to the Task Force on 16 February, 1995 to replace Deputy Liz McManus as the representative of the Democratic Left.