Tom Kitt
Question:511 Mr. T. Kitt asked the Minister for Enterprise and Employment the number of meetings held by the Advisory Group on Partnership in Enterprises since its inception. [19362/96]
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511 Mr. T. Kitt asked the Minister for Enterprise and Employment the number of meetings held by the Advisory Group on Partnership in Enterprises since its inception. [19362/96]
512 Mr. T. Kitt asked the Minister for Enterprise and Employment the members of the Advisory Group on Partnership in Enterprises; their expertise; and the organisations they represent. [19363/96]
513 Mr. T. Kitt asked the Minister for Enterprise and Employment the number of models of partnership the Advisory Group on Partnership in Enterprises has designed; the number of these models that have been publicised; and the number of enterprises that have introduced employee involvement arrangement, world class manufacturing or total quality management programmes, as a result of the work of the advisory group. [19364/96]
514 Mr. T. Kitt asked the Minister for Enterprise and Employment the number of social and eco audits that have been undertaken as a result of the work of the Advisory Group on Partnership in Enterprises in view of the statement made when setting up the advisory group; the new programmes, if any, that FAS has developed; and the numbers that have participated in these programmes. [19365/96]
I propose to take Questions Nos. 511 to 514, inclusive, together.
The Advisory Group on Partnership and Change in the Workplace, which was established last March in my Department under the chairmanship of the Minister of State with responsibility for Labour Affairs, has formally met on three occasions. The Minister has also conferred with members of the group on an individual basis. The group comprises the social partners, the industrial agencies and experts in the areas of industrial relations and manufacturing operations. The organisations represented are Forfás, IDA Ireland, Forbairt, the Labour Relations Commission, the Irish Business and Employers Confederation and the Irish Congress of Trade Unions.