Dáil Éireann debate -
Wednesday, 28 Jan 1998

Vol. 486 No. 1

Written Answers. - Operational Programmes.

John Bruton

Question:

675 Mr. J. Bruton asked the Minister for the Environment and Local Government the full membership of each of the operational programme monitoring committees; and if he will provide a schedule of all the meetings of such committees that have occurred so far and that are planned under the present arrangement for EU Structural Fund expenditure in Ireland. [1274/98]

Minister for the Environment and Local Government (Mr. Dempsey):

My Department is the lead Department for two EU operational programmes. The membership of the relevant monitoring committees is set out in the following tables, together with a schedule of meetings to date. While dates for further meetings have not yet been finalised, both committees meet at least twice per year.

Operational Programme for Transport 1994 to 1999

Monitoring Committee Details

Member	Organisation/Body Represented
Mr. N. Callan (Chairperson)	Department of the Environment and Local Government
Mr. K. Ring	Department of the Environment and Local Government
Mr. J. Fearon	Department of Public Enterprise
Mr. D. Glynn	Department of the Marine and Natural Resources
Mr. R. Rackley	Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
Mr. J. Larkin	Department of Tourism, Sport and Recreation
Mr. T. Ryan	Department of Finance
Mr. P. Ring	Department of Finance
Mr. M. Tobin	National Roads Authority
Mr. F. Cruise	Aer Rianta
Dr. R. Byrne	Córas Iompair Éireann
Mr. W. Soffe	County and City Managers' Association
Mr. J. O'Flynn	County and City Engineers' Association
Mr. M. Hoctor	Irish Port Authorities' Association
Mr. J. N. Kenna	Irish Business and Employers' Confederation
Mr. G. Hennessey	The Construction Industry Federation
Ms J. Carmichael	Irish Congress of Trade Unions
Mr. G. Maguire	The Irish Farmers' Association
Cllr. B. Coffey	Dublin Regional Authority
Dr. C. O'Loan	Directorate General for Regional Policy and Cohesion, European Commission
Mr. B. Smyth	Directorate General for Regional Policy and Cohesion, European Commission
Ms A. Wood	Directorate General for Transport, European Commission
Mr. R. Power	European Investment Bank
Mr. P. Hopkins (Secretary)	Department of the Environment and Local Government

Nine meetings have been held to date as follows:

20 December 1994

20 April 1995

19 October 1995

16 April 1996

5 June 1996

26 September 1996

19 March 1997

23 April 1997

23 October 1997.

Operational Programme for Environmental Services 1994 to 1999

Monitoring Committee Details

Member	Organisation/Body Represented
Ms G. Tallon (Chairperson)	Department of the Environment and Local Government
Mr. J. McGinley	County and City Managers' Association
Mr. J. Beirne	County and City Engineers' Association
Mr. L. Stapleton	Environmental Protection Agency
Dr. M. Kelly	Irish Business and Employers' Confederation
Mr. M. Jones	Construction Industry Federation
Mr. T. Bogue	Irish Congress of Trade Unions
Ms J. Drever	European Commission, Directorate-General XVI
Mr. R. Power	European Investment Bank
Ms G. Walsh	Irish Branch of the European Environment Bureau
Mr. M. Layde	Department of the Environment and Local Government
Mr. J. Ryan	Department of the Marine and Natural Resources
Mr. T. Ryan	Department of Finance
Mr. P. Ring	Department of Finance
Mr. S. O'Flaherty	Department of Agriculture and Food
Mr. P. Buckley	Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
Mr. J. Larkin	Department of Tourism, Sport and Recreation
Mr. S. McEvoy	Irish Assembly of Regional Authorities
Vacancy	European Commission, Directorate-General XI
O. Ryan (Secretary)	Department of the Environment and Local Government

Seven meeting have been held to date as follows:

28 April 1995

13 October 1995

29 April 1996

5 November 1996

21 February 1997 (special mid-term evaluation meeting)

30 April 1997

24 October 1997.