Name
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Topic
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Number of Members
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Due to Report
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Costs
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Financial Management Systems Steering Group
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To oversee the implementation of fundamental change to the accounting systems in place in local authorities. There are also a number of short- term sub-groups in place examining particular issues associated with the project.
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Six members of the Steering Group
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Ongoing
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Nil
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Needs and Resources Study
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Arising out of the new financial resources being made available to local government an expert group has been assigned the task of developing a practical model of the non-capital financial needs and available resources in Galway County Council (and the other local authorities in Galway county), to assist in the distribution exercise. It is intended that this model will be used by other authorities so as to build up to an overall picture of needs and resources.
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Three full-time members of the group, 11 members of the Steering Committee
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November 1998
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£100,000 approx. (estimate)
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Forum for the Construction Industry
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To oversee detailed implementation of 86 Recommendations contained in Report of the Strategic Review Committee on the Construction Industry - “Building our Future Together” (June 1997)
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17 (including Chairman)
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Annually, first report due in December 1998
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Nil (to date)
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Constituency Commission
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To report on Dáil and European constituencies
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5
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Reported in March 1998
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£918 to date
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Electoral Area Boundary Committee
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To make recommendations on the divisions of local authorities (other than in Dublin) into local electoral areas and the number of members to be assigned to each such area
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4
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1 July 1998
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£2,396 to date
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Dublin Electoral Area Boundary Committee
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To make recommendations on the divisions of the Dublin local authorities into local electoral areas and the number of members to be assigned to each such area
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4
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1 July 1998
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£785 to date
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Local Appointments Commission Review Group
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To review the role and operation of the Local Appointments Commission in local government recruitment
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11
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End of June 1998
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Nil
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Liaison Group on Waste Management
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To facilitate exchange of information concerning the development and implementation of waste management legislation, and developments generally in relation to waste management at local, national and EU level.
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Currently eight, but varies
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Work is ongoing and open-ended
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Nil
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Public Library Policy Project
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To carry out a review of the public library service
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10
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September 1998
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No direct costs, except travel and subsistence expenses
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Biosolids Studies Steering Group
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The re-use and recycling of Biosolids (treated sludge) and non hazardous sludges
|
7
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On phased basis to be completed by August 1998
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Nil
|
National Water Study - Technical Assessment Group
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Assessment of initial proposals for carrying out a study entailing the collection and analysis of data on water supply systems nationally serving more than 5,000 persons
|
3
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Reported in March 1998
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Nil
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National Rural Water Monitoring Committee
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To monitor and advise on all aspects of the development and implementation of policy on rural water supply, group water schemes in particular
|
13
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Annually
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No costs incurred as yet (group established on 5 May 1998)
|
Urban Renewal Expert Advisory Panel
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In relation to the urban renewal scheme to come into effect on 1 August 1998-
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10
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(1) Reported in November 1997. (2) Expected prior to 1 August 1998
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£15,000 (approximately) to date
|
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(1) To advise the Minister for Housing and Urban Renewal in relation to the criteria to be provided to local authorities to assist them in identifying priority areas for the purposes of the scheme, and the guidelines in relation to the content of Integrated Area Plans to be prepared for the priority areas
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(2) To assess completed Integrated Area Plans and to make recommendations to the Minister for Housing and Urban Renewal in relation to the proposals for designation which are contained in those plans
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Working Group on the Commemora- tion of the Centenary of Irish Local Government
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To draw up proposals to celebrate the centenary of the Irish local government system in 1998 and 1999, and to make recommendations to the Minister in relation to a national commemoration programme
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8
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Reported early 1998
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£354.26 (travel and subsistence only)
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