Vol. 497 No. 2
71 Mr. Stanton asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the title, role and composition of all task forces, review groups, advisory bodies and any other agencies operating under the aegis of her Department; the date of establishment of each body; and the reports, if any, published by each group in the past 12 months. [24876/98]
The information sought by the Deputy is as follows:
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Title |
Role |
Composition |
Date of Establishment |
Report published in the last 12 months |
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Working Group on Sunday Work in Retail Sector |
Examine possible solutions to divergent interests of employers & workers regarding the issue of Sunday Working in the retail sector. |
Chairman & Nominees of IBEC & Nominees of ICTU |
30 January 1998 |
Report by Chairman submitted to Minister for Labour, Trade and Consumer Affairs on 18 May, 1998, but not published |
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Monitoring Group on Organisation of Working Time Act, 1997 |
—Chairman, PO from Dept. of Enterprise, Trade & Employment and Representatives from the following: |
10 July 1998 |
None.Work of Group ongoing. |
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—4 Nominees of ICTU |
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—5 Nominees of IBEC |
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—1 Nominee of the Labour Court |
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—1 Nominee of IDA |
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—1 Nominee of the Health & Safety Authority |
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Monitoring Group on the Protection of Young Persons (Employment) Act, 1996 |
To appraise the effectiveness of the legislation and monitor its enforcement |
Representatives from the following: |
15 October 1997 |
None.Work of Group ongoing. |
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—1 Nominee of ICTU |
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—1 Nominee of IBEC |
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—1 Nominee of National Youth Council |
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—1 Nominee of Children's Rights Alliance |
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—3 Nominees of Dept. of Enterprise, Trade and Employment |
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National Minimum Wage Commission |
To examine and advise the Government on the best way to implement the commitment in the Programme for Government to introduce a national minimum hourly wage |
Chairman & Nominees of the Taoiseach and the Tánaiste |
18 July 1997 |
5 April 1998 |
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Inter-Departmental Group on Implementation of a national minimum wage |
To asssit the Government in formulating proposals and a plan of action in respect of implementing the recommendations of the national Minimum Wage Commission |
Representatives from seven Government Departments |
31 March 1998 |
Interim report — 17 November 1998 |
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Enquiry under Section 38(2) of the Industrial Relations Act |
An urgent enquiry into the dispute at Dublin Airport |
Nominees of the Tánaiste |
7 March 1998 |
15 July 1998 |
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Partnership 2000 Social Economy Working Group |
To undertake a detailed examination of the potential of Social Economy both in the terms of employment and the supply of services |
Representatives from Government Departments, 4 Pillars Social Partnership, Area Development Management and FÁS |
October 1997 |
July 1998 |
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Policy Advisory Committee (PAC) |
To advise the Minister in relation to operation of the individual LES (Local Employment Service) Areas |
Representatives from the following: |
1995 |
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—5 Government Departments. FÁS, IBEC, ICTU, ISME, INOU, Area Development Management Partnership, LES Coordinators |
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Review of Community Employment Programme |
To evaluate the success of CE in meeting the needs of participants, provide comment on how CE could be improved or the needs of participants better met. Revisit the assumptions underlying the objective of CE and provide comment on the structure and size of CE in current labour market conditions. Provide comment on whether CE is an efficient investment from the proint of view of the taxpayer in addressing the problems of unemployment and social exclusion |
Independent Review carried out by Deloitte & Touche on contract |
December 1997 |
October 1998 |
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Credit Union Advisory Committee |
To advise the Minister on the improvement of the management of credit unions, the protection of the interests of members and creditors of credit unions, and other related matters on which the Minister may seek advice |
A seven member committee was appointed by the Minister of persons chosen for their knowledge of matters pertaining to credit unions |
1 May 1997 |
None |
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Personal Injuries Tribunal working Group |
i) Setting up of Personal Injuries Tribunal |
Chairman & 1 Nominee of ICTU & 1 Nominee of UCG |
Report on Personal Injury Tribunal dated 2 May 1997 Report on part 2 of remit due in 1999 |
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ii) Examination of alternative systems of Personal Injury compensation |
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Motor Insurance Advisory Board |
To provide advice on charges for Motor Insurance |
17 Members Representatives from the following: |
Re-established 8 September 1998 |
Report due in 1999 |
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—Motor Insurance |
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—3 Government Departments |
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—CIE |
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—Insurance |
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—National Safety Council |
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—National Roads Authority |
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—The Garda |
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—Car Rental Council of Ireland |
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—Driving Instructors Register |
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—Consumer Association of Ireland |
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—Micro Business & young male drivers |
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—Irish Coach Tourism Council |
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—Irish Road Haulage Association |
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—1 IBEC Nominee |
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Working Group on Company Law Compliance and enforcement |
The purpose of the Working Group is to advise on improving compliance with and enforcement of company law |
Chairman, Senior Council Vice Chairman, Barrister and Representatives from the following: |
1998 |
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—5 Government Departments |
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—Accountancy Professions |
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—Garda Bureau of Fraud Investigations |
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—1 SIPTU Nominee |
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—2 Solicitors |
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—Auctioneer |
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—teacher |
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—Attorney General's Office |
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—Director of Public Prosecutions' Office Company Representative |
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Irish Council for Science, Technology & Innovation (ICSTI) |
Advise on strategic direction of S&T policy |
S&T Policy experts, drawn from industry, academia and State sectors |
March 1997 |
Advice published in the following reports: |
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—£250 m S&T Education Investment Fund |
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—Science in Primary Schools |
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—Partnership Approach to Research Funding |
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—Mechanisms for Prioritising State Expenditure on S&T |
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—Innovation in |
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Inter-Departmental Group on Competitiveness |
To consider reports issued by the National Competitiveness Council in order to prepare a Government response |
Department and Agency Representatives |
May 1998 |
First report published September 1998 |
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Small Business & Services Forum |
To advise the Minister with responsibility for small business on the evolving needs of small business |
The Forum includes representatives of small business and of interests interacting with the sector |
7 September 1995 |
Annual Report on Small Business in Ireland 1997, published on 2 July 1998 |
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North Mayo Enterprise Initiative |
Response to closure of Asahi Ireland Ltd. |
Mayo County Manager, representatives of State Agencies, Asahi workers and Business community |
10 July 1997 |
None |
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Leitrim Enterprise Project Group |
Response to closure of Ballinamore Textiles Ltd. |
Leitrim County Manager, representatives of State Agencies, business community, educational bodies, SIPTU, Leitrim County Council |
20 April 1998 |
None |
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Donegal Employment Initiative |
To assess and recommend the most appropriate responses to offset and compensate for the immediate risks to jobs in particular areas of Donegal |
Donegal County Manager, representatives of State Agencies, Government Departments, Investment Fund for Ireland, Letterkenny Institute of Technology, Fruit of the Loom workers, SIPTU, and business community. |
16 September 1998 |
None |
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Mullingar Inter-Agency Group |
Respond to closure of Tarkett Ireland Ltd. and need for job creation in Mullingar |
Representatives of State Agencies and Tarkett Ireland Ltd. |
29 October 1998 |
None |
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Clothing Sector Policy Review Group |
To develop and oversee the implementation of a revised strategy for the future of the clothing sector |
Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Irish Clothing Manufacturers Federation, State Agencies |
2 February 1998 |
None |
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Limerick Inter Agency Group |
The Group was established following the announcement of the closure of the Krups Limerick plant. It will focus on finding replacement industry and jobs as well as on addressing the re-training needs of redundant workers |
Local representatives of IDA, SFADCo, FÁS, Government Agencies, SIPTU and Krups Engineering |
2 November 1998 |
Will not be published |
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National Advisory Council on Teleworking |
To advise on the development of Teleworking employment opportunities in Ireland |
Local Government, State Agencies, Educational and Union Representatives and Representatives of Teleworking businesses, an Accountant and a Solicitor |
April 1998 |
None — due about April 1999 |
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Year 2000 Awareness Campaign Committee |
To advise the Minister for Science, Technology and Commerce on the Year 2000 computer problem |
Representatives from the following: |
April 1998 |
None |
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—Chambers of Commerce of Ireland |
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—County & City Enterprise Boards |
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—First National Building Society |
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—Forfás |
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—Enterprise Ireland |
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—FEII |
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—IDA Ireland |
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—PKS Systems |
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—RGDATA |
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—Shannon Development |
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—Seaward & Associates |
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—Údarás na Gaeltachta |
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—Vintners Federation of Ireland |
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—Irish Hotels Federation |
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—Institute of Chartered Accountants |
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—Irish Bankers Federation |
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—Irish Computer Society |
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—Irish Co-Operative Organisation Society Ltd. |
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—Irish Insurance Federation |
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—Irish League of Credit Unions |
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—Irish Small & Medium Enterprise Association |
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—Irish Stock Exchange |
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Inter-Departmental and Agency Group on EXPO 2000 |
Oversee Ireland's presentation at EXPO 2000. |
Officials from the following Departments: |
17 February 1998 |
None |
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—Enterprise, Trade & Employment, |
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—Taoiseach |
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—Public Enterprise |
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—Tourism, Sport and Recreation |
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—Arts, Heritage, Gaeltacht and the Islands |
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—Agriculture & Food |
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—Bord Fáilte |
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—Bord Bia |
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—IDA Ireland |
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—Office of Public Works |
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—Enterprise Ireland |
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Foreign Earnings Committee |
Put enhanced effective co-ordination mechanisms in place to achieve the necessary single-market pursuit of Ireland's economic and commercial interests abroad by all our agencies and programmes including the diplomatic service. |
Minister Kitt & Departmental and Agency Representatives |
re-established 1991 & restructured in 1993 |
None |
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Trade Advisory Forum |
The Forum acts as an advisory and consultative body to the Government on trade matters, in so far as they relate to Irish exports. |
Minister of State, Deputy Tom Kitt & Representatives of the following: |
July 1996 |
None |
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—Government Departments |
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—Semi-State Bodies |
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—ICTU |
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—IBEC |
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—Individual Industry Representatives |
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Competitions & Mergers Review Group |
To review and make recommendations on: |
Chairman & Representatives of the following:—2 IBEC Nominees—1 ISME Nominee—1 ICTU Nominee—Department of Enterprise, Trade & Employment Nominees |
30 September 1996 |
The group published proposals for discussion in relation to mergers on 31 July 1998 |
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—the Mergers legislation in the context of legislative consolidation; |
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—the effectiveness of competition legislation and associated regulations; |
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—cultural matters in the context of the Competition Act, 1991 and in particular, section 4(2) of that Act, and |
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—appropriate structures for implementation of the above legislation |
