Vol. 502 No. 4
145 Mr. M. Higgins asked the Minister for the Environment and Local Government the number of ad hoc advisory groups in relation to policy or implementation established in his Department; the number of statutory committees; the number of other permanent groups; the number of interdepartmental groups; the cost of each in a full year; and the cost of individual advisers in the same period. [8594/99]
The information requested, in so far as it relates to groups and committees established since 26 June 1997, is set out in the following table.
|
Group/Committee |
Type |
Cost in full year (including advisers) |
|
Green Network of Government Departments |
Non-statutory/interdepartmental |
NIL |
|
Consultation Group on Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading |
Non-statutory |
NIL |
|
Liaison Group on Waste Management |
Non-statutory |
NIL |
|
COMHAR – The National Sustainable Development Partnership |
Non-statutory/ permanent advisory group |
£180,000 (estimate for 1999) |
|
Ad-hoc Steering Committee on the OECD Environmental Review in Ireland |
Non-statutory/interdepartmental |
NIL |
|
Steering Committee on Sustainable Development Indicators |
Non-statutory/interdepartmental |
NIL |
|
Steering Committee on Sustainable Development Chemicals |
Non-statutory/interdepartmental |
NIL |
|
National Rural Water Monitoring Committee |
Non-statutory/interdepartmental |
£30,000 (estimate for 1999) |
|
National Federation of Group Water Schemes |
Non-statutory |
£250,000 (estimate for 1999) |
|
Pilot Study Steering Group on the Needs and Resources of Local Authorities |
Non-statutory/advisory |
£100,000 (estimated total cost) |
|
Steering Committee on Financial Management Systems |
Non-statutory/advisory |
NIL |
|
Value for Money Project Steering Committee |
Non-statutory/advisory |
NIL |
|
Working Group to oversee the Implementation of the Recommendations of the Review of Efficiency of County Councils' Operations in the Non-National Roads Area |
Non-statutory |
NIL |
|
Group/Committee |
Type |
Cost in full year (including advisers) |
|
Local Appointments Commission Review Group |
Non-statutory |
NIL |
|
National Roads Monitoring Group of the EU Operational Programme for Transport |
Non-statutory/interdepartmental |
NIL |
|
High Level Committee on Public Private Partnership |
Non-statutory/advisory |
NIL |
|
Cross Departmental Team on Homelessness |
Non-statutory/interdepartmental |
NIL |
|
Interdepartmental Committee on Issues relating to the possible transfer of administration of rent and mortgage supplementation from health boards to local authorities |
Non-statutory/interdepartmental |
NIL |
|
National Traveller Accommodation Consultative Group |
Non-statutory/advisory |
£10,000 (estimate for 1999) |
|
The Housing Unit (IPA) |
Non-statutory/advisory |
£60,000 |
|
Steering Committee on Residential Density |
Non-statutory/interdepartmental |
NIL |
|
Steering Committee on Large Scale Retail Shopping Development |
Non-statutory/interdepartmental |
NIL |
|
Advisory Group on the Scheme of Grants for the Conservation of Protected Structures and Employment of Conservation Officers |
Non-statutory/interdepartmental |
NIL |
|
Constituency Commission |
Statutory |
£11,415 (1998) |
|
Electoral Area Boundary Committee |
Statutory |
£67,965 (1998) |
|
Dublin Electoral Area Boundary Committee |
Statutory |
£17,731 (1998) |
|
Informal Working Group on Miscellaneous Electoral Matters |
Non-statutory/advisory |
NIL |
|
Building Regulations Advisory Body (BRAB) |
Statutory |
£15,000 (estimated cost for 1999) |
|
Forum for the Construction Industry |
Non-statutory/advisory |
£300,000 (estimated cost for 1999 of which £150,000 is being provided by the Construction Industry Council) |
|
Expert Advisory Panel on Urban Renewal |
Non-statutory/advisory |
£12,000 (1998) |
|
National Water Study Steering Group |
Non-statutory |
NIL |
|
Task Force on the Integration of Local Government Development Systems |
Non-statutory/interdepartmental |
NIL |
|
Work Group on Review of Strategic Policy Committee Guidelines |
Non-statutory |
NIL |
|
Ad-hoc Procedural Group on Local Government Legislation |
Non-statutory |
NIL |
|
Technical Group on the National Litter Pollution Monitoring System |
Non-statutory |
NIL |
|
Euro Changeover Working Group |
Non-statutory |
NIL |
|
Local Authority Steering Group on the Euro |
Non-statutory |
NIL |
|
Public Library Policy Review Team |
Non-statutory |
£8,386 (1998) |
|
Year 2000 Monitoring Committee |
Non-statutory |
NIL |
|
Working Group on Joint Rural Resettlement Ireland/IFA Resettlement Proposal |
Non-Statutory |
NIL |
|
Local Government Centenary Working Group |
Non-Statutory |
£354 |
