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Dáil Éireann debate -
Wednesday, 24 Mar 1999

Vol. 502 No. 4

Written Answers. - Departmental Bodies.

Michael D. Higgins

Question:

96 Mr. M. Higgins asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of ad hoc advisory groups in relation to policy or implementation established in her 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. [8586/99]

The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the following table.

Type of AdvisoryGroup

Title

Number

Estimated Cost in 1999in addition to normal staff costs

Estimated cost of Individual Advisers in 1999

Ad-hoc AdvisoryGroup

– European Centre for Corporate Excellence

– Organisation of Working Time Act, 1997

– Competition and Mergers Review Group

£45,000

– Working Group to examine alternative systems for delivering personal injury Compensation

£64,000

– National Year 2000 Committee

– National Advisory Committee on Teleworking

£20,000

– Information Society Action Plan Implementation Group

– Steering Committee on Electronic Commerce Policy Statement

£25,000

– Clothing Sector Policy Review Group

– Motor Insurance Advisory Group

£10,000

– Science Technology and Innovation Co-ordination Committee

Total

11

Statutory Committees

– Credit Union Advisory Committee

£4,000

– Protection of Young Persons Monitoring Group– Joint Labour Committees (13)

Total

15

Permanent Groups

– Partnership Committee

– Customer Service Group

– Patents Users Council

– Companies Registration Office Users Council (CROLink)– Employment Appeals Tribunal Consultative Committee

– Small Business and Services Forum

£30,000

Total

6

Type of AdvisoryGroup

Title

Number

Estimated Cost in 1999in addition to normal staff costs

Estimated cost of Individual Advisers in 1999

– Interdepartmental Groups

– Freedom of Information Civil Services Users Network

– Employment of people with Disabilities

– Expo 2000

–Interdepartmental Group on National Minimum Wage

–Tripartite Group on National Minimum Wage

– Local Employment Service Advisory Group

– Local Employment Service Policy Advisory Group

– Interdepartmental Group on Competitiveness

– Interdepartmental Committee on Science and Technology

Total

9

*The costs of administering these Advisory Groups/Committees are included in the Departments overall staff costs. There are no additional costs arising.
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