Ruairí Quinn
Question:8 Mr. Quinn asked the Taoiseach the membership of the Millennium Committee; the number of times it has met; its goals and objectives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15836/99]
Written Answers. - Millennium Committee.
The National Millennium Committee comprises the following members:
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Mr. Séamus Brennan, T.D. |
Government Chief Whip and Minister of State (Chair) |
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Mr. Richard Holland |
Principal Officer, Department of the Taoiseach |
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Mr. Peter Barry |
Former Minister |
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Mr. Lochlann Quinn |
Chairman, AIB Group |
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Mr. Howard Kilroy |
Governor, Bank of Ireland Group |
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Ms Eithne Healy |
Chairman, Dublin Theatre Festival |
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Ms Deirdre Purcell |
Journalist/Author |
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Ms Patricia O'Donovan |
Deputy General Secretary, ICTU |
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Ms Monica Mc Williams |
Northern Ireland Women's' Coalition |
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Mr. Derek Keogh |
Chairman, Millennium Festivals Limited |
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Mr. Brian Murphy |
Chairman, Office of Public Works |
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Mr. Paul McGuinness |
Manager, U2 |
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Mr. Ronan Keating |
Boyzone |
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Mr. Joe Barry |
Former Director-General, RTE |
The National Millennium Committee was established to examine and make recommendations on projects of national significance for inclusion in the Government's millennium programme and to recommend a system for supporting projects at local and community level. Since the committee was established in November of last year it has met on nine occasions.
The committee has received more than 560 project proposals for consideration and to date, on the basis of its recommendations the Government has approved more than £5 million of matching funding for millennium projects.