Vol. 537 No. 1
60 Proinsias De Rossa asked the Minister for Social, Community and Family Affairs the number, name and the work of all internal working groups in his Department; and the details of interdepartmental working groups in which his Department is involved. [15278/01]
Because of the range of my Department's activities there is, at any one time, a range of working groups, committees, project boards etc. involved in the many aspects of my Department's business. Many of these are set up on an ad hoc basis to address particular issues and details are not available as to the number and nature of all of these.
There are currently 39 internal working groups, details of which are outlined in appendix 1 which has been forwarded to the Deputy.
In addition, my Department is represented on some 32 inter-departmental working groups. Details of these are outlined in appendix 2 which has been forwarded to the Deputy.
Question No. 61 answered with Question No. 29.
