Dáil Éireann debate -
Tuesday, 4 Dec 2001

Vol. 545 No. 4

Written Answers. - Departmental Bodies.

Jim Mitchell

Question:

99 Mr. J. Mitchell asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the different working groups, review groups, expert groups, commissions, interdepartmental working groups and various fora established by her since entering office in 1997. [30443/01]

Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment (Ms Harney)

The details required by the Deputy are as follows:

The National Minimum Wage Commission

Interdepartmental Group on Implementation of a National Minimum Wage

National Minimum Wage Monitoring Committee

The Interdepartmental/Agency Review Group on Public Safety

The Task Force on the Prevention of Workplace Bullying

The Construction Safety Partnership

The Monitoring Group on the Protection of Young Persons (Employment) Act, 1996

The Monitoring Group on the Organisation of Working Time Act, 1997

The Tripartite Group on Part-Time Work Directive (Directive 97/81/EC of 15 December 1997).

Working Group on the Social Economy

Social Economy National Monitoring Committee

The Expert Group on Future Skill Needs

Task Force on Lifelong Learning

A Mainstreaming Forum to capture, disseminate and build upon the outcomes of the EU's Employment Initiative was established in November 1998

National Training Advisory Committee

"Rate for the Job" Monitoring Committee

The PPF Standing Committee on the Labour Market (formerly P2000 Standing Committee on the Labour Market )

National Anti Poverty Strategy (NAPS) Employment/Unemployment Working Group.

Liaison Group on Mainstreaming of Community Employment (CE) School Services

National Employment Service Advisory Committee

Immigration Policy Advisory Committee

Interdepartmental/Agency Group on Immigration Policy (established by the Government on 14 December 1999)

Interdepartmental and Agency Group on EXPO 2000 (established 17 February 1998)

The Asia Pacific Strategy Committee, established under the aegis of the Foreign Earnings Committee in 1999.

The Independent Group appointed to examine allegations of anti-competitive practice in the Beef Industry.

Interagency/Departmental Working Group on Irish Registered Non Resident Companies

Review Group on Auditing

Irish Auditing and Accounting Supervisory Authority (Interim Board)

Company Law Review Group

Working Group on Company Law Compliance and Enforcement Company Law Review Group

Interdepartmental Group on Modern Biotechnology.

Technology Foresight – Advisory Group on Implementation.

Proposal for Interactive Science Centre – Implementation Group on Potential for PPPs and/or Corporate Sponsorship.

The e-Work Action Forum

Timber Industry Development Group

The Motor Insurance Advisory Board (re-established in 1998)

The Government established the Interdepartmental Implementation Group to progress the establishment of a Personal Injuries Assessment Tribunal in 2001.

The Implementation Group on the Report on eCommerce the Policy Requirements.

The Interdepartmental eEurope Action Plan Group.

Anad hoc group to examine the issues involved in the transposition of Article 7 of the eCommerce Directive.

Registry of Friendly Societies Users' Council

Companies Registration Office Users' Council

Consumer Advisory Council

Operational Programme Monitoring Committees

National Framework Committee on Family Friendly Policies