Departmental committee/body
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Location and frequency of Meetings
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Location of meetings after decentralisation
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Freedom of information Civil Service users network
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Monthly in Dublin
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Not known
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Freedom of information interdepartmental working group
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Ad hoc, in Dublin
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Not known
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Mullarkey implementation group
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Approximately monthly in Department of Finance, Dublin
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It is probable that this committee will have concluded its business before decentralisation
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Motor Insurance Advisory Board MIAB
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Every 4-6 weeks (8 per annum). Normally held in Earlsfort Centre, DETE, Dublin or in a hotel if required.
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MIAB will have moved from this Department to IFSRA by the end of this year, 2004, and future meetings will be a matter for IFSRA.
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Interim Personal Injuries Assessment Board
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Every 6 weeks (7 per annum). Normally held in the conference room in Earlsfort Centre, DETE, Dublin
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The Interim Personal Injuries Board has completed its work and has been replaced by the statutory PIAB
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Ministerial-level insurance reform committee
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Monthly (10 per annum) In Government Buildings in Dublin
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The ministerial level insurance reform committee is expected to have completed its work by the end of this year (2004)
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Tax strategy group
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Every 2 weeks from Sept. to budget in Department of Finance (9 per annum)
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Not known
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Patents Office users council
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Meetings are held 3 times a year in Dublin
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Dublin
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Patent Agent Registration Board
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1 per year usually, more often if necessary. The meeting is held in Dublin.
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Dublin
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Trade Mark Agent Registration Board
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1 per year usually, more often if necessary. The meeting is held in Dublin.
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Dublin
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Interdepartmental co-ordinating committee on EU Affairs or “Roche committee”
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Generally, meetings are held fortnightly in Department of the Taoiseach, Dublin 2, but with variations in frequency since shortly after the 2002 general election.
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Department of the Taoiseach, Dublin.
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Lisbon group
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Department of the Taoiseach, Dublin 2. Generally, meetings are held monthly.
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Department of the Taoiseach, Dublin.
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Ad hoc committee on national competitiveness council recommendations
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Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Kildare Street, Dublin 2. Committee is ad hoc, so no strict regularity of meetings. One meeting has been held to date.
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Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Dublin 2.
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Dangerous substances advisory committee
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Health and Safety Authority 10 Hogan Place, Dublin 2. There are usually 3 to 4 meetings held annually.
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Not known
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Construction safety partnership
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Health and Safety Authority 10 Hogan Place, D2. There are usually 3 to 4 meetings held annually.
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Not known
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Review group for the examinations for dangerous goods safety advisers
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Health and Safety Authority 10 Hogan Place, D2. There are usually 2 meetings held annually.
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Not known
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Health and Safety Authority board
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Health and Safety Authority 10 Hogan Place, D2. There are usually 12 meetings held annually.
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Not known
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Interdepartmental committee on REACH
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Rotating between D/ETE and D/Environment, Heritage and Local Government. There are usually 4 meetings held annually.
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Not known
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National framework committee for work life balance policies
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D/ETE, Dublin 2. Average of 12 meetings per year.
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It is expected that the majority of meetings will be held in Dublin.
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Steering group under Sustaining Progress
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Dept. Taoiseach — monthly or as required
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Matter for Department of an Taoiseach
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Plenary meetings under Sustaining Progress
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Dublin Castle — quarterly
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Matter for Department of an Taoiseach
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National minimum wage monitoring committee
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D/ETE, Dublin 2. Meetings are held 3 to 4 times per year, or as requested
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It is expected that the majority of meetings will be held in Dublin.
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OD, organisational development, initiatives forum
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Dublin; meetings are held twice yearly.
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Not known
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Digital Island working group
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Newry, NI. No set frequency. The working group has met on four occasions.
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Not known
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Interoperability framework committee
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Dublin. No set frequency, the committee has met twice this year.
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Not known
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Identity management working group
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Dublin. No set frequency, the working group has met twice in the past year.
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Not known
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ICT managers’ forum
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Lansdowne House, Dublin 4. 4 meetings are held per annum.
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Not known
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CMOD frameworks committee
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Lansdowne House, Dublin 4. No set frequency. There have been 2 meetings during the past year.
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Not known
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Central Statistics Office, CSO, liaison group
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Dublin. Six meetings were held during the past year.
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Dublin
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Social economy monitoring committee
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Dublin. Three or four meetings are held annually.
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Dublin
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Dept. Social and Family Affairs expenditure review of unemployment assistance
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Dublin. Six to eight meetings are held annually.
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Dublin
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Dept. Social and Family Affairs expenditure review on back to education allowance scheme
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Dublin. Approximately 15 meetings are held annually.
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Dublin
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Immigration policy advisory committee IPAC
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Dublin, four meetings annually
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Dublin
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HEA IT group
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Dublin, two meetings annually
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Dublin
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EHRD OP monitoring committee
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Dublin, four meetings annually
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Dublin
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FETAC board
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Dublin, six meetings annually
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Dublin
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Leonardo selection committee
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Dublin, twice annually
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Dublin
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National apprenticeship advisory committee
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Dublin, approximately five times per annum
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Dublin
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Cost of disability advisory committee
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Dublin, meet infrequently, at need
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Dublin
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FÁS disability advisory committee
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Dublin, four meetings annually
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Dublin
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National Accreditation Committee
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Dublin, four meetings annually
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Dublin
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Social partner initiative
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Dublin, four meetings annually
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Dublin
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Department of Education and Science women in SET — established in January 2004
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Meet monthly, 4 meetings this year in Dublin
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Not known
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Forfás discover science and engineering steering committee
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Dublin, four meetings annually. Every 2 months
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Not known
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Interdepartmental committee on science and technology
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Dublin, twice yearly — one meeting has been held since June 2003
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Dublin
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Interdepartmental UNESCO committee
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Dublin, one meeting biannually. Every 2 years
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Not known
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Co-ordinating group on participation in the EU framework programme on R& D
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Dublin, four meetings annually quarterly
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Dublin
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Steering group on participation in the EU framework programme on R& D
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Dublin four meetings annually quarterly
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Dublin
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RTI grants committee
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Dublin, meet monthly 11 meetings this year
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Dublin
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European Research Area, ERA, high level steering group
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One meeting has been held since May 2003. Dublin — Forfás. The steering group is expected to complete its report and be disbanded by autumn 2004
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Not known
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IFSC funds group
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7 per annum Dublin
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Dublin
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IFSC clearing house group
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5 per annum Dublin
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Dublin
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AG advisory group on Law Reform Commission proposals
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Approximately four meetings per annum, held in Dublin
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Dublin
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Strategic task force on alcohol
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Dublin — 1 to 2 meetings per annum
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Not known
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Department of Agriculture and Food committee on food labelling
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Dept. Agriculture and Food, Kildare Street Two meetings per annum
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This committee is now defunct and has not met since January 2004
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Foreign earnings committee
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Dublin, 2 per year
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Dublin
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Trade advisory forum
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Dublin, 2 per year
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Dublin
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Asia Pacific strategy group
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Dublin, 3 — 4 per year
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Dublin
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Group on the internationalisation of education services [This is an ad hoc group chaired by D/Education and Science which will be wound up once its report is finalised, likely to be this year]
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Dublin, as required
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Not known
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Office of emergency planning
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Six to twelve meetings per annum, Infirmary Road, Dublin
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Not known
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Quality customer service working group
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Six approx. per annum, Merrion St. Dublin
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Not known
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Quality customer service officers network
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Six approx. per annum, Merrion Street
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Not known
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Change Management Network
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Approximately monthly, held in Department of the Taoiseach, Upper Merrion St.
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Not known
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MIF project management group
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Meet every 6 weeks approximately The project management group met 8 times in the Department of Finance in the past 12 months
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There is no indication where any of these meetings will be held post decentralisation. D/Finance will decide this in due course.
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Steering committee on emissions trading
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Has met 10 times during the past year; meets 8-10 times per annum in Dublin
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Not known
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MIF consultative committee
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Meetings take place every 2 months approximately. The consultative committee met 5 times in the Department of Finance over the past 12 months
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Not known
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The Department is also represented on a Corepay Users Group, for staff dealing with salaries, which is organised by CMOD
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This group meets about 4/5 times each year at irregular intervals. Over the past year, meetings or workshops took place in Dublin on 22/5/03, 24/09/03, 05/11/03 and 25/01/04.
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Not known
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Personnel officers network
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Quarterly, Dublin
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Not known
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PMDS — Performance Management and Development System — Network
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Quarterly meetings, 3 meetings to date in CMOD, Department of Finance, Dublin 4.
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Not known
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Training Officers Network
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Quarterly meetings 3 meeting to date in, CMOD, Department of Finance, Dublin 4
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Not known
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Training and development committee — committee established in January 2004
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Quarterly, 2 meetings to date in Dublin
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Not known
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Interdepartmental national spatial strategy implementation committee
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Meet quarterly D/EHLG Custom House Dublin 1
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Not known
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Interdepartmental meeting for international centre for local and regional development
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D/Education and Science Marlborough St 1 — committee just convened
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Not known
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Interdepartmental advisory committee on State aid
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Dublin, quarterly
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Dublin
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Steering group of the review of enterprise support in rural areas
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Dublin, as required. 5 meetings of this group occurred
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No further meetings are expected
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North/South interdepartmental co-ordinators group
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6 meetings per year in Dublin
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As before, based on current information
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High level interdepartmental committee on North/South matters
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3 meetings per year in Dublin
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As before, based on current information
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The International Fund for Ireland business enterprise programme team, designated board member meetings and advisory committee
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4 meetings per year for each alternating between Northern Ireland and the six southern Border countries
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As before, based on current information
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North/South Ministerial Council — joint secretariat facilitation meetings
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2 meetings per year in Armagh
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As before, based on current information
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Productive sector operational programme monitoring committee
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2 meetings, various alternates between the BMW and S& E regions
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No Change
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Assistant Secretary implementation group on the information society
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D/Taoiseach, Dublin — Quarterly
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Not known
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Global Crossing steering group
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Dept. Communications, Marine and Natural Resources, D/CMNR, Dublin — bi-annually
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Not known
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Government liaison committee on the Digital Hub
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D/CMNR, Dublin — quarterly
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Not known
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Digital content steering group
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DETE, Dublin — bi-annually
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Not known
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IDC on network and information security
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D/CMNR, Dublin — as required
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Not known
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Interdepartmental committee on EU chemicals strategy
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6 meetings so far. Approx. every two months — Dublin
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Work may be completed; if not venue to be decided.
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Technical sub-group on EU chemicals strategy
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24 meetings held approximately fortnightly, in Dublin
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Work may be completed; if not venue to be decided.
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Hazardous waste implementation group
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4 meetings held approximately quarterly in Dublin/Wexford
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Not known
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Industry climate change working group
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4-6 per annum Dublin
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Not known
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Green tax group
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4-6 per annum, Dublin
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Not known
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Prepared consumer foods group, chaired by the Department of Agriculture and Food.
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2 per annum, one meeting took place in the last year in Dublin
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Not known
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