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Interdepartmental Committees.

Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 20 May 2004

Thursday, 20 May 2004

Questions (149)

John Bruton

Question:

149 Mr. J. Bruton asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if he will list the number of meetings in the past year of each interdepartmental committee or body on which his Department is represented; the frequency and location of its meetings; and where it is intended those meetings will take place after decentralisation. [15011/04]

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Officials from my Department participate in a range of interdepartmental committees, which are listed in the attached table, together with details of the frequency and location of meetings.

The frequency and location of interdepartmental committees will continue to be determined by the relevant lead Department, each of which will undoubtedly be taking account, in their future planning, of the new context of decentralisation as the programme is rolled out.

As Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources, I will be encouraging greater use of video-conferencing and other advanced communications technologies to minimise the need for travel between decentralised locations for physical meetings.

Interdepartmental committees chaired or attended by the Department

Committees

Frequency per year

Location

General Government Task Force on Emergency Planning

Monthly

Dublin

Interdepartmental Working Group on Emergency Planning

Monthly

Dublin

Dublin Metropolitan Emergency Planning Group

Three or four

Dublin

Emergency Services Communications Liaison Group

Biannually

Dublin

Future of Europe Group

As required

Dublin

Interdepartmental Co-ordinating Committee on EU Affairs

As decided by the Department of the Taoiseach

Dublin

Interdepartmental Lisbon Group

As decided by the Department of the Taoiseach

Dublin

EU Cabinet Committee

Oireachtas EU Scrutiny Co-ordinators Group

As decided by the Department of Foreign Affairs

Dublin

Interdepartmental Committee for Co-ordinating the EU Presidency

do

Dublin

EU Presidency Website Officers Group

do

Dublin

Interdepartmental Administrative Planning Group for the EU Presidency

do

Dublin

Interdepartmental North-South Co-ordinators Group

Four

Dublin

High Level Interdepartmental Committee on North-South

Interdepartmental Committee on the National Spatial Strategy

Three

Dublin

Senior Officials Group on Disability

As required

Dublin

High Level European Research Area, ERA, Steering Group reporting to the Interdepartmental Committee on Science & Technology Policy

Quarterly

Dublin

National Steering Committee for the European Year of Education through Sport, EYES

Bimonthly

Dublin

Interdepartmental Committee dealing with the 10th Anniversary of the International Year of the Family 2004

Bimonthly

Dublin

Government Contracts Committee

Five

Dublin

Cross Departmental Climate Team

As required

Dublin

Environment Co-ordinating Committee

As required

Dublin

Strategic management initiative, public service modernisation and customer service

Quality Customer Service Working Group

As decided by the Department of the Taoiseach

Dublin

Quality Customer Service Officers Network

As decided by the Department of the Taoiseach

Dublin

Interdepartmental Working Group on Freedom of Information

Four or five

Dublin

Freedom of Information — Civil Service Users Network

Four or five

Dublin

SMI Assistant Secretaries Implementation Group

As required

Dublin

Committee for Public Management Research

do

Dublin

Organisational Development Initiatives Forum

do

Dublin

Interdepartmental PMDS Network Group

do

Dublin

Interdepartmental Trainers Network

do

Dublin

Change Management Forum

do

Dublin

Change Management Network

As decided by the Department of the Taoiseach

Dublin

Organisation Development Network

As decided by the Department of Finance

Dublin

Departmental Liaison Officers Group on Sustaining Progress

Quarterly

Dublin

Interdepartmental Co-ordinating Committee on State Aid

Quarterly

Dublin

Departmental Liaisons Officers Group on Decentralisation

As required

Dublin

Finance, Management Information Framework and Regulatory Reform

NDP 2000-2006: South and East Regional Operational Programme Monitoring Committee

Biannual

Waterford

NDP 2000-2006: Border Midlands and West Regional Operational Programme Monitoring Committee

Biannual

Alternates between BMW and S& E regions. Exact venue changes on each occasion

NDP 2000-2006: Productive Sector Operational Programme Monitoring Committee

Biannual

Dublin

NDP 2000-2006: Economic and Social Infrastructure Operational Programme Monitoring Committee

Biannual

Venue changes on each occasion

NDP 2000-2006: NDP-CSF Regional Assembly Monitoring Committee

Biannual

Dublin

NDP 2000-2006: Co-ordinating Equal Opportunities and Social Inclusion Committee

Dublin

NDP Communications Co-ordinating Group

Dependent on level of activity — at present meeting once a month

Monaghan

INTERREG IIIA: multilateral meetings

Dependent on level of activity — at present meeting once a month

Monaghan

INTERREG IIIA: steering committee meetings

Biannual

Monaghan

INTERREG IIIA: monitoring committee meetings

Biannual

The Expenditure Reviewers Network

Three

Dublin

Financial Management Subgroup of the Implementation Group of Secretaries General

Four

Dublin

European Agriculture Guarantee and Guidance Fund, EAGGF, High Level Accreditation Group

Monthly

Dublin

Heads of Internal Audit Forum

Monthly

Dublin

Protocol on Internal Audit Units

Two or three

Dublin

Loughs Agency — Finance & Audit Committee

Two or three

Derry

Communications

Government Liaison Committee for the Digital Hub

Monthly

Dublin

Assistant Secretary Group on the Information Society

Monthly

Dublin

International Connectivity Project Steering Committee

Monthly

Dublin

Interdepartmental Task Force on Biometrics

Monthly

Dublin

Working group on Schools Broadband

Monthly

Dublin

Schools Broadband Access Programme — Industry-Government Steering Group

Monthly

Dublin

Steering Committee on International Connectivity

Quarterly

Dublin

Broadband Expert Group

Bimonthly

Dublin

Management Services Entity Project Board

Monthly

Dublin

Steering Committee on Management Services Entity

Frequently

Committee of Regional Project Managers on MANs

Monthly

Dublin

Subcommittee of Cabinet Subcommittees

Monthly

Dublin

Telecoms Strategy Group

Monthly

Dublin

Cabinet subcommittee on the Information Society

Bimonthly

Dublin

Information Society Commission subcommittee on Telecommunications Infrastructure

Monthly

Dublin

Cabinet subcommittee on Housing, Infrastructure and Public-Private Partnerships

Bimonthly

Dublin

National Centre for Technology in Education Board

Monthly

Dublin

Interdepartmental Committee on E-Payments

Marine Maritime Security Group

As required

Dublin

Integrated Transport Group

As required

Dublin

Expert working group to review the employers of seafarer’s PRSI Refund Scheme

Regularly

Dublin

The Water Framework Directive Co-ordination Group

Quarterly

Dublin

The Irish Fish Health Advisory Committee

Three or four

Dublin

Seed Mussel Assessment Committee, Seasonal — Summer

10

Dublin

Aquaculture Projects Approvals-Selection Board

Two or three

Dublin

Innovation & Sustainability Projects Approvals Board

One or two

Dublin

Processing Investment Projects Approvals Board

One or two

Rotating BMW and S & E

Monitoring Committee for Productive Sector Operational Programme

Two

Rotating BMW and S & E

Monitoring Committee for Employment & Human Resource OP

Two

Rotating BMW and S & E

Monitoring Committee for Border, Midland and Regional OP

Two

Rotating BMW and S & E

Monitoring Committee for Southern & Eastern Regional OP

Two

Rotating in S & E area

The Productive Sector Operational Programme Monitoring Committee

Two or three

Dublin

Sub-Group of the Cross departmental Team on Infrastructure and PPPs,

One

Dublin

Economic and Social Infrastructure Operation Programme 2000-2006.

Two

Dublin

Irish Marine Search and Rescue Committee, IMSARC

Three

Biannually in Dublin and once in a variable location outside Dublin

Marine Emergency Advisory Group, MEAG

Biannually

Dublin

Marine Safety Working Group, MSWG

Four or five

Dublin

Helicopter Contract Group

As the need arises

Dublin

IRCG Building Programme Group

Monthly

Dublin

Aviation Forum

Biannually

Various locations

TETRA Group

National Co-ordinating Committee for Mountain and Cave Rescue

Biannually

Dublin

North West Helicopter SLA Group

Periodically

Dublin

Marine Pollution Response Team

Biannually

Dublin

Energy

Emissions Trading Interdepartmental Steering Group

Ad hoc

Dublin

Sub Group of the Cross Departmental Team on Housing, Infrastructure and Public Private Partnerships on Wider Energy Issues

Ad hoc

Dublin

The Green Tax Group

Ad hoc

Dublin

North South High Level Group

Four

Dublin

Legal Issues Group, LIG

12

Dublin

Interdepartmental Committee on the EU Buildings Directive

Three

Dublin

Emissions Trading Advisory Group

Monthly

Dublin

CHP Policy Group

Monthly

Dublin

Bio-energy Strategy Group

Monthly

Dublin

Negotiated Agreements Sub-group

Periodically

Dublin

Economic Analysis sub-group on Emissions Trading

Periodically

Dublin

Industry and Climate Change Working Group

Periodically

Dublin

Renewable Development Group

Monthly

Dublin

Interreg IIIA Multilateral Meeting Group

Monthly

Dublin

ESIOP Monitoring Committee

Monthly

Dublin

Geological Survey Ireland

GSI Consultative Committee

Biannually

Dublin

Seabed Project Steering Group

Monthly

Dublin

Seabed Project Technical Advisory Committee

Three

Dublin

Interdepartmental Technical Divisions Group

Three

Dublin

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