Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 20 May 2004
216 Mr. J. Bruton asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the composition of his Department’s management advisory committee; the number of times it has met; the number of times he attended; and the issues it has considered. [14986/04]
View answerThe committee comprises the Secretary General, six assistant secretaries and a legal adviser. They normally meet on a weekly basis to address corporate, including human resources, issues.
My Ministers of State and I meet the MAC on a regular basis to review progress on key policy and programme objectives. Meetings are normally scheduled on a fortnightly basis, although the schedule was affected in recent months by EU Presidency commitments.
I meet my Secretary General and individual members of MAC on a day-to-day basis to discuss matters on Department and Government business.
