Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 20 May 2004
59 Mr. J. Bruton asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if she will list the number of meetings in the past year of each interdepartmental committee or body on which her Department is represented; the frequency and location of its meetings; and where it is intended those meetings will take place after decentralisation. [15005/04]
View answerListed are those interdepartmental committees or bodies on which my Department has been represented during the past year, together with details relating to the frequency and current location of those meetings. A number of these committees are chaired by officers of my Department and for many of these the future location of many of the committee meetings following the implementation of the decentralisation programme has not yet been decided. Where details of the future location of meetings after decentralisation are known, information relating to the future location of those meetings is given. The future locations of interdepartmental committees chaired by officials from Departments other than my own are, at this time, matters for those Departments.
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Departmental committee/body |
Location and frequency of Meetings |
Location of meetings after decentralisation |
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Freedom of information Civil Service users network |
Monthly in Dublin |
Not known |
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Freedom of information interdepartmental working group |
Ad hoc, in Dublin |
Not known |
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Mullarkey implementation group |
Approximately monthly in Department of Finance, Dublin |
It is probable that this committee will have concluded its business before decentralisation |
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Motor Insurance Advisory Board MIAB |
Every 4-6 weeks (8 per annum). Normally held in Earlsfort Centre, DETE, Dublin or in a hotel if required. |
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 |
Every 6 weeks (7 per annum). Normally held in the conference room in Earlsfort Centre, DETE, Dublin |
The Interim Personal Injuries Board has completed its work and has been replaced by the statutory PIAB |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 |
Monthly (10 per annum) In Government Buildings in Dublin |
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 |
Every 2 weeks from Sept. to budget in Department of Finance (9 per annum) |
Not known |
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Patents Office users council |
Meetings are held 3 times a year in Dublin |
Dublin |
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Patent Agent Registration Board |
1 per year usually, more often if necessary. The meeting is held in Dublin. |
Dublin |
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Trade Mark Agent Registration Board |
1 per year usually, more often if necessary. The meeting is held in Dublin. |
Dublin |
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Interdepartmental co-ordinating committee on EU Affairs or “Roche committee” |
Generally, meetings are held fortnightly in Department of the Taoiseach, Dublin 2, but with variations in frequency since shortly after the 2002 general election. |
Department of the Taoiseach, Dublin. |
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Lisbon group |
Department of the Taoiseach, Dublin 2. Generally, meetings are held monthly. |
Department of the Taoiseach, Dublin. |
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Ad hoc committee on national competitiveness council recommendations |
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. |
Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Dublin 2. |
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Dangerous substances advisory committee |
Health and Safety Authority 10 Hogan Place, Dublin 2. There are usually 3 to 4 meetings held annually. |
Not known |
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Construction safety partnership |
Health and Safety Authority 10 Hogan Place, D2. There are usually 3 to 4 meetings held annually. |
Not known |
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Review group for the examinations for dangerous goods safety advisers |
Health and Safety Authority 10 Hogan Place, D2. There are usually 2 meetings held annually. |
Not known |
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Health and Safety Authority board |
Health and Safety Authority 10 Hogan Place, D2. There are usually 12 meetings held annually. |
Not known |
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Interdepartmental committee on REACH |
Rotating between D/ETE and D/Environment, Heritage and Local Government. There are usually 4 meetings held annually. |
Not known |
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National framework committee for work life balance policies |
D/ETE, Dublin 2. Average of 12 meetings per year. |
It is expected that the majority of meetings will be held in Dublin. |
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Steering group under Sustaining Progress |
Dept. Taoiseach — monthly or as required |
Matter for Department of an Taoiseach |
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Plenary meetings under Sustaining Progress |
Dublin Castle — quarterly |
Matter for Department of an Taoiseach |
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National minimum wage monitoring committee |
D/ETE, Dublin 2. Meetings are held 3 to 4 times per year, or as requested |
It is expected that the majority of meetings will be held in Dublin. |
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OD, organisational development, initiatives forum |
Dublin; meetings are held twice yearly. |
Not known |
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Digital Island working group |
Newry, NI. No set frequency. The working group has met on four occasions. |
Not known |
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Interoperability framework committee |
Dublin. No set frequency, the committee has met twice this year. |
Not known |
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Identity management working group |
Dublin. No set frequency, the working group has met twice in the past year. |
Not known |
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ICT managers’ forum |
Lansdowne House, Dublin 4. 4 meetings are held per annum. |
Not known |
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CMOD frameworks committee |
Lansdowne House, Dublin 4. No set frequency. There have been 2 meetings during the past year. |
Not known |
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Central Statistics Office, CSO, liaison group |
Dublin. Six meetings were held during the past year. |
Dublin |
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Social economy monitoring committee |
Dublin. Three or four meetings are held annually. |
Dublin |
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Dept. Social and Family Affairs expenditure review of unemployment assistance |
Dublin. Six to eight meetings are held annually. |
Dublin |
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Dept. Social and Family Affairs expenditure review on back to education allowance scheme |
Dublin. Approximately 15 meetings are held annually. |
Dublin |
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Immigration policy advisory committee IPAC |
Dublin, four meetings annually |
Dublin |
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HEA IT group |
Dublin, two meetings annually |
Dublin |
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EHRD OP monitoring committee |
Dublin, four meetings annually |
Dublin |
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FETAC board |
Dublin, six meetings annually |
Dublin |
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Leonardo selection committee |
Dublin, twice annually |
Dublin |
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National apprenticeship advisory committee |
Dublin, approximately five times per annum |
Dublin |
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Cost of disability advisory committee |
Dublin, meet infrequently, at need |
Dublin |
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FÁS disability advisory committee |
Dublin, four meetings annually |
Dublin |
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National Accreditation Committee |
Dublin, four meetings annually |
Dublin |
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Social partner initiative |
Dublin, four meetings annually |
Dublin |
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Department of Education and Science women in SET — established in January 2004 |
Meet monthly, 4 meetings this year in Dublin |
Not known |
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Forfás discover science and engineering steering committee |
Dublin, four meetings annually. Every 2 months |
Not known |
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Interdepartmental committee on science and technology |
Dublin, twice yearly — one meeting has been held since June 2003 |
Dublin |
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Interdepartmental UNESCO committee |
Dublin, one meeting biannually. Every 2 years |
Not known |
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Co-ordinating group on participation in the EU framework programme on R& D |
Dublin, four meetings annually quarterly |
Dublin |
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Steering group on participation in the EU framework programme on R& D |
Dublin four meetings annually quarterly |
Dublin |
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RTI grants committee |
Dublin, meet monthly 11 meetings this year |
Dublin |
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European Research Area, ERA, high level steering group |
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 |
Not known |
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IFSC funds group |
7 per annum Dublin |
Dublin |
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IFSC clearing house group |
5 per annum Dublin |
Dublin |
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AG advisory group on Law Reform Commission proposals |
Approximately four meetings per annum, held in Dublin |
Dublin |
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Strategic task force on alcohol |
Dublin — 1 to 2 meetings per annum |
Not known |
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Department of Agriculture and Food committee on food labelling |
Dept. Agriculture and Food, Kildare Street Two meetings per annum |
This committee is now defunct and has not met since January 2004 |
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Foreign earnings committee |
Dublin, 2 per year |
Dublin |
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Trade advisory forum |
Dublin, 2 per year |
Dublin |
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Asia Pacific strategy group |
Dublin, 3 — 4 per year |
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] |
Dublin, as required |
Not known |
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Office of emergency planning |
Six to twelve meetings per annum, Infirmary Road, Dublin |
Not known |
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Quality customer service working group |
Six approx. per annum, Merrion St. Dublin |
Not known |
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Quality customer service officers network |
Six approx. per annum, Merrion Street |
Not known |
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Change Management Network |
Approximately monthly, held in Department of the Taoiseach, Upper Merrion St. |
Not known |
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MIF project management group |
Meet every 6 weeks approximately The project management group met 8 times in the Department of Finance in the past 12 months |
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 |
Has met 10 times during the past year; meets 8-10 times per annum in Dublin |
Not known |
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MIF consultative committee |
Meetings take place every 2 months approximately. The consultative committee met 5 times in the Department of Finance over the past 12 months |
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 |
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. |
Not known |
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Personnel officers network |
Quarterly, Dublin |
Not known |
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PMDS — Performance Management and Development System — Network |
Quarterly meetings, 3 meetings to date in CMOD, Department of Finance, Dublin 4. |
Not known |
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Training Officers Network |
Quarterly meetings 3 meeting to date in, CMOD, Department of Finance, Dublin 4 |
Not known |
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Training and development committee — committee established in January 2004 |
Quarterly, 2 meetings to date in Dublin |
Not known |
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Interdepartmental national spatial strategy implementation committee |
Meet quarterly D/EHLG Custom House Dublin 1 |
Not known |
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Interdepartmental meeting for international centre for local and regional development |
D/Education and Science Marlborough St 1 — committee just convened |
Not known |
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Interdepartmental advisory committee on State aid |
Dublin, quarterly |
Dublin |
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Steering group of the review of enterprise support in rural areas |
Dublin, as required. 5 meetings of this group occurred |
No further meetings are expected |
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North/South interdepartmental co-ordinators group |
6 meetings per year in Dublin |
As before, based on current information |
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High level interdepartmental committee on North/South matters |
3 meetings per year in Dublin |
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 |
4 meetings per year for each alternating between Northern Ireland and the six southern Border countries |
As before, based on current information |
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North/South Ministerial Council — joint secretariat facilitation meetings |
2 meetings per year in Armagh |
As before, based on current information |
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Productive sector operational programme monitoring committee |
2 meetings, various alternates between the BMW and S& E regions |
No Change |
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Assistant Secretary implementation group on the information society |
D/Taoiseach, Dublin — Quarterly |
Not known |
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Global Crossing steering group |
Dept. Communications, Marine and Natural Resources, D/CMNR, Dublin — bi-annually |
Not known |
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Government liaison committee on the Digital Hub |
D/CMNR, Dublin — quarterly |
Not known |
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Digital content steering group |
DETE, Dublin — bi-annually |
Not known |
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IDC on network and information security |
D/CMNR, Dublin — as required |
Not known |
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Interdepartmental committee on EU chemicals strategy |
6 meetings so far. Approx. every two months — Dublin |
Work may be completed; if not venue to be decided. |
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Technical sub-group on EU chemicals strategy |
24 meetings held approximately fortnightly, in Dublin |
Work may be completed; if not venue to be decided. |
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Hazardous waste implementation group |
4 meetings held approximately quarterly in Dublin/Wexford |
Not known |
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Industry climate change working group |
4-6 per annum Dublin |
Not known |
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Green tax group |
4-6 per annum, Dublin |
Not known |
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Prepared consumer foods group, chaired by the Department of Agriculture and Food. |
2 per annum, one meeting took place in the last year in Dublin |
Not known |
