Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 6 November 2012
740. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the date on which local government/local development alignment steering group was established; the person who is chairman of this group; the membership of same; the number of meetings that have been held; the number of reports and conclusions issued; the action taken or to be taken as a result of the process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48582/12]
View answerI established the Alignment Steering Group on 28 September 2011 with the following membership:
Mr Jim Ley, Chairperson; business strategy consultant and company director;
Dr. Patricia O’Hara, regional policy expert and Adjunct Professor at the National Institute for Regional Spatial Analysis (NIRSA) NUI Maynooth;
Mr. Liam Keane; former public servant with the HSE;
Ms. Martina Moloney; Galway County Manager;
Mr. Gerry Kearney, former Secretary General of the Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs;
Ms Geraldine Tallon, Secretary General of the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government.
The Group met on 11 occasions and produced an interim report in December 2011 outlining some initial conclusions and suggestions for a way forward. The Group’s final report, which sets out the Group’s findings and recommendations, was published on 16 October 2012 and is available on my Department’s website at www.environ.ie. The Steering Group’s recommendations as reflected in Putting People First: Action Programme for Effective Local Government will be implemented on a phased basis over the period 2012-2014.
