Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 26 March 2019
224. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the working groups currently established in his Department; the focus of their work; the membership composition of each; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13566/19]
View answerWithin my Department there are a number of Departmental and inter-Departmental Working Groups, working on a range of issues. Details of the membership of each group and the focus of their work are set out in the attached table.
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Working Group (including focus) |
Membership |
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Brexit Group Preparedness for no-deal Brexit scenario and co-ordinate Departmental response to Brexit risks |
Principal Officers from all units in the Department of Finance |
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Brexit Contact Group A subgroup of the Financial Stability Group (FSG), this group was established for information sharing around financial stability Brexit issues |
Department of Finance Central Bank National Treasury Management Agency |
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Irish Sovereign Green Bond Working Group Identify Eligible Green Bond Projects |
Department of Finance Department of Public Expenditure and Reform Department of Communications, Climate Action and Energy NewERA National Treasury Management Agency |
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Interdepartmental Review Group on the Local Property Tax Review in particular the impact on LPT liabilities of property price developments |
Department of Finance Department of Public Expenditure and Reform Department of An Taoiseach Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government Office of the Revenue Commissioners |
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Cost of Insurance Working Group To examine factors contributing to the cost of insurance and to identify measures to reduce that cost |
Department of Finance Department of Justice and Equality Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport Personal Injuries Assessment Board Central Bank of Ireland State Claims Agency |
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Interdepartmental Pensions Reform and Taxation Group The Roadmap for Pensions Reform 2018 – 2023, agreed by Government, sets out a comprehensive plan with specific actions to overhaul our pension system. This Group is responsible for implementing a number of those actions |
Department of Finance Department of Public Expenditure and Reform Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection Office of the Revenue Commissioners The Pensions Authority |
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Anti-Money Laundering Steering Committee Assist government departments, agencies and competent authorities to fulfil their mandates with respect to combatting money laundering and terrorist financing as provided for in the relevant domestic and European legislation and the recommendations of the Financial Action Task Force |
Department of Finance Department of Justice and Equality Department of Defence Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation An Garda Síochána Office of the Revenue Commissioners Criminal Assets Bureau Central Bank of Ireland Companies Registration Office Charities Regulatory Authority Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions |
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Intra-Departmental Virtual Currencies and Blockchain Working Group To monitor developments at a global and European level in relation to virtual currencies and blockchain and to build knowledge of developments in the technology with an aim to identify risks and assess potential economic opportunities for Ireland |
Membership is drawn from relevant Divisions across the Department of Finance |
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Credit Union Policy Roundtable Credit Union stakeholders to share information and views on developments and key issues in the Credit Union sector |
Department of Finance 5 Credit Union stakeholders |
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Financial Stability Group (FSG) A forum for senior officials from the Department of Finance, the Central Bank and the National Treasury Management Agency to discuss financial stability issues |
Department of Finance Central Bank of Ireland National Treasury Management Agency |
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FSG Crisis Preparedness Group A standing working group tasked by the FSG to develop, operationalise and maintain the FSG Crisis Co-ordination Framework |
Department of Finance Central Bank of Ireland National Treasury Management Agency |
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FSG Communications Working Group Develop the communications element of the FSG Crisis Co-ordination Framework |
Department of Finance Central Bank of Ireland National Treasury Management Agency |
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IFS2020 Public Sector Co-ordination Group Implementation of the IFS2020 Strategy |
Department of Finance Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade Department of An Taoiseach Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation Department of Education and Skills Enterprise Ireland IDA Ireland |
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IFS2020 High Level Implementation Committee Implementation of the IFS2020 Strategy |
Department of Finance Department of An Taoiseach Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade Department of Education and Skills IDA Ireland Enterprise Ireland Central Bank of Ireland (attend as an observer) |
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IFS2020 Joint Committee Implementation of the IFS2020 Strategy |
The members of the High-level Implementation Committee and Industry Advisory Committee meet quarterly as the Joint Committee |
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IFS2020 Industry Advisory Committee Implementation of the IFS2020 Strategy |
Representatives from: PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) Aberdeen Standard Investments Rockall Technology TransferMate The Bank of New York (BNY) Mellon Monument Group – Laguna Life BNP Paribas Elavon Fexco Corporate Payments KPMG Blackrock McCann Fitzgerald Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC) Aviation Capital Citigroup State Street International Member (IAC Secretariat) - Insurance Ireland |
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Tax Appeals Commission Liaison Group This group forms part of the oversight arrangement between the Department of Finance and the Tax Appeals Commission, a body under the aegis of the Department. Members discuss administrative, management, resourcing, reporting and governance issues, as well as any other issues of mutual concern which may arise |
Department of Finance Tax Appeals Commission |
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Tax Appeals Commission Administration Working Group Provides a formal liaison arrangement between the Tax Appeals Commission, the Office of the Revenue Commissioners and the Department of Finance |
Department of Finance Tax Appeals Commission Office of the Revenue Commissioners |
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Working Group on InvestEU To discuss the InvestEU proposal which was released by the European Commission in June 2018 |
Department of Finance Department of Public Expenditure and Reform Department of An Taoiseach Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport |
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Intra-Departmental Children First Co-ordination Group To consider implementation of the Children First Act in the Department of Finance and communication of requirements to bodies under its aegis |
Membership is drawn from officials of the relevant Divisions of the Department of Finance, including the Department’s representative on the Children First Interdepartmental Implementation Group |
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Working Group to examine the tax treatment of payments made by Government departments/agencies having regard to PAYE modernisation To provide clarity on the tax treatment of all payments made by Government departments/agencies in the context of the PAYE modernisation project |
Department of Finance Office of the Revenue Commissioners Other Government Departments as appropriate |
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Intra-Departmental Incident Response Protocol Working Group Departmental Group established for the purpose of developing an Incident Response Protocol |
Membership is drawn from officials across all Divisions of the Department of Finance |
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Interdepartmental Anti-Fraud Coordination Service (AFCOS) Group Promote and encourage engagement between Government Departments and bodies on anti-fraud matters relating to the protection of the financial interests of the EU |
Department of Finance Department of Public Expenditure and Reform Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation Department of Education and Skills Department of Rural and Community Development Department of Justice and Equality Office of the Revenue Commissioners An Garda Síochána Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions |
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Interdepartmental Committee on the EU post-2020 Multiannual Financial Framework Further Ireland’s positions in the ongoing and future negotiations on the Post-2020 Multiannual Financial Framework and to ensure the dissemination of information from EU working groups |
Department of Finance Department of Public Expenditure and Reform Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade Department of the Taoiseach Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine Department of Defence Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport Department of Education and Skills Department of Rural and Community Development Department of Children and Youth Affairs Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment Department of Justice and Equality Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government Department of Culture, Heritage and Gaeltacht Office of the Revenue Commissioners Central Statistics Office |
