Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 17 September 2020
44. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Community and Rural Development and the Islands the membership of the interdepartmental committee devising the national policy for the islands; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24397/20]
View answerThe Interdepartmental Committee which was established in 2019 to oversee the preparation of a new Policy for Island Development included senior officials from the following Departments:-
Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation
Department of Children and Youth Affairs
Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment
Department of Defence
Department of Education and Skills
Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection
Department of Health
Department of Housing, Planning & Local Government
Department of Justice and Equality
Department of Rural and Community Development
Following the formation of the new Government on 27th June 2020 and the subsequent realignment of a number of Departments and responsibilities, membership will be reviewed in order to ensure that all Departments operating policies and programmes which impact upon island communities are represented on the Committee.
