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115 Mr. Dempsey asked the Minister for the Environment the consultancies undertaken, task forces set up, reviews being carried out, committees formed, ad hoc or otherwise and interdepartmental groups in his Department and under the auspices of his Ministers of State at his Department since December 1994. [3356/96]
126 Miss Harney asked the Minister for the Environment the number of task forces or review groups he has established since his appointment. [3118/96]
127 Miss Harney asked the Minister for the Environment the names of the persons, if any, he has appointed to task forces and review groups since his appointment. [3119/96]
128 Miss Harney asked the Minister for the Environment the cost to his Department, if any, of task forces and review groups he has established since his appointment. [3120/96]
I propose to take Questions Nos. 115, 126, 127 and 128 together. The information requested relating to task forces, review groups, committees and interdepartmental groups is set out in Table A following. In relation to consultancies, I refer to the reply to Questions Nos. 92 and 93 of 13 December 1995. Additional consultancies undertaken since then are detailed in Table B.
Table A
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Details of Group |
Names of Persons Appointed |
Cost to Department* |
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Housing Management Group, to promote best practice in housing management. |
Seán Ó Cuinn, (Chairman), Principal Officer, Department of the EnvironmentDonal Connolly, County Manager, WaterfordMaurice Moloney, City Manager, Limerick CorporationOwen Keegan, Assistant City Manager, Dublin CorporationMary O'Halloran, Administrative Officer, Cork CorporationDonal Kerry, Assistant Principal Officer, Department of the Environment |
None to date |
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Review panel to consider applications for inclusion in a proposed amendment to the EU Architects Directive. |
John O'Mahony, (Chairman), Department of the EnvironmentHelen Blair, Senior Architect, Office of Public WorksGus Cummins, Principal Architectural Adviser, Department of the EnvironmentMichael O'Connell, Principal Officer, Department of the EnvironmentProf. Cathal O'Neill, Professor of Architecture, UCDJim Pike, Partner, O'Mahony & PikeGerry Walker, Vice-Principal, School of Architecture, Dublin Institute of Technology |
None to date |
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Steering Group to Oversee the carrying out of a consultancy on public art. |
Michael O'Connell, (Chairman), Principal Officer, Department of the EnvironmentNoel Delaney, Department of Arts, Culture and the GaeltachtVivienne Roche, Member of the Arts CouncilBrian Murphy, Chairman, Office of Public WorksPatricia Quinn, Cultural Director, Temple Bar Properties |
None |
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Local Authority Archives steering group to advise on issues relating to local authority archives. |
John O'Connor, (Chairman), Assistant Secretary, Department of the EnvironmentMary Clarke, Archivist, Dublin CorporationDavid Craig, Director, National ArchivesMichael Doody, former City Manager, Waterford CorporationNorma McDermott, Director, An Comhairle LeabharlannaRoibeárd Ó Ceallaigh, County Manager, Meath MichaelO'Connell, Principal Officer, Department of the Environment |
None |
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Dublin Docklands Task Force to recommend the arrangements which should be made to develop an overall master plan for the docklands area and appropriate implementation and co-ordination arrangements. |
Brendan O'Donoghue, (Chairman), Secretary, Department of the EnvironmentDerek Brady, Assistant City Manager, Dublin CorporationEnda Connellan, General Manager, Dublin Port and Docks BoardMichael Guilfoyle, Assistant Secretary, Department of the MarineSenator Pat Magner, Chairman, Grand Canal Corridor Study Task ForcePat Mangan, Assistant Secretary, Department of Transport, Energy and CommunicationsMichael McKenna, Assistant Secretary, Department of Enterprise and EmploymentDonal McNally, Assistant Secretary, Department of FinanceDonal Morgan, Principal Officer, Department of the TaoiseachJohn McCarthy, (Secretary), Assistant Principal Officer, Department of the Environment |
None |
|
Ad-hoc committee to review the Tidy Towns Competition. |
Finian Matthew, (Chairman), Tidy Towns Unit, Department of the EnvironmentJohn McCarthy, Tidy Towns Unit, Department of the EnvironmentBríd Conway, Tidy Towns Unit, Department of the EnvironmentMichael Ward, Planning Inspector, Department of the Environment |
None |
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Peter McCann, Anti-litter Coordinator, Department of the Environment |
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Tim Collins, Special Adviser to the Minister |
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Anne Byrne, Programme Manager |
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Tessa O'Connell, Super-Valu Supermarkets |
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Patrick Crane, Press Officer, Super-Valu Supermarkets |
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Séamus Lynam, Office of Public Works |
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Billy Houlihan, Cork County Council |
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Gerry Hand, Carrickmacross Tidy Towns Committee |
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Gerry Daly, Broadcaster, Landscape/Gardening Expert |
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Frank Donaldson, Cork/Kerry Tourism (Regional Adjudicator) |
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Eamon de Stafort, Shannon Development (Regional Adjudicator) |
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Ann O'Leary, National Adjudicator |
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Derek Tynan, Architect |
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Informal working group to consider equality of opportunity and related issues in the local government service. |
Brendan Ahern (Chairman), Principal Officer, Department of the EnvironmentNiall Bradley, County Manager, LaoisMichael Malone, Assistant County Manager, KerryFrank Kelly, Personnel Officer, Dublin CorporationBreege Kelly, County Secretary, CavanElva Gannon, Information Officer, Local Government Staff Negotiations Board |
None |
|
Ad-hoc working group to consider the practical implications of the transfer of the traffic warden service in Dublin from the Garda Síochána to Dublin Corporation. |
John Weafer, Principal Officer Department of the EnvironmentJim Lillis, Principal Officer, Department of the EnvironmentTom Goff, Department of JusticeChief Superintendent Bernard Haughey, Garda SíochánaCyril Meehan, Dublin Corporation |
None |
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Inter-Departmental Working Group on strengthening the Protection of Listed Buildings. |
Noel Lynch (Chairman), Department of Arts, Culture and the GaeltachtKevin O'Connor, Department of Arts, Culture and the GaeltachtRachel MacRory, Department of Arts, Culture and the Gaeltacht |
None |
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Alistair Lindsay, Office of Public Works |
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Paul Connolly, Office of Public Works |
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Feargal Ó Coigligh, Senior Adviser Planning Research, Department of the Environment |
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Pat Brady, Administrative Officer, Department of the Environment |
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Ciarán Ó Maoileoin (Secretary), Department of Arts, Culture and the Gaeltacht |
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Name |
Nature of Work |
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Cavalier Ireland Ltd. |
User acceptance testing under the National |
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Vehicle/Driver File Computerisation Project |
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KPMG Management Consulting (with MurrayÓ Laoire, Architects and Urban Designers,and the Northern Ireland Economic Research Centre) |
Detailed study of the impact, effectiveness and cost of the tax-based urban renewal schemes in designated areas. |
