Dáil Éireann díospóireacht -
Wednesday, 4 Dec 1996

Vol. 472 No. 4

Written Answers. - Committee Membership.

Séamus Hughes

Ceist:

79 Mr. Hughes asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the names of the persons on the Irish Advisory Committee and the National Committee for Development Education; whether these committees have full-time secretariats; the way in which a voluntary body interested in partnership with communities in the developing world would be represented on such committees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23421/96]

Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs (Mr. Spring)

Lists indicating the current membership of the Irish Aid Advisory Committee, IAAC, and the National Committee for Development Education follow.

In the case of the IAAC, the term of office of the existing committee has just expired and a new membership is due to be appointed. The makeup of the new committee will reflect a balance between continuity, to ensure that the existing work of the committee is not disrupted, and some change, to facilitate broad participation in the work of this committee. Care will be taken to ensure the committee membership includes the combination of experience and expertise necessary to address the complex issues of world development.

The Irish Aid Advisory Committee administrative staff comprises one full-time position of executive secretary and one part-time position of secretarial assistant to the executive secretary.

The term of office of the current National Committee for Development Education will expire on 1 October 1997. From the outset, the membership profile of the committee was intended to ensure appropriate representation from the various groups and organisations concerned with development education. In making the appointments to the committee in 1994, and in filling subsequent vacancies, due weight has been given to ensuring this. The majority of the members of the committee serve in a representative capacity and the following list indicates in each case the representative role played by the committee member. The committee makes grants to fund development education projects; it also has a role in promoting improved development education. To assist the committee in these roles, the NCDE has a full-time staff complement of five.

Composition of Board of IAAC appointed to 31 December 1996

Name	Position
1. Prof. John Kelly	Chairperson
2. Mr. Howard Dalzell	Member
3. Mr. Justin Kilcullen	Member
4. Mr. John O'Shea	Member
5. Ms. Deirdre Farrell	Member
6. Mr. Garrett Sheehan	Member
7. Mr. John Gogan	Member
8. Ms. Gretchen Fitzgerald	Member
9. Ms. Cherrie Mcllwaine	Member
10. Mr. Michael O'Donnell	Member
11. Mr. Paddy McGuckian	Member
12. Mr. Seán Byrne	Member
13. Ms Sylda Langford	Member

NCDE Committee Members

Name	Affiliation
Mr. Liam Wegimont	Chairman
Department of Education
Mr. Seán Macnamara
Department of Foreign Affairs
Ms. Anne Webster
HEDCo
Vacant
NCCA
Mr. Albert O'Ceallaigh
Dochas
Mr. David Joyce	Cómhlámh
Trade Union
Mr. Tom O'Connor	I.C.T.U.
Youth Sector
Ms Mary O'Sullivan	DEFY
Women's Groups
Ms. Mary Quinlan	Banúlacht
Regional Groups
Ms Heike Vornhagen	Network Outreach in Development Education
Adult Education Sector
Ms Chris Mulvey	Aontas.
Irish Missionary Union
Mr. Michael O'Sullivan	Columban Justice and Peace Group
Invited Experts
Mr. Tom Curran Professor Helen O'Neill	Macra na Feirme. University College, Dublin.
Mr. John Grindle	Rural Development International.
Ms Helen Cole	APSO.
Dr. Colm Regan

The National Committee for Development Education is appointed for a fixed term of three years and the present Committee was appointed on 1 October 1994.

The Committee is staffed by a full-time secretariat of five.