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Dáil Éireann díospóireacht -
Wednesday, 29 Jan 1997

Vol. 474 No. 1

Written Answers. - Ministerial Appointments.

Mary Wallace

Ceist:

92 Miss M. Wallace asked the Minister for Equality and Law Reform the members of the interdepartmental task force considering the report of the Commission on the Status of People with Disabilities; the date upon which each person was nominated by their respective Departments; the date and attendance at each of the task force's meetings; and the timescale for the task force's work. [2589/97]

The following is the membership of the interdepartmental task force established on foot of the report of the Commission on the Status of People with Disabilities.

Nominee

Department

Date of Appointment

Ms Sylda Langford (Chairperson)

Equality and Law Reform

16 December 1996

Mr. Pat Wylie

Equality and Law Reform

16 December 1996

Ms Mary McCarthy

Arts, Culture and the Gaeltacht

20 December 1996.

Mr. Matthew Ryan

Education

23 December 1996

Mr. Declan Purcell

Enterprise and Employment

7 January 1997

Mr. Donncha Ó Muineacháin

Environment

15 January 1997

Mr. Stephen O'Neill

Finance

20 December 1996

Mr. Con Breen

Finance

20 December 1996

Mr. Oliver Grogan

Foreign Affairs

17 January 1997

Mr. Eddie Brannigan (Deputy)

Foreign Affairs

17 January 1997

Mr. John Collins

Health

19 December 1996

Mr. John Haskins

Justice

15 January 1997

Mr. Enda Flynn

Social Welfare

17 December 1996

Ms Paula Lyons

Social Welfare

17 January 1997

Ms Anne Donegan

Office of the Tánaiste

29 January 1997

Mr. Eamonn Cusack (Deputy)

Office of the Tánaiste

29 January 1997

Mr. Philip Kelly

Office of the Taoiseach

8 January 1997

Ms Fiona O'Dea

Tourism and Trade

23 December 1996

Mr. Michael Harper

Transport, Energy and Communications

8 January 1997

The task force had one meeting to date which was held on 21 January, 1997. The aforementioned members attended with the exception of Mr. Ryan, Mr. Grogan, Mr. Flynn, Ms Lyons, Ms Donegan and Mr. Cusack.
It is envisaged that the task force will have completed its work around mid-year in 1997.
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