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253 Mr. O'Shea asked the Minister for Education and Science if, further to Parliamentary Question No. 308 of 17 February 1998, he will name the expert group that made recommendations to him in relation to the allocation of the £600,000 fund for women's education projects; their qualifications in each case; where they are based; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5408/98]
In April 1997, the then Minister for Education announced that she was allocating £600,000 over the period 1997-99 to enable women to pursue lifelong education opportunities and to acquire access to mainstream programmes. To assist in the allocation of monies, she would establish a working group comprising representatives of the Department of Education and of voluntary and statutory agencies.
The working group was subsequently appointed with the following membership. The members were either nominated by organisations that are active in the area of women's education or appointed by the Minister for their expertise in that area.
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Ms Helen Keogh |
National Co-ordinator of the Vocational Training Opportunities Scheme, Chairperson, Dublin |
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Ms Chris Mulvey |
Aontas, Dublin |
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Sr. Pat Murray |
Trócaire, Dublin |
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Ms Inez Bailey |
National Adult Literacy Agency, Dublin |
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Ms Helen Johnston |
Combat Poverty Agency, Dublin |
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Ms Maura Murray |
National Women's Council, Dublin |
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Ms Mags O'Brien |
Irish National Organisation of the Unemployed, Dublin |
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Ms Siobhán O'Donoghue |
Community Workers' Co-operative, Galway |
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Ms Maureen Downey |
St. Vincent's Trust, Dublin |
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Mr. Des O'Loughlin |
Adult Education Section, Department of Education, Dublin |
