John Bruton
Ceist:16 Mr. J. Bruton asked the Taoiseach if he will make a statement on the terms of reference of the Cabinet Committee on Infrastructure Including Public Private Partnership; and the number of times the committee has met. [24343/99]
Vol. 511 No. 4
16 Mr. J. Bruton asked the Taoiseach if he will make a statement on the terms of reference of the Cabinet Committee on Infrastructure Including Public Private Partnership; and the number of times the committee has met. [24343/99]
17 Mr. Quinn asked the Taoiseach the terms of reference and the membership of the Cabinet Committee on Infrastructure Including Public Private Partnership; when the committee last met; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24544/99]
I propose to take Questions Nos. 16 and 17 together.
The Cabinet sub-committee on infrastructural development and public private partnership, which I chair, includes the Tánaiste, the Minister for Finance, the Minister for Public Enterprise, the Minister for the Environment and Local Government, the Minister for Justice Equality and Law Reform and the Attorney General. The general purpose of the committee is to oversee the delivery of key infrastructure in the context of the National Development Plan.
The Cabinet sub-committee is assisted by a cross-departmental team which includes the Departments of the Taoiseach, Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Finance, Environment and Local Government, Public Enterprise, Justice Equality and Law Reform and the Attorney General's office. The terms of reference of the team are to develop and oversee the implementation of a framework for action and in particular to bring forward proposals to deal with planning approval issues to reduce delays in infrastructure delivery which could include proposals for legislative and constitutional change; support development and implementation of public private partnerships; support the ongoing work of the Cabinet committee.