Vol. 513 No. 4
29 Mr. Quinn asked the Taoiseach the number of occasions on which the Cabinet committee on infrastructure including public and private partnerships has met; when the committee last met; and if he will make a statement on its progress to date. [1347/00]
30 Mr. J. Bruton asked the Taoiseach the number of occasions on which the Cabinet committee on infrastructure including public and private partnerships has met; when the committee last met; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2356/00]
I propose to take Questions Nos. 29 and 30 together.
The Cabinet sub-Committee on Infrastructural Development and Public Private Partnership, which I chair, includes the Tánaiste, the Ministers for Finance, Public Enterprise, Environment and Local Government, 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 drawn from those Departments. 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 – these could include proposals for legislative and constitutional change; support development and implementation of public private partnerships; and support the ongoing work of the Cabinet committee.
