Vol. 515 No. 3
302 Mrs. Owen asked the Minister for Tourism, Sport and Recreation the consultancies, work groups and specialist groups engaged for carrying out studies in his Department; when these groups were established; when their reports are expected; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5792/00]
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Consultant |
Purpose of Engagement |
Date of Establishment |
Report Date |
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Farrell Grant Sparks |
Ongoing external evaluation of the URBAN Operational Programme |
March 1998 |
Regular reports have been submitted to the URBAN National Monitoring Committee |
|
Goodbody Economic Consultants |
Ongoing External Evaluation of the LURD Operational Programme 1996/1999 |
August 1997 |
Regular reports have been made to the LURD National Monitoring Committee |
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Deloitte & Touche |
To support the Department in carrying out its responsibilities, under EU regulations, in relation to auditing three Operational Programmes-Tourism 1994/1999, LURD 1994/1999 and URBAN 1996/1999 |
December 1999 |
Due by end June 2000 |
|
Expert Committee on Code of Ethics and Good Practice for Children's Sport in Ireland |
To review the contents of the Code in the light of the Report of the inquiry into Child Sex Abuse in Swimming |
Reconvened June 1998 |
Report expected end April 2000 |
|
Paul Boland |
Sports Capital Prog Computerisation Project |
November 1999 |
Due end March 2000 |
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Review Group on Swimming Facilities(This group is chaired by Mr. Con Haugh and consists of representatives from D/Tourism, Sport & Recreation, D/Finance, D/Environment and Local Government, Office of Public Works, Dublin Corporation, Longford Co. Council, and Galway Co. Council) |
To examine the potential for a Public-Private Partnership approach to the development of swimming facilities |
October 1999 |
Due March 2000 |
|
Interim Advisory Committee on Drugs |
To provide a report to the Cabinet Committee on Social Inclusion on the establishment of a National Advisory Committee on Drugs |
July 1999 |
Report presented to Cabinet Committee February 2000 |
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Pricewaterhouse Coopers |
External Evaluation Review on the overall effectiveness of the Integrated Services Project |
June 1999 |
First interim Progress Report due March 2000Second interim Progress Report due July 2000Final Report due Dec 2000 |
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Joint Steering Group under the Interdepartmental Group on the National Drugs Strategy and the National Drugs Strategy Team |
To undertake a comprehensive review of the National Drugs Strategy |
March 2000 |
Autumn 2000 |
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Evaluation Co-ordinator (Drugs Initiative) and Panel of Evaluators |
To undertake external evaluation of individual projects funded under the drugs initiative |
December 1999 |
April 2000 |
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Fitzpatrick Associates Economic Consultants |
Ongoing external evaluation of the Operational Programme for Tourism 1994-1999 |
October 1996 |
Regular reports have been submitted to the Monitoring Committee on the Tourism Operational Programme |
