Enda Kenny
Ceist:151 Mr. Kenny asked the Minister for Defence the number of interdepartmental committees of which his Department's officials are members; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30858/03]
Written Answers. - Interdepartmental Committees.
Civil servants of my Department are members of the following interdepartmental committees/groups: Change Management Network; Central Input Committee; Committee of the Assistant Secretaries Network; Consultative Committee on Nuclear Emergency Planning; Departmental Trainers Officers Network, DTO; Disability Liaison Officers Network; E-Cabinet Group; E-Procurement Group; E-Government: Assistant Secretaries Implementation Group; Emergency Response Co-ordinating Committee; Evaluation Network; Freedom of Information Civil Service Users Network; Government Contracts Committee sub-committees; Government Task Force on Emergency Planning; Heads of Internal Audit Forum; Health and Safety Network; Human Resources Management subgroup ,SMI; Human Resources Management System Users Network; IT Managers Network; Interdepartmental Committee on Peacekeeping; Interdepartmental Committee on UN Issues; Interdepartmental Committee on Major Emergencies; Interdepartmental Working Group on Emergency Planning; Interdepartmental Committee on Monitoring of Sellafield Arbitration; Interdepartmental Co-ordinating Committee on EU Affairs; Interdepartmental Committee for Co-ordinating the Presidency; Interdepartmental Administrative Planning Group; Interdepartmental Committee to oversee the piloting and maintenance of the new Garda helicopter; Intergovernmental Conference Overview Group; Interdepartmental Committee on the future of the national Military Archives; Irish Marine Search and Rescue Committee; Joint Industrial Council for State Employees; Management Information Framework Users Network; Management Information Framework Project Managers Group; Management Information Framework Consultative Committee; Mullarkey Implementation Group; Management Committee for Common Systems in Accounts Branches (MCCSAB); Maritime Security Implementation Group; National Security Committee; National Civil Aviation Security Committee; Organisational Development Forum; Personnel Officers Interdepartmental Network; Performance Management and Development Network (PMDS); Press Officers Network; Quality Customer Service Working Group; Quality Customer Service Officers Network; SMI Implementation Group of Secretaries General; Security Policy Group; Steering Group of Assistant Secretaries – New Vision for the Civil Service and Survey Technical Committee.
In addition, Defence Forces personnel are members of the following committees-groups: Irish Marine and Search & Rescue Committee; National Civil Aviation Security Committee; Working Group on Emergency Planning Committee; Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Committee; Transportation of Dangerous goods by Rail Committee; National Security Authority Committee; Air Corps Maintenance Budget Committee; Steering Group Committee; Standing Civil Mil Emergency Action Group Committee; Preparation for Irelands Presidency of the EU Committee; Expert Committee on Response to Biological threat; Joint Implementation Team Committee; Joint Task Force (Drugs) Committee; Marine Emergency Advisory Group Committee; Seabed Technical Advisory Group Committee; Inshore Mapping Forum Committee; International shipping & port Security implementation team Committee; Global monitoring environment & security Committee and National Maritime College of Ireland project team Committee.