Léim ar aghaidh chuig an bpríomhábhar
Gnáthamharc

Dáil Éireann díospóireacht -
Tuesday, 16 Dec 2003

Vol. 577 No. 3

Written Answers. - Interdepartmental Committees.

Enda Kenny

Ceist:

546 Mr. Kenny asked the Minister for the Environment Heritage and Local Government the number of interdepartmental committees of which officials of his Department are members; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30868/03]

My Department has established 34 interdepartmental committees in which officials of my Department and other Departments are participating, details of which are set out in the following table. My Department serves on a range of interdepartmental committees and groups operating under the auspices of other Departments. Details of these committees or groups are being compiled and will be sent to the Deputy.

Name of Committee

No. ofstaff

Interdepartmental task force on the integration of local government and local development systems

2

Flood Policy Review Group (OPW)

2

Steering Group on the implementation of Branching Out

3

EU Chemicals Strategy Interdepartmental Committee

6

NDP/CSF – Environment Co-ordinating Committee

5

Committee of Departments of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government and of Agriculture and Food in relation to designated conservation areas and commonages

5

Interdepartmental Committee on the Implementation of National Heritage and National Bio-diversity Plan

4

Hare Coursing Monitoring Committee

1

Consultative Committee on Nuclear emergency Planning

2 to 4

Nuclear Emergency Response Co-ordination Committee

2 to 4

Interdepartmental Committee on Monitoring of Sellafield Arbitration

4

Interdepartmental Climate Change Team

6

Economic Analysis Subgroup

4

Emissions Trading Advisory Group

2

National Allocations Consultancy Steering Committee

3

Negotiated Agreements Subgroup

2

Inventory Data Users Subgroups

2

Committee to review Wind Farms Development Guidelines

1

Industry and Climate Change Working Group

1

Review Group on Building Societies' Legislation

4

Monitoring Committee on Implementation of Recommendations of Task Force on the Travelling Community

1

National Traveller Accommodation Consultative Committee

1

Environmental Network of Government Departments

1

Inter-Departmental Committee on Implementation of the National Spatial Strategy

7

Working Group on Implementation of Directive 2002/91/EC on Energy Performance of Buildings

3

National Hazardous Waste Management Plan Implementation Committee

2

Ad Hoc Interdepartmental Group on ISPAT Matters

2

Conservation Advisory Panel

3

Cross Departmental Team on Homelessness

2

Expert Group on Dangerous Substances

4

Nitrates Expert Committee

2

EU Water Framework Directive Interdepartmental Steering Group

3

EU Water Framework Directive Co-ordination Group

2 to 4

Forum for the Construction industry

3

Barr
Roinn