Aengus Ó Snodaigh
Ceist:448 Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of times he has met the Equality Authority since assuming office. [10031/04]
Amharc ar fhreagraDáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 30 March 2004
448 Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of times he has met the Equality Authority since assuming office. [10031/04]
Amharc ar fhreagraI have met variously with the chair, members of the board and the chief executive of the Equality Authority on four occasions: 26 June 2002, 27 January 2003, 6 March 2003 and 19 September 2003. I have also met the chief executive officer at a number of other events, most recently at an equality conference in Dublin earlier this month.
449 Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of times he has met the Irish Human Rights Commission since assuming office. [10032/04]
Amharc ar fhreagraSince assuming office I have met the Human Rights Commission on two occasions, on 21 October 2002 and on 8 March, this year. I have also met the president of the IHRC informally on a number of occasions over this period.
450 Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of times he has met the National Consultative Committee on Racism and Interculturalism since assuming office. [10034/04]
Amharc ar fhreagraI have met the NCCRI on two occasions, 2 September 2002 and 3 February 2004. In addition, I participated in a conference on migration policy organised by the NCCRI on 10 December 2002.
451 Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the quasi-non-governmental, non-governmental, community and voluntary organisations he has met since assuming office; and the organisations representing ethnic communities here he has met since assuming office. [10036/04]
Amharc ar fhreagraWith respect to the first part of the Deputy's question, in the limited time available it has not been possible to compile the information sought. However, I will correspond with the Deputy in this regard in due course.
The meetings I have had with organisations and individuals who represent or are representative of the views of the ethnic communities here are outlined in the table below.
Date of meeting |
Name of organisation |
20 June, 2002 |
Centre for the Care of Survivors of Torture |
28 August, 2002 |
European Holocaust Commemoration Committee |
2 September 2002 |
National Consultative Committee on Racism and Interculturalism |
16 September 2002 |
Irish Refugee Council |
26 September 2002 |
Islamic Cultural Centre |
9 October 2002 |
kNOW Racism |
5 December 2002 |
kNOW Racism |
6 December 2002 |
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees |
9 December 2002 |
Holocaust Memorial Day Committee |
26 January 2003 |
Holocaust Memorial Day Committee |
7 March 2003 |
Amnesty International |
7 April 2003 |
Holocaust Memorial Day Committee |
20 June 2003 |
Holocaust Memorial Day Committee |
19 November 2003 |
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees |
9 December 2003 |
kNOW Racism |
25 January 2004 |
Holocaust Memorial Day Committee |
3 February 2004 |
National Consultative Committee on Racism and Interculturalism |
In addition, I have also met with a variety of Government and diplomatic representatives of the States of origin, and faith representatives of members of the ethnic communities living in Ireland.