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Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 30 March 2004

Tuesday, 30 March 2004

Ceisteanna (336, 337, 338, 339)

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 fhreagra

Freagraí scríofa

I 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.

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

Ceist:

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 fhreagra

Since 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.

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

Ceist:

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 fhreagra

I 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.

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

Ceist:

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 fhreagra

With 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.

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