Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 20 May 2004
155 Mr. J. Bruton asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the composition of the management advisory committee of his Department; the number of times it has met since its formation; the number of times he has attended it in person; and the issues it has considered. [14982/04]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe management advisory committee, MAC, of my Department meets in two formations at ministerial and official level to oversee and review progress in relation to the achievement of the goals and objectives set out in my Department's statement of strategy 2003 to 2005, which is published on my Department's website.
It meets at ministerial level to deal with high level policy issues relating to the functional areas of my Department, including, inter alia, the Estimates process, which require ministerial direction. The MAC also meets separately to deal with ongoing strategic, operational and administrative issues including the implementation of the strategic management initiative in my Department.
The composition of the management advisory committee is as follows: Mr. Philip Furlong, Secretary General, Mr. Michael Grant, assistant secretary, Mr. Con Haugh, assistant secretary, Mr. Paul Bates, assistant secretary, Mr. Joe Timbs, principal officer, finance unit, Ms Susan McGrath, principal officer, corporate Services.
The committee has met 35 times since my Department was established in June 2002, and 14 of those meetings have been at ministerial level.
