The Consumer Liaison Panel is a standing committee independent of my Department and representative of general consumers. The Panel determines the frequency of its meetings depending on issues arising of direct interest to its member. The number of meetings of the Consumer Liaison Panel and the cost of the Panel to my Department from 2002 to date is set out in the following table. It should be noted that members of the Panel do not receive any remuneration in relation to their membership of the panel, the only payments to members relate to travel and subsistence costs for attendance at meetings.
Year
|
No. of Meetings
|
Cost
|
|
|
€
|
2002
|
8
|
8,040.73
|
2003
|
8
|
13,760.07
|
2004
|
4
|
5,416.79
|
2005
|
4
|
7,054.71
|
2006
|
1
|
817.92
|
2007
|
1
|
1,199.99
|
2008
|
5
|
2,944.29
|
2009
|
1
|
130.55
|
Total
|
|
39,365.05
|
The first Consumer Liaison Panel was established in 2002. The current Panel was set up in early 2008 and its membership is as follows:
Name
|
|
Mark Cagney
|
Chairman
|
Kenny Jacobs
|
Nominated by Tesco
|
Valerie Rice
|
Nominated by Superquinn
|
Fiona Sweeney
|
Nominated by RGDATA
|
Gerry McCormack
|
Nominated by SIPTU
|
Richard Donoghue
|
Nominated by Consumers’ Association of Ireland
|
Carmel Dawson
|
Nominated by Irish Countrywomens Association
|
Maeve Dineen
|
Minister’s nominee
|
John McGrath
|
Minister’s nominee
|
Maírín Uí Chomáin
|
Minister’s nominee
|
Jackie Spillane
|
Minister’s nominee
|
Gary Brown
|
Minister’s nominee
|
Andy Irving
|
Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
|