Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 29 November 2017
407. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the membership of the national mobile phone and broadband task force and the salaries associated with the task force. [51002/17]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe Mobile Phone and Broadband Taskforce was established in July 2016, membership of the Taskforce is set out in the table below:
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Membership |
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Denis Naughten, T.D. (Co-Chair) |
Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment |
|
Heather Humphreys, T.D. (Co-Chair) |
Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs. |
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Katherine Licken |
Assistant Secretary (Working Co-Chair) Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment |
|
William Parnell |
Assistant Secretary (Working Co-Chair) Department of Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs |
|
Mairead McCabe |
Principal Officer Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment |
|
Stjohn O’Connor |
Principal Officer Department of Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs |
|
Patrick Neary |
Chief Technology Officer Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment |
|
Dave Walsh |
Assistant Secretary Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government |
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Ray O’Leary |
Assistant Secretary Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport |
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Pat Gallagher |
Chief Executive Chairman CCMA and CE Westmeath County Council |
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Tommy Ryan |
Chief Executive CE Cavan County Council |
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Geoffrey Gray |
Policy Analyst Competition and Consumer Protection Commission |
|
Pat Maher |
Director of Network Management Transport Infrastructure Ireland |
|
John Sydenham |
Commissioner Office of Public Works |
|
Martin Bourke |
Principal Officer Office of Public Works |
|
John K Dillon |
Senior Financial Adviser NewERA |
|
Seamus Boland |
CEO Irish Rural Link Ltd |
|
Mary MacNamara |
Irish Country Women’s Association |
|
Linda Doyle |
Director of CTVR (Computer Science) Professor of Engineering and the Arts (Electronic and Electrical Engineering), Trinity College Dublin |
|
John Martin |
Former Principal Planning Adviser Department of Environment, Community and Local Government |
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Prof. Cathal O’Donoghue |
Teagasc Rural Economy and Development Programme |
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Paul Madden |
Enterprise Champion - Midlands Action Plan for Jobs |
|
Clodagh Cavanagh |
Abbey Farm Machinery, Business Representative |
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Observer: Gerry Fahy |
Commissioner Commission for Communications Regulation (ComReg) |
The members of the Taskforce did not receive salaries for their participation in the Taskforce.
The Taskforce published its final report in December 2016. Arising from this report an implementation group was established charged with overseeing implementation of the Mobile Phone and Broadband Taskforce actions. The implementation group comprises of senior officials from the following organisations:
- Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment
- Department of Rural and Community Development
- Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government
- Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
- Transport Infrastructure Ireland
- County and City Management Association
- Local Government Management Agency
- Advertising Standards Authority for Ireland
- Commission for Communications Regulation (which sits on the Group as both the owner of several actions and as an observer in its capacity as the independent Regulator of the telecommunications sector).
Officials from other organisations attend as appropriate.
There is no additional remuneration paid for membership of the implementation group; all officials attending do so in the course of their normal duties.
