The working groups currently established in my Department are set out in the table below and provide a means of collaborative working to discharge a range of functions.
Working Group
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Focus
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Composition
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Lariam Report Implementation Group
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Implementation of the recommendations of the second report of the Working Group on the use of Malaria Chemoprophylaxis in the Defence Forces.
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Civil Servants and Military Personnel
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Working Group on Direct Entry to the Defence Forces
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To examine the direct entry into the Defence Forces of specialists in particular disciplines.
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Civil Servants and Military Personnel
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C.S.4 Working Group
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Numerical establishment of the Defence Forces.
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Civil Servants and Military Personnel
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Air Traffic Control (ATC) Working Group
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Reviewing options to ensure the longer term sustainability of Air Traffic Control Services at Casement Aerodrome, Baldonnel.
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Civil Servants and Military Personnel
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Oracle Softwear Asset Management Team
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To address Oracle licencing procurement and Oracle softwear compliance issues for the Defence Organisation.
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Civil Servants and Military Personnel
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Redress of Wrongs Review Work Group
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To finalise issues arising from the Review of the Redress of Wrongs process, to include the identification and remedy of any outstanding issues.
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Civil Servants and Military Personnel
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Data Protection Working Group
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Assistance with implementation of the General Data
Protection Regulation (GDPR) across the Department
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A representative from each Branch of the Department
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Our Public Service 2020 (OPS2020) - Action 10
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To embed Programme and Project Management across the Public Service. (The Department of Defence is leading on this Action as part of the work of OPS2020).
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Sectoral experts from the civil and public service which include the following:
- civil servants from the Department of Defence;
- military personnel;
- civil servants from other Government Departments; and
- public servants from other State agencies and bodies.
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