Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)

That is exactly what has happened. The Cabinet sub-committee on economic renewal is now the main committee dealing with all these issues. Competitiveness, energy, tourism and education are all interlinked and are all under the auspices of one Cabinet sub-committee. The implementation of policy is done through the high level group or additional work is put back into the committee. Any decisions must go to the Cabinet for final appraisal. There is one group which is completely focused and is representative of all Departments, depending on the agenda. The activation agenda, the competitiveness agenda and energy are constant issues in the context of the discussions which take place.

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