Dáil debates
Wednesday, 28 April 2010
Cabinet Committees.
Brian Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)
I propose to take Questions Nos. 4 to 7, inclusive, together.
I sit on the following Cabinet Committees: European affairs; climate change and energy security; science, technology and innovation; social inclusion, children and integration; health; Irish and the Gaeltacht; economic renewal; and transforming public services.
The necessity for and the roles and working methods of Cabinet committees are kept under review. Their primary function is to allow for engagement by Ministers with important policy issues of cross-departmental significance. They are supplementary to the engagement with these issues by the Government as a whole. Significant policy issues in all of these areas are matters for decision by the Government in accordance with the Cabinet handbook.
For the information of Deputies, the table lists all Cabinet committees and their membership following the recent changes of Ministers and Ministers of State.
Cabinet Committee | Membership |
European Affairs | Taoiseach (Chair)Minister for Enterprise, Trade and EmploymentMinister for FinanceMinister for Health and ChildrenMinister for Foreign AffairsMinister for the Environment, Heritage and Local GovernmentMinister for Communications, Energy and Natural ResourcesMinister for Agriculture, Fisheries and FoodMinister for Justice, Equality and Law ReformMinister for TransportMinister of State for European AffairsAttorney General |
Climate Change and Energy Security | Taoiseach (Chair)Tánaiste and Minister for Education and ScienceMinister for FinanceMinister for the Environment Heritage and Local GovernmentMinister for Communications, Energy and Natural ResourcesMinister for Agriculture, Fisheries and FoodMinister for Foreign AffairsMinister for Health and ChildrenMinister for TransportMinister for Enterprise, Trade and EmploymentMinister of State for Science, Technology, Innovation and Natural ResourcesMinister of State for Horticulture, Sustainable Travel and Planning and HeritageAttorney General |
Science, Technology and Innovation | Taoiseach (Chair)Tánaiste and Minister for Education and ScienceMinister for Enterprise, Trade and EmploymentMinister for FinanceMinister for Communications, Energy and Natural ResourcesMinister for Health and ChildrenMinister for Agriculture, Fisheries and FoodMinister of State for Science, Technology, Innovation and Natural Resources |
Social Inclusion, Children and Integration | Taoiseach (Chair)Tánaiste and Minister for Education and ScienceMinister for FinanceMinister for the Environment, Heritage and Local GovernmentMinister for Health and ChildrenMinister for Justice, Equality and Law ReformMinister for Social and Family AffairsMinister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht AffairsMinister for Enterprise, Trade and EmploymentMinister for Children and Youth AffairsChief WhipMinister of State for Housing and Local ServicesMinister of State for Disability Issues and Mental HealthMinister of State for Public Service Transformation and Labour AffairsMinister of State for Older People and Health PromotionMinister of State for Equality and Human Rights, and Integration |
Health | Taoiseach (Chair)Minister for Health and ChildrenMinister for FinanceMinister for Children and Youth Affairs |
Irish and the Gaeltacht | Taoiseach (Chair)Tánaiste and Minister for Education and ScienceMinister for Enterprise, Trade and EmploymentMinister for FinanceMinister for TransportMinister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht AffairsMinister for Social and Family AffairsMinister for the Environment, Heritage and Local GovernmentMinister for Foreign AffairsMinister for Communications, Energy and Natural ResourcesChief Whip |
Aspects of International Human Rights | Minister for Finance (Chair)Minister for Foreign AffairsMinister for Justice, Equality and Law ReformMinister for TransportMinister for the Environment, Heritage and Local GovernmentMinister for Communications, Energy and Natural ResourcesAttorney General |
Economic Renewal | Taoiseach (Chair)Tánaiste and Minister for Education and ScienceMinister for FinanceMinister for Enterprise, Trade and EmploymentMinister for Health and ChildrenMinister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government |
Transforming Public Services | TaoiseachTánaiste and Minister for Education and ScienceMinister for FinanceMinister for Health and ChildrenMinister for the Environment, Heritage and Local GovernmentMinister for Justice, Equality and Law ReformMinister of State for Public Service Transformation and Labour Affairs |
Strategic Directions for Local Government | Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government (Chair)Minister for TransportMinister for Social and Family AffairsMinister for Communications, Energy and Natural ResourcesMinister for FinanceMinister for Enterprise, Trade and EmploymentMinister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs |
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