Written answers

Wednesday, 27 September 2006

Department of An Taoiseach

Departmental Appointments

8:00 pm

Photo of Dan BoyleDan Boyle (Cork South Central, Green Party)
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Question 217: To ask the Taoiseach the number of task forces which have been created by his Department; and their function, size, membership, reporting mechanism and period of existence since 1997. [28155/06]

Photo of Bertie AhernBertie Ahern (Dublin Central, Fianna Fail)
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A Task Force on Road Haulage Issues was established in September 2000 to draw up an agreed Programme of Action for submission to Government for regulation of abuses in the industry and increasing the professionalism of the industry generally. The Task Force completed its work in November 2000.

Membership of the Task Force included representatives from the Departments of the Taoiseach, Public Enterprise, Finance, Environment and Justice, the Revenue Commissioners, Garda and the Irish Road Haulage Association (IRHA).

The Task Force on Asset Management was established in November 2001 to consider opportunities for developing a broader based asset management business in Ireland. The focus of the Task Force is in the areas of education, regulation and marketing. The Task Force reports to the IFSC Clearing House Group which operates under the aegis of my Department. The Clearing House Group identifies and considers issues of major concern to the long-term development of the international financial services industry in Ireland.

Membership of the Task Force includes representatives from the industry including IAIM (Irish Association of Investment Managers), from relevant Government departments, IDA Ireland, the Financial Regulator and the HEA.

A pan-European Pensions Task Force was set up in late 2003 to look at the legislative, fiscal and regulatory requirements involved in the transposition of the IORP Pensions Directive into national law. The Task Force also seeks to focus on developments in the international pensions areas and to make recommendations for legislative, regulatory, administrative and marketing initiatives that would position Ireland as a domicile of choice for the location of, and services to, multi-jurisdictional pension funds. The Task Force also reports to the IFSC Clearing House Group.

Membership includes representatives from the industry including, from relevant Government Departments, IDA Ireland, the Revenue Commissioners and the Financial Regulator.

The Task Force on Active Citizenship was established in April, 2006 to review the evidence regarding trends in citizen participation across the main areas of civic, community, cultural, occupational and recreational life; to examine those trends in the context of international experience and analysis; to review the experience of organisations involved in the political, caring, community, professional and occupational, cultural, sporting and religious dimensions of life regarding influences, both positive and negative, on the levels of the citizen participation and engagement, and to recommend measures which could be taken as part of public policy to facilitate and encourage a greater degree of engagement by citizens in all aspects of life and the growth and development of voluntary organisations as part of a strong civic culture.

The membership of the Task Force is as follows:

Ms Mary Davis (Chairperson), Chief Executive, Special Olympics Ireland

Mr. David Begg, General Secretary, ICTU

Mr. John Bennett, Disability Officer, UCD

Fr. Harry Bohan, Diocese of Killaloe and Céifin Centre for Values led Change

Ms Elaine Bradshaw, Chair, Keep Kilkenny Beautiful Committee

Ms Caroline Casey, Chief Executive, The Aishling Foundation

Ms Mary Cunningham, Director, National Youth Council of Ireland

Mr. Arthur Duignan, Assistant Director, CREATE

Cllr. John Gallahue, Governing Body, Limerick Institute of Technology

Mr. Gerry Kearney, Secretary General, Dept of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs

Mr. Sean Kelly, Outgoing President, GAA

Ms Maighréad Uí Mháirtín, Cathaoirleach, Foras na Gaeilge

Mr. Seamus McAleavey, Northern Ireland Council for Voluntary Action

Mr. Dermot McCarthy, Secretary General, Department of the Taoiseach

Sr. Bernadette McMahon, Vincentian Partnership for Social Justice

Ms Sylvia Meehan, Irish Senior Citizens Parliament

Mr. Bobby Molloy, former Minister

The Venerable David Pierpoint, Archdeacon of Dublin

Dr. Mary Redmond, Arthur Cox and co-founder of The Wheel

Mr. John Trethowan, Business in the Community Ireland.

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