Written answers

Thursday, 6 December 2007

Department of Transport

Departmental Meetings

8:00 pm

Photo of Ruairi QuinnRuairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
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Question 108: To ask the Minister for Transport if his Department has a management advisory committee or an equivalent management committee; if it meets regularly; and if so, the frequency of same; if he and the Ministers of State attached to his Department attend the meetings; if a special advisor or advisors attached to the Ministerial Office or offices attend such meetings; if the minutes are circulated subsequent to each meeting with an indication as to the action to be taken by whom and when; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32986/07]

Photo of Noel DempseyNoel Dempsey (Meath West, Fianna Fail)
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The Department has a Management Board comprised of the Secretary General and the 6 Assistant Secretaries in the Department. The Board normally meets on a weekly basis and the minutes of the meeting are made available on the Department's intranet for the information of all staff. Items for follow up action are specifically identified. The Minister normally attends the Management Board meeting on a monthly basis and on such occasions his special advisor usually attends also.

Photo of Ruairi QuinnRuairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
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Question 109: To ask the Minister for Transport if he convenes specific policy meetings with officials in his Department; the way a policy meeting with officials is different to that of a management meeting, such as a management advisory committee meeting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33000/07]

Photo of Noel DempseyNoel Dempsey (Meath West, Fianna Fail)
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I hold policy meetings with officials in my Department on an ongoing basis. The majority of these address specific sectoral policy issues within my remit. I also meet the Department's Management Board on a regular basis. This Board is comprised of the Secretary General and the 6 Assistant Secretaries. These meetings enable matters of a high level or strategic nature to be addressed.

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