Written answers
Wednesday, 30 January 2008
Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government
Departmental Bodies
8:00 pm
Ciarán Lynch (Cork South Central, Labour)
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Question 1383: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of reports that have been commissioned by his Department since he took office; the number of committees and commissions that have been set up by his Department in that time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2181/08]
John Gormley (Dublin South East, Green Party)
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There were 16 reports commissioned and 10 committees/working groups set up in the period in question. Details are set out in the following tables.
| Reports |
| Examination of the Department's supervisory and management role in relation to a civil works contract undertaken by Limerick City Council |
| Engineering Report on the stability of the esker at Rath Lugh, Co. Meath |
| Study on Certain Fluorinated Greenhouse Gases (F-gases) in the context of European Regulation |
| Assessment of Need for "Living over the Shop" Tax Incentives to Support Urban Regeneration in NSS Gateways |
| Evaluation of European Spatial Network Research (ESPON) 2002-2006 |
| 11 scientific surveys of habitats and species were commissioned in the period by the Department's National Parks and Wildlife Service |
| Commitees/Groups/Commissions |
| Steering Committee with representatives from a broad spectrum of public and private sector nominees to oversee the development of a new Policy on Architecture. Three Focus Groups will to specialise on the three core themes, namely "Promoting quality in the built environment; Promoting sustainability; and Promoting awareness." |
| Lismullin Advisory Committee, to advise the Minister on the excavations at the national monument discovered on the route of the M3 motorway at Lismullin, Co. Meath. |
| The High Level Group on Climate Change, comprising senior officials from relevant Government Departments and chaired by the Department, to coordinate the implementation of the National Climate Change Strategy 2007-2012. |
| An Inter Departmental Group on Energy Efficient Lighting, comprising officials from the Department, the Departments of Enterprise, Trade and Employment and Communications, Energy and Natural Resources, and Sustainable Energy Ireland. The purpose of the Group is, inter alia, to advise the Minister on the technical basis for a minimum standard of energy efficiency for lighting. |
| Two committees to review local electoral areas. |
| Steering Group to oversee the procurement and management of the major review of waste management provided for in the Programme for Government. |
| The Limerick City Boundary Committee |
| A non-statutory Green Paper Consultative Committee to advise on the production of the Green Paper on Local Government Reform. |
| Steering Committee for the Government Climate Change Communications and Public Awareness Campaign |
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