Written answers
Thursday, 15 May 2008
Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs
Departmental Agencies
5:00 pm
Seán Sherlock (Cork East, Labour)
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Question 47: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the number of agencies established within his Department since he became Minister; the cost of running and establishing each task force for each of the years that they have been established; and the action taken as a result of the decisions or recommendations. [18830/08]
Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)
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Since my appointment as Minister in 2002 one new agency, Oifig Choimisinéir na d'Teangacha Oifigúla was established. For completeness I should add that during this time Pobal was reconstituted from the former ADM, and that the Dormant Accounts Disbursement Board was replaced by the Dormant Accounts Board. The latter has no fulltime staff.
Details in relation to taskforces are set out in the following Table.
| Table: Task Forces / Steering Groups established since June 2002 | |||
| Purpose of Task Force/ Steering Group | Year established | Cost | Action taken as a result of recommendations |
| Steering Group to oversee the development of the National Drugs Strategy 2008-2016 | December 2007 | €13,781 (to date) | No recommendations available yet. The report is due to be submitted to the Minister by end of 2008 |
| Comhairle na Tuaithe was established in February 2004 to address the following priority issues: | February 2004 | 2004 — Nil | Access parameters and countryside code agreed |
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