Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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Question 160: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the advisory committees, boards, quangos, taskforces, fora or any other [i]ad hoc[/i] bodies which were created by her or her Department in 2008; the purpose of the body in each case; the reason such a body such a body was required in each case; the membership of each body; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46781/08]

Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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My Department established five such groups in 2008. The specific details requested by the Deputy for each are as follows:

Advisory Group on Media Mergers

(a) Purpose of the Group — To review the legislative framework in relation to the public interest aspects of media mergers and to make recommendations as appropriate

(b) Reason the Group was established — To assist in the overall review of the Competition Act 2002

(c) Membership of the Group:

Paul Sreenan Senior Counsel (Chair),

Marc Coleman, Author, Broadcaster and Writer,

Professor Colum Kenny, Dublin City University,

Michael O' Keeffe, Broadcasting Commission of Ireland,

John Herlihy, Chief Executive, Google Ireland,

Olive Braiden, Arts Council,

Peter Cassells, National Centre for Partnership & Performance.

Sales Law Review Group

(a) Purpose of the Group — To conduct a review of the legislation governing the sale of goods and supply of services, and to provide analysis and evaluation of the proposed EU Consumer Contractual Rights Directive and to make recommendations as to how the Directive and Irish contract and sales law can be integrated

(b) Reason the Group was established — The area to be covered by the review is heavily legalistic, complex and technical, particularly in the general sales law field.

(c) Membership of the Group:

Professor Robert Clark, UCD (Chair);

Tony Burke, nominee of Irish Exporters' Association;

Caterina Gardiner LL.B, LL.M, NUI Galway;

Michael Kilcoyne, Vice-Chairman Consumers' Assoc of Ireland;

Roderick Maguire LL.B, LL.M, BL, Honorary Secretary of the Bar Council of Ireland;

Sean Murphy, Legal Adviser NCA;

Richard Nesbitt S.C. nominee of IBEC;

Kevin O'Higgins, Solicitor nominee of Incorporated Law Society;

Nathan Reilly LL.B, LL.M, Barrister;

Fidelma White LL.B, LL.M, UCC.

Interim Advisory Board to the National Employment Rights Authority (NERA)

(a) Purpose of the Board — To advise the Director of NERA on matters relating to compliance with, and enforcement of, employment legislation.

(b) Reason the Board was established — To enable representatives of employers and employees to advise the Director of NERA on matters relating to compliance with and enforcement of employment legislation having regard to Sections 19-21 of the Employment Law Compliance Bill, 2008.

(c) Membership of the Board:

John Dennehy (Chair), former public representative,

John Walsh, former Assistant Secretary, Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment,

Stella Skowronska, Language Course Co-ordinator and Teacher,

James Somers, former General President, SIPTU and Executive Member & Treasurer ICTU,

Linda Tanham, Assistant General Secretary, Mandate,

Patricia King, National Officer, SIPTU,

Owen Wills, General Secretary, TEEU,

Mary Cryan, HR Director, Brown Thomas Group,

John Flanagan, Head of Branches and IT, EBS,

Eddie Keenan, Director of IR, Employment and Manpower Services, CIF.

Enterprise Feedback Group

(a) Purpose of the Group — To provide feedback from business and industry on the Strategy for Science, Technology and Innovation (SSTI) and advice on the commercialisation of research outcomes from the Government's substantial investment in research and development

(b) Reason the Group was established — Feedback from Group will inform the continuing development of policy for the achievement of the SSTI's targets.

(c) Membership of the Group:

Lionel Alexander (Chair) Vice President and General Manager, Hewlett Packard Irl

Sean Baker, IT Consultant

William Carty, Finance Director, Abbott Ireland

Dr. Gabriel Dennison, NTR plc

Aidan Fitzsimons, Commercial Director, Dairygold Cooperative Society

Michael Gallagher, Managing Director, Swan Net-Gundry Ltd

Eleanor Garvey, General Manager, Pfizer Ireland Pharmaceuticals

Tony Golden, Managing Director, Citi Ireland

Cathy Kearney, Managing Director, Apple Computer International

Henry McGarvey, Managing Director, Pramerica Systems Ireland Ltd

Sean McGrath, Chief Technical Officer, Propylon Ltd

Martin McVicker, Managing Director, Combilift Ltd

Julie O'Neill, General Manager, Gilead Sciences Ltd

Steering Committee for the Review and Assessment of the EQUAL Community Initiative 2000-2006

(a) Purpose of the Committee — The EQUAL Community Initiative, an ESF co-financed programme that addressed issues around inequality and discrimination in the labour market under the 2000-2006 Structural Funds is being wound up at the moment. The purpose of Steering Committee is to oversee a review, by external consultants, of the learning from the activities and pilots carried out under EQUAL.

(b) Reason the Committee was established — The Steering Committee was set up to oversee the review, by external consultants, of the learning from EQUAL and ensure it is carried out and implemented in a correct manner. It is expected the review will provide recommendations / advice on how best to implement the lessons in labour market policy and programmes to the Department.

(c) Membership of the Committee:

Vincent Landers, Head of ESF in Ireland (Chairperson)

Catherine Curran, Head of the EQUAL Authority in Ireland

Carol Baxter, Equality Authority,

Margaret Barry, FÁS,

Niall Monks, Labour Market Policy Section of the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment,

Finola McDonnell, IBEC,

Willie McIntosh , Human Capital Investment Operational Programme 2007-2013 OP, Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment,

Frank Vaughan, ICTU,

Tony Tyrrell, WRC,

Jim Deane, Department of Finance.