Written answers
Tuesday, 2 November 2010
Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources
Departmental Bodies
9:00 pm
Lucinda Creighton (Dublin South East, Fine Gael)
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Question 476: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the number of high level groups operating within his Department; the purpose of each group; the year each group was set up; the number of times each group has met; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40331/10]
Eamon Ryan (Dublin South, Green Party)
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Details of high level groups under the aegis of my Department are set out in the following table.
| Name of Group | Purpose | YearSetUp | MeetingsNo. |
| Digital Switch Over Steering Group | To progress the digital switch-over process | 2010 | 6 |
| Affordable Energy Group | To coordinate national policy on affordable energy | 2008 | 9 |
| High Level Group on International Content Services Centre | Examine issue relation to the establishment of an International content Services Centre in Ireland | 2009 | 4 |
| Exemplar Working Group | Look at issue/options on content trading, taxation, IP rights and legal issues | 2009 | 3 |
| High Level Strategic Workshop on Energy Efficient Data Centres and Cloud Computing | Prepare recommendations for the "Technology Actions to Support the Smart Economy" Report, 2009, and follow up actions | 2009 | 3 |
| Telecommunications Emergency Planning Group | Emergency planning | 2009 | 3 |
| Postcode Steering Group | To oversee the implementation of a National Postcode System (NPS). | 2010 | 21 |
| Environmental Monitoring Group | To exchange and review information and data on the Corrib Field Development in the context of the agreed Environmental Monitoring Plan and to review reports on future planned activities during construction, testing and commissioning. | 2002 | 50 |
| North West Mayo Forum | To promote understanding of how the Corrib Project is regulated by providing the local community and their public representatives with an opportunity for a coordinated engagement with the Government Departments and State bodies that have a regulatory role in relation to the project and to offer a positive opportunity for furthering the socio-economic development of the North West Mayo Region. | 2008 | 6 |
| Corrib High Level Advisory Group | To track progress across the key consent processes of the Corrib project and bring any relevant issues to the attention of Government. | 2010 | 3 |
| Renewable Energy Development Group | To contribute to the delivery of Ireland's renewable energy objectives and targets across the electricity, heat and transport sectors for 2010 and 2020 as set out in the Energy Policy White Paper, The Programme for Government and in the context of the European Union Energy and Climate Change Package. | 2008 | 9 |
| Renewable Energy Development Group | To contribute to the delivery of Ireland's renewable energy objectives and targets across the electricity, heat and transport sectors for 2010 and 2020 as set out in the Energy Policy White Paper, The Programme for Government and in the context of the European Union Energy and Climate Change Package. | 2008 | 9 |
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