Timmy Dooley (Clare, Fianna Fail)
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Question 290: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number and dates of formal meetings that he has had with the management advisory committee in his Department since his appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18919/11]

Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
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I meet with individual members of my Management Advisory Committee (MAC) on a regular basis to discuss various policy and strategic issues. I am also regularly briefed by members of the MAC as necessary by phone and through written submissions.

There are also occasions when I need to meet with the collective MAC to discuss issues that affect the Department as a whole. Since my arrival in the Department I have held two such meetings with the MAC. The dates of these meetings were 19th April and 13th June 2011.