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Wednesday, 26 November 2014

Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources

Departmental Meetings

Photo of Lucinda CreightonLucinda Creighton (Dublin South East, Independent)
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163. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will provide in tabular form, the dates of meetings of his Department's management advisory council in 2011, 2012, 2013 and to date in 2014; the civil servants present at each of these meetings; if he or his Department's Minister of State was present at each of these meetings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45473/14]

Photo of Alex WhiteAlex White (Dublin South, Labour)
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My department’s Management Advisory Committee (MAC) comprises of the Secretary General, four Assistant Secretaries, Finance Officer and Personnel Officer. The Private Secretary to the Secretary General acts as Secretary to the Committee. The Committee generally meets on a weekly basis. Dates of these meetings for the period covered by the Question are set out in the following table:

2011201220132014
January 7th, 11th, 17th, 25thJanuary 10th, 17th, 24th, 31st January 7th, 14th, 21st, 28th January 13th, 27th
February 1st, 10th, 16th February 7th, 14th, 21st, 28th February 4th, 11th, 13th, 18th, 25th February 10th, 14th, 24th
March 8th, 15th March 22nd, 28th March 4th, 20th, 25th March 3rd, 18th, 26th
April 1st, 5th, 12th April 3rd, 18th, 24th April 3rd, 16th, 22nd, 29th April 7th, 14th, 29th
May 10th, 24th May 3rd, 15th, 22nd, 29th May 7th, 16th, 22nd, 27th, May 12th, 19th, 26th
June 7th, 14th, 21st, 28th June 12th, 19th, 26th June 10th, 17th June 9th, 23rd
July 5th, 12th, 19th, 26th July 5th, 18thJuly 1st, 17th July 7th, 16th
AugustAugust 31st August 22ndAugust
September 6th, 20th, 29thSeptember 11th, 17thSeptember 9th, 16th, 23rd, 27th September 15th, 22nd, 29th
October 6th, 11th, 20thOctober 2nd, 9th, 16th, 23rd, 31st October 7th, 14th, 22nd, 29th October 13th, 20th
November 5th, 22nd, 29th November 6th, 13th, 16th, 19th, 26th November 4th, 15th, 18th November 3rd, 17th
December 13th, 22nd December 3rd, 10th, 17th December 2nd, 9th, 19th -


In addition, there are monthly meetings between the MAC and the Minister and Minister of State to review Departmental business priorities. Regular meetings between Ministers and the relevant senior Department officials on individual business priorities are also a common feature of the working arrangements in the Department.

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