Written answers
Wednesday, 26 November 2014
Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources
Departmental Meetings
Lucinda 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]
Alex 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:
2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 |
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January 7th, 11th, 17th, 25th | January 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, 18th | July 1st, 17th | July 7th, 16th |
August | August 31st | August 22nd | August |
September 6th, 20th, 29th | September 11th, 17th | September 9th, 16th, 23rd, 27th | September 15th, 22nd, 29th |
October 6th, 11th, 20th | October 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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