Written answers
Tuesday, 16 December 2014
Department of Children and Youth Affairs
Departmental Meetings
Lucinda Creighton (Dublin South East, Independent)
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404. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if his Department held meetings separate to the management advisory council meetings which were attended by either him or a Minister of State and the management advisory council; if so, if he will provide, in tabular form, the number of such meetings that occurred in 2011, 2012, 2013 and to date in 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47858/14]
James Reilly (Dublin North, Fine Gael)
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I took up the position of Minister for Children and Youth Affairs in July of this year, and since then I have attended the following meetings involving the Management Advisory Committee (MAC):
| Date of Meeting | Attendees |
|---|---|
| 18th July 2014 | Minister/MAC meeting: attendees comprising the Minister, Advisors and MAC members |
| 24th July 2014 | "Town Hall" meeting (Whole Staff Meeting) |
| 10th December 2014 | Minister/MAC meeting: attendees comprising the Minister, Advisors and MAC members |
These meetings are distinct from those dedicated meetings of the Management Advisory Committee. In respect of my predecessors, two Minister/MAC meetings took place in 2011; six Minister/MAC meetings took place in 2012; five Minister/MAC meetings took place in 2013; and two Minister/MAC meetings took place in 2014.
Lucinda Creighton (Dublin South East, Independent)
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405. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he will provide, in tabular form, the number of management advisory council meetings which were held in each of the years 2011, 2012, 2013 and to date in 2014; if he will provide, in tabular form, the number of management advisory council meetings that were attended by him, the Minister of State, a political adviser and the Secretary General of the Department and the titles of all other attendees in the years 2011, 2012, 2013 and to date in 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47874/14]
James Reilly (Dublin North, Fine Gael)
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The Management Advisory Committee (MAC) of my Department is comprised of the most senior officials in my Department. The Committee currently comprises the Secretary General (Acting), an Assistant Secretary and two Directors (one Acting). On occasion other officials or participants may be requested to attend to brief the Committee on certain agenda items. A member of Departmental staff is also present to take minutes. Attendances at MAC meetings are reflected in the minutes of the meetings. As Minister, I do not attend MAC meetings, nor do the Political Advisors. I meet with the members of the MAC both as a group and individually on a regular basis. Since its establishment in 2011 there has been no Minister of State for the Department of Children and Youth Affairs. The number of meetings for the years 2011 to 2014 (to date) are as follows:
| Year | Number of MAC Meetings |
|---|---|
| 2011 | 6 |
| 2012 | 19 |
| 2013 | 22 |
| 2014 | 23 |
The minutes of MAC meetings up to 6th October 2014 are published on my Department's website.The minutes of subsequent meetings will also be posted on the website in due course. A meeting of the MAC was scheduled for this morning and is included in the table.
For ease of reference I attach the web address of the section of the website containing the MAC minute:
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