Written answers
Tuesday, 17 January 2017
Department of An Taoiseach
Cabinet Committees
Dara Calleary (Mayo, Fianna Fail)
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100. To ask the Taoiseach the number and membership of each Cabinet committee; and the number of occasions each committee has met since the formation of the Government. [41258/16]
Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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I chair each of the ten Cabinet Committees established since the formation of the government. The membership is as follows:
| Cabinet Committee | Membership |
|---|---|
| Housing | Taoiseach (Chair) Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government Minister for Finance Minister for Social Protection Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport Minister of State for Housing and Urban Renewal |
| Cabinet Committee | Membership |
|---|---|
| Health | Taoiseach (Chair) Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality Minister for Health Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform Minister for Children and Youth Affairs Minister of State for Disability Issues Minister of State for Mental Health and Older People Minister of State for Health Promotion Minister of State for Communities and the National Drugs Strategy |
| Social Policy and Public Service Reform | Taoiseach (Chair) Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform Minister for Social Protection Minister for Children and Youth Affairs Minister for Health Minister for Education & Skills Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs Minister of State for Disability Issues Minister of State for Communities and the National Drugs Strategy Minister of State for Equality, Immigration and Integration Minister of State for Health Promotion Minister of State for Mental Health and Older People Minister of State for Training and Skills Minister of State for Financial Services, eGovernment and Public Procurement |
| Justice Reform | Taoiseach (Chair) Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport Attorney General |
| Cabinet Committee | Membership |
|---|---|
| European Affairs | Taoiseach (Chair) Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality Minister for Finance Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport Minister of State for European Affairs, Data Protection and the EU Digital Single Market Minister of State for Defence Attorney General |
| Regional and Rural Affairs | Taoiseach (Chair) Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality Minister for Finance Minister for Education and Skills Minister for Health Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government Minister for Social Protection Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation Minister of State for Regional Economic Development Minister of State for OPW and Flood Relief |
| Cabinet Committee | Membership |
|---|---|
| Economy, Trade and Jobs | Taoiseach (Chair) Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality Minister for Finance Minister for Education and Skills Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government Minister for Social Protection Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade Minister Public Expenditure and Reform Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport Minister of State for Employment and Small Business Minister of State for Training and Skills Minister of State for Financial Services, eGovernment and Public Procurement |
| Infrastructure, Environment and Climate Action | Taoiseach (Chair) Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality Minister for Finance Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government Minister Public Expenditure and Reform Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs Minister of State for Housing and Urban Renewal |
| Arts, Irish, the Gaeltacht and the Islands | Taoiseach (Chair) Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs Minister for Education and Skills Minister Public Expenditure and Reform Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment Minister of State for Gaeltacht Affairs and Natural Resources |
| Cabinet Committee | Membership |
|---|---|
| Brexit | Taoiseach (Chair) Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade Minister for Finance Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation Minister for Social Protection Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Minister of State for European Affairs, Data Protection and the EU Single Digital Market Minister of State for Financial Services, eGovernment and Public Procurement |
The Committee on Housing has met 14 times; the Committee on Health has met seven times; the Committee on Brexit five times; the Committees on Social Policy and Public Service Reform, Regional and Rural Affairs and Economy, Trade and Jobs have met four times each; the Committees on European Affairs and Infrastructure, Environment and Climate Action have met three times each; the Committee on Justice Reform has met twice; and the Committee on Arts, Irish and the Gaeltacht and the Islands has met once.
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