Written answers
Tuesday, 26 March 2019
Department of Defence
Interdepartmental Working Groups
Mattie McGrath (Tipperary, Independent)
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131. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the working groups currently established in his Department; the focus of their work; the membership composition of each; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13563/19]
Paul Kehoe (Wexford, Fine Gael)
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The working groups currently established in my Department are set out in the table below and provide a means of collaborative working to discharge a range of functions.
| Working Group | Focus | Composition |
|---|---|---|
| Lariam Report Implementation Group | Implementation of the recommendations of the second report of the Working Group on the use of Malaria Chemoprophylaxis in the Defence Forces. | Civil Servants and Military Personnel |
| Working Group on Direct Entry to the Defence Forces | To examine the direct entry into the Defence Forces of specialists in particular disciplines. | Civil Servants and Military Personnel |
| C.S.4 Working Group | Numerical establishment of the Defence Forces. | Civil Servants and Military Personnel |
| Air Traffic Control (ATC) Working Group | Reviewing options to ensure the longer term sustainability of Air Traffic Control Services at Casement Aerodrome, Baldonnel. | Civil Servants and Military Personnel |
| Oracle Softwear Asset Management Team | To address Oracle licencing procurement and Oracle softwear compliance issues for the Defence Organisation. | Civil Servants and Military Personnel |
| Redress of Wrongs Review Work Group | To finalise issues arising from the Review of the Redress of Wrongs process, to include the identification and remedy of any outstanding issues. | Civil Servants and Military Personnel |
| Data Protection Working Group | Assistance with implementation of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) across the Department | A representative from each Branch of the Department |
| Our Public Service 2020 (OPS2020) - Action 10 | To embed Programme and Project Management across the Public Service. (The Department of Defence is leading on this Action as part of the work of OPS2020). | Sectoral experts from the civil and public service which include the following: - civil servants from the Department of Defence; - military personnel; - civil servants from other Government Departments; and - public servants from other State agencies and bodies. |
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