Written answers
Tuesday, 26 March 2019
Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Interdepartmental Working Groups
Mattie McGrath (Tipperary, Independent)
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979. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine 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. [13558/19]
Michael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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I wish to advise the Deputy that the information requested is set out in the following table.
| Name of Working Group | Focus of WG | Number of Members | Grades of Members |
|---|---|---|---|
| DAFM State bodies energy working group | Reducing energy consumption and increasing energy efficiency in the DAFM group of Public bodies (including DAFM) | 12 | ASG PO AP HEO EO |
| Brexit Working Groups | To coordinate DAFM Brexit requirements with DAFM control divisions, other Depts/ Agencies, OPW and with relevant external bodies. | 15+ | PO and equivalent AP Inspectorate Grade 1 Inspectorate Grade 2 AI AAI VI SVI HEO AO EO |
| Agriculture Appeals Office (AAO) Working Group on Review | To assess the recommendations of the Report on the Review of the Agriculture Appeals Act 2001. | 2-3 | AP and equivalents |
| Sheep EID Working Group | Make preparations for sheep EID. | 14 | PO AP HEO SSVI SVI VI |
| Internal Adaptation Stakeholder Working Group | Development of Statutory Adaptation Plan. | 29 | PO AP AI AAI AO SI SI (Forestry) Forest Inspector Grade III SVI VI HEO |
| Dairy Controls Working Group | Enhancement of food safety controls. | 4-6 | AI AAI TAO |
| Seafood Climate Adaptation Working Group | Preparation of the Seafood Sectoral Adaptation Plan as required under the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Act 2015. | 10 | AP HEO EO AO Engineer Grade 1 |
| Zoonoses Working Group - Poultry | A sub group under the umbrella of the Poultry Working Group – examine specific Zoonoses issues in the poultry sector. | 10-15 | SSVI PO/SI AP AI AAI SVI VI |
| Biosecurity Working Group | Development of a National Approach to Biosecurity. | 8 | SSVI PO AP VI |
| Food Safety and Food Authenticity Working Group | Deliver a more harmonised and coherent system of controls in relation to food safety and food authenticity. | Approx. 50 | DCVI AI AAI SSVI SVI VI PO AP HEO DS EO |
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