Committee Reports::Annual Report of the Joint Committee on Arts, Sport, Tourism, Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs, 2004 and Work Programme 2005::01 February, 2005::Appendix

APPENDIX 3

Meetings of the Joint Committee

MEETING NO

DATE

SUBJECT

1.

21/01/2004

The Annual Report 2003 and Work Programme 2004. Discussions with journalists PJ Cunningham from the Irish Independent and Malachy Logan from the Irish Times on the subject of “Women in Sport”.

2.

04/02/2004

Discussion with Minister of State Noel Ahern, T.D. regarding the National Drugs Strategy and the problem of cocaine.

3.

18/02/2004

Presentation by Special Olympics Ireland and AWARE in relation to volunteers and their importance to their organisations.

4.

03/03/2004

Private

5.

31/03/2004

Private

6.

23/06/2004

Private

7.

30/06/2004

Discussions with Noel Ahern, T.D., Minister of State at the Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs and presentations by various volunteer organisations regarding volunteers and volunteering in Ireland.

8.

08/09/2004

Further presentations by various voluntary organisations on volunteering.

9.

15/09/2004

Private

10.

29/09/2004

Presentation by Theatre Forum of an economic survey on the performing arts.

11.

06/10/2004

Consideration of Horse & Greyhound Fund Regulations 2004.

12.

13/10/2004

Discussion with former Minister of Sport, Deputy Bernard Allen on the Irish Performance at the Athens Olympiad.

13

13/10/2004

Presentation by the Chairman and Director of the Arts Council on issues relating to the Arts in general.

14.

27/10/2004

Discussion with the President of the GAA, Mr. Seán Kelly on volunteers and the GAA.

15.

28/10/2004

Discussion with The Irish Sailing Association and the National Coaching and Training Centre on the Athens Olympiad.

16.

10/11/2004

Discussion with the Olympic Council of Ireland on issues relating to the Athens Olympiad.

17.

18/11/2004

Discussion with the National Drugs Strategy Review Group: midterm review.

18.

25/11/2004

Scrutiny of EU legislative proposals.

19.

08/12/2004

Private