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Appendix 3: Details of Hearings

INVITEES WHO APPEARED BEFORE THE JOINT COMMITTEE.

9^th March, 2005:

National Council on Ageing and Older People:

Cllr. Eibhlin Byrne, Chairperson

National Crime Council:

Mr. Padraic A.White, Chairman;

Mr. Philip Maguire

Mrs. Rosemary Tierney

Ms. Lillian McGovern

Ms. Mary Burke, Director

Victim Support:

Ms. Finola Minch, Administrator

Irish Senior Citizens Parliament:

Mr. Michael O’Halloran, Chief Executive Officer

National Consultative Committee on Racism and Interculturalism:

Mr. Philip Watt, Director

Ms. Anna Visser, Research and Policy Officer

Northern Ireland Policing Board:

Mr Dennis Bradley, Vice-Chairperson of the Northern Ireland Policing Board and Chairperson of The North West Alcohol Forum (NWAF)

10^th April, 2005:

Mr. Michael McDowell T.D., Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform

Mr. Frank Boughton, Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform

Mr. Richie Ryan, Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform

Mr. Noel Conroy, Commissioner of An Garda Síochána

Mr. Patrick Crummey, Assistant Commissioner of An Garda Síochána

Chief Superintendent Michael Feehan.

Mr. Noel Ahern T.D., Minister of State at the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government with responsibility for Housing and Urban Renewal, and also Minister of State at the Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs, with responsibility for Drugs Strategy and also Community Affairs.

Ms Kathleen Stack - Principal Officer, Drugs Strategy Unit, Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs.

Probation Service:

Mr. David O’Donovan, Deputy Principal Probation and Welfare Officer

Mr. Séan Moriarty, Assistant Principal Probation and Welfare Officer

Mr. Brian Dack, Assistant Principal Probation and Welfare Officer

22^nd April, 2005:

The Lord Mayor’s Commission:

The Lord Mayor, Cllr. Michael Conaghan

Dr. Barry Vaughan

Cllr. Christy Burke

Cllr. Eibhlin Byrne

Cllr. Mary Murphy

Cllr. Philip Maguire

Cllr. Wendy Hederman

Community Alert:

Mr. Michael Quirke, Member of Board of Directors, Muintir na Tire and Chairperson of Community Alert Sub-Committee

Mr. Liam Kelly, National Co-ordinator

The County and City Managers’ Association:

Mr. John Fitzgerald, Dublin City Manager

Ms. Martina Moloney, County Manager in Louth

Mr. Des Mahon, County Manager in Mayo and Chairman of the County & City Managers’ Association

Mr. Joe Gavin, Cork City Manager

The Association of Municipal Authorities:

Cllr Sean Connick, President, AMAI

Mr Tom Ryan, Director, AMAI

Cllr Denis Landy

Cllr Paul Bradley

Cllr Patricia Mc Carthy

Cllr Mark Dalton

Local Authority Members’ Association:

Mr. Billy Ireland, Chairman

Mr. Kevin Sheahan, General Secretary

Cllr. Cáit Keane, Member of the LAMA Executive

Ms. Sinead Guckian, Vice-Chairperson

Mr. Pat Hayes, Joint Treasurer

The Confederation of European Councillors:

Mr. John Devaney, Partnership Manager

Cllr. Cáit Keane (also representing LAMA)

Cllr. Bertie Montgomery, Northern Ireland Regional Chairman of the National Association of Councillors

IRD Duhallow County Cork:

Mr. Jack Roche, Chairman

Ms. Maura Walsh, Manager

23^rd April, 2005:

Rialto Network:

Ms. Brenda O’Neill, Project Manager

Mr. Tony MacCarthaigh, Chairperson

Cabra Community Policing Forum:

Mr Paul Maloney, Dublin City Council

Mr John Fox, Cabra Community Policing Forum

Mr. Niall Counihan, Coordinator

North East Inner City:

Ms. Marie Metcalfe, Co-ordinator

Mr. Fergus McCabe

Mr. Jerry Fay

Ms. Sile Leech, Administrator

Mr. Peter O’Connor, Development Officer

Mr. Donal Barron

Ms. Una Shaw, Community Representative

Mr. Gus Kean

Ballyfermot Drugs Task Force:

Mr. David Connolly, Chairman,

Blanchardstown Drugs Task Force:

Mr. Phillip Keegan, Chairman,

Mr. Joe Doyle, Co-ordinator

Finglas/Cabra Drugs Task Force:

Mr. Joey Furlong, Chairman,

North Inner City Drugs Task Force:

Mr. Mel MacGiobuin, Co-Ordinator,

Ms. Bernie Howard, Drugs Task Force Member

Ms. Paula Johnston, Drugs Task Force Member

ICCL:

Ms. Aisling Reidy, Director

Ms. Tanya Ward, Senior Research and Policy Officer

Dr. Dermot Walsh, Professor of Law, Centre for Criminal Justice, Faculty of Law, University of Limerick.

The General Council of County Councils:

Cllr.Padraig Conneely ( Galway City Co.)

Cllr. Michael O’Shea ( Kerry Co.Co.)

Cllr. Pat Millea ( Kilkenny Co.Co.)

Cllr. Seamus McDonald ( Laois Co. Co.)

Cllr. James Daly ( Laois Co.Co.)

Cllr. Luie McEntire ( Longford Co.Co.)

Cllr. Eddie Staunton ( Mayo Co.Co.)

Cllr. William Carey ( Meath Co. Co.)

Cllr. Constance Hanniffy ( Offaly Co.Co.)

Cllr. Declan Bree ( Sligo Co. Co.)

Cllr. Albert Higgins ( Sligo Co.Co.)

Cllr. Michael Fitzgerald ( South Tipperary Co.Co.)

Cllr. Michael O’Brien ( Kilkenny Co.Co.)

Mr. Liam Kenny, Director

24^th April, 2005:

Nenagh Reparation Project:

Ms. Alice Brislane, Chairperson, Nenagh Community Reparation Project

Ms. Carolle Gleeson, Project Co-ordinator/Probation and Welfare Officer

Chambers of Commerce of Ireland:

Mr. Seán Murphy, Head of Public Affairs

Ms. Pauline Dooley, Research and Policy Executive

Small Firms Association:

Mr. Pat Delaney, Director

Ms. Avine McNally, Executive

Irish Small Medium Enterprises Association:

Mr. Robert Berney, ISME Chairman

Mr. Mark Fielding, ISME Chief Executive

Mr. Jim Curran, Head of Research