Vol. 502 No. 4
116 Mr. M. Higgins asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the number of ad hoc advisory groups in relation to policy or implementation established in his Department; the number of statutory committees; the number of other permanent groups; the number of interdepartmental groups; the cost of each in a full year; and the cost of individual advisers in the same period. [8591/99]
The information sought by the Deputy is set out in the table below:
|
Type of Group/Committee |
Number of Groups/Committees |
Annual Cost in 1998 |
Group/Committee (1) |
Individual Adviser |
|
£ |
£ |
|||
|
Ad-hoc Advisory Group |
13 |
6,170 |
nil |
|
|
Statutory Committee |
2 |
1,900 |
nil |
|
|
Other Permanent Groups |
4 |
6,150 |
nil |
|
|
Interdepartmental |
1 |
400 |
nil |
