St Andrews Agreement Review
Background
At its plenary meeting on 17 July 2007, the North/South Ministerial Council (NSMC) agreed to take forward the Review of the North/South Implementation Bodies and Areas for Co-operation, as provided for in the St Andrews Agreement.
The Terms of Reference of the Review are as follows:
- To examine objectively the efficiency and value for money of existing Implementation Bodies;
- To examine objectively the case for additional bodies and areas of co-operation within the NSMC where mutual benefit would be derived; and
- To input into the work on the identification of a suitable substitute for the proposed Lights Agency of the Foyle, Carlingford and Irish Lights Commission.
The Review is now underway and a final report will be presented to the first NSMC Plenary meeting in 2008.
Review Group
The Review is being undertaken by a Review Group of senior officials and an advisory panel of four experts/advisers, two appointed by the Northern Ireland Executive and two appointed by the Irish Government reporting to the NSMC. The experts/advisers appointed by the Northern Ireland Executive are Peter King and Seán Oliver, and those appointed by the Irish Government are Eoin O’Shea and John Hynes.
Your Views
If you, or your organisation, wish to submit written comments to the Review Group on the issues covered in its Terms of Reference, please forward these before 15 January 2008 to Denise Tully or Valerie Devlin at the NSMC Joint Secretariat in any of the following ways:
- By post to North South Ministerial Council Joint Secretariat, 39 Abbey Street, Armagh BT61 7EB
- By fax to 028/048 37 511874
- By e-mail to review@northsouthministerialcouncil.org