Committee D - Environment and Social
Environment and Social
Committee D is devoted to matters of environmental protection and sustainability, and social issues. Recognising that issues such as climate change and energy supply do not respect national borders, it aims to further policy in this area in Britain and Ireland.
Previous studies include:
- Sellafield
- Waste management
- The integration of newly arrived migrants
- The Irish community in Britain
Members
Its members are:
Lord Dubs (Chairman)
Johnny Brady TD (Vice-Chair)
Tony Baldry MP
Senator Dan Boyle
Senator John Ellis
Jeff Ennis MP
Lord Glentoran CBE DL
Michael D Higgins TD
Dai Lloyd AM
Eddie McGrady MP
Joe McHugh TD
Michael Ring TD
Chris Ruane MP
Iain Smith MSP
Jim Wells MLA
Nick Besly (Clerk)
Jillian O'Keeffe (Shadow Clerk)
Reports
Report on Returning the unemployed to work, March 2010
Report on Climate Change and Renewable Energy, 2009
Report on the Integration of recently arrived migrants to Northern Ireland, Ireland and Wales, 2008
Report on the Irish Community in Britain, 2007
Report on Life changes for young people from the economically deprived areas of Belfast, 2006
Report on Truth and Reconciliation for Northern Ireland, January 2005
Report on Waste Management, June 2004
Report on Sellafield: Recent Developments, October 2003
Report on Sellafield, November 2002
Report on the Cultural Significance of Parades, February 2001
Report on 1. Sabhal Mor Ostaig and the Columba Initiative 2. The Warrington Project, February 2000
Report on Education and Inter-community Relations - A Study of Developments since 1995, March 1999
Government Responses
Government Response to the Report on Waste Management, February 2005
Government Response to the Report on Sellafield, November 2002
Government Response to the Report on the Cultural Significance of Parades, November 2001