The overall role of the Committee is to offer policy advice to the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Irish Aid on development education and on ways of increasing knowledge and understanding of development issues in Ireland.
  
Members of the Irish Aid Development Education Advisory Committee 2007 – 2009

Peadar Cremin(Chair) 
President, Mary Immaculate College Limerick

Maria Barry                  
Trócaire

Sheelagh Drudy            
UCD

Sarah Kelleher              
Lourdes Youth and Community Services (LYCS)

Su-Ming Khoo               
National University of Ireland, Galway

Eamon Kinch                 
Léargas

Stephen McCloskey      
Centre for Global Education, Belfast

Colm Regan                  
80:20 Educating and Acting for a Better World

Patsy Toland                
Self Help and (IDEA)

Robert Kirkpatrick       
Department of Education and Science

Cliona O’Keeffe            
National Council For Curriculum and Assessment

1. The overall function of the Committee is:

• To provide advice to the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Irish Aid
  on policy matters and on strategies for promotion of development education
• To oversee reviews and evaluation of development education
 activities
• To manage an annual consultation forum on development education 

2. Membership

Membership comprises of at least nine members and a chairperson, appointed by, and accountable to, the Minister for Foreign Affairs, with expertise and experience in the area of education and development, drawn, inter alia, from the voluntary sector and relevant educational institutions such as the Department of Education and Science (DES), the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NCCA).  The term of office is two years, with each member serving for a maximum of two terms.  Members of the Development Education Unit of Irish Aid may attend meetings of the Committee by invitation.  The Committee will liaise closely with the Unit and with senior Irish Aid management.

3. Procedures

 The Committee meet at least three times a year.

Secretariat
Development Education Unit
Irish Aid
Department of Foreign Affairs
Riverstone House
23-27 Henry St
Limerick
E-mail: developmenteducation@dfa.ie
WWW:  http:www.irishaid.gov.ie