File 14 - TASC and The Democracy Commission

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UGA P143/2/14

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TASC and The Democracy Commission

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  • 18/07/2002-20/10/2005

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Material consisting of correspondence, agendas, minutes and press releases relating to TASC, A Think Tank for Action on Social Change, based in Dublin, and The Democracy Commission, a co-initiative of theirs and the Belfast-based think tank Democratic Dialogue. Drawn from a broad political and social spectrum the Commission of ten was chaired by Irish Congress and Trade Unions General Secretary David Begg, with Mary Robinson (MR) acting acted as International Counsellor to the Commission. It includes a briefing document describing the proposal to set up the independent commission on the issue of democracy in Ireland, "Reinventing Democracy for the 21st Century", with cover letter from Paula Clancy, Director TASC to Bride Rosney, PA to MR, 18/07/2002; press information pack for press event announcing proposed project on 17th December 2002; minutes of inaugural meeting of Democracy Commission, 29/05/2003 and 5th meeting 05/12/2004; report on activities since public launch of Commission on 2nd July 2003; letter of thanks from Clancy to MR as Commission's work was drawing to close, 20/10/2005.

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      02/02/2023
      13/02/2025

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