North/South Ministerial Council
The North/South Ministerial Council (NSMC) consists of Northern Ireland Executive and Irish Government ministers, and is designed to encourage co-operation between the two jurisdictions on Ireland. The similar British-Irish Council, which consists of ministers from all countries of the British Isles (also known as Britain and Ireland), has no related public bodies.
NSMC cross-border bodies:
- Food Safety Promotion Board
- Foyle, Carlingford and Irish Lights Commission
- Loughs Agency
- Lights Agency (proposed)
- InterTradeIreland
- North/South Language Body
- Foras na Gaeilge
- Tha Boord o Ulstèr-Scotch (Ulster-Scots Agency)
- Special European Union Programmes Body (SEUPB)
- Tourism Ireland
- Waterways Ireland
Read more about this topic: List Of Government Departments, Their Agencies And Their Ministers In Northern Ireland
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