I propose to take Questions Nos. 6 and 7 together.
The information, as requested by the Deputy, in relation to the Board of Governors and Guardians of the National Gallery, the Board of Trustees of the National Library and the Board of Visitors of the National Museum, is set out in the schedule to be circulated in the Official Report.
I am not at present contemplating new legislation along the lines suggested.
The Governors and Guardians of the National Gallery of Ireland
Legal basis for filling of vacancies: Section XII of the 1854 Act for the Establishment of a National
Gallery of Ireland (Dublin) (Cap. 99, 17 and 18 Vict.)
Name of Board Members
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Date of first appointment
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No. of years on Board
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Government Nominees (10—appointed on a five year renewable basis)
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|
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Rt. Hon. the Lord Moyne
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8/7/55
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35.5
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Sir Alfred Beit
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1/3/67
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23.8
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Mr. William D. Finlay, SC (Chairman)
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9/4/74
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16.7
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Prof. Gerald Doyle
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13/12/82
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8.0
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Mr. Gordon Lambert
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13/12/82
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8.0
|
Mr. Tony Ryan
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5/2/87
|
3.9
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Dr. Bryan Alton
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21/7/87
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3.5
|
Mr. Ciaran MacGonigal
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9/1/89
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1.0
|
Vacancies: 2
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|
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Appointees of the Royal Hibernian Academy (2)
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|
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Mr. Noel de Chenu
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12/89
|
1.0
|
Mr. James Nolan
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2/83
|
7.9
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Ex-officio Members (5)
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|
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President of R.D.S., Prof. Dervilla Donnelly
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7/12/89
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1.0
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Senior-Vice President of R.D.S., Mr. Sean Tinney
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6/12/90
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(recent)
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President of RHA, Mr. Tom Ryan
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22/1/81
|
9.9
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President of RIA, Prof. Aidan Clarke
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16/3/90
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0.8
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Chairman of Office of Public Works, Mr. John Mahony
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4/5/88
|
2.6
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Board of Visitors of the National Museum of Ireland and the Botanic Gardens
Legal basis for filling of vacancies: Paragraphs 17 and 18 of the 1881 agreement between the Department of Science and Art, the Commissioners of Public Works and the Royal Dublin Society.
Name of Board Members
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Date of first appointment
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No. of years on Board
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Government Appointees (4—appointed on a 5 year renewable basis)
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|
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Mr. P. Heneghan
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1/1/86
|
5.0
|
Mr. Aidan Walsh
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24/3/81
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9.8
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Dr. Anne Kelly
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1/1/86
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5.0
|
Mr. J.J. Costin
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24/3/81
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9.8
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Royal Dublin Society Appointees (5)
|
|
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Mrs. Joan H. Duff (President)
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12/81
|
9.0
|
Mrs. Nancy Larchet
|
2/88
|
2.9
|
Patricia Glaser
|
12/88
|
2.0
|
William Dick
|
12/88
|
2.0
|
Henry C. Tierney
|
12/89
|
1.0
|
Royal Irish Academy Appointees (3)
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|
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Dr. M. de Paor
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3/12/75
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15.0
|
Prof. Holland
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5/12/88
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2.0
|
Dr. Watts
|
3/10/88
|
2.2
|
Council of Trustees of the National Library of Ireland
Legal basis for filling of vacancies: Paragraphs 15 and 16 of the 1881 agreement between the Department of Science and Art, the Commissioners of Public Works and the Royal Dublin Society.
Name of Board Members
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Date of first appointment
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No. of years on Board
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Taoiseach's Appointments (4—no fixed term of office)
|
|
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Rev. Professor F.X. Martin
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5/1/71
|
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Ms. Mairín O'Byrne
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18/4/73 for 2 years
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5.0
|
Mr. Gerald Sweeney
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17/6/75
|
15.5
|
Mr. B. T. J. Kiely
|
15/1/81
|
9.9
|
R.D.S. Appointees (8)
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|
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Prof. A. C. Hughes
|
12/69
|
21.0
|
Dr. Maurice Craig
|
12/73
|
17.0
|
Mr. Eric Lambert
|
12/74
|
16.0
|
Prof. Denis Crowley
|
2/79
|
11.9
|
Ms. Maura Scannell
|
7/79
|
11.5
|
Dr. R. S. McElhinney
|
2/83
|
7.9
|
Dr. John A. Scott
|
2/88
|
2.9
|
Mairtín McCullough
|
12.90
|
(recent)
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