Written Answers. - Ministerial Appointments.
Dermot Ahern
Question:
56
Mr. D. Ahern
asked the
Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs
the persons appointed by him to boards under the aegis of his Department since January 1995; and the number of vacancies currently remaining to be filled or due to fall vacant in the near future.
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There are five boards-committees that come under the aegis of the Department of Foreign Affairs. They are:
Agency for Personal Service Overseas
Cultural Relations Committee
Irish Aid Advisory Committee
The National Committee for Development
Education
The Refugee Agency
Agency for Personal Service Overseas (APSO) The 11 members on the board of APSO, are as follows:
1. Dr. Anthony Clare
2. Fr. Des McGillicuddy
3. Mr. Paul Cullen
4. Mr. Howard Dalzell
5. Mr. Martin Greene
6. Mr. Robin Hanan
7. Ms Mary Sweeney
8. Ms Anne Connolly
9. Ms June Carr
10. Ms Mairéad Hayes
11. Ms Maeve Healy
There are no vacancies on the APSO board and none is anticipated to arise this year.
Cultural Relations Committee (CRC)
The 18 members of the CRC are as follows:
1. Brendan Kennelly
2. John Behan
3. Siobhán Bourke
4. Paul Brady
5. Cecily Brennan
6. Terence Brown
7. Ann Deeney
8. T.V. Honan
9. Fionnuala Hunt
10. Alf MacLochlainn
11. Jackie McKenna
12. Emer McNamara
13. Chris Meehan
14. Peter Murray
15. Doireann Ní Bhriain
16. Micheál Ó Siadhail
17. Patricia Quinn
18. Liz Sharkey
There are no vacancies at present on the CRC and none is anticipated to arise until the term of the current committee expires on 31 December 1997.
Irish Aid Advisory Committee (IAAC)
The 14 members of IAAC are as follows:
1. Prof. John Kelly
2. Ms Deirdre Farrell
3. Mr. Niall Toibin
4. Mr. Noel McDonagh
5. Mr. Paddy McGuckian
6. Mr. Michael O'Donnell
7. Mr. John O'Shea
8. Mr. Howard Dalzell
9. Mr. John Gogan
10. Mr. Sean Byrne
11. Ms Margaret Fitzgerald
12. Mr. Tony Fahey
13. Ms Gretchen Fitzgerald
14. Ms Sylda Langford
Mr. Justin Kilcullen, Mr. Garret Sheehan, Ms Cherie McElwhain, Ms Mary Jennings and Ms Mary Sutton were also appointed or reappointed in the period from 1 January 1995 but they have since left the committee and were subsequently replaced.
There are no vacancies at present on the IAAC and none are anticipated to arise until the term of the current committee expires on 31 October 1997.
National Committee for Development Education (NCDE)
The 21 members of the NCDE are as follows:
1. Mr. Liam Wegimont
2. Mr. Tom O'Connor
3. Mr. Tom Curran
4. Ms Mary Quinlan
5. Mr. Seán MacNamara
6. Ms Anne Webster
7. Ms Fiona Dunne
8. Mr. John Grindle
9. Mr. Michael O'Sullivan
10. Dr. Colm Regan
11. Mr. Albert O'Ceallaigh
12. Prof. Helen O'Neill
13. Ms Cris Mulvey
14. Ms Mary O'Sullivan
15. Ms Helen Cole
16. Mr. Peadar Crowley
17. Ms Anne Fitzpatrick
18. Ms Heike Vornhagen
19. Mr. Kevin Kelly
20. Mr. Colm McGrady
21. Mr. Peter Finnegan
There is one vacancy at present on the NCDE following the resignation of Mr. David Joyce on 29 April 1997. No further vacancies are expected to arise until the term of the current committee expires on 30 September 1997.
Board of the Refugee Agency
The 15 members, including observers, on the board of the Refugee Agency are as follows:
1. Ms Iseult O'Malley
2. Mr. Tom Wright
3. Mr. Barry O'Hara
4. Ms Noreen O'Sullivan
5. Ms Mary Lally
6. Mr. Seán McGabhann
7. Mr. Jim Cantwell
8. Mr. Robert McLean
Observers Members
9. Mr. Sten Bronee
10. Dr. Wendy Cox
11. Col. Jim Croke
12. Mr. David Keane
13. Sr. Phil Sinnot
14. Rev. Dermot Clifford
15. Ms Nadette Foley
There are no vacancies at present on the board of the Refugee Agency and none is anticipated to arise until the term of the current board expires on 31 October 1997.
Office of the Tánaiste
The National Economic and Social Forum (NESF) is the only board which comes under the aegis of the Office of the Tánaiste. I appoint members to the NESF on the foot of nominations from political parties, the social partners and representatives of women, the unemployed, the disadvantaged, people with a disability, youth, the elderly and environmental interests. The 48 members of the forum are as follows:
1. Ms Maureen Gaffney
2. Ms Eithne Fitzgerald TD
3. Prof. Donal Dineen
4. Dr. Eileen Drew
5. Mr. Martin Cullen TD
6. Mr. Chris Flood TD
7. Mr. Tom Kitt TD
8. Mr. John Connor TD
9. Ms Frances Fitzgerald TD
10. Mr. Joe Costello TD
11. Ms Kathleen Lynch TD
12. Senator Willie Farrell
13. Senator Marian McGennis
14. Senator Paschal Mooney
15. Senator Bill Cotter
16. Senator Madeleine Taylor Quinn
17. Senator Mary Kelly
18. Senator Cathy Honan
19. Senator Mary Henry
20. Ms Paula Carey
21. Mr. Charlie Lennon
22. Ms Patricia O'Donovan
23. Mr. Manus O'Riordan
24. Mr. Tom Wall
25. Ms Mirette Corboy
26. Mr. David Croughan
27. Mr. Aebhric McGibney
28. Mr. Declan Madden
29. Ms Aileen O'Donoghue
30. Ms Mary Coleman
31. Mr. Ciarán Dolan
32. Ms Monica Prenderville
33. Mr. Michael Slattery
34. Mr. Mervyn Wynn
35. Ms Ursula Barry
36. Ms Noreen Byrne
37. Ms Cris Mulvey
38. Mr. Mike Allen
39. Mr. Brendan Butler
40. Mr. Niall Crowley
41. Ms Mary Daniel
42. Ms Eithne McNulty
43. Mr. Gearóid Ó Maoilmhichíl
44. Ms Breda Dunlea
45. Mr. Roger Acton
46. Ms Jeanne Meldon
47. Fr. Seán Healy
48. Ms Carmel Rouston
There are currently no vacancies on the NESF.
