Vol. 505 No. 3
89 Mr. Callely asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the board membership of An Bord Bia; if the food retail, restaurant and delicatessen sectors are represented on the board; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13450/99]
Section 14 of the An Bord Bia Act, 1994, as amended by An Bord Bia (Amendment) Act, 1995, and An Bord Bia (Amendment) Act, 1996, provides that the board of An Bord Bia shall consist of a chairman and 14 ordinary members. That section further provides that, of the ordinary members, one shall be an officer of the Minister and three others shall be appointed on the nominations respectively of the Minister for Tourism and Trade – now Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment – the Minister for the Marine – now Minister for Marine and Natural Resources – and such organisations as the Minister considers to be representative of consumers. It also stipulates that both the chairman and the ordinary members shall be spersons having knowledge or experience of the food industry and of consumer requirements.
Details of the current membership of the board are given in the attached list which also sets out the areas from which they are drawn and identifies the nominated appointees.
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Philip Lynch (Chairman) |
IAWS Group PLC |
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*Agnes Aylward |
Department of Tourism, Sport & Recreation |
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Noel Cawley |
Irish Dairy Board |
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Michael Dowling |
Food and Agribusiness consultant |
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John Duggan |
Avonmore Foods PLC |
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Michael Hanrahan |
Kerry Group PLC |
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Denis Lucey |
Dairygold Co-Op Society Ltd. |
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Maura Nolan |
Department of Agriculture and Food |
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Tom O'Dwyer |
ICMSA |
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William O'Kane |
O'Kane Poultry Ltd. |
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Joseph O'Sullivan |
Drinagh Co-Op |
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Tom Parlon |
President, IFA |
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Mary White |
Lir Chocolates Ltd. |
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*Sara White |
Department of the Marine & Natural Resources |
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*Vacancy |
Consumers Association of Ireland |
