The following table sets out the appointments made since 6 June 2002 to various companies, boards and agencies operating under the aegis of my Department. My aim in making such appointments is to select people with the required qualities, expertise and experience to make a contribution to the body in question.
Company/Board/Agency
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Names of people appointed since 6 June 2002
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Date on which appointments were made
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National Development Finance Agency
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Dr Michael Somers
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January 2003
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Mr Jim Farrell
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Ms Ann Fitzgerald
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Mr Anthony Jones
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Mr Peter McManamon
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Ms Ann Counihan
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December 2003
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National Lottery Board
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Mr Kieran McGowan
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November 2002
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Mr John Hynes
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Mr Eamonn Ryan
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Mr Donal Curtin
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July 2003
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Mr Ray Bates
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November 2003
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Mr Micheal Ó Muircheartaigh
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November 2003
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Central Bank and Financial Services Authority of Ireland (1)
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Mr Gerard Danaher
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May 2003
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Ms Deirdre Purcell
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Mr David Begg
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Mr Friedhelm Danz
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Mr John Dunne
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Mr Roy Donovan
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Mr Martin O’Donoghue
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Irish Financial Services Regulatory Authority (2)
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Mr Brian Patterson (Chair)
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May 2003
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Mr Alan Ashe
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Mr Friedhelm Danz
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Mr Gerard Danaher
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Mr John Dunne
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Mr Jim Farrell
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Ms Deirdre Purcell
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Mr Dermot Quigley
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Revenue Powers Group
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Mr Justice Francis Murphy (Chair)
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March 2003
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Ms Julie Burke
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Mr James Jennings
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Ms Suzanne Kelly
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Mr Sean Moriarty
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Mr Michael Mullins
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Mr Roderick Ryan
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Decentralisation Implementation Committee
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Mr Phil Flynn (Chair)
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December 2003
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Mr Eddie Sullivan
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Mr Sean Benton
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Ms Jane Williams
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Mr Dermot Quigley
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Mr Fred Devlin
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Valuation Tribunal
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Ms Mairead Hughes
|
September 2003
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Interim Board of the Civil Service Childcare Agency
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Mr John Bradshaw
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April 2003
|
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Ms Marie McLaughlin
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June 2003
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Mr Ernan Tobin
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February 2004
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Disabled Drivers Medical Board of Appeal
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Dr Angela McNamara
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June 2002
|
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Dr Austin O’Carroll
|
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Dr Frank X. Keane
|
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Central Steering Committee for Expenditure Reviews
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Mr John Hynes
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June 2002
|
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Ms Julie O’Neill
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October 2002
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Independent Estimates Review Committee
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Mr Kevin Bonner
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July 2002
|
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Mr Maurice O’Connell
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Mr Dermot Quigley
|
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Committee for Performance Awards
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Ms Ann Fitzgerald
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January 2003
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Civil Service Arbitration Board
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Mr Gerard Durcan S.C. (Chairperson)
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July 2002
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Mr Derek Hunter
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Mr Tom Wall
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Adjudicator for the Civil Service and Teachers C & A Schemes
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Ms Niamh Stewart B.L.
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July 2002
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Permanent Defence Forces Arbitration Board
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Mr Gerard Durcan S.C. (Chairperson)
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January 2004
|
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Mr Derek Hunter (as member nominated by Government)
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Mr George Maybury (as member nominated by the representative associations)
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Adjudicator for Defence Forces C & A Scheme
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Ms Niamh Stewart B.L.
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January 2004
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Independent Mediation Officer for the Civil Service Grievance Procedure
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Mr Kieran McGovern
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March 2003
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Chairperson of the Civil Service Disciplinary Code Appeals Board
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Ms Inge Clissmann
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April 2003
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Alternate Director at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
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Mr Desmond O’Malley
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July 2003
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Alternate Director of the International Monetary Fund
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Mr Charles X. O’Loghlin
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May 2003
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Board of Directors of the European Investment Bank
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Mr Noel O’Gorman
|
March 2003
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Finally, in addition to the appointments outlined in the above table, the President, on the advice of the Government following a resolution passed by both Houses of the Oireachtas, appointed Ms Emily O'Reilly as Ombudsman and Freedom of Information Commissioner with effect from June 2003.
Footnotes:
(1) In addition to the persons named above the following are ex officio members of the board; the governor and director general of the Bank, the Secretary General of the Department of Finance, the chairperson of the Irish Financial Services Regulatory Authority and the chief executive of that authority.
(2) In addition to the persons named above the chief executive and the consumer director of the authority are ex officio members of the board.