Departmental Appointments.

Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 25 February 2004

Wednesday, 25 February 2004

Questions (90)

Joan Burton

Question:

176 Ms Burton asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the appointments made by him to all companies, boards or agencies operating under the aegis of his Department since 6 June 2002; the persons appointed; and the dates on which the appointments were made. [6274/04]

Written answers

Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources (Mr. D. Ahern)

The material requested by the Deputy is provided in the following table.

State Body	Name of Appointee(s)	Date of Appointment
An Post	Ms Margaret McGinley (Chairperson)	04.02.2003
	Mr. Donal Curtin (Chief Executive)	14.07.2003
	Ms Cathy Herbert	04.02.2003
	Mr Peter Wyer	04.02.2003
	Mr. James Quinlivan	09.05.2003
	Mr. James Hyland	11.12.2003
	Mr. James Alan Sloane*	01.01.2004
	(*elected Postmaster Director: appointment requires Minister’s approval)
Commission for Communications Regulation	Mr. John Doherty (Chairperson)	02.01.2003
		30.11.2004
	Ms Isolde Goggins (Commissioner)	02.01.2003
RTE	Mr. Des Geraghty	22.10 2002
Broadcasting Authority of Ireland	Mr. Conor J. Maguire (Chairperson)	02.12 2003
	Mr. John Waters	”
	Ms Mary Davis	”
	Ms Angela Kerins	”
	Ms Kay McGuinness	”
	Mr. Tom Collins	”
	Ms Vivienne Jupp	”
	Mr. John O’Brennan	”
	Ms Mary Kerrigan	”
	Mr. Joe Griffin	”
Digital Hub	Mr. William Burgess (Chairperson)	21.07.2003
		31.07.2003
	Mr. Philip Flynn (Chief Executive)	”
	Dr. Don Thornhill	”
	Mr. Dan Flinter	”
	Mr. John Fitzgerald	”
	Mr. Sean Dorgan	”
	Mr. Paul Kavanagh	”
	Mr. Peter Cassells	”
	Ms Jackie Harrison	”
	Mr. Paul McGuinness	”
ESB	Mr. Padraig McManus (Chief Executive)	17.02.2002
	Mr. Joe Lacumbre* (Deputy Chairperson)	01.01.2003
	Mr. John McGinley*	”
	Mr. Pat Smith*	”
	Mr. Eamonn Connelly*	”
	(*elected Worker Directors: these appointments require the Minister’s approval)
Bord na Móna	Mr. Donagh O’Donoghue (Chairperson)	13.11.2002
	Mr. Fergus McArdle	”
	Mr. Paschal Campbell	”
	Ms Johanna Downes	”
	Mr. P.J. Coghill	19.05.2003
Bord Gáis Éireann	Mr. Pearse O’Hanrahan	19.12.2002
	Mr. Tom Donlon	26.03.2003
	Mr. Micheal O’Faolain	19.05.2003
Sustainable Energy Ireland	Mr. Martin Finucane	24.10.2003
Coillte Teoranta (appointments made up to transfer of responsibility to Minister for Agriculture and Food on 01.01.2004)	Mr. Brendan McKenna (Chairperson)	26.06.2002
	Ms Sinead Leech	”
	Mr. Martin Lowery (Chief Executive)	”
	Mr. Breffni Byrne	07.08.2002
	Mr. Richard Howlin	14.05.2003
	Mr. Frank Toal	29.07.2003
Irish National Petroleum Corporation	Mr. Edmund O’Connell (Chairperson)	22.06.2002
	Mr. Seamus Ó Scolláin	25.09.2003
	Ms Mary Austin	”
	Mr. Vincent Caffrey	”
Mining Board	Mr. Philip O’Brien (Chairperson)	21.07.2003
	Mr. John Shackleton	04.12.2003
	Mr. Eoin Ó Buachalla	”
Port of Cork Company	Cllr. Tim Falvey	14. 02.2002
	Mr. Paul Millard	15.10.2002
	Mr. David Doolan	”
Dublin Port Company	Ms Brenda Daly	22.09.2002
	Mr. Seamus Martin	”
Dun Laoghaire Harbour Company	Mr. Thomas Quinn	05.12.2002
	Mr. Don McManus	05.02.2004
Drogheda Port Company	Mr. Tom O’Reilly	24.01.2003
	Mr. Frank Maher Cllr.	”
	Jacqui McConville	21.12.2003
Galway Harbour Company	Mr. Robert Molloy	10.02.2003
	Mr. Martin Connolly	04.12.2003
New Ross Port Company	Ms Rosie Kehoe	17.02.2004
	Cllr. Sean Connick	”
Shannon Foynes Port Company	Mr. Gerard Reidy	17.02.2002
	Mr. Joe Treacy	”
Port of Waterford Company	Ald. Thomas Cunningham	19.08.02
	Mr. Ben Gavin (Chairperson)	05.02.2004
	Ms Fiona Robbins	”
	Mr. Pádraig Ó Gríofa	”
	Mr. Maurice Lonergan	”
	Mr. Michael Flynn	”
	Mr. Patrick Murphy	”
	Mr. Derek Donnelly	”
Marine Institute	Dr. J.P. Crowley (Chairperson)	11.04.2003
	Mr. Joey Murrin	28.11.2003
Bord Iascaigh Mhara	Mr. Patrick Gallagher	06.06.2002
	Mr. Hugh Byrne (Chairperson)	08.07.2003
Loughs Agency	Mr. Jack Allen	13.12.2002
	Mr. Keith Anderson	”
	Mr. Francis Feeley	”
	Mr. Dick Blackiston-Houston	”
	Dr. Patrick J. Griffin	”
	Lord Cooke of Islandreagh	”
	Ms Siobhán Logue	”
	Ms Jacqui McConville	”
	Mr. Joseph Martin	”
	Mr. Tarlach Ó Crosáin	”
	Mr. Peter Savage	”
	Mr. Andrew Ward	”
	(these appointments were made jointly with the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland)
Eastern Regional Fisheries Board	Ms Betty Hayes	08.12.2003
National Salmon Commission	Dr. Philip McGinnitty	31.01.2003
	Mr. Brendan O’Rourke	19.08.2003
	Mr. Brian Sheerin	31.01.2003
		20.08.2003