Appointments to State Boards.

Tuesday, 15 June 2004

Questions (294)

Michael Ring

Question:

345 Mr. Ring asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the appointments that have been made to State boards and bodies within his Department from 1 January 2003 to 15 June 2004; the persons appointed; and the persons they are replacing. [17800/04]

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Written answers

Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism (Mr. O’Donoghue)

The information requested by the Deputy is as follows:

Arts Council **

Name of Appointee	Date of Appointment	Person replaced
Olive Braiden — Chair	14 August 2003	Patrick J. Murphy — Chair
Jerome Hynes — Deputy ChairNoelle Campbell SharpTheo DorganJohn McGahernOrlaith McBridePhilip KingWillie DohertyMary NunanRosaleen Linehan	14 August 2003	Noel CrowleyProinsias MacAonghusaSéamus Ó CinnéideMaud CotterT.V. HonanMáire Ní RiainCarlo GéblerClare DuignanSiobhán Ní ÉanaighMary BradyBrendan FlynnDr Thomas MitchellDr Jane O’Leary
Patrick Sutton	14 August 2003	*
Úna Ó Murchú	14 August 2003	*
Emer O’Kelly	14 August 2003	*

*Reappointed

** The Arts Act 2003 reduced the board of the Arts Council from 17 to 13 members, including the Chairperson

Abbey Theatre

Name of Appointee	Date of Appointment	Person replaced
Eithne Healy	26 May 2003	*
Dr John O’Mahony S.C.	26 May 2003	Deirdre Purcell

*Reappointed

Irish Film Board

Name of Appointee	Date of Appointment	Person replaced
No appointments	N/A	N/A

Music Board of Ireland

Name of Appointee	Date of Appointment	Person replaced
No appointments	N/A	N/A

National Concert Hall

Name of Appointee	Date of Appointment	Person replaced
No appointments	N/A	N/A

National Museum of Ireland Caretaker Board

Name of Appointee	Date of Appointment	Person replaced
No appointments	N/A	N/A

National Museum of Ireland and Botanic Gardens Board of Visitors

Name of Appointee	Date of Appointment	Person replaced
No appointments	N/A	N/A

Irish Museum of Modern Art

Name of Appointee	Date of Appointment	Person replaced
Gerard Mannix Flynn	20 January 2004	Eoghan Harris

National Gallery

Name of Appointee	Date of Appointment	Person replaced
The Duke of Abercorn K.G.	21 May 2003	The Earl of Belmore
Pauline Bewick	18 December 2003	Geraldine Hone
Bernard McNamara	18 December 2003	K.C. Rohan
Dr. Abdul Bulbulia	18 December 2003	Andrew O’Connor

National Archives Advisory Council

Name of Appointee	Date of Appointment	Person replaced
No appointments	N/A	N/A

Irish Manuscript Commission

Name of Appointee	Date of Appointment	Person replaced
Prof. JFM Lydon	27 May 2003 *
Prof. DW Harkness	27 May 2003 *
Dr Mary Daly	27 May 2003 *
Dr Anngret Simms	27 May 2003 *
Dr Mary O’Dowd	27 May 2003 *
Prof. Nicholas Canny	27 May 2003 *
James McGuire — Chairman	28 May 2003	Prof. Geoffrey J. Hand

*Reappointed

National Library

Name of Appointee	Date of Appointment	Person replaced
Jim O’Shea	17 December 2003	Brian Murphy

Chester Beatty Library

Name of Appointee	Date of Appointment	Person replaced
Madeline O’Sullivan	7 May 2003	Freda Hayes
Louise O’Mahony	20 April 2004	Noreen Slattery

Marsh's Library

Name of Appointee	Date of Appointment	No appointments
	N/A	N/A

Irish Sports Council

Name of Appointee	Date of Appointment	Person replaced
Sheila Dickson	1 July 2003	Sinéad Behan
Niall Quinn	29 September 2003	Jerry O’Dwyer
Marian McGennis	29 September 2003	Helen O’Rourke

Bord Na gCon

Name of Appointee	Date of Appointment	Person replaced
Helen Nugent	24 January 2003 *	Luke Mulligan
John Hegarty	24 January 2003	Noel O’Driscoll
Cathal Curley	24 January 2003 **
Tony McKenna	29 January 2004	Bob Roberts
Pádraic Feeney	29 January 2004	Tom Griffin
Paschal Taggart (Chairman)	25 February 2004 **

* Reappointed on 29th January 2004 **Reappointed on 25th February 2004

Horse Racing Ireland

Name of Appointee	Date of Appointment	Person replaced
Jessica Harrington	18th December 2003 *
Cahir O’Sullivan	18th December 2003	Michael Osbourne
Frank Clarke	18th December 2003	Ray Rooney

* Reappointed

Campus & Stadium Ireland Development Ltd. (CSID)

Name of Appointee	Date of Appointment	Person replaced
No appointments	N/A	N/A

Fáilte Ireland (established on 28th May 2003)

Name of Appointee	Date of Appointment	Person replaced
Mary McKeon	28 May 2003
Patrick O’Donoghue	28 May 2003
Gillian Bowler (Chair)	28 May 2003
Dominic Dillane	28 May 2003
John McDonnell	28 May 2003
Catherine Reilly	28 May 2003
Noel McGinley	28 May 2003
Pádraig Ó Céidigh	28 May 2003
Maureen Cairnduff	28 May 2003
Eithne Scott-Lennon	28 May 2003
Noel O’Callaghan	28 May 2003
Páidi Ó Sé	28 May 2003
Brian Dowling	28 May 2003

Bord Fáilte (Ceased to Exist in May 2003)

Name of Appointee	Date of Appointment	Person replaced
Noel McGinley (Chairman)	1st April 2003 *
Patrick O’ Donoghue	1st April 2003 *
Páidí Ó Sé	1st April 2003 *
Séan Dunne	1st April 2003 *

*Reappointed until 28th May 2003

CERT (Ceased to Exist in May 2003)

Name of Appointee	Date of Appointment	Person replaced
No appointments	N/A	N/A

Tourism Ireland *

Name of Appointee	Date of Appointment	Person replaced
Gillian Bowler	28th May 2003
Shaun Quinn	28th May 2003

*There are currently 12 members on the board of Tourism Ireland. By virtue of being a North-South body, appointments to the Board of Tourism Ireland are made on a joint North-South basis by the North-South Ministerial Council. The period of appointment of the first Board has been extended by the North-South Ministerial Council for a further year to December 2004.