The information requested by the Deputy is in the following table.
The appointments made by me include worker directors to the boards of State agencies under the aegis of my Department, where this is required in section 15 of the Worker Participation (State Enterprises) Act 1977, and chief executives of such agencies where legislation specifies that they become ex officio, a director of the company. Appointments to the board of the Irish Aviation Authority are made by my colleague, Deputy McDaid, under the powers conferred on him by SI 402 of 2002, Transport (Delegation of Ministerial Functions) Order 2002.
Table of Board Appointments 1/1/2003 to 15/6/2004
|
Name
|
Date Appointed
|
Succeeded
|
Aer Lingus Group
|
John Sharman
|
21 March 2003
|
Des Richardson
|
|
Chris Wall
|
23 December 2003
|
Reappointment
|
|
Brian Dunne
|
25 February 2004
|
Dan Loughrey
|
|
Sean Fitzpatrick
|
11 March 2004
|
Paddy Wright
|
|
Anne Mills
|
22 March 2004
|
John Keane
|
Aer Rianta
|
Joe Gantly
|
28 July 2003
|
Dermot O’Leary
|
|
Patrick Shanahan
|
28 July 2003
|
Tadgh O’Donoghue
|
|
Margaret Sweeney
|
10 December 2003
|
John Burke
|
Córas Iompair Éireann
|
John Sorohan
|
2 March 2004
|
Not applicable
|
|
Justin Baily
|
2 March 2004
|
Not applicable
|
|
Norman Wilkinson
|
2 March 2004
|
Not applicable
|
|
Paul Kiely
|
2 March 2004
|
Reappointed
|
Board-Designate of Cork Airport Authority
|
Joe Gantley
|
28 July 2003
|
Not applicable
|
Board-Designate of Dublin Airport Authority
|
Gary McGann
|
28 July 2003
|
Not applicable
|
|
Sir Michael Hodgkinson
|
8 March 2004
|
Not applicable
|
|
Colm Barrington
|
8 March 2004
|
Not applicable
|
|
Marie O’Connor
|
8 March 2004
|
Not applicable
|
|
Bill Cullen
|
8 March 2004
|
Not applicable
|
|
Anthony Spollen
|
8 March 2004
|
Not applicable
|
|
Desmond Cummins
|
8 March 2004
|
Not applicable
|
|
Mary Davis
|
8 March 2004
|
Not applicable
|
Board-Designate of Shannon Airport Authority
|
Patrick Shanahan
|
28 July 2003
|
Not applicable
|
|
Patrick Blaney
|
16 October 2003
|
Not applicable
|
|
Rose Hynes
|
16 October 2003
|
Not applicable
|
|
Tadhg Kearney
|
16 October 2003
|
Not applicable
|
|
Michael B Lynch
|
16 October 2003
|
Not applicable
|
|
Padraic Burke
|
16 October 2003
|
Not applicable
|
|
Reg Freake
|
16 October 2003
|
Not applicable
|
|
Olivia Loughnane
|
16 October 2003
|
Not applicable
|
Dublin Transportation Office
|
Conor McCarthy
|
January 2004
|
Reappointed
|
|
John Henry
|
January 2004
|
Reappointed
|
|
Andrew Cullen
|
January 2004
|
Reappointed
|
|
Kevin Ring
|
January 2004
|
Reappointed
|
|
Owen Keegan
|
January 2004
|
Reappointed
|
|
Derek Brady
|
January 2004
|
Reappointed
|
|
William Soffe
|
January 2004
|
Reappointed
|
|
Joe Horan
|
January 2004
|
Reappointed
|
|
Tom Dowling
|
January 2004
|
Niall Bradley
|
|
Tony Hickey
|
January 2004
|
Reappointed
|
|
Dr. Alan Westwell
|
January 2004
|
Reappointed
|
|
Bill Lilley
|
January 2004
|
Reappointed
|
|
Michael Reidy
|
January 2004
|
Reappointed
|
|
Michael Tobin
|
January 2004
|
Reappointed
|
|
Frank Allen
|
January 2004
|
Reappointed
|
Irish Aviation Authority
|
Eamon Brennan
|
12 May 2003
|
CEO — automatic appointment
|
|
Neil Branagan
|
17 June 2003
|
Tom Quinn
|
|
Frank Conway
|
6 April 2004
|
Reappointed
|
Medical Bureau of Road Safety
|
Prof. Bernadette Herity
|
1 April 2003
|
Reappointment
|
|
Brendan Gogarty
|
1 April 2003
|
Reappointment
|
|
Dr Fenton Howell
|
1 April 2003
|
Reappointment
|
|
Hilary Dalton
|
1 April 2003
|
Reappointment
|
National Safety Council
|
John Weafer
|
18 September 2003
|
Jim Humphreys
|
|
Brian Huston
|
31 January 2004
|
Dick O’Driscoll
|
National Roads Authority
|
Brendan O’Mara
|
3 April 2003
|
Patricia King
|
|
Bernard McNamara
|
20 March 2003
|
Reappointed
|
|
Connie Ní Fhatharta
|
20 March 2003
|
Reappointed
|
Railway Procurement Agency
|
John Maguire
|
20 March 2003
|
David Manley (deceased)
|
Advisory Council to the Commission for Taxi Regulation
|
Pat Byrne
|
4 November 2003
|
Not applicable
|
|
Chief Supt. Denis Fitzpatrick
|
4 November 2003
|
Not applicable
|
|
Noreen Mackey
|
4 November 2003
|
Not applicable
|
|
Sadie Doherty
|
4 November 2003
|
Not applicable
|
|
Jerry Brennan
|
4 November 2003
|
Not applicable
|
|
John Ussher
|
4 November 2003
|
Not applicable
|
|
Deirdre Power
|
4 November 2003
|
Not applicable
|
|
Dr Deirdre O’Keeffe
|
4 November 2003
|
Not applicable
|
|
Michael Kilcoyne
|
4 November 2003
|
Not applicable
|
|
Vincent Kearns
|
4 November 2003
|
Not applicable
|
|
Denise Kinahan
|
4 November 2003
|
Not applicable
|
|
Tom Fannin
|
4 November 2003
|
Not applicable
|
|
Brian Killeen
|
4 November 2003
|
Not applicable
|
|
Mary Keogh
|
4 November 2003
|
Not applicable
|
|
Vincent Thornton
|
4 November 2003
|
Not applicable
|
|
Christopher Humphrey
|
4 November 2003
|
Not applicable
|
|
Joe Gavin
|
4 November 2003
|
Not applicable
|