Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 15 June 2004
124 Mr. Ring asked the Taoiseach 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. [17792/04]
View answerThe bodies under the aegis of my Department are:
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The Information Society Commission |
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The National Statistics Board |
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The Law Reform Commission |
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The National Economic and Social Forum (NESF) |
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The National Economic and Social Council (NESC) |
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The National Centre for Partnership and Performance (NCPP) |
The appointments made to these bodies since January 2003 are detailed below:
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Name |
Organisation |
Person Replaced |
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Mr. Frank Cunneen |
Health and Safety Authority |
Steve Couldwell (in 1999) |
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Mr. Ciaran Dolan |
ICMSA |
Appointed on commencement of Statistics Act 1993 |
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Ms Paula Carey |
ICTU |
Donal Nevin (in 1997) |
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Ms Mary Doyle |
Department of the Taoiseach |
Dermot McCarthy (in 2001) |
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Professor Brendan Walsh |
University College Dublin |
Prof. Frances Ruane (in 2004) |
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Dr. Pat O’Hara |
Western Development Commission |
Helen Nic Fhlannchadha (in 2004) |
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Mr. Derek Moran |
Department of Finance |
Cathal O’Loughlin (in 2003) |
(ii) National Economic and Social Forum. The NESF was reconstituted in early 2004 and held its inaugural meeting on Wednesday, 26 May 2004 in the Royal Hospital Kilmainham. A full list of membership for 2004 which identifies replacements is below. Of the 62 NESF members, 50 are appointed by nominating bodies, five members are ex-officio and five independent members are appointed by the Government. The Government also appoints the chair and deputy chair.
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Strand |
Person Replaced |
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Maureen Gaffney |
Independent Chairperson |
Member in 1998 also |
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Mary Doyle |
Deputy Chairperson |
Dermot McCarthy |
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Paschal Mooney |
(i) Oireachtas |
Member in 1998 also |
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Michael Woods |
Gerry Reynolds |
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John Curran |
Paul McGrath |
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Mary O’Rourke |
Bill Timmins |
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Brendan Daly |
Therese Ridge |
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Geraldine Feeney |
Derek McDowell |
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Pat Carey |
Joe Costello |
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Paul Coghlan |
Michael Lowry |
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Damien English |
Noel Ahern |
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Paul Kehoe |
Sean Haughey |
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Joan Burton |
Beverly Cooper-Flynn |
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Willie Penrose |
Michael Kitt |
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Kate Walsh |
Helen Keogh |
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Fergal Quinn |
Margaret Cox |
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Jerry Cowley |
Mary Jackman |
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Jackie Harrison |
(ii) Employer/Trade Union |
Brian Geoghegan |
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Heidi Lougheed |
Employer/Business |
Aileen O’Donoghue |
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Patricia Callan |
Organisations |
Lilian O’Carroll |
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Kevin Gilna |
Mirette Corboy |
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Carmel Mulroy |
Alison Begas |
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Mary McGreal |
(ii) Employer/ Trade Union |
Eileen Doyle |
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Michael Doody |
Farming |
John Dillon |
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Mary Johnson |
Mary Coleman |
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Carmel Brennan |
Pat O’Rourke |
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Anne Murray |
Eva Coyle |
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Eamon Devoy |
(ii) Employer/ Trade Union |
Member in 1998 also |
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Blair Horan |
Trade Unions |
Member in 1998 also |
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Manus O’Riordan |
Member in 1998 also |
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Jerry Shanahan |
John Tierney |
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Paula Carey |
Rosaleen Glackin |
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Frances Byrne |
(iii) Community and Voluntary |
Susan McNaughton |
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Joanna McMinn |
Grainne Healy |
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June Tinsley |
Ursula Barry |
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Patricia Short |
Joan Condon |
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Sr. Brigid Reynolds |
Mary Murphy |
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John Mark McCafferty |
Mike Allen |
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Brid O’Brien |
Chris McInerney |
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Sharon Keane |
Janice Ransom |
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Malcolm Byrne |
Joe Gallagher |
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Raymond Dooley |
Gearóid Ó Maolmhichíl |
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Robin Webster |
Paddy Donegan |
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Aisling Walsh |
Roger Acton |
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Sean Gallagher |
Jeanne Meldon |
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Seamus Boland |
Sean Healy |
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Fergus O’Ferrall |
Liam O’Dwyer |
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Secretaries General of the Departments of Finance; Enterprise, Trade and Employment; Social and Family Affairs; Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs; Environment, Heritage and Local Government |
(iv) Central Government, Local Government and Independents Central Government |
Secretaries General of the Departments of Finance; Enterprise, Trade and Employment; Social Community and Family Affairs; Tourism, Sport and Recreation; Environment and Local Government. |
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Constance HanniffyDonal O’DonoghueJohn EganPatsy TreanorPatricia McCarthy |
(iv) Central Government, Local Government and Independents Local Government |
Member in 1998also Member in 1998also Tom KelleherEnda NolanTadgh Curtis |
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Dr. Mary P. CorcoranCáit KeaneDr. Colm HarmonDr. Brian NolanPaul Tansey |
(iv) Central Government, Local Government and Independents Independents |
Prof Gearóid Ó TuathaighMarian VickersHelen JohnstonNiall FitzduffNoreen Kearney |
(iii) National Economic and Social Council. The following appointments were made to the National Economic and Social Council in September 2003.
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Organisation |
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Mr. Jack O’Connor |
SIPTU |
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Ms Aileen O’Donoghue |
IBEC |
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Ms Deirdre Garvey |
The Wheel |
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Mr. John Mark McCafferty |
St. Vincent de Paul |
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Mr. John Dolan |
Disability Federation of Ireland |
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Mr. Niall Callan |
Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government |
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Mr. Colin Hunt |
Goodbody Stockbrokers |
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Ms Brigid Laffan |
UCD |
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Ms Eithne McLaughlin |
Queens University |
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Mr. Peter Bacon |
Economic Consultant |
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Mr. John Fitzgerald |
ESRI |
The following were replaced on the council.
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Organisation |
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Mr. Des Gerarghty |
SIPTU |
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Jim Walsh |
NUI Maynooth |
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Ms Geraldine McAteer |
NI Interests |
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Mr. John Fitzgerald |
Dublin City Manager |
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Mr. David Finn |
Tánaiste nominee |
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Mr. Turlough O’Sullivan |
IBEC |
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Ms Siobhan O’Donoghue |
Community Workers Co-operative |
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Ms Orla O’Connor |
NWCI |
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Mr. Eric Conroy |
INOU |
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Organisation |
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Mr. Fergus Whelan |
Irish Congress of Trade Unions |
October 2003 — replaced Mr. Tom Wall as ICTU nominee to the council |
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Mr. Morgan Nolan |
Construction Industry Federation |
January 2004 — replaced Mr. Terry McEvoy as CIF nominee to the council |
