The information sought is provided, for the period 1997 to date, on a schedule set out below. The schedule also contains readily available material for the period 1994 to 1996. As agreed, the remaining material relating to this period will be forwarded to the Deputy as soon as possible. The process involved in appointments to State boards is as laid down in the relevant legislation. Details regarding relevant qualifications and political party membership of members of State boards are not to hand in the Department.
FORFÁS
Name
|
Year of Appointment
|
Mr. K. McGowan — CEO IDA
|
1994
|
Mr. D. Flinter — CEO Enterprise Ireland
|
1994
|
Mr. J. Travers — CEO Forfás
|
1994
|
Mr. T. Toner
|
1994
|
Mr. P. Cassells
|
1994
|
Mr. K. Bonner
|
1994
|
Mr. L. Murphy
|
1994
|
Prof. F. Ruane
|
1994
|
Ms J. O’Connor
|
1994
|
Mr. J. O’Mahoney
|
1994
|
Mr. A. McCarthy
|
1994
|
Mr. J. Lynch
|
1994
|
Mr. L. Murphy (reappointed)
|
1995
|
Mr. J. O’Mahoney (reappointed)
|
1995
|
Mr. T. Toner (Chairman)
|
1996
|
Mr. P. Cassells
|
1996
|
Mr. O. Tattan
|
1996
|
Mr. P. Haran
|
1997
|
Mr. J. Lynch (reappointed)
|
1997
|
Mr. W. Scally
|
1997
|
Mr. L. Murphy (reappointed)
|
1998
|
Prof. M. Hillery
|
1998
|
Mr. F. O’Rourke
|
1998
|
IDA Ireland
Name
|
Year of Appointment
|
Kieran McGowan
|
1994
|
Denis Hanrahan
|
1994
|
Pat Dineen
|
1994
|
Donal Keough
|
1994
|
Marie O’Connor
|
1994
|
Eleanor O’Higgins
|
1994
|
John O’Shaughnessy
|
1994
|
Brian Parkes
|
1994
|
Jean Peyrelevade
|
1994
|
Tony Ritchie
|
1994
|
Niall Welch
|
1994
|
John Walsh
|
1994
|
Eleanor O’Higgins (R)
|
1995
|
Ronald Long
|
1995
|
Gary Kennedy
|
1996
|
Bríd Horan
|
1996
|
Proinnsias Breathnach
|
1996
|
Gary Duffy
|
1997
|
Pat Dineen (R)
|
1997
|
Kieran Corrigan
|
1998
|
Nial Ring
|
1998
|
Frank McCabe
|
1999
|
Sean Dorgan
|
1999
|
Denis Hanrahan (R)
|
1999
|
Ronald Long (R)
|
2000
|
John Dunne
|
2000
|
Ann Marie Gill
|
2000
|
Gary Kennedy (R)
|
2001
|
Thomas Lynch
|
2001
|
Bríd Horan (R)
|
2002
|
Bernard Collins
|
2002
|
Kieran Corrigan (R)
|
2003
|
Loretta Brennan Glucksman
|
2003
|
Brian Whitney
|
2003
|
Enterprise Ireland since its establishment in 1998
Name
|
Year of Appointment
|
Pat Molloy
|
1998
|
Chief executive — Dan Flinter Chief executive — Frank Ryan ex officio
|
1998
|
Kieran McGowan
|
1998
|
Gus Fitzpatrick
|
1998
|
Brian Kearney
|
1998
|
Heather Ann McSharry
|
1998
|
Veronica Perdisatt
|
1998
|
Lorraine Benson
|
2001
|
John Connolly
|
2001
|
Elaine Farrell
|
2002
|
Gerry O’Malley
|
2004
|
Margaret Daly
|
2004
|
Miriam O’Callaghan
|
1998
|
Tim Collins
|
1998
|
David McKenna
|
1998
|
David Dilger
|
1998
|
Barry O’Halloran
|
1998
|
Ned Costello
|
1998
|
National Standards Authority of Ireland — since its establishment in 1997.
Name
|
Year of Appointment
|
Mr. Dan Tierney — chairman
|
1997
|
Mr. Simon Kelly — chief executive, ex-officio member
|
1997
|
Mr. Brian Griffin
|
1997
|
Dr. Ursula MacEvilly
|
1997
|
Ms Mary Carroll
|
1997
|
Ms Jackie Fitzgerald
|
1997
|
Mr. Sean Wallace
|
1997
|
Mr. Frank Dawe
|
1997
|
Mr. John Coady
|
1997
|
Mr. Doug Burns
|
1997
|
Mr. Neil Buckley
|
1997
|
Ms Kay Hallahan
|
1997
|
Ms Ann-Christin Cederlund
|
1997
|
Ms Annemarie O’Connor
|
1998
|
Dr. Brendan Finucane
|
1999
|
Ms Jean Cahill
|
1999
|
Mr. Patrick Geraghty
|
1999
|
Mr. Vincent Delaney
|
2000
|
Ms June Finnegan
|
2000
|
Mr. John McGowan
|
2001
|
Mr. Martin Lynch
|
2001
|
Ms Anne Riordan
|
2001
|
Ms Catherine Caulfield
|
2001
|
Dr. Sean McCarthy
|
2002
|
Ms Dorothea Dowling
|
2002
|
Mr. Patrick Coffey
|
2002
|
Mr. Conor O’Mahony
|
2003
|
Mr. Niall Fitzsimons
|
2003
|
Mr. Patrick Rigney
|
2003
|
Mr. Paraig Hennessy
|
2003
|
Ms Rose Hynes
|
2003
|
Mr. Des O’Loughlin
|
2003
|
Mr. Ed Stack
|
2003
|
Mr. John Hewitt
|
2004
|
Shannon Development
Name
|
Year of Appointment
|
Michael McKenna
|
1994
|
John Griffin
|
1994
|
Kieran Keenaghan
|
1994
|
Brendan Dinneen
|
1995
|
Declan Doyle
|
Pre 1994
|
Michael Punch (Chairman)
|
1995
|
Tim Butler
|
1996
|
Cynthia Carroll
|
1996
|
Agnes Aylward
|
Pre 1994
|
Liam McElligott (Chairman)
|
1996
|
Morgan Stack
|
1997
|
Brian O’Connell
|
1998
|
Patricia Collins
|
1998
|
Sean Gorman
|
1999
|
Paul O’Brien
|
1999
|
William Loughnane
|
1999
|
Noreen Foran
|
2000
|
Kieran Grace
|
2001
|
Ron Carroll
|
2001
|
Freda Keane-Carmody
|
2001
|
Peter Schutz
|
2001
|
Roger Downer
|
2002
|
John Brassil
|
2004
|
Science Foundation of Ireland — since its establishment in 2003.
Name of Board Members
|
Year of Appointment
|
Prof. Patrick Fottrell, chairperson
|
2003
|
Mr. Frank McCabe, deputy chairperson
|
2003
|
Dr. Bill Harris, director general
|
2003
|
Mr. Erich Bloch
|
2003
|
Dr. Kristina Johnson
|
2003
|
Dr Anita Jones
|
2003
|
Mr. John Travers
|
2003
|
Dr. Jane Grimson
|
2003
|
Dr. Jim Mountjoy
|
2003
|
Dr. Martina Newell McGloughlin
|
2003
|
Mr. Ned Costello
|
2003
|
Dr. Don Thornhill
|
2003
|
Dr. Jacqueline Hunter
|
2003
|
Personal Injuries Assessment Board — since its establishment in 2004.
Name
|
Year of Appointment
|
Dorothea Dowling
|
2004
|
Senator Joe O’Toole
|
2004
|
Patricia Byron chief executive officer
|
2004
|
John Fay
|
2004
|
Tom Noonan
|
2004
|
Pat Healy
|
2004
|
Carmel Foley
|
2004
|
Mary O’Dea
|
2004
|
Frances Cooke
|
2004
|
Frank Cuneen
|
2004
|
Professor Denis Cusack
|
2004
|
FÁS
Name
|
Year of Appointment
|
Mr. Patrick Lynch
|
1998
|
Mr. Brian Geoghegan
|
2001
|
Mr. Seamus O Morain
|
1998
|
Mr. Dermot O Callaghan
|
1998
|
Mr. Sean Gorman
|
2001
|
Mr. Colm Breslin
|
1998
|
Mr. Dermot Quigley
|
1999
|
Mr. Jim O Brien
|
2004
|
Mr. Eamonn Kearns
|
2004
|
Mr. Paddy McDonagh
|
1998
|
Ms Kathleen McLoughlin
|
2001
|
Mr. John Hynes
|
1998
|
Ms Bernadette Lacey
|
2001
|
Mr. Joe Morgan
|
1996
|
Ms Cathy Crowley
|
1998
|
Mr. Sexton Cahill
|
2001
|
Ms Caroline Casey
|
2001
|
Mr. Owen Wills
|
1998
|
Mr. Des Geraghty
|
1999
|
Ms Bernadette Corridan
|
1998
|
Mr. Peter Cullen
|
2001
|
Mr. Michael Dolan
|
2001
|
Mr. Dermot Lacey
|
1998
|
FÁS International Consulting Ltd.
Name
|
Year of Appointment
|
Mr. Jim Tunney
|
1995
|
Mr. John Lynch
|
1995
|
Mr. P. Ellis
|
1995
|
Mr. S. Loughnane
|
1995
|
Mr. S. O’Brien
|
1995
|
Ms A. Kerins
|
1995
|
Mr. M. O 15Faolain
|
1995
|
Mr. K. Humphreys
|
1995
|
Ms Alice Prendergast
|
1995
|
Mr. T. Brady
|
1995
|
Ms Alice Prendergast
|
1998
|
Ms Claire Brannigan
|
1998
|
Mr. Declan Purcell
|
1998
|
Mr. Michael Hayden
|
2001
|
Mr. Joe Morgan
|
2001
|
Mr. Owen Wills
|
2001
|
Mr. Martin Doonan
|
2001
|
Mr. Jackie Kenny
|
2001
|
Ms Tara Hayes
|
2001
|
Mr. Rody Molloy
|
2001
|
Mr. Tony Killeen
|
2004
|
FÁS International Consulting Ltd. is being wound down. It is envisaged that it will be struck off the register of companies or will be placed in voluntary liquidation by 31 December 2004. Following the resignation of the board on 25 May 2004, Mr. Rody Molloy and Mr. Tony Killeen were appointed as directors of the company as and from 25 May 2004 to oversee any outstanding issues.