Appointments to State Boards.

Wednesday, 27 October 2004

Questions (132)

Arthur Morgan

Question:

236 Mr. Morgan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the name, relevant qualifications and process by which each person appointed to a state board operating under the aegis of his Department was appointed since 1994. [26014/04]

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Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment (Mr. Martin)

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.

Nitrigin Eireann Teoranta

(current board)
Ronald Long, chairman	1995
Conor O’Mahony	2003
Jim O’Brien	2000

Nitrigin Eireann Teoranta is being wound down

Health and Safety Authority
Name	Year of Appointment
Mary Buckley	1995
Grainne Higgins	1995
Sylvester Cronin	1995
Fergus Whelan	1998
Lenore Mrkwicka	1995
Eric Fleming	1995
Mary Slattery	1995
Fergus McCafferty	1995
Frank Cunneen	1998
Tony Briscoe	1998
Marie Rock	1998
Joe Hegarty	1998
Seamus Daly	1998
Mary Dorgan	1998
Peter McCabe	2000
Ciarán Ó Cuinneagáin	2000
Marion Coy	2001
Louise O’Donnell	2001
Sue Corbett	2001
Desmond Gilroy	2001
Martin Lynch	2002

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