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Ministerial Appointments.

Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 27 October 2004

Wednesday, 27 October 2004

Questions (82, 83)

Arthur Morgan

Question:

186 Mr. Morgan asked the Taoiseach 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. [26008/04]

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Details of the names of persons appointed to State boards since 1994 were given in response to previous questions and I am arranging to have them sent to the Deputy.

The members of State bodies under the aegis of my Department are appointed through well-established nominating procedures, having regard both to the remit of the bodies and, consequently, the competencies and skills expected of their members. In many instances, the members are nominated through relevant nominating panels. NESC and NESF, for example, comprise representatives of the various pillars involved in social partnership, that is, employer bodies, trade unions, farming organisations and community and voluntary organisations.

Arthur Morgan

Question:

187 Mr. Morgan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the name, relevant qualifications and process by which each person appointed to a state board operating under the aegis of her Department was appointed since 1994. [26009/04]

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Information on appointees to State boards under the aegis of my Department is maintained on a dedicated information technology system introduced in 2002. Details of appointees contained on the database are being forwarded to the Deputy today under a separate cover due to the large volume of information involved.

For the period 1997 to 2002, details of appointees were maintained on a paper filing system. The compilation of this data represents a significant body of work, which is currently being undertaken by my Department. Once collated, the information will be forwarded to the Deputy.

Information relating to board appointees in the period 1994 to 1997, as requested by the Deputy, is not readily available in my Department, nor does it hold any personal information, including details of qualifications, on any person appointed, at any time, to State boards under the aegis of my Department.

The process by which a person is appointed to a State board reflects the conditions for appointment laid down in the relevant statutory instrument establishing the board.

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