Ministerial Appointments.

Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 15 May 2008

Thursday, 15 May 2008

Questions (250, 251, 252)

Fergus O'Dowd

Question:

248 Deputy Fergus O’Dowd asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the appointments to bodies that were made by him since 2 April 2008; the persons who were the appointees; the bodies to which they were appointed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18993/08]

Leo Varadkar

Question:

252 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the appointments made by him between 2 April and 7 May 2008 inclusive; the place or town of residence of each appointee; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19086/08]

Leo Varadkar

Question:

253 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the appointments made by him between 26 February 2008 and 1 April 2008 inclusive; the place or town of residence of each appointee; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19100/08]

Written answers

Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government (Deputy John Gormley)

I propose to take Questions Nos. 248, 252 and 253 together.

A number of different statutory processes are involved in appointments to State boards and bodies under the aegis of my Department. In some cases statutory selection procedures must be followed or nominations must be sought from independent nominating panels before appointments are made by the Government or by the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government. In other cases only particular public office holders may be appointed to certain boards and bodies. In a number of situations, only some appointments to the body or board concerned are made by the Minister.

The information requested in respect of state bodies and boards under the aegis of my Department is set out in the following tables:

Name of State Body/Board	Number of Appointments made since 02/04/08	Names of Persons Appointed
An Chomhairle Leabharlanna	13	Mr Mark Dearey
		Mr Pat McMahon
		Ms Cora Long
		Mr Des Hurley
		Mr Michael Abbey
		Mr Jim Darcy
		Ms Deirdre Ellis-King
		Ms Ruth Flanagan
		Ms Collette O’Flaherty
		Mr Robin Adams
		Mr Jim Foran
		Mr Paul Sheehan
		Ms Geraldine Moloney
Housing Finance Agency	1	Mr Philip Nugent
Local Government Management Services Board	1	Ms Martha Doyle
Local Government Computer Services Board	2	Mr Paul McDonald
		Mr Laurence Kelly

Name of State Body/Board	Number of Appointments made between 02/04/08 and 07/05/08	Names of Persons Appointed	Location of Contact Address
An Chomhairle Leabharlanna	13	Mr Mark Dearey	Louth
		Mr Pat McMahon	Clare
		Ms Cora Long	Kilkenny
		Mr Des Hurley	Carlow
		Mr Michael Abbey	Carlow
		Mr Jim Darcy	Waterford
		Ms Deirdre Ellis-King	Dublin
		Ms Ruth Flanagan	Cork
		Ms Collette O’Flaherty	Dublin
		Mr Robin Adams	Dublin
		Mr Jim Foran	Sligo
		Mr Paul Sheehan	Dublin
		Ms Geraldine Moloney	Limerick
Housing Finance Agency	1	Mr Philip Nugent	Dublin
Local Government Management Services Board	1	Ms Martha Doyle	Dublin

Name of State Body/Board	Number of Appointments made between 26/02/08 and 01/04/08	Names of Persons Appointed	Location of Contact Address
Limerick Northside Regeneration Agency	1	Mr Eddie Lewis	Dublin
Limerick Southside Regeneration Agency	1	Mr Eddie Lewis	Dublin
Private Residential Tenancies Board	1	Mr Cian Ó Lionáin	Dublin