Appointments to State Boards.

Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 3 February 2010

Wednesday, 3 February 2010

Questions (309)

George Lee

Question:

374 Deputy George Lee asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the names addresses of all nominees to bodies or agencies under the remit of his Department that were appointed since 26 June 1997, detailing by whom they were appointed; when they were appointed; the amount paid by the Exchequer to each nominee each year from 1997 to 2009 broken down into income, expenses, overtime and any other relevant category; the money paid by his Department each year from 1997 to 2009 to cover expenses or incidentals related to the nominees, such as accommodation, travel and so on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5654/10]

Written answers

Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (Deputy Brendan Smith)

The following tables list the names of all nominees to bodies or agencies under the remit of my Department were appointed since 26 June 1997 and the Minister who appointed them. Nominees are not paid directly from the Exchequer and any payments made to them is a matter for the State Bodies themselves as part of their day-to-day activities. In this regard they are required to adhere to guidelines set down by the Department of Finance.

Name of Body: Aquaculture Licences Appeals Board

Year	Name of Nominee	Appointing Minister
1998	Ms Berna Grist	Sean Barrett T.D.
1998	Dr. Richard Fitzgerald	Sean Barrett T.D.
1998	Mr. Sean Doran	Sean Barrett T.D.
1998	Mr Michael Callaghan	Sean Barrett T.D.
1998	Jim Killeen	Sean Barrett T.D.
1998	Ms Mary Nolan	Sean Barrett T.D.
2000	Mr Martin Howley	Dermot Ahern T.D.
2001	Dr Ann Quinn	Dermot Ahern T.D.
2003	Mr Sean Murphy	Dermot Ahern T.D.
2003	Mr Lorcan O’Cinneide	Dermot Ahern T.D.
2003	Mario J Minihane	Dermot Ahern T.D.
2005	Mr Sean Murphy	Noel Dempsey T.D.
2005	Lorcan O’Cinneide	Noel Dempsey T.D.
2005	Mario J Minihane	Noel Dempsey T.D.
2005	Ms Mary Mac Mahon	Noel Dempsey T.D.
2005	Mr Damian Mc Donald	Noel Dempsey T.D.
2005	Ms Karen Dubsky	Noel Dempsey T.D.
2006	Ms Mary Mac Mahon	Noel Dempsey T.D.
2007	Mr Damian McDonald	Noel Dempsey T.D.
2007	Ms Karen Dubsky	Noel Dempsey T.D.
2008	Mr Sean Murphy	Brendan Smith T.D.
2008	Mr Lorcan O’Cinneide	Brendan Smith T.D.
2008	Mr Mario J Minehane	Brendan Smith T.D.
2008	Mr Mark O’Connell	Brendan Smith T.D.
2009	Michael Sweeney	Brendan Smith T.D.
2009	Ms Karen Dubsky	Brendan Smith T.D.

Name of Body: An Bord Bia

Year	Name of Nominee	Appointing Minister
1997	Michael Dowling	Ivan Yates TD
1997	Michael Hanrahan	Joe Walsh TD
1997	Mary White	Joe Walsh TD
1997	Mr William O’Kane	Joe Walsh TD
1998	Thomas Parlon	Joe Walsh TD
1998	Philip Lynch	Joe Walsh TD
1999	Sara White	Joe Walsh TD
1999	Michael Dowling	Joe Walsh TD
1999	Denis Lucey	Joe Walsh TD
1999	Joseph O’Sullivan	Joe Walsh TD
1999	Michael Kilcoyne	Joe Walsh TD
1999	Maura Nolan	Joe Walsh TD
1999	Margo Monaghan	Joe Walsh TD
1999	John Duggan	Joe Walsh TD
2000	Noel Cawley	Joe Walsh TD
2000	Mary White	Joe Walsh TD
2000	William O’Kane	Joe Walsh TD
2000	Dan Browne	Joe Walsh TD
2000	Pat O’Rourke	Joe Walsh TD
2001	Philip Lynch	Joe Walsh TD
2002	Michael Dowling	Joe Walsh TD
2002	Denis Lucey	Joe Walsh TD
2002	Joseph O’Sullivan	Joe Walsh TD
2002	David Callinan	Joe Walsh TD
2002	John Dillon	Joe Walsh TD
2002	Gina Quin	Joe Walsh TD
2002	Mary J. Byrne	Joe Walsh TD
2002	Michael Kilcoyne	Joe Walsh TD
2002	Dan Lenihan	Joe Walsh TD
2003	Noel Cawley	Joe Walsh TD
2003	Brid Rodgers	Joe Walsh TD
2003	Gina Quin	Joe Walsh TD
2003	Pat O’Rourke	Joe Walsh TD
2003	Dan Browne	Joe Walsh TD
2004	Katherine O’Leary	Joe Walsh TD
2004	Kieran Dunne	Joe Walsh TD
2004	Philip Lynch	Mary Coughlan TD
2005	John Malone	Mary Coughlan TD
2005	Joe Hyland	Mary Coughlan TD
2005	Ray Carolan	Mary Coughlan TD
2005	Angela Kennedy	Mary Coughlan TD
2006	Jackie Cahill	Mary Coughlan TD
2006	Mary J. Byrne	Mary Coughlan TD
2006	Michael Kilcoyne	Mary Coughlan TD
2006	Mel O’ Rourke	Mary Coughlan TD
2006	Padraig Walshe	Mary Coughlan TD
2006	Noel Cawley	Mary Coughlan TD
2007	Brid Rodgers	Mary Coughlan TD
2007	Jackie Cahill	Mary Coughlan TD
2007	Dan Brown	Mary Coughlan TD
2007	Frank Hayes	Mary Coughlan TD
2007	Katherine O’Leary	Mary Coughlan TD
2007	Kieran Dunne	Mary Coughlan TD
2008	Joe Hyland	Mary Coughlan TD
2008	Ray Carolan	Mary Coughlan TD
2008	Vincent Cleary	Mary Coughlan TD
2008	Dan Browne	Mary Coughlan TD
2008	Paul Cusack	Mary Coughlan TD
2009	Mary J. Byrne	Brendan Smith TD
2009	Mel O’Rourke	Brendan Smith TD
2009	Padraig Walshe	Brendan Smith TD
2009	Noel Cawley	Brendan Smith TD
2009	John Bryan	Brendan Smith TD

Name of Body: Bord Iascaigh Mhara

Year	Name of Nominee	Appointing Minister
1997	Mr. Patrick Ridge	Sean Barrett T.D.
2000	Mr. James Ward	Frank Fahey T.D.
2000	Mr. Patrick Ridge	Frank Fahey T.D.
2001	Mr. Jason Whooley	Frank Fahey T.D.
2001	Ms. Prisca Grady	Frank Fahey T.D.
2002	Mr. Patrick Gallagher	Frank Fahey T.D.
2003	Mr. Hugh Byrne	Dermot Ahern T.D.
2004	Mr. Sean Freeman	Dermot Ahern T.D.
2004	Ms. Mary Keane	Dermot Ahern T.D.
2004	Ms. Jacqui McConville	Dermot Ahern T.D.
2004	Ms. Rose McHugh	Dermot Ahern T.D.
2006	Rose McHugh (Re-Appt as Chairperson)	Noel Dempsey T.D.
2007	Seamus Dooley	John Browne T.D.
2007	Enda Bonner	John Browne T.D.
2007	Mr. Robert Molloy	John Browne T.D.
2007	Mr. Ivan Coulter	Mary Coughlan T.D.
2008	Michael Dempsey	Mary Coughlan T.D.
2009	Rose McHugh	Brendan Smith T.D.

Name of Body: National Council for Forest Research and Development (COFORD)

Year	Name of Nominee	Appointing Minister
2009	No appointments
2008	Pat Hennessy	Mary Wallace TD
	John Joe O’Boyle
	Michael Glennon
	Willie Fitzgerald
	John McCarthy
	Donal Whelan
	Tim Crowley
	Pierce Buckley
	Nuala Ní Fhlatharta
	Dympna Furlong
	Diarmuid McAree
2007	Michael Lynn	Mary Coughlan TD
2006	No appointments
2005	No appointments
2004	John Jackson	John Browne TD
2003	No appointments
2002	Pat Rath	Hugh Byrne TD
	Kilda Taylor
	Mary McMahon
	Gerard Murphy	John Browne TD
2001	Eilish Kennedy	Hugh Byrne TD
	Tony McInerney
2000	Donal Fitzpatrick	Hugh Byrne, TD,
	Pat Lehane
1999	Malcolm Beatty	Hugh Byrne TD
	Angela Coffey
	Professor John J Gardiner
	Michael Lynn
	Diarmuid Mc Aree
	John McCarthy
	George Whelan
	Dr. Michael Carey
	Michael Bulfin
	Dermot O Riordan
	Edward Kelly
	Paraic Divilly
	Julie Sinnamon
1998	David Nevins	Hugh Byrne TD
1997	Dr. Michael Carey	Hugh Byrne TD

Name of Body: Coillte Teoranta

Year	Name of Nominee	Appointing Minister
2009	Seamus Murray	Brendan Smith TD
	Alma Kelly
	Frank Toal
2008
2007	Dr. Yvonne Scannell	Mary Coughlan
	Brendan McKenna
	Breffni Byrne
2006	Eugene Griffin	Mary Coughlan TD
	David Gunning
2005
2004	Philip Lynch	Joe Walsh TD
	Grainne Hannon
	Michael Lalor
2003	Frank Toal	Dermot Ahern TD
	Richard Howlin
2002	Brendan McKenna	Dermot Ahern TD
	Breffni Byrne
	Martin Lowery
	Sinead Slevin
2001
2000
1999	Dr. Sean Crowley	Dr. Michael Woods TD
	Peter Hunt
	Ray McSharry
	Michael Lalor
1998	Michael Glennon	Dr. Michael Woods, TD
	John Prior
	Richard Howlin
1997	Liam Mc Greal	Ivan Yates TD
	Pamela Kearney
	Henry Haughton

Name of Body: Irish National Stud Company Ltd.

Year	Name of Nominee	Appointing Minister
1997	Mr Dermot Weld	Joe Walsh T.D.
	Ms Kate Horgan	Joe Walsh T.D.
1998	Ms Patricia O’Kelly	Joe Walsh T.D.
	Mr John Osborne	.Joe Walsh T.D.
1999	Mr Jim Beecher	Joe Walsh T.D.
	Lady O’Reilly	Joe Walsh T.D.
2000	Mr Dermot Weld	Joe Walsh T.D.
	Mr Tony Smurfit	Joe Walsh T.D.
2001	Ms Patricia O’Kelly	Joe Walsh T.D.
	Mr Sean Twomey	Joe Walsh T.D.
2002	Mr John Osborner	Joe Walsh T.D.
	Mr Jim Beecher	Joe Walsh T.D.
2003	Lady O’Reilly	Joe Walsh T.D.
	Mr Tony Smurfit	Joe Walsh T.D.
2004	Ms Patricia O’Kelly	Joe Walsh T.D.
	Mr Dermot Weld	Joe Walsh T.D.
	Mr Denis F. Sheehy	Joe Walsh T.D.
2005	Mr John Osborne	Mary Coughlan T.D.
	Mr Shane Broderick	Mary Coughlan T.D.
2006	Mr Jim Beecher	Mary Coughlan T.D.
	Mr Trevor Stewart	Mary Coughlan T.D..
	Mr Mick Leavy	Mary Coughlan T.D.
2007	Mr Dermot Weld	Mary Coughlan T.D.
	Lady O’Reilly	Mary Coughlan T.D.
2008	Mr John Osborne	Brendan Smith T.D.
	Ms Patricia O’Kelly	Brendan Smith T.D.
2009	Nil	Nil

Name of Body: Marine Institute

Year	Name of Nominee	Appointing Minister
1998	Dr. Sean Crowley	Dr. Michael Woods
1998	Dr. Brendan O’Connor	Dr. Michael Woods
1998	Mr. Joey Murrin	Dr. Michael Woods
2000	Mr. Dave Hopkins	Mr Frank Fahy
2000	Mr. Johnny O’Carroll	Mr Frank Fahy
2001	Mr. Fergus Cahill	Mr Frank Fahy
2001	Mr. Dave Hopkins	Mr Frank Fahy
2001	Mr. Sean O’Donoghue	Mr Frank Fahy
2001	Mr. Richie Flynn	Mr Frank Fahy
2002	Ms. Mary Dooley	Mr Frank Fahy
2003	Dr. Sean Crowley	Mr Dermot Ahern/Mr John Brown
2003	Mr. Joey Murrin	Mr Dermot Ahern/Mr John Brown
2004	Ms. Terry Fleming	Mr Dermot Ahern/Mr John Brown
2005	Ms. Dairine McFadden	Mr Pat the Cope Gallagher/Noel Dempsey
2005	Mr. Kevin Bonner	Mr Pat the Cope Gallagher/Noel Dempsey
2007	Mr. Richie Flynn	Noel Dempsey/John Brown
2007	Mr. Michael Walsh	Noel Dempsey/John Brown
2007	Prof. Bernie Hannigan	Noel Dempsey/John Brown
2007	Dr. Eleanor O’Higgins	Noel Dempsey/John Brown
2007	Dr. Emer Rogan	Noel Dempsey/John Brown
2008	Mr. Jim Fennell	Noel Dempsey/John Brown

Name of Body: National Milk Agency

Year	Name of Nominee	Appointing Minister
1997	Henry Corbally	Joe Walshe TD
	Michael Gabbett
	Gilmer Hamilton
	Patrick Lehane
	Edward Ward
	Aidan Dempsey
	Michael Lanigan
	Padraig Mulligan
	Michael Lanigan
	Padraig Mulligan
	Michael Kilcoyne
	John Foster
	Richard Donohue
2000	Aidan Dempsey	Joe Walshe TD
	Michael Lanigan
	Padraig Mulligan
	Michael Kilcoyne
	John Foster
	Richard Donohue
	Pat Jennings
	Donal Kelleher
	Walter Maloney
	Daniel J Corkery
	Diarmuid Lally	Joe Walshe TD
2001	Patrick Brophy	Joe Walshe TD
2002	Liam Woulfe	Joe Walshe TD
	James Murphy
	George Kearns
2003	Padraig Mulligan	Joe Walshe TD
	Michael Kilcoyne
	John Foster
	Richard Donohue
	Donal Kelleher
	Patrick Brophy
	James Murphy
	John O’Callaghan
	Eamonn Bray
	George Kearns
	Walter Maloney
	Daniel J Corkery
	Diarmuid Lally
2006	Padraig Mulligan	Mary Coughlan TD
	Richard Hazel
	Donal Kelleher
	Donal Murphy
	Cormac Guinan
	Eamonn Bray
2007	Michael Kilcoyne	Mary Coughlan TD
	John Foster
	Richard Donohue
	Tony O’Driscoll
	Frank Tobin
	John O’Callaghan
	George Kearns
	Walter Maloney
2008	Jerome Crowley	Brendan Smith TD

Name of Body: TEAGASC

Year	Name of Nominee	Appointing Minister
1997	Mr. James Beecher*	Joe Walsh TD
	Professor Patrick Fottrell	Joe Walsh TD
	Mr. Michael Slattery	Joe Walsh TD
1998	Mr. John Dillon	Joe Walsh TD
	Dr. Tom O’Dwyer*	Joe Walsh TD
	Mr Michael O’Dwyer	Joe Walsh TD
	Mr. Peter Kiely	Joe Walsh TD
	Ms. Eva Coyle*	Joe Walsh TD
1999	Mr Tom Gill	Joe Walsh TD
2000	No Appointments	Joe Walsh TD
2001	Mr. Joe Fitzgerald	Joe Walsh TD
2002	Ms. Anna May McHugh*	Joe Walsh TD
	Mr. James J Brett*	Joe Walsh TD
	Mr Ruaidhri Deasy	Joe Walsh TD
	Professor Patrick Fottrell*	Joe Walsh TD
	Mr. James Beecher*	Joe Walsh TD
2003	Dr. Tom O’ Dwyer*	Joe Walsh TD
	Mr Michael O’ Dwyer	Joe Walsh TD
	Mr Patrick Kelly	Joe Walsh TD
	Mr Jerry Henchy*	Joe Walsh TD
2004	Mr Stephen Flynn	Joe Walsh TD
2005	No Appointments
2006	Mr. Derek Deane	Mary Coughlan TD
	Mr Joe Fitzgerald	Mary Coughlan TD
2007	Mr. James J Brett*	Mary Coughlan TD
	Ms. Margaret Sweeney*	Mary Coughlan TD
	Mr Martin Heraghty*	Mary Coughlan TD
	Professor Patrick Fottrell*	Mary Coughlan TD
2008	Dr. Noel Cawley*	Brendan Smith TD
	Mr Padraig Gibbons	Brendan Smith TD
	Mr Frank O’Mahony	Brendan Smith TD
2009	Ms. Marie Christie	Brendan Smith TD
2010	Mr Tom Collins*	Brendan Smith TD
	Mr Eddie Downey	Brendan Smith TD

*Ministerial Appointment.

Name of Body: Veterinary Council of Ireland

Year	Name of Nominee	Appointing Minister
2000	M C Gaynor	Joe Walsh TD
	John O’Rourke
	Dan Joe O’Donovan
2002	Patrick J Rogan	Joe Walsh TD
2004	Patrick J Rogan	Joe Walsh TD
	John O’Rourke
	Dan Joe O’Donovan
2006	Patrick J Rogan	Mary Coughlan TD
	Barbara Bent
	John O’Rourke
	Seamus Quinn*
	*Donal Connolly
	*Thomas Hanley
	*Denis Healy*
	*Frank Mc Rory
	*Melanie O’Donoghue
	*Timothy F O’Leary
	*Meta Osborne
	*John Strumble
	*Patrick J Talty
	*Lindy Vaughan
	*Boyd Jones
	Finbar Mulligan*
	*Cliodhna Foley-Nolan
	*Grace Mulcahy
	*Brid O’Connor
	*William Cashman
	*Séan O’Laoide
	Fergus Gallagher
2008	*Patrick J Talty	Mary Coughlan TD
	*William Cashman
	*Daniel J Connolly
	*Joseph P Cassidy
	*Deirdre Campion
	*Melanie O’Donoghue	Brendan Smith TD
2009	Diarmuid Dooge	Brendan Smith TD
2010	Patrick J Rogan	Brendan Smith TD
	Barbara Bent
	John O’Rourke
	Seamus Quinn
	*Fergus Smith
	*Deirdre Campion
	*Finbar Mulligan
	*Margaret O’Sullivan
	*Dairine MacFadden
	*Meta Osborne
	*Joseph A Collins
	*Lindy Vaughan
	*Thomas Hanley*
	*Séan O’Laoide
	*Melanie O’Donoghue

*Nominated by Bodies as specified under Section 16 of the Veterinary Practice Act 2005.

Name of Body: Sea Fisheries Protection Authority

Year	Name of Nominee	Appointing Minister
2007	Andrew Kinneen	Noel Dempsey TD
2007	Micheal O’Mahony	Noel Dempsey TD
2007	Peter Whelan	Noel Dempsey TD