Ministerial Appointments

Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 13 January 2011

Thursday, 13 January 2011

Questions (194)

Leo Varadkar

Question:

194 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will list all appointments made by him between 14 December 2010 and 13 January 2011 to State boards, agencies, quangos, bodies, authorities and other bodies within the aegis of his Department; the person appointed in each such case; the remuneration associated with the position; the selection process employed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1868/11]

Written answers

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

Appointments made by me to boards under the aegis of my Department between 14 December 2010 and 13 January 2011 are set out in the following table.

Under the rationalisation of State Agencies the NBA is due to be wound up over the course of 2011. A new Housing Agency, the Housing and Sustainable Communities Agency (established on an administrative basis last year), will require statutory underpinning. The primary legislation establishing that Agency will also facilitate the closure of the NBA. The Board is an interim Board and has been appointed to oversee the parallel tasks of the closure of the NBA and establishing the new Agency. The interim board is made up of 8 members, 4 of whom have been reappointed from the previous NBA Board. The 4 new appointments consist of 2 Civil Servants, a local authority official and 1 other. The previous NBA Board had 12 members, 9 of whom were paid fees. Under the new arrangements, only 3 appointees are in receipt of fees. All of the appointments were made on 30 November 2010 and are effective from 1 January 2011 to 31 December 2011.

Name of State Body/Board	Appointments between 14-12-2010 and 13-01-2011	Method of Selection	Fees payable Per Annum
			€
National Building Agency	Rich Howlin	Ministerial Re-Appointment	11,970
	Eddie Lewis*	Ministerial Re-Appointment representing Department of Environment Heritage and Local Government	Nil
	John O’Connor*	Ministerial New Appointment	Nil
	Marie McLaughlin*	Ministerial New Appointment Representing the Department of Finance	Nil
	John McCloskey	Ministerial Re Appointment	7,695
	Peter Carey*	Ministerial New Appointment	Nil
	Ann McGuinness	Ministerial New Appointment	7,695
	Gordon Richards*	Ministerial Re Appointment	Nil
Radiological Protection Institute of Ireland	Mr. James Fitzmaurice 20-12-2010	Ministerial Appointment under Section 6 of the Radiological Protection Act 1991	7,695
	Dr. Kevin Kelleher* 20-12-2010	Organisational nominee (HSE) under Section 6 of the Radiological Protection Act 199	Nil

*Civil/Public Servant.