Ministerial Appointments

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 25 January 2011

Tuesday, 25 January 2011

Questions (217)

Leo Varadkar

Question:

324 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will list all appointments made by him between 14 January 2011 and 25 January 2011, inclusive, to State boards, agencies, quangos, bodies, authorities and other bodies within the aegis of his Department; the person appointed in each such case; their professional or personal qualifications which recommended them for the appointment in each case; the remuneration associated with the position; the selection process employed; if it was a new appointment or a re-appointment; in the cases of reappointments, when the person was first appointed to the body; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3661/11]

Written answers

Taoiseach and Minister for Foreign Affairs (Deputy Brian Cowen)

The Development Education Advisory Committee; the Irish Aid Expert Advisory Group; and the Emigrant Services Advisory Committee. The Minister for Foreign Affairs makes the appointments to these bodies. No appointments to these bodies have been made during the period in question. However, the two-year term of the current Emigrant Services Advisory Committee, with a membership of twelve persons, expired on 31 December 2010. The Chair and Secretary are both officers of the Embassy in London, while the ten other Committee members serve in a voluntary capacity. Appointments to the Committee are made by the Minister for Foreign Affairs, following consultation with Embassy London and the Irish Abroad Unit in this Department.