Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 12 July 2011
405 Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Health his views on whether there is a credibility gap in relation to some former senior banking officials sitting on health-related boards where they are tasked with providing an important oversight role; and if he will outline the governance criteria behind such appointments. [19592/11]
View answerAppointments to the boards of my Department's agencies are primarily governed by the legislation governing the various bodies. The agencies are required to comply with my Department's Frameworks for Corporate and Financial Governance. The Frameworks are supplementary to statutory requirements and to Government approved guidelines including the Code of Practice for the Governance of State Bodies.
All Agencies meet their legal and financial obligations with regard to control, compliance and internal risk processes linked to their requirements to publish Audited Accounts. Broader agency best practice relating to non-statutory governance provisions are in place to varying but increasingly improved standards. Officials of my Department ensure that the Frameworks for health sector agencies is adhered to by monitoring progress on an ongoing basis.
