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Ministerial Appointments

Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 16 November 2011

Wednesday, 16 November 2011

Questions (212)

Dara Calleary

Question:

212 Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Defence the names of all persons nominated by him or by a Minister of State at his Department to any State appointment since 9 March 2011. [34981/11]

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Written answers

The Civil Defence Act 2002 provides that the Board shall consist of at least eight but not more than fourteen members who shall be appointed by the Minister for Defence. The Minister for Defence can directly appoint four persons to the Board of Civil Defence. Legislation is currently being drafted to dissolve the Civil Defence Board and transfer the functions of the Board back into the Department of Defence, and I appointed the current Board as an interim measure from 11 July 2011. The members I nominated to the interim Board in my capacity as Minister for Defence are set out in the following table:

Name

Civil Defence Board Chairperson

Mr. Brian Spain, Director, Department of Defence

Civil Defence Board Members

Mr. Cathal Duffy, Principal Officer, Department of Defence

Ms. Clare Tiernan, Principal Officer, Department of Defence

Mr. Robert Mooney, Principal Officer, Department of Defence

No other nominations have been made by the Minister of State or myself since taking office.

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