Appointments to State Boards

Tuesday, 3 July 2012

Questions (159)

Timmy Dooley

Question:

165 Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Taoiseach the names of all appointments made to State boards under his remit; the boards to which they were appointed since March 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32248/12]

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The Taoiseach: Since coming into office on 9 March 2011, I have made appointments to the National Economic and Social Council (NESC) only, as set out in the following table. No remuneration is paid for membership of NESC.

NESC Board Membership

Name	Organisation	Date ofAppointment
Mr. Martin Fraser, Chairperson of NESC	Secretary General, Department of the Taoiseach	August 2011
Mr. John Shaw, Deputy Chairperson of NESC	Assistant Secretary, Department of the Taoiseach	January 2012
Prof. Edgar Morgenroth	Associate Research Professor, Economic and Social Research Institute	June 2011
Prof. John McHale	Economist, National University of Ireland, Galway	June 2011
Prof. Mary Daly	Department of Sociology, Social Policy and Social Work, Queen’s University Belfast	June 2011
Prof. Anna Davis	Department of Geography, Trinity College Dublin	June 2011
Prof. Seán Ó Riain	Department of Sociology, National University of Ireland, Maynooth	June 2011
Dr. Michael O’Sullivan	Head of UK Research and Global Asset Allocation, Credit Suisse, London	June 2011
Ms Mary Walsh	Chartered Accountant	June 2011
Dr. Michelle Morris	Senior Lecturer, School of Applied Social Science, University College Dublin.	July 2011
Mr. Shay Cody	IMPACT	September 2011
Mr. John Murphy	Secretary General, Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation	November 2011
Mr. Seán Ó Foghlú	Secretary General, Department of Education and Skills	February 2012
Mr. John Moran	Secretary General, Department of Finance	March 2012