Gerry Adams
Question:319. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will report on the new procedures the Government have introduced for appointments to State boards. [3577/13]
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In April 2011 the Government decided to put in place new arrangements for making appointments to State Boards and bodies. The new arrangements were as follows:
- Departments will invite expressions of interest in vacancies on Bodies under their aegis;
- Ministers will not necessarily be confined to those who express an interest but will ensure that all appointees have relevant qualifications; and,
- Those who are being proposed for appointment as Chairpersons of State Boards will be required to make themselves available to the appropriate Oireachtas committee to discuss the approach they will take as chairperson and their views about the future contribution of the body or board in question.
When a vacancy arises on any of the boards of Agencies or Bodies under the aegis of my Department, (other than a vacancy which falls to be filled in a specific manner for example an Office holder, or on the nomination of a specified nominating body) expressions of interest are invited by the Public Appointments Service and on my Department’s website.
Since April 2011, My Department has held three expressions of interest campaigns for vacancies on the boards of Agencies under the aegis of the Department, In June 2011, expressions of interest were sought for board vacancies in the IDA, National Consumer Agency, Shannon Development and the National Standards Authority of Ireland.
In May 2012, Expressions of interest were sought for board vacancies in Enterprise Ireland, Irish Auditing and Accounting Supervisory Authority (IAASA) and the Personal Injuries Assessment Board.
The most recent invitation for expressions of interest was held in October 2012 and sought applications for board vacancies in Science Foundation Ireland, the National Standards Authority of Ireland and the National Consumer Agency.
Since these procedures were introduced in April 2011 the following appointments have been made to Agencies under the aegis of the Department.
Members of Boards under the aegis of the Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation Appointed
Enterprise Ireland
|
Membership |
Profession/Occupation |
Method of Appointment |
Re-appointment |
Publicly Advertised |
Expiry of contract |
Appearance of Chairperson before Oireachtas Committee |
|
Amanda Pratt |
Executive Director of Avoca |
Ministerial |
No |
Yes |
*see attached note |
- |
|
Clare Dunne |
Assistant Secretary, Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation |
Ministerial |
No |
No |
*see attached note |
- |
|
Colum Horgan |
President of the Ireland Chapter of the Project Management Institute, co-founder director of AspiraCon |
Ministerial |
No |
Yes |
*see attached note |
- |
|
Geoff Meagher |
Management Consultant, Former Deputy Group Managing Director/ Group Finance Director Glanbia plc |
Ministerial |
No |
Yes |
*see attached note |
- |
*In accordance with Section 9 of the Industrial Development Act, (Enterprise Ireland) 1998, on each anniversary of the
establishment day (23rd July, 1998), two members of the Board (other than the chairperson and the chief executive officer)
shall retire from office. The members to retire in any year shall be those who have been longest in office since their appointment.
InterTradeIreland
|
Membership |
Profession/Occupation |
Method of Appointment |
Re-appointment |
Publicly Advertised |
Expiry of contract |
Appearance of Chairperson before Oireachtas Committee |
|
Thomas Hunter McGowan (CEO) |
Former Kildare County Council |
Nominated by Ministers North and South and approved by NSMC |
No |
Yes |
22/07/2017 |
No requirement |
|
Martin Cronin (Chair) |
Former CEO of Forfás |
Nominated by Minister and approved by NSMC |
No |
No |
12/12/2015 |
- |
|
Brendan Butler |
IBEC Director |
Nominated by Minister and approved by NSMC |
Yes in 2011 |
No |
12/12/2015 |
_ |
|
Patricia McKeown |
ICTU Representative |
Nominated by Minister and approved by NSMC |
Yes in 2011 |
No |
12/12/2015 |
_ |
|
Kevin Norton |
CEO, Basta Parsons |
Nominated by Minister and approved by NSMC |
No |
No |
12/12/2015 |
_ |
|
Mairead Sorensen |
Chair, Butlers Chocolates |
Nominated by Minister and approved by NSMC |
No |
No |
12/12/2015 |
_ |
|
John Corbett |
HR Director, CRH Plc |
Nominated by Minister and approved by NSMC |
No |
No |
12/12/2015 |
_ |
Personal Injuries Assessment Board
|
Membership |
Profession/Occupation |
Method of appointment |
Re-appointment |
Publicly Advertised |
Expiry of contract |
Appearance of Chairperson before Oireachtas Committee |
|
Breda Power |
Assistant Secretary, Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation |
Nominated by Minister |
No |
No |
25/10/2016 |
- |
|
Martin Naughton |
ICTU Representative |
Nominated by Minister |
No |
No |
04/04/2017 |
- |
|
Dr. Fionnuala O'Loughlin |
Nominated by Minister |
No |
Yes |
31/07/2015 |
- |
|
|
John Lynch |
Nominated by Minister |
No |
Yes |
31/07/2015 |
- |
|
|
Anne Fitzgerald |
CEO National Consumer Agency |
Office Holder designated under the act |
No |
No |
- |
No |
|
Sean Murphy |
Acting CEO National Consumer Agency |
Office Holder designated under the act |
No |
No |
- |
No |
|
Bernard Sheridan |
Consumer Director Financial Regulator |
Consumer Director Financial Regulator on Board as per PIAB Act (2003 Act Sec 56:6) |
No |
No |
26/01/2013 |
- |
Forfás
|
Membership |
Profession/Occupation |
Method of appointment |
Re-appointment |
Publicly Advertised |
Expiry of contract |
Appearance of Chairperson before Oireachtas Committee |
|
Eoin O'Driscoll (Chairman) |
Chairman Southwestern |
Ministerial |
No |
No |
End of 2014 |
No |
|
Professor Mark Ferguson |
Director General of SFI |
Ex Officio |
No |
No |
06/01/2017 |
- |
|
Barry O'Leary |
CEO of IDA |
Ex Officio |
Yes Jan 2013 |
No |
31/12/2014 |
- |
|
John Murphy |
Secretary General, DJEI |
Ministerial |
No |
No |
- |
*The membership of the Forfas Board was reduced to an executive style board, with effect from 5th October 2012, to
facilitate the integration of Forfas with the Department. The remaining Board members will continue in situ, to oversee
the integration process.
National Standards Authority of Ireland
|
Membership |
Profession/Occupation |
Method of appointment |
Re-appointment |
Publicly Advertised |
Expiry of contract |
Appearance of Chairperson before Oireachtas Committee |
|
Terry Landers |
Standards Officer, Microsoft |
Ministerial |
No |
Yes |
*see attached note |
- |
|
Barbara O'Leary |
Environmental Protection Agency Manager |
Ministerial |
No |
Yes |
*see attached note |
- |
|
Anne Clarke |
Staff Representative |
Staff Rep by lot |
No |
No |
*see attached note |
- |
|
Kieran Cox |
Staff Representative |
Staff Rep by lot |
No |
No |
*see attached note |
- |
Health and Safety Authority
|
Membership |
Profession/Occupation |
Method of appointment |
Re-appointment |
Publicly Advertised |
Expiry of contract |
Appearance of Chairperson before Oireachtas Committee |
|
John Newham |
Principal Officer, DJEI |
Ministerial |
No |
No |
19/12/13 |
- |
Irish Auditing and Accounting Supervisory Authority (IAASA)
|
Membership |
Profession/Occupation |
Method of appointment |
Re-appointment |
Publicly Advertised |
Expiry of contract |
Appearance of Chairperson before Oireachtas Committee |
|
Deirdre Behan |
Principal Officer, Revenue Commissioners |
Nominated by the Revenue Commissioners in accordance with the Companies (Auditing and Accounting) Act 2003 |
No |
No |
02/01/15 |
- |
|
Mairead Devine |
Head of Governance, Accounting & Auditing Policy, Central Bank |
Nominated by the Central Bank in accordance with the Companies (Auditing and Accounting) Act 2003 |
No |
No |
02/01/15 |
- |
|
Sean Hawkshaw |
Managing Director, KBC Asset Management Limited |
Nominated by the Irish Association of Investment Managers in accordance with the Companies (Auditing and Accounting) Act 2003 |
Yes 3 Jan 2012 |
No |
02/01/15 |
- |
|
Sylvia McNeece |
Head of Legal, The Pensions Board |
Nominated by the Pensions Board in accordance with the Companies (Auditing and Accounting) Act 2003 |
No |
No |
02/01/15 |
- |
|
Kevin O'Donovan |
Partner KPMG |
Nominated by the Prescribed Accountancy Bodies in accordance with the Companies (Auditing and Accounting) Act 2003 |
No |
No |
29/05/14 |
- |
|
Conor O'Mahony |
Principal Officer, Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement |
Nominated by the Director of Corporate Enforcement in accordance with the Companies (Auditing and Accounting) Act 2003 |
No |
No |
20/01/14 |
- |
|
Helen Hall |
Appointed following open competition run by PAS |
No |
Yes |
CEO Ex Officio member |
- |
|
|
David Martin |
Nominated by PAB and appointed in accordance with the 2003 Act |
No |
No |
Member |
- |
|
|
Bernadette McGroary- Farrell |
Nominated by PAB and appointed in accordance with the 2003 Act |
No |
No |
Member |
- |
|
|
Muireann O Neill |
Appointed following open competition and appointed in accordance with the 2003 Act |
No |
Yes |
Member |
- |
|
|
Mr Brendan Walsh |
Nominated and appointed by the Minister in accordance with the 2003 Act |
No |
Yes |
Chairperson |
Yes |
|
|
Paddy Keating |
Nominated by designated body and appopinted in accordance with the 2003 Act |
No |
No |
Member |
- |
|
|
Marie Daly |
Nominated by designated body and appopinted in accordance with the 2003 Act |
No |
No |
Member |
- |
Shannon Development
|
Membership |
Profession/Occupation |
Method of appointment |
Re-appointment |
Publicly Advertised |
Expiry of contract |
Appearance of Chairperson before Oireachtas Committee |
|
Stephen Curran |
Principal Officer, Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation |
Ministerial |
No |
No |
April 2016 |
- |
National Consumer Agency
|
Membership |
Profession/Occupation |
Method of appointment |
Re-appointment |
Publicly Advertised |
Expiry of contract |
Appearance of Chairperson before Oireachtas Committee |
|
Sean Murphy |
Acting CEO National Consumer Agency |
Ministerial |
No |
No |
- |
No |
|
Isolde Goggin |
Chairperson, Competition Authority |
Ministerial |
No |
No |
*see attached note |
- |
|
Colleen Savage |
Business & Consumer Marketing Consultant, Savage Research |
Ministerial |
No |
Yes |
*see attached note |
- |
|
Eugene Gallagher |
Barrister |
Ministerial |
No |
Yes |
*see attached |
- |
|
Stephen Costello |
Chairperson, National Consumer Agency |
Ministerial |
Yes to ensure continuity in the run up to the merger of the NCA and Competition Authority |
No |
*see attached note |
No |
|
Robin O’Sullivan |
Chairman of O'Sullivan PR |
Ministerial |
Yes to ensure continuity in the run up to the merger of the NCA and Competition Authority |
No |
*see attached note |
No |
* Section 10 of the Consumer Protection Act provides that on the anniversary of the establishment day of the Agency and
on each subsequent anniversary of that day, two members of the Agency (other than the chairperson and the CEO) shall retire from office. The section further provides that a member of the Agency (other than the CEO) shall serve for not more than 10 consecutive years.
IDA Ireland
|
Membership |
Profession/Occupation |
Method of appointment |
Re-appointment |
Publicly Advertised |
Expiry of contract |
Appearance of Chairperson before Oireachtas Committee |
|
Paul Duffy |
VP Operations Pfizer |
Ministerial |
No |
No |
December 2015 |
- |
|
Dermot Curran |
Assistant Secretary, DJEI |
Ministerial |
No |
No |
December 2016 |
- |
|
Alan W. Gray |
Managing Partner, Indecon |
Ministerial |
No |
Yes |
December 2016 |
- |
|
Mary Campbell |
Global Head of Personnel and Corporate Banking Deutsche Bank |
Ministerial |
No |
Yes |
December 2016 |
- |
|
Peter Cassels |
Chairperson of DHR Communications |
Ministerial |
No |
Yes |
December 2016 |
- |
Science Foundation Ireland
|
Membership |
Profession/Occupation |
Method of appointment |
Re-appointment |
Publicly Advertised |
Expiry of contract |
Appearance of Chairperson before Oireachtas Committee |
|
Professor Mark Ferguson |
Director General Science Foundation Ireland |
Ex Officio |
No |
No |
*see attached note |
- |
|
Dermot Curran |
Assistant Secretary, DJEI |
Ministerial |
No |
No |
*see attached note |
- |
|
Dr. Martina Newell – McLoughlin |
Director, University of California Systemwide Biotechnology, Research & Education Program |
Ministerial |
Yes |
No |
July 2013 |
- |
|
Dr. Rita Colwell |
Professor at University of Maryland + at Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, USA + Chairperson of Canon US Life Sciences, Inc |
Ministerial |
No |
No |
*see attached note |
- |
|
Ms Mary Doyle |
Deputy Secretary General Department of Education and Skills |
Appointed as the nominee of Monoster Ruari Quinn in accordance with Section 8(5) of SFI legislation |
No |
No |
- |
*Section 9.3 of the 2003 Industrial Development (Science Foundation Ireland) Act 2003 determines that each year
(on anniversary of formal establishment of SFI – 25th July 2003) that the two longest serving members of the Board shall
retire from the Board with effect from July 24th each year. However, there is also a stipulation in the legislation that a member cannot serve more than ten years in succession.
Competition Authority
While it does not have a typical board structure, the Competition Authority consists of a Chairperson and up to four other members who act as an executive board. The Competition Acts 2002 to 2012 set out the requirements pertaining to appointments to the Authority. The Chairperson of the Authority is paid at a salary level equivalent to Deputy Secretary General Grade while members are paid a salary equivalent of the Assistant Secretary grade.
|
Membership |
Profession/Occupation |
Method of appointment |
Re-appointment |
Publicly Advertised |
Expiry of contract |
Appearance of Chairperson before Oireachtas Committee |
|
Isolde Goggin |
Chairperson, Competition Authority |
Ministerial |
No |
Yes |
30/09/2016 |
No |
|
Gerald Fitzgerald |
Member, Competition Authority |
Ministerial |
No |
Yes |
04/12/2016 |
- |
|
Stephen Calkins |
Member, Competition Authority |
Ministerial |
No |
Yes |
30/11/2016 |
- |
|
Patrick Kenny |
Member, Competition Authority |
Ministerial |
No |
Yes |
08/01/2017 |
- |
Labour Relations Commission
|
Membership |
Profession/Occupation |
Method of appointment |
Re-appointment |
Publicly Advertised |
Expiry of contract |
Appearance of Chairperson before Oireachtas Committee |
|
Breege O'Donoghue, Chairperson |
Business Executive |
Ministerial |
Yes |
No |
06/07/2013 |
No |
|
Kieran Mulvey |
CEO of Labour Relations Commission |
Ministerial |
Yes |
No |
Indefinite duration |
- |
|
Brendan McGinty |
IBEC Trade Union official |
Ministerial |
Yes |
No |
06/07/2013 |
- |
|
Fergus Whelan |
ICTU Trade Union official |
Ministerial |
Yes |
No |
06/07/2013 |
- |
|
Gerard Barry |
Former HSE Executive |
Ministerial |
Yes |
No |
06/07/2013 |
- |
|
Iarla Duffy |
Businessman |
Ministerial |
Yes |
No |
06/07/2013 |
- |
|
John Hennessy |
CEO Multinational |
Ministerial |
Yes |
No |
06/07/2013 |
- |
|
Peter McCloone |
Impact Trade Union official |
Ministerial |
Yes |
No |
06/07/2013 |
- |