Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 29 January 2013
741. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will confirm the current composition of the board of the Port of Cork; if he will provide the date of appointment of each board member as well as the expiration date of their membership; and if he will confirm the board vacancies, if any, which remain to be filled. [3736/13]
View answerThe only existing vacancy on the board of Port of Cork Company is that of Chairperson. With the consent of the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, I intend to nominate a Chairperson designate to this position in the near future. The Chairperson designate will be required to appear before the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications to outline their suitability for the post and subsequent to their appearance, I will appoint them to the position. The table below provides the additional information requested by the Deputy.
Port of Cork Company
|
Name |
Category of Director |
Date of Appointment |
Expiration Date |
|
Vacant |
Ministerial (Chair) |
|
30.09.2012 |
|
Noel Cregan |
Ministerial |
24.07.2012 |
23.07.2015 |
|
Brian Cantwell |
Ministerial |
05.12.2012 |
04.12.2016 |
|
Paul Mulvihill |
Ministerial |
05.12.2012 |
04.12.2016 |
|
Helen Boyle |
Ministerial |
05.12.2012 |
04.12.2017 |
|
Dominic McEvoy |
Ministerial |
05.12.2012 |
04.12.2017 |
|
David Doolan |
Employee (Elected) |
02.10.2012 |
01.10.2017 |
|
Brendan Keating |
CEO Ex-Officio |
|
|
In appointing members to this board I was keen to ensure that there was an appropriate mix of skills and experience and I believe that this has been achieved. In particular, I placed importance on having board members with legal, accountancy and maritime skills. I was concerned that the terms of Ministerially nominated members of the outgoing board all expired during the course of 2012. As the Deputy will agree, this is unsatisfactory from a corporate governance perspective. Therefore I have sought to stagger the terms of the current board to ensure that, if necessary, there can be a regular turnover of board members.
