Written Answers Nos. 146-153
146. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government when a tenant purchase scheme will be introduced; the conditions that will apply for tenants who qualify to purchase their property; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49986/13]
View answerWhile the 1995 tenant purchase scheme for existing local authority houses closed for new applications on 31 December 2012, two incremental purchase schemes remain in operation, one for newly-built local authority houses and the other for local authority apartments. Work is proceeding on the preparation of the General Scheme of a Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill, which is expected to be submitted for Government approval before the end of the year. Among other things, the Bill will underpin a new tenant purchase scheme for existing local authority houses along incremental purchase lines, involving discounts for purchasing tenants linked to household income and a discount-related charge on the property that will dwindle away over a period unless the house is resold or the purchaser fails to comply with conditions of the sale. The commencement date for the new scheme will be set when the necessary regulations are made on enactment of the Bill.
147. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a person (details supplied), recently appointed to the post of acting Sligo county manager has refused to carry out their statutory duty to ensure that meetings of Sligo Borough Council take place; if he will now remove the person from the post of temporary county manager and appoint an appropriate official who will comply with the Local Government Act 2001 and ensure that meetings of Sligo Borough Council are convened in accordance with the Local Government Act and in compliance with the council's standing orders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49991/13]
View answer148. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the mayor of Sligo, in accordance with section 10 of the Local Government Act 2001, requested a meeting of Sligo Borough Council for Monday, 18 November; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that (details supplied) the acting Sligo county manager has refused to act on the mayor's request; the legislation or regulations that will be introduced to ensure that county managers comply with the laws enacted by the Parliament of the people; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49992/13]
View answer152. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the reason a person (details supplied) was appointed as temporary Sligo county manager taking into consideration their view that they can ignore and refuse to comply with section 10 of the Local Government Act 2001; if his Department will now appoint a temporary county manager who will carry out their duties in compliance with the Local Government Act 2001; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50041/13]
View answer153. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if it is part of the job description of a county manager and or acting county manger to ensure that council meetings take place in compliance with the Local Government Act 2001; if his Department maintains a record of senior council officials who subvert local government and local democracy and who refuse to comply with the Local Government Act; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50043/13]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 147, 148, 152 and 153 together.
I refer to the reply to Questions Nos. 681 and 706 of 5 November 2013, which sets out the position in regard to meetings of Sligo Borough Council and the appointment of a temporary County Manager of Sligo. My Department does not maintain a record of the kind referred to in question no. 153.
149. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if a part-time employee who is employed by a local authority qualifies for the voluntary redundancy scheme under the Local Government (Superannuation) (Consolidation) Scheme 1998; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49996/13]
View answerA Voluntary Redundancy scheme was made available to local authority employees in July 2013. The Scheme was agreed with the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform and took account of the terms of the Collective Agreement - Redundancy Payments to Public Servants which was agreed between that Department and the Public Services Committee of ICTU. Part-time employees who had a minimum of two years’ service, were members of the Local Government Superannuation Scheme, and were under preserved pension age were eligible to apply for the scheme.
150. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide, in tabular form, the number of appointments to State boards under his Department's remit made since March 2011 to date in 2013; the number of vacancies in State boards under his Department's remit since March 2011 to date in 2013; the number of vacancies on State boards under his Department's remit publicly advertised since March 2011 to date in 2013; and the number of appointments to State boards under his remit drawn directly from the public advertisement process. [50012/13]
View answerIn the period of the Government’s term of office up to 30 September 2013, the latest date for which information is available, the appointments set out in the following table were made to the Boards of State Bodies under the aegis of my Department.
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Agency/Board |
Name of Appointee |
Date of Appointment |
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An Bord Pleanála * |
Dr. Mary Kelly (Chairperson) |
29/08/2011 |
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Mr. Conall Boland (Deputy Chairperson) |
01/01/2012 |
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Ms Mary MacMahon |
27/11/2011 |
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Mr. Michael Leahy |
14/05/2012 |
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Mr. Nicholas Mulcahy |
21/05/2012 |
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Mr. Gabriel Dennison |
21/05/2012 |
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Mr. Paddy Keogh |
21/05/2012 |
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Ms Oznar Yucel-Finn |
01/01/2013 |
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Mr. Robert Ryan |
28/01/2013 |
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Dublin Docklands Development Authority Executive Board** |
Prof. Niamh Brennan (Chairperson) |
01/05/2012 |
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Mr. Niall Coveney |
01/05/2012 |
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Mr. Dónall Curtin |
01/05/2012 |
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Ms Yvonne Farrell |
01/05/2012 |
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Mr. Mark Griffin (Departmental staff member) |
01/05/2012 |
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Mr. Brendan Malone |
01/05/2012 |
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Ms Catherine Mullarkey |
01/05/2012 |
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Mr. John Tierney (Chairperson) |
01/06/2012 |
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Mr. Gerry Grimes |
01/06/2012 |
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Dr. Philip Matthews |
01/06/2012 |
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Ms Lucy McCafferty |
01/06/2012 |
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Mr. Charlie Murphy |
01/06/2012 |
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Ms Imelda Reynolds |
01/06/2012 |
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Mr. Michael Stubbs |
01/06/2012 |
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Mr. Frank Walsh |
01/06/2012 |
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Environmental Protection Agency* |
Ms Laura Burke (Director General) |
08/11/2011 |
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Mr. Dara Lynott (Deputy Director General) |
12/07/2012 |
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Mr. Gerard O'Leary |
08/05/2012 |
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Mr. Mícheál Ó Cinnéide |
25/08/2013 |
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Housing Finance Agency |
Dr. Michelle Norris (Chairperson) |
22/02/2012 |
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Mr. John Hogan (Department of Finance nominee) |
22/02/2012 |
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Mr. Phillip Nugent (Departmental representative) |
22/02/2012 |
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Ms Jackie Maguire (CCMA representative) |
13/03/2012 |
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Mr. Colm Brophy |
13/03/2012 |
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Mr. Michael Murray |
13/03/2012 |
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Mr. Padraic Cafferty |
21/03/2012 |
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Dr. Mary Lee Rhodes |
21/03/2012 |
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Mr. Jim ley |
30/04/2012 |
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Ms Michelle Murphy Lawless |
30/04/2012 |
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Mr. Gerry Leahy |
30/04/2012 |
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Mr. Barry O'Leary (CEO, ex-Officio) |
26/08/2013 |
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Irish Water Safety |
Ms Breda Collins (Chairperson) |
21/11/2011 |
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Mr. John Considine |
21/11/2011 |
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Mr. Michael Cuddihy |
21/11/2011 |
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Mr. Tom Doyle |
21/11/2011 |
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Mr. Brendan McGrath |
21/11/2011 |
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Mr. Paul Murphy |
21/11/2011 |
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Mr. Seamus O'Neill |
21/11/2011 |
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Mr. Martin O'Sullivan |
21/11/2011 |
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Ms Anne Ryan |
21/11/2011 |
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Ms Lola O'Sullivan |
21/11/2011 |
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Mr. Christy McDonagh |
21/11/2011 |
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Mr. Tim O'Sullivan (Departmental representative) |
21/11/2011 |
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Mr. Odran Reid |
27/06/2012 |
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Housing and Sustainable Communities Agency |
Mr. Rich Howlin (Chairperson) |
21/12/2011 |
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Mr. Conor Skehan (Chairperson replaced Mr Rich Howlin)) |
01/07/2013 |
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Mr. Eddie Lewis (Departmental representative) |
21/12/2011 |
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Ms Marie McLaughlin (Department of Public Expenditure & Reform representative) |
21/12/2011 |
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Mr. Peter Carey, County Manager, Laois County Council |
21/12/2011 |
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Ms Ann McGuinness |
21/12/2011 |
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Ms Clodagh Heneghan |
21/12/2012 |
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Mr. Dermot Nolan (Department of Public Expenditure & Reform representative) |
21/12/2012 |
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Mr. John O Connor |
21/12/2012 |
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Mr. Donal McManus |
21/12/2012 |
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Mr. Michael Layde (Departmental representative) |
01/08/2012 |
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Mr. Tony O’Brien |
01/07/2013 |
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Local Government Computer Services Board*** |
Mr. Eddie Breen (Chairperson), County Manager, Wexford County Council |
01/01/2012 |
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Mr. Michael Malone, County Manager, Kildare County Council |
01/11/2011 |
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Mr. Barry Quinlan (Departmental representative) |
23/11/2011 |
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Mr. Enda Holland (Department of Public Expenditure & Reform representative) |
22/02/2012 |
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Local Government Management Services Board*** |
Mr. Eddie Breen (Chairperson), County Manager, Wexford County Council |
01/01/2012 |
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Mr. Donal Enright (Departmental representative) |
01/11/2011 |
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Mr. Michael Malone, County Manager, Kildare County Council |
01/11/2011 |
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Mr. Barry Quinlan (Departmental representative) |
23/11/2011 |
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Local Government Management Agency*** |
Mr. Eddie Breen (Chairperson), County Manager, Wexford County Council |
20/09/2012 |
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Mr. Peter Carey, County Manager, Laois County Council |
20/09/2012 |
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Mr. Hubert Kearns, County Manager, Sligo County Council |
20/09/2012 |
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Mr. Michael Malone, County Manager, Kildare County Council |
20/09/2012 |
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Mr. Eddie Sheehy, County Manager, Wicklow County Council |
20/09/2012 |
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Mr. John Tierney, City Manager, Dublin City Council |
20/09/2012 |
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Mr. Barry Quinlan (Departmental representative) |
24/09/2012 |
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Mr. Donal Enright (Departmental representative) |
24/09/2012 |
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Mr. Paul McDonald (Departmental representative) |
24/09/2012 |
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Mr. Martin Riordan, Cork County Manager |
18/10/2012 |
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Mr. Michael Walsh, Waterford City Manager |
18/10/2012 |
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Mr. Danny McLoughlin, Westmeath County Manager |
21/02/2013 |
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Private Residential Tenancies Board |
Ms Catriona Walsh (Chairperson) |
16/04/2013 |
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Mr. Tim Ryan |
17/02/2012 |
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Ms Tricia Sheehy Skeffington |
17/02/2012 |
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Ms Paula O’Reilly (Departmental staff member) |
22/03/2012 |
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Mr. Noel Merrick |
01/04/2013 |
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Mr. Paul Flood (HSE) |
01/04/2013 |
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Mr. John Fitzgerald |
01/04/2013 |
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Ms Rhonda Donaghey |
16/04/2013 |
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Radiological Protection Institute Ireland |
Professor William Reville (Chairperson) |
16/01/2012 |
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Dr. Maurice Fitzgerald (Dental Council) |
19/10/2011 |
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Dr. Paraic James (public servant) |
16/01/2012 |
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Dr. Patricia Cunningham (public servant) |
20/02/2012 |
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Mr. John O'Dea |
30/11/2012 |
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Ms Darina Muckian |
30/11/2012 |
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Ms Adi Roche |
30/11/2012 |
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Dr. Patrick Gilligan |
30/11/2012 |
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Dr. Stephanie Ryan |
16/09/2013 |
* Appointments to An Bord Pleanála and to the Board of the Environmental Protection Agency are of a full-time executive nature and are governed by statutory processes.
** The board of the Dublin Docklands Development Authority was reappointed for an additional month from 1 May 2012 and replaced by a new board from 1 June 2012 which will continue in place until 31 December 2013.
*** Appointments of the Local Authority Manager members of the Boards of the Local Government Computer Services Board, the Local Government Management Services Board and the Local Government Management Agency (which was established on 1 August 2012, replacing the LGCSB and the LGMSB), are made by the County and City Managers collectively.
A notice was placed on my Department’s website on 19 July 2011, seeking expressions of interest from suitably qualified and experienced persons, for consideration as members or chairpersons of the boards of State bodies under the aegis of my Department. Vacancies on the boards of other bodies under my Department’s aegis will be notified on the website as they arise. However, expressions of interest can be made at any time and will be kept on file in my Department for consideration as vacancies occur. In considering applications, due regard is had to the requirements of the position, the qualifications, experience and expertise of applicants, and Government policy regarding gender balance on State boards.
All appointments are made in accordance with the appropriate legislation governing appointments to each body. In some cases statutory selection procedures must be followed or nominations must be sought from independent nominating panels before appointments are made by the Minister or the Government, as appropriate. In a number of situations, only some appointments to the body concerned are made by the Minister, or appointments are made with the consent of another Minister.
In addition, although not a State Board in the traditional sense, appointments to the Board of Pobal, a not-for-profit company, fall to be made by the Government, having considered nominees from a range of stakeholders. The following persons have been appointed to the Board of Pobal during this Government’s term:
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Agency / Board |
Name of Appointee |
Date of Appointment |
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Pobal |
Mr. Séamus Boland (Chair) |
3/11/2011 |
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Mr. Tommy Maguire |
3/11/2011 |
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Mr. Liam Keane |
3/11/2011 |
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Ms. Jennifer McHugh |
11/01/2012 |
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Ms. Mari Hurley |
11/01/2011 |
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Mr. William Cotter |
9/10/2012 |
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Mr. Gerald Quain |
9/10/2012 |
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Cllr. John Kelleher |
23/10/2012 |
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Ms. Ann Costello |
23/10/2012 |
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Ms. Mary Mooty |
5/02/2013 |
In addition, the following members were appointed to the National Traveller Accommodation Consultative Committee on 11 September 2013:
- Dr. Eoin O'Sullivan (Chairperson)
- Mr. Conor Smith
- Mr. Séamus O'Connor
- Ms Ronnie Fay
- Mr. Eugene Cummins
- Ms Philomena Poole
- Cllr. Finnan McCoy
- Cllr. John Kennedy
- Ms Catherine Linehan
- Mr. Tom Coughlan
- Ms Colette Spears
- Mr. Jim Ganley (Departmental representative)
- Ms Mary Connors
Finally, the following members have been appointed to the Building Regulation Advisory Body:
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Name of Appointee |
Date of Appointment |
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Mr. Aidan O’Connor (Departmental Staff representative) |
19/04/2011 |
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Paul Kelly |
19/04/2011 |
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Conor Taaffe |
16/06/2011 |
