Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 19 December 2013
207. Deputy Lucinda Creighton asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the total number of chairpersons of State boards, agencies and regulators that fall under his Department’s responsibility that were chairpersons when he became Minister and continue to be chairpersons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55156/13]
View answerIn total, there are 18 Commercial State Bodies and Non-Commercial State Bodies, including Regulators, currently under the aegis of my Department. Since I assumed office in March 2011 there are 4 Chairpersons who were on, and still remain on, the Board of State Bodies as their respective terms of office are not due to expire until a future date. In addition I reappointed 7 Chairpersons to particular State Boards for a second term when their initial term of office expired. A new Chairperson was appointed to the Board of the Loughs Agency by the North South Ministerial Council and I have also appointed 6 new Chairpersons to Boards since I assumed office.
