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Appointments to State Boards

Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 18 June 2014

Wednesday, 18 June 2014

Questions (137)

Seán Fleming

Question:

137. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of appointments to State boards under the remit of his Department in each year from 2011 to 2014; the number that were publicly advertised; the reason all appointments are not open to public competition; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26264/14]

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Since May 2011, a notification has been placed on my Department’s website inviting expressions of interest from persons interested in being appointed to the boards of State Bodies under the aegis of my Department. On 21 May 2014 an updated list of board vacancies was placed on my Department’s website. I have also advertised the State Board vacancies in the national newspapers.

In making any board appointments, I am not necessarily confined to those who make such expressions of interest but ensure that all of those appointed have the relevant mix of knowledge and expertise to contribute to the relevant board.

In the case of a number of bodies, some board appointments, while made by me, are not at my sole discretion in that individuals are nominated for appointment by me by various organisations as specified in the relevant statute. These are the Aquaculture Licensing Appeals Board, Bord Bia, Teagasc, National Milk Agency, Veterinary Council of Ireland and Horse Racing Ireland.

The information sought by the Deputy is outlined in the table as at 18 June 2014:

Body/Agency

No of Board Members

No of Board appointments since March 2011

Name

Date Appointed

‘Expression of Interest’ appointments

No of current vacancies

Imelda Reynolds (Chair)

1 April 2014

Aquaculture Licensing Appeals Board

7

8

(including the Chair)

Brendan Brice

Camilla Keane

Sean Murphy

Michael Sweeney

Dr Owen McIntyre

Jim Power

Lorcán O Cinnéide

9 November 2011

23 February 2012

1 January 2013

1 January 2013

11 April 2013

11 April 2013

22 October 2013

The Chair was appointed from an ‘expression of interest’

The other seven appointments are nominations made by prescribed organisations from which the Minister made appointments

0

Michael Carey (Chair)

19 November 2011

An Bord Bia

15

14

(including the Chair)

Gary Brown

Michael Cronin

Rhona Holland

John Kingston

Brody Sweeney

Mary J Byrne

John Bryan

John Horgan

John Comer

Frank Hayes

Caroline Keeling

Prof Fergal O’Gara

Eddie Downey

7 October 2011

7 October 2011

7 October 2011

7 October 2011

7 October 2011

28 March 2012

24 March 2012

7 December 2012

12 April 2013

12 April 2013

10 December 2013

30 January 2014

30 January 2014

Eleven nominations made by prescribed organisations from which the Minister made appointments

1

Kieran Calnan (Chair)

13 June 2012

Bord Iascaigh Mhara

6

5

( including the Chair)

Pádraig O Céidigh

Sean O’Donoghue

Damien McLaughlin

Bill Deasy

30 April 2013

2 March 2014

21 March 2014

27 May 2014

Three appointments from ‘expressions of interest’

2

Philip Meaney (Chair)

12 April 2011

Bord na gCon

7

8

(including the Chair)

Matt Murphy

Brendan Moore

Tim Gilbert

Tony McNamee

William O’Dwyer

Riona Heffernan

Colm Gaynor

2 December 2011

2 December 2011

2 December 2011

2 December 2011

12 June 2012

5 February 2014

28 May 2014

Six of the Ordinary Members of the Board appointed submitted ‘expressions of interest’

0

Brendan McKenna (Chair)

8 October 2012

Coillte

9

7

(including the Chair)

Oliver McCabe

David Gunning

Julie Murphy O’Connor

John Moloney

Jerry Houlihan

Roísín Brennan

24 October 2011

25 May 2012

24 June 2013

9 October 2013

1 May 2014

1 May 2014

Four appointments were from ‘expressions of interest’

3

Joe Keeling

(Chair)

13 March 2013

Horse Racing Ireland

14

6

(including the Chair)

Noel Meade

Neville O’Byrne

Mary O’Connor

Meta Osbourne

Eimear Mulhearn

8 February 2012

8 February 2012

8 February 2012

18 December 2013

18 December 2013

Five Ordinary Members of the Board were appointed following their nomination by stakeholder groups in accordance with legislation

0

Matt Dempsey (Chair)

28 February 2013

31 October 2013

(re-appointment)

Irish National Stud

7

9

(including the Chair)

John Tuite

Seamus Boyle

Mark Weld

Kate Horgan

Paul Shelly

25 October 2013

9 April 2014

(re-appointment)

25 October 2013

9 April 2014

(re-appointment)

29 October 2013

29 October 2013

8 March 2011

Four of the Directors appointed had submitted ‘expressions of interest’

0

Dr John Killeen (Chair)

8 January 2014

Marine Institute

9

5

(including the Chair)

Paul Hyde

David Owen

Prof Patricia Barker

Donal Kelly

1 June 2012

4 December 2012

19 February 2013

15 April 2013

Four appointments were from ‘expressions of interest’

2

National Milk Agency

14

13

Denis Fagan

Eamonn McEnteggart

Padraig Mulligan

Timothy Cashman

Jerome Crowley

Richard Donohue

Michael Kilcoyne

Walter Moloney

John Foster

Eoghan McSweeney

George Kearns

Tony O Driscoll

Frank Tobin

23 January 2013

23 January 2013

23 January 2013

23January 2013

23 January 2013

23 January 2013

23 January 2013

23 January 2013

23 January 2013

23 January 2013

22 October 2013

22 October 2013

22 October 2013

Five Producer representatives appointed following election in Dec 2013 in accordance with legislation.

Eight Ordinary members of the Board were nominated by the relevant stakeholder groups.

0

Sea Fisheries Protection Authority

3

2

Micheál O Mahony

Dr Susan Steele

1 January 2013

4 March 2013

Recruitment by Public Competition

0

Dr Noel Cawley (Chair)

17 September 2013

(re-appointment)

Teagasc

11

9

(including the

Chair)

Thomas Cooke

Dr Karina Pierce

Brendan Gleeson

Tom Tynan

Padraig Gibbons

Alan Jagoe

Prof. Gerald Fitzgerald

Tim O’Leary

5 October 2011

9 January 2013

9 January 2013

9 January 2013

15 September 2013 (re-appointment)

15 September 2013

15 September 2013

23 January 2014

Three appointments were from ‘expressions of interest’

0

Veterinary Council

19

17

Michael Sheahan

Peadar Ó’Scanaill

Michael Sadlier

Deirdre Campion

Martin Blake

Barbara Bent

Kevin Twomey

Bridget Younge

Grace Mulcahy

Stephen Gordon

Margaret O’Sullivan

William Cashman

Fergus Smith

John B Magee

Raymond Finn

Morgan G Lyons

Susie Walton

1 January 2012

1 January 2012

1 January 2012

1 January 2012

1 January 2014

1 January 2014

1 January 2014

1 January 2014

1 January 2014

1 January 2014

1 January 2014

1 January 2014

1 January 2014

1 January 2014

1 January 2014

1 January 2014

1 January 2014

Ten representatives appointed following elections in both 2012 and 2014 in accordance with legislation.

Four members of the Board were nominated by the relevant stakeholder groups.

Three Ministerial appointments

2

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