In the period of the Government's term of office up to 4 July 2014, 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
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Name of Appointee
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Date of Appointment
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An Bord Pleanála *
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Dr. Mary Kelly (Chairperson)
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29/08/2011
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Mr. Conall Boland (Deputy Chairperson)
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01/01/2012 Reappointed 01/01/2014
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Ms. Mary MacMahon
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27/11/2011
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Mr. Michael Leahy
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14/05/2012
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Mr. Nicholas Mulcahy
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21/05/2012
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Mr. Gabriel Dennison
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21/05/2012
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Mr. Paddy Keogh
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21/05/2012
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Ms. Oznar Yucel-Finn
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28/01/2013
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Mr. Robert Ryan
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28/01/2013
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Dublin Docklands Development Authority Executive Board**
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Prof. Niamh Brennan (Chairperson)
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01/05/2012
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Mr. Niall Coveney
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01/05/2012
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Mr. Dónall Curtin
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01/05/2012
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Ms. Yvonne Farrell
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01/05/2012
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Mr. Mark Griffin (Departmental staff member)
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01/05/2012
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Mr. Brendan Malone
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01/05/2012
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Ms. Catherine Mullarkey
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01/05/2012
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Mr. John Tierney (Chairperson)
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01/06/2012
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Mr. Gerry Grimes
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01/06/2012
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Dr. Philip Matthews
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01/06/2012
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Ms. Lucy McCaffrey
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01/06/2012
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Mr. Charlie Murphy
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01/06/2012
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Ms. Imelda Reynolds
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01/06/2012
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Mr. Michael Stubbs
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01/06/2012
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Mr. Frank Walsh
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01/06/2012
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Environmental Protection Agency*
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Ms. Laura Burke (Director General)
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08/11/2011
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Mr. Dara Lynott (Deputy Director General)
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12/07/2012
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Mr. Gerard O'Leary
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08/05/2012
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Mr. Mícheál Ó Cinnéide
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25/08/2013
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Housing Finance Agency
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Dr. Michelle Norris (Chairperson)
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22/02/2012
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Mr. John Hogan (Department of Finance nominee)
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22/02/2012
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Mr. Phillip Nugent (Departmental representative)
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22/02/2012
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Ms. Jackie Maguire (CCMA representative)
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13/03/2012
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Mr. Colm Brophy
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13/03/2012
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Mr. Michael Murray
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13/03/2012
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Mr. Padraic Cafferty
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21/03/2012
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Dr. Mary Lee Rhodes
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21/03/2012
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Mr. Jim ley
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30/04/2012
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Ms. Michelle Murphy Lawless
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30/04/2012
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Mr. Gerry Leahy
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30/04/2012
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Mr. Barry O'Leary (CEO, ex-Officio)
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26/08/2013
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Irish Water Safety
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Ms. Breda Collins (Chairperson)
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21/11/2011
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Mr. John Considine
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21/11/2011
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Mr. Michael Cuddihy
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21/11/2011
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Mr. Tom Doyle
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21/11/2011
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Mr. Brendan McGrath
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21/11/2011
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Mr. Paul Murphy
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21/11/2011
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Mr. Seamus O'Neill
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21/11/2011
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Mr. Martin O'Sullivan
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21/11/2011
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Ms. Anne Ryan
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21/11/2011
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Ms. Lola O'Sullivan
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21/11/2011
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Mr. Christy McDonagh
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21/11/2011
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Mr. Tim O'Sullivan (Departmental representative)
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21/11/2011
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Mr. Odran Reid
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27/06/2012
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Housing and Sustainable Communities Agency
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Mr. Rich Howlin (Chairperson)
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21/12/2011
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Mr. Conor Skehan (Chairperson replaced Mr Rich Howlin)
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01/07/2013
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Mr. Eddie Lewis (Departmental representative)
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21/12/2011
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Ms. Marie McLaughlin (Department of Public Expenditure & Reform representative)
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21/12/2011
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Mr. Peter Carey, Chief Executive, Laois County Council
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21/12/2011
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Ms. Ann McGuinness
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21/12/2011
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Ms. Clodagh Heneghan
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21/12/2012
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Mr. Dermot Nolan (Department of Public Expenditure & Reform representative)
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21/12/2012
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Mr. John O Connor
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21/12/2012
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Mr. Donal McManus
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21/12/2012
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Mr. Michael Layde (Departmental representative)
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01/08/2012
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Mr. Tony O'Brien
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01/07/2013
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Local Government Computer Services Board***
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Mr. Eddie Breen (Chairperson), Chief Executive, Wexford County Council
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01/01/2012
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Mr. Michael Malone, Chief Executive, Kildare County Council
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01/11/2011
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Mr. Barry Quinlan (Departmental representative)
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23/11/2011
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Mr. Enda Holland (Department of Public Expenditure & Reform representative)
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22/02/2012
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Local Government Management Services Board***
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Mr. Eddie Breen (Chairperson), Chief Executive, Wexford County Council
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01/01/2012
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Mr. Donal Enright (Departmental representative)
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01/11/2011
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Mr. Michael Malone, Chief Executive, Kildare County Council
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01/11/2011
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Mr. Barry Quinlan (Departmental representative)
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23/11/2011
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Local Government Management Agency***
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Mr. Eddie Breen, Chief Executive, Wexford County Council
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20/09/2012
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Mr. Peter Carey, Chief Executive, Laois County Council
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20/09/2012
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Mr. Hubert Kearns, Chief Executive,Sligo County Council
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20/09/2012
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Mr. Michael Malone, Chief Executive, Kildare County Council
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20/09/2012
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Mr. Eddie Sheehy, Chief Executive, Wicklow County Council
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20/09/2012
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Mr. John Tierney, Chief Executive,Dublin City Council
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20/09/2012
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Mr. Barry Quinlan (Departmental representative)
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24/09/2012
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Mr. Donal Enright (Departmental representative)
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24/09/2012
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Mr. Paul McDonald (Departmental representative)
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24/09/2012
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Mr. Martin Riordan, Chief Executive, Cork County Council
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18/10/2012
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Mr. Michael Walsh, Chief Executive, Waterford City and County Council
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18/10/2012
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Mr Danny McLoughlin, Chief Executive, Westmeath County Council
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21/02/2013
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Mr. Joe Crockett, Chief Executive, Kilkenny County Council
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19/12/2013
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Mr. Pat Gallagher, Chief Executive, Westmeath County Council (Chair)
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19/12/2013
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Mr. Owen Keegan, Chief Executive, Dublin City Council
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19/12/2013
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Ms. Jackie Maguire, Chief Executive, Meath County Council
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19/12/2013
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Mr. Conn Murray, Chief Executive, Limerick City and County Council
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19/12/2013
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Mr. Joe McGrath, Chief Executive, Tipperary County Council
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19/12/2013
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Mr. John McCarthy (Departmental representative)
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25/11/2013
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Mr. Ronan Mulhall (Departmental representative)
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25/11/2013
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Mr. David O'Connor
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25/11/2013
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Private Residential Tenancies Board
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Ms. Catriona Walsh (Chairperson)
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16/04/2013
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Mr. Tim Ryan
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17/02/2012
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Ms. Tricia Sheehy Skeffington
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17/02/2012
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Ms. Paula O'Reilly (Departmental staff member)
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22/03/2012
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Mr. Noel Merrick
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01/04/2013
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Mr Paul Flood (HSE)
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01/04/2013
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Mr. John Fitzgerald
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01/04/2013
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Ms Rhonda Donaghey
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16/04/2013
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Mr. Noel Conroy
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02/10/2013
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Mr. Gareth Robinson
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02/10/2013
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Ms. Kathleen McKillion
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02/10/2013
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Mr. James Leahy
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10/06/2014
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Radiological Protection Institute Ireland
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Professor William Reville (Chairperson)
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16/01/2012
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Dr. Maurice Fitzgerald (Dental Council)
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19/10/2011
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Dr. Paraic James (public servant)
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16/01/2012
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Dr. Patricia Cunningham (public servant)
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20/02/2012
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Mr. John O'Dea
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30/11/2012
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Ms. Darina Muckian
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30/11/2012
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Ms. Adi Roche
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30/11/2012
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Dr. Patrick Gilligan
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30/11/2012
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Dr. Stephanie Ryan
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16/09/2013
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Western Development Commission
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Mr. Paddy McGuinness
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11/12/2012
Reappointed 21/02/2014
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Mr. Paul Keyes
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21/02/2014
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Mr. Brendan Mooney
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21/02/2014
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Dr. Katie Sweeney (Public Servant)
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21/02/2014
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Mr. Michael Frain
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21/02/2014
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Dr. Ann Higgins
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21/02/2014
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Dr. Deirdre Garvey
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21/02/2014
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Mr Gerald Mullaney
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23/06/2014
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Mr Eugene Lavin
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23/06/2014
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* 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 2014.
*** Appointments of the Local Authority Chief Executive 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 Chief Executives collectively.
The Public Appointments Service operates a new portal www.stateboards.ie which offers a single dedicated point of contact to all government Departments, as a support to the existing State board appointment procedures. This service provides a mechanism for Departments to advertise board vacancies and it gives prospective candidates an opportunity to register their general interest in a position on a state Board and to be alerted to upcoming vacancies.
Since July 2011, my Department has sought expressions of interest through its website, from suitably qualified and experienced persons, for consideration as members or chairpersons of the boards of State bodies under my Department's aegis. 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.
The Water Services Act 2013 provided for the establishment of Irish Water as a subsidiary of Bord Gáis Éireann (BGE) under the Companies Acts. The Memorandum and Articles of Association, provide that the appointment of directors is the responsibility of the Board of BGE, with the approval of the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government and the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources. 12 directors have been appointed to the Board of Irish Water by BGE, for the period to July 2014, and these appointments were approved in advance by me, as Minister, and by the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources.
The following have been appointed to the Board of Irish Water:
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Ms. Rose Hynes (Chair)
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July 2013
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Mr. Michael McNicholas
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July 2013
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Mr. John Tierney
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July 2013
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Ms. Margaret Rae
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July/2013
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Mr. Philip Lee
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November 2013
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Ms. Hilary Quinlan
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November 2013
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Ms. Regina Finn
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November 2013
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Mr. Colman Sheehy
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November 2013
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Mr. Billy Moore
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November 2013
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Mr. Brian McKeown
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November 2013
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Mr. Sean Kelly
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November 2013
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Ms. Jacqueline Hall
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November 2013
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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 are the appointments to the Board of Pobal that have taken effect during this Government's term:
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Mr. Séamus Boland (Chair)
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03/11/2011
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Mr. Tommy Maguire
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03/11/2011
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Mr. Liam Keane
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03/11/2011
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Ms. Jennifer McHugh
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11/01/2012
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Ms. Mari Hurley
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11/01/2011
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Mr. William Cotter
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09/10/2012
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Mr. Gerald Quain
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09/10/2012
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Cllr. John Kelleher
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23/10/2012
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Ms. Ann Costello
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23/10/2012
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Ms. Mary Mooty
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05/02/2013
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Dr. Deiric O'Broin
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08/10/2013
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Ms. Helen Keogh
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08/10/2013
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Ms. Catherine Travers
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08/10/2013
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Mr. John Redmond
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01/07/2014
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The following members were appointed to the National Traveller Accommodation Consultative Committee;
- 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
- Rosemarie Maughan
The following members were appointed to the Building Regulation Advisory Body:
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Mr Aidan O'Connor (Departmental Staff representative)
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19/04/2011
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Paul Kelly
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19/04/2011
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Conor Taaffe
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16/06/2011
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The following members were appointed on 10 January 2014 to the Pyrite Resolution Board established under the Pyrite Resolution Act 2013:
- Mr. John O'Connor (Chair)
- Mr. Sean Balfe
- Mr. Matt Gallagher
- Ms. Caroline Gill
Finally, the following have been appointed to the new National Oversight and Audit Commissions for local government:
- Pat McLoughlin (Chairperson)
- Tara Buckley
- John Buckley
- Donal Enright
- Garett Fennell
- Constance Hanniffy
- Martina Moloney
- Michael Nolan
- Colleen Savage
- Henry Upton
