Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 5 November 2014
211. Deputy Billy Timmins asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if there is a list of applicants for positions on boards of State bodies in her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42455/14]
View answerMy Department has, from time to time, sought expressions of interest from members of the public for vacancies on various boards of bodies funded from my Department's Vote Group by advertising on my Department's website. While to date, applications may have been retained on file in some cases, I can advise the Deputy that no formal list of applicants for positions on boards is held within my Department.
As the Deputy will be aware, the Government has recently agreed on a Revised Model for Ministerial Appointments to State Boards which complements the current system with a more structured approach to ensure that vacancies on State Boards are populated in a transparent way by the high-calibre personnel required to successfully perform their mandates. I am now working to implement this revised model.
