Since 7 March 2011, I have made 138 appointments to the Boards of Agencies under my Department’s remit. Of these 70 were within my discretion. 40 were as a result of a nomination process and 27 were by virtue of the office held and were not appropriate, therefore, for public advertisement. 1 was initially appointed prior to 2011 and was outside the process. Of the 70 appointments made within my discretion, 37 applied through an advertised process. Details of all appointments made to the Boards under my Department’s remit since March 2011 are listed below. The current position in relation to the composition and future vacancies in all such boards, may be accessed through the website www.stateboards.ie, administered by the Public Appointments Service.
Labour Relations Commission
|
Membership
|
Method of appointment
|
Date of appointment
|
Re-appointment
Since 2011
|
Expiration of appointment
|
Applied through an advertised process
|
|
Breege O'Donoghue, Chairperson
|
Ministerial- Nominated by the Government
|
01/04/2003
|
07/07/2015 To 01/10/2015
|
Expired
1/10/2015
|
N|A- Appointed through a nomination process
|
|
Brendan McGinty
|
Ministerial -Nominated by IBEC
|
06/11/2000
|
07/07/2015 To 01/10/2015
|
Expired
1/10/2015
|
N|A- Appointed through a nomination process
|
|
Fergus Whelan
|
Ministerial – Nominated by ICTU
|
05/07/2009
|
07/07/2015 To 01/10/2015
|
Expired
1/10/2015
|
N|A- Appointed through a nomination process
|
|
Gerard Barry
|
Ministerial
|
01/04/2006
|
07/07/2013 To 06/07/2014
|
Expired
06/07/2014
|
No
|
|
Iarla Duffy
|
Ministerial
|
05/07/2009
|
07/07/2013 To 06/07/2014
|
Expired
06/07/2014
|
No
|
|
John Hennessy
|
Ministerial -Nominated by IBEC
|
05/07/2009
|
07/07/2015 To 01/10/2015
|
Expired
1/10/2015
|
N|A- Appointed through a nomination process
|
|
Peter McCloone
|
Ministerial – Nominated by ICTU
|
29/03/2000
|
07/07/2015
To 01/10/2015
|
Expired
1/10/2015
|
N|A- Appointed through a nomination process
|
Forfás
|
Membership
|
Method of appointment
|
Date of appointment
|
Re-appointment
|
Expiry of appointment
|
Applied through an advertised process
|
|
Professor Mark Ferguson
|
Ex Officio (DG of SFI)
|
18/01/2012
|
No
|
1st August 2014
|
N/A- Appointed by virtue of Office held
|
|
John Murphy
|
Ministerial -Dept Rep (Sec Gen)
|
18/01/2012
|
No
|
1st August 2014
|
N/A- Appointed by virtue of Office held
|
|
Eoin O’Driscoll
Chair
|
Ministerial.
Original app.
|
13/07/04
|
Yes 1/1/2013
|
1st August 2014
|
Appointed before 2011
|
|
Julie Sinnamon
|
Ex Officio (New CEO)
|
07/11/2013
|
No
|
1st August 2014
|
N/A- Appointed by virtue of Office held
|
Forfás was dissolved on 1 August 2014.
Enterprise Ireland
|
Membership
|
Method of Appointment
|
Date of appointment
|
Re-appointment
|
Expiry of appointment
|
Applied through an advertised process
|
|
Julie Sinnamon CEO
|
Ex Officio
|
29/08/2013
|
No
|
N/A
|
N/A- Appointed by virtue of Office held
|
|
Terence O’ Rourke
Chairman of EI Board
|
Ministerial
|
01/08/02013
|
No
|
31/07/2018
|
No
|
|
Amanda Pratt
|
Ministerial
|
10/10/2012
|
No
|
|
No
|
|
Clare Dunne
|
Ministerial – Dept. Rep (Assistant Secretary)
|
10/10/2012
01/07/2015
|
Yes
|
*see note
|
N/A- Appointed by virtue of Office held
|
|
Colum Horgan
|
Ministerial
|
15/10/2012
|
No
|
*see note
|
No
|
|
Geoff Meagher
|
PAS
|
15/10/2012
|
No
|
*see note
|
Yes
|
|
Helen Ryan
|
Ministerial
|
26/03/2014
|
No
|
*see note
|
No
|
|
John McMahon
|
PAS
|
26/03/2014
|
No
|
*see note
|
Yes
|
|
Elaine Coughlan
|
Ministerial
|
12/05/2014
|
No
|
*see note
|
No
|
|
Patrick Flynn
|
Ministerial
|
08/07/2014
|
No
|
*see note
|
No
|
|
David Walsh
|
PAS
|
23/10/2015
|
No
|
*see note
|
Yes
|
|
Dave Shanahan
|
PAS
|
23/10/2015
|
No
|
*see note
|
Yes
|
There is currently one vacancy. An appointment is imminent. The candidate applied through PAS.
*In accordance with Section 9 of the Industrial Development Act, (Enterprise Ireland) 1998, on each anniversary of the establishment day (23 July, 1998), two members of the Board (other than the chairperson and the chief executive officer) shall retire from office. The members to retire in any year shall be those who have been longest in office since their appointment.
Personal Injuries Assessment Board
|
Membership
|
Method of appointment
|
Date of appointment
|
Re-appointment
|
Expiry of appointment
|
Applied through an advertised process
|
|
Dermot Divilly
Chair
|
Minister’s nominee
|
16/07/2014
|
No
|
15/07/2018
|
Position filled by Expression of interest
|
|
Conor O’Brien
|
Chief Executive
Designated member
|
1 Oct 2015
|
No
|
30/09/2020
|
N/A- Appointed by virtue of Office held
|
|
Breda Power
|
Ministerial -Dept Rep (Asst Sec)
|
26/10/2011
|
No
|
25/10/2016
|
N/A- Appointed by virtue of Office held
|
|
Ann Fitzgerald
|
Ministerial
|
12/09/2006
|
Yes 08/09/2011
|
17/10/2012
|
No
|
|
Sean Murphy
|
Designated member Interim CEO
|
20/12/2012
|
No
|
March 2013
|
N/A- Appointed by virtue of Office held
|
|
|
Designated Member – CEO of NCA
|
11/04/2013
|
No
|
30/10/2014
|
N/A- Appointed by virtue of Office held
|
|
Karen O’Leary
|
Designated Member – Competition and Consumer Protection Commission
|
16/12/2014
|
Yes 16/06/2015
|
15/09/2018
|
N/A- Appointed by virtue of Office held
|
|
Martin Naughton
|
Designated member -
ICTU nominee
|
05/04/2012
|
No
|
04/04/2017
|
N/A- Appointed through a nomination process
|
|
Dr. Fionnuala O'Loughlin
|
Ministerial
|
01/08/2012
|
Yes
01/08/2015
|
31/07/2018
|
Position filled by Expression of interest
|
|
John Lynch
|
Ministerial
|
01/08/2012
|
Yes
01/08/2015
|
31/07/2018
|
Position filled by Expression of interest
|
|
Bernard Sheridan
|
Designated member -Central Bank Nominee
|
27/01/2011
|
Yes
15/02/2013
|
Resigned
31/12/2013
|
N/A- Appointed through a nomination process
|
|
Mick Stewart
|
Designated member -Central Bank Nominee
|
01/01/2014
|
No
|
31/12/2016
|
N/A- Appointed through a nomination process
|
|
Margot Slattery
|
Designated member – IBEC nominee
|
30/04/2014
|
No
|
29/04/2016
|
N/A- Appointed through a nomination process
|
|
Walter Cullen
|
Designated member – ICTU nominee
|
30/04/2014
|
No
|
29/04/2016
|
N/A- Appointed through a nomination process
|
|
Dermot Gorman
|
Ministerial
|
26 /09/2014
|
No
|
25/09/2017
|
No
|
Health and Safety Authority
|
Membership
|
Method of appointment
|
Date of appointment
|
Re-appointment
|
Expiry of appointment
|
Applied through an advertised process
|
|
John Newham
|
Ministerial- Dept Rep (Principal Officer)
|
10/04/12
|
No
|
09/07/13*
*
|
Not Applicable
DJEI Representative
|
|
Michael Horgan**(chair)
|
Ministerial
|
20/12/13
(initial appointment 20/12/10)
|
Yes
|
19/12/16
|
No
|
|
Michael Gillen, IBEC
|
Ministerial - Nominated by IBEC
|
20/12/13
|
No
|
19/12/16
|
N/A- Appointed through a nomination process
|
|
George Brett,
|
Ministerial -Nominated by IBEC
|
20/12/13
(initial appointment 20/12/10)
|
Yes
|
19/12/16
|
N/A- Appointed through a nomination process
|
|
Robert Butler, CIF
|
Ministerial -Nominated by IBEC
|
20/12/13
|
No
|
19/12/16
|
N/A- Appointed through a nomination process
|
|
Christine Rowland, SIPTU
|
Ministerial -Nominated by ICTU
|
20/12/13
|
No
|
19/12/16
|
N/A- Appointed through a nomination process
|
|
Pat Kenny, CWU
(Deputy Chair since 14.05.2014)
|
Ministerial -Nominated by ICTU
|
20/12/13
|
No
|
19/12/16
|
N/A- Appointed through a nomination process
|
|
Frank Vaughan, ICTU
|
Ministerial -Nominated by ICTU
|
20/12/13
|
No
|
19/12/16
|
N/A- Appointed through a nomination process
|
|
Paul Cullen
|
Ministerial -Dept Rep
|
20/12/13
|
No
|
19/12/16
|
Not applicable
DJEI Representative
|
|
Ms Carol Bolger
|
Ministerial (through PAS)
|
26/02/14
|
No
|
25/02/17
|
Yes
|
|
Dr John McCartney
|
Ministerial (through PAS)
|
26/02/14
|
No
|
25/02/17
|
Yes
|
|
Ms Vicki O'Reilly
|
Ministerial (through PAS)
|
26/02/14
|
No
|
25/02/17
|
Yes
|
|
Professor James Phelan
|
Ministerial (through PAS)
|
26/02/14
|
No
|
25/02/17
|
Yes
|
* Official resigned as he transferred to another post in the Civil Service.
** The Chairperson was re-appointed to that position by the Minister, having appeared before the JEI Joint Oireachtas Committee.
National Standards Authority of Ireland
|
Membership
|
Method of appointment
|
Date of appointment
|
Re-appointment
|
Expiry of appointment
|
Applied through an advertised process
|
|
Terry Landers
|
Ministerial
|
06/03/2012
28/03/2014
|
Yes
|
*see attached note
|
No
|
|
Barbara O'Leary
|
Ministerial
|
06/03/2012
|
No
|
13/04/2015
|
Yes
|
|
Anne Clarke
|
Ministerial -Staff Rep by internal vote
|
14/04/2012
|
No
|
14/02/2013
|
N/A- Appointed through a nomination process
|
|
Kieran Cox
|
Ministerial -Staff Rep by internal vote
|
14/04/2012
14/04/2015
|
Yes
|
*see attached note
|
N/A- Appointed through a nomination process
|
|
Deirdre O’Hara
|
Ministerial
|
31/01/2013
|
No
|
see attached note
|
Yes
|
|
Aedin Goggin
|
Ministerial
|
31/01/2013
|
No
|
see attached note
|
Yes
|
|
Kieran Ryan
|
Ministerial
|
15/04/2009
27/06/2013
|
Yes
|
See attached note
|
No
|
|
Peter Oates
|
Ministerial -Staff Rep by internal vote
|
27/06/2013
|
No
|
13/04/2015
|
N/A- Appointed through a nomination process
|
|
Julie O’Neill
(Chairperson)
|
Ministerial
|
16/07/2013
|
No
|
See attached note
|
Yes
|
|
Eugene Forde
|
Ministerial – Dept Rep
|
22/10/2013
|
No
|
|
N/A- Appointed by virtue of Office held
|
|
Dr Aidan O’Boyle
|
Ministerial
|
12/05/2014
|
|
N/A
|
No
|
|
Valerie Bowens
|
Ministerial
|
12/05/2014
|
|
N/A
|
Yes
|
|
Deirdre Smith
|
Ministerial
|
12/05/2014
|
|
N/A
|
Yes
|
|
Maurice Buckley- Chief Executive
|
Ex Officio
|
01/03/2007
|
|
28/02/2017
|
N/A- Appointed by virtue of Office held
|
|
Jacinta Kenneally
|
Ministerial -Staff Rep by internal vote
|
14/04/2015
|
No
|
07/08/2015 - resignation
|
N/A- Appointed through a nomination process
|
|
Kevin Early
|
Ministerial -Staff Rep by internal vote
|
01/10/2015
|
No
|
See attached note
|
N/A- Appointed through a nomination process
|
There is currently 1 vacancy
* 3 longest serving members resign each year on April 14
National Consumer Agency (The NCA merged with the Competition Authority on 31 October 2015 to become the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission.)
|
Membership
|
Method of appointment
|
Date of appointment
|
Re-appointment
|
Expiry of contract
|
Applied through an advertised process
|
|
Stephen
Costello
|
Ministerial
|
01/05/2007
|
Yes 01/05/2012
|
NCA now merged into the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission
|
No
|
|
Sean Murphy
|
Appointed by the Board (CEO of NCA)
|
18/10/2012
|
No
|
ditto
|
N/A – Appointed by virtue of Office held
|
|
Karen O’Leary
|
Appointed by the Board (CEO of NCA)
|
19/03/2013
|
No
|
ditto
|
N/A – Appointed by virtue of Office held
|
|
Isolde Goggin
|
Ministerial – Competition Authority Rep (Chair of Competition Authority)
|
30/11/2011
|
No
|
ditto
|
N/A – Appointed by virtue of Office held
|
|
Robin O'Sullivan
|
Ministerial
|
01/05/2007
|
Yes 06/05/2012
|
ditto
|
No
|
|
Colleen Savage
|
Ministerial
|
06/05/2012
|
No
|
ditto
|
Yes
|
|
Eugene Gallagher
|
Ministerial
|
06/05/2012
|
No
|
ditto
|
Yes
|
|
Tina Leonard
|
Ministerial
|
31/01/2013
|
No
|
ditto
|
Yes
|
|
Fergus J. Gallagher
|
Ministerial
|
23 March 2010
|
1 May 2014
|
ditto
|
No
|
|
David Pierce
|
Ministerial
|
23 March 2010
|
1 May 2014
|
ditto
|
No
|
IDA Ireland
|
Membership
|
Method of appointment
|
Date of appointment
|
Re-appointment
|
Expiry of contract
|
Applied through an advertised process
|
|
Frank Ryan (Chairperson)
|
Ministerial
|
01/01/2014
|
No
|
*See note below
|
No
|
|
Alan W. Gray
|
Ministerial
|
25/01/2012
|
No
|
*See note below
|
No
|
|
Mary Campbell
|
Ministerial
|
23/05/2012
|
No
|
*See note below
|
No
|
|
Peter Cassels
|
Ministerial
|
23/05/2012
|
No
|
*See note below
|
No
|
|
Dr Geraldine McGinty
|
Ministerial
|
08/08/14
|
no
|
*See note below
|
No
|
|
Martin D. Shanahan
|
CEO of IDA
Ex Officio
|
01/09/14
|
No
|
*See note below
|
N/A – Appointed by virtue of Office held
|
|
Lionel Alexander
|
Ministerial
|
19/03/2008
|
04/02/2013
|
*See note below
|
No
|
|
Paul Duffy
|
Ministerial
|
08/02/2011
|
No
|
*See note below
|
No
|
|
John Murphy
|
Ministerial
|
06/05/2015
|
No
|
*See note below
|
N/A – Appointed by virtue of Office held
|
|
Barry O’Sullivan
|
Ministerial
|
04/09/2015
|
No
|
*See note below
|
Yes
|
|
Caroline Dowling
|
Ministerial
|
04/09/2015
|
No
|
*See note below
|
Yes.
|
|
Denis Collins
|
Ministerial
|
04/09/2015
|
No
|
*See note below
|
Yes.
|
|
Dermot Curran
|
Assistant Secretary DJEI
|
09/07/2012
|
No
|
Resigned 17/06/2015
|
N/A – Appointed by virtue of Office held
|
- On 31 December 2015, anniversary of the establishment day, 2 members of the board shall be due for retirement or reappointment. The members to retire each year are those who have been longest in office since the previous appointment.
- Dermot Curran transferred from DJEI to Department of An Taoiseach in April 2015. He was succeeded by John Murphy.
Irish Auditing and Accounting Supervisory Authority
|
Membership
|
Method of appointment
|
Date of appointment
|
Re-appointment
|
Expiry of contract
|
Applied through an advertised process
|
|
Karen Erwin
|
Minister
|
03/01/2006
|
Yes
|
02/01/2013
|
No
|
|
Chair - Brendan Walsh
|
Minister
|
03/01/2013
|
No
|
02/01/2017
|
No
|
|
Ex officio- Ian Drennan CEO
|
Directors of IAASA
|
03/01/2006
|
Yes
|
28/08/2012
|
N/A – Appointed by virtue of Office held
|
|
Ex officio - Helen Hall- CEO
|
Directors of IAASA CEO
|
18/12/2012
|
No
|
17/12/2017
|
N/A – Appointed by virtue of Office held
|
|
Brian Sheils
|
Minister
|
03/01/2009
|
No
|
02/01/2012
|
Yes
|
|
Muireann O'Neill
|
Minister
|
01/09/2012
|
No
|
31/08/2015
|
Yes
|
|
Paul Appleby
|
ODCE
|
03/01/2006
|
Yes
|
01/03/2012
|
N/A – Appointed by virtue of Office held
|
|
Conor O'Mahony
|
ODCE
|
01/03/2012
|
Yes
|
02/01/2017
|
N/A – Appointed by virtue of Office held
|
|
Mairead Devine
|
Central Bank
|
03/01/2012
|
YES
|
09/09/2015
|
N/A- Appointed through a nomination process
|
|
Mary Burke
|
Central Bank
|
14/10/2015
|
No
|
02/01/2018
|
N/A- Appointed through a nomination process
|
|
Sean Hawkshaw
|
Irish Association of Investment Managers
|
03/01/2006
|
Yes
|
02/01/2018
|
N/A- Appointed through a nomination process
|
|
Marie Daly
|
Irish Business & Employer Federation
|
03/01/2006
|
Yes
|
02/01/2018
|
N/A- Appointed through a nomination process
|
|
Joe O'Toole
|
Irish Congress of Trade Unions
|
03/01/2007
|
Yes
|
02/01/20013
|
N/A- Appointed through a nomination process
|
|
Paddy Keating
|
Irish Congress of Trade Unions
|
03/01/2013
|
No
|
02/01/2016
|
N/A- Appointed through a nomination process
|
|
Gerard Scully
|
Irish Stock Exchange
|
03/01/2011
|
No
|
02/01/2014
|
N/A- Appointed through a nomination process
|
|
Aileen O'Donoghue
|
Irish Stock Exchange
|
03/01/2014
|
No
|
02/01/2017
|
N/A- Appointed through a nomination process
|
|
Michael Quinlan
|
Law Society of Ireland
|
03/01/2011
|
Yes
|
02/01/2017
|
N/A- Appointed through a nomination process
|
|
Brendan Kennedy
|
Pensions Board
|
08/06/2007
|
Yes
|
02/01/2012
|
N/A- Appointed through a nomination process
|
|
Sylvia McNeece
|
Pensions Board
|
03/01/2012
|
Yes
|
02/01/2018
|
N/A- Appointed through a nomination process
|
|
Tadgh O'Connell
|
Revenue Commissioners
|
03/01/2009
|
No
|
02/01/2012
|
N/A- Appointed through a nomination process
|
|
Deirdre Behan
|
Revenue Commissioners
|
03/01/2012
|
Yes
|
02/01/2018
|
N/A- Appointed through a nomination process
|
|
Tony Kelly
|
Prescribed Accountancy Body
|
03/01/2010
|
NO
|
02/01/2013
|
N/A- Appointed through a nomination process
|
|
Bernadette Mc Grory Farrell
|
Prescribed Accountancy Body
|
03/01/2013
|
No
|
02/01/2016
|
N/A- Appointed through a nomination process
|
|
David Martin
|
Prescribed Accountancy Body
|
30/05/2011
|
No
|
29/05/2014
|
N/A- Appointed through a nomination process
|
|
Etain Doyle
|
Prescribed Accountancy Body
|
30/05/2014
|
No
|
29/05/2017
|
N/A- Appointed through a nomination process
|
|
Kevin O'Donovan
|
Prescribed Accountancy Body
|
30/05/2011
|
No
|
29/05/2014
|
N/A- Appointed through a nomination process
|
|
David Devlin
|
Prescribed Accountancy Body
|
30/05/2014
|
No
|
29/05/2017
|
N/A- Appointed through a nomination process
|
Science Foundation Ireland
|
Membership
|
Method of appointment
|
Date of appointment
|
Re-appointment
|
Expiry of contract
|
App through and advertised process
|
|
Professor Mark Ferguson
|
Ex Officio (DG of SFI)
|
16/01/2012
|
No
|
*see attached note
|
N/A – Appointed by virtue of Office held
|
|
Dermot Mulligan
|
Ministerial- Dept Rep (Asst Sec)
|
12/09/2015
|
No
|
*see attached note
|
N/A – Appointed by virtue of Office held
|
|
Mary Doyle
|
Ministerial – Nominated by Minister for Education
|
05/12/2012
|
No
|
*see attached note
|
N/A – Appointed by virtue of Office held
|
|
Dr. Rita Colwell
|
Ministerial
|
31/03/2008
|
Yes 26 July 2011
|
*see attached note
|
No
|
|
Liam Madden
|
Ministerial
|
31/01/2013
|
No
|
see attached note
|
Yes
|
|
Ann Riordan (Chair)
|
Ministerial
|
05/12/2013
|
|
|
No
|
|
Aidan Donnelly
|
Ministerial
|
05/12/2013
|
|
|
Yes
|
|
Geraldine Ruane
|
Ministerial
|
05/12/2013
|
|
|
Yes
|
|
Professor Sir Tom Blundell
|
Ministerial
|
19/11/2014
|
No
|
see attached note
|
No
|
|
Mr Barry O’Sullivan
|
Ministerial on Application
|
19/11/2014
|
No
|
see attached note
|
Yes
|
|
Ms Bernie Cullinan (Deputy Chair)
|
Ministerial
|
01/12/2009
|
25/07/2015
|
|
No
|
|
Dr Pat Duane
|
Ministerial
|
01/12/2009
|
25/07/2015
|
|
No
|
*Section 9.3 of the 2003 Industrial Development (Science Foundation Ireland) Act 2003 determines that each year (on anniversary of formal establishment of SFI – 25th July 2003) that the two longest serving members of the Board shall retire from the Board with effect from July 24th each year. However, there is also a stipulation in the legislation that a member cannot serve more than ten years in succession.
Workplace Relations Commission
|
Membership
|
Method of appointment
|
Date of appointment
|
Re-appointment
|
Expiry of term
|
App through and advertised process
|
|
Paul Duffy
Chair
|
Ministerial
|
1/10/2015
|
n/a
|
30/09/2020
|
no
|
|
Deirdre O’Brien
|
Ministerial
|
1/10/2015
|
n/a
|
30/09/2017
|
Yes
|
|
Maeve Mc Elwee
|
Ministerial
|
1/10/2015
|
n/a
|
30/09/2017
|
Yes
|
|
Liam Berney
|
Ministerial
|
1/10/2015
|
n/a
|
30/09/2017
|
Yes
|
|
Shay Cody
|
Ministerial
|
1/10/2015
|
n/a
|
30/09/2017
|
Yes
|
|
Geraldine Hynes
|
Ministerial
|
1/10/2015
|
n/a
|
30/09/2017
|
Yes
|
|
Audrey Cahill
|
Ministerial
|
1/10/2015
|
n/a
|
30/09/2018
|
Yes
|
|
Richard Devereux
|
Ministerial
|
1/10/2015
|
n/a
|
30/09/2018
|
Yes
|
|
Michelle O’Sullivan
|
Ministerial
|
1/10/2015
|
n/a
|
30/09/2018
|
Yes
|
