Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 17 December 2015
172. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Finance the number of chairpersons appointed to State boards under the aegis of his Department who have appeared before the relevant Oireachtas joint committee since March 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46269/15]
View answerIn reply to the Deputy's question, please see listed as follows details of the chairpersons appointed to State Boards under the aegis of the Department (the Central Bank, Irish Fiscal Advisory Council, and National Asset Management Agency) who have appeared before the relevant Joint Oireachtas Committee, since March 2011.
The Central Bank:
While appointed before March 2011, the outgoing Chair of the Central Bank Commission appeared before the relevant Joint Oireachtas Committee during that timeframe.
Irish Fiscal Advisory Council:
The Chairperson of the Irish Fiscal Advisory Council was appointed on an administrative basis when the Council was established on a non-statutory basis in July 2011. The IFAC was put on a statutory footing on 31 December 2012, and the Chairperson was re-appointed for a four-year term from that date. The Chairperson has appeared nine times before the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance and Public Expenditure and Reform. He has also appeared before the Joint Committee on European Affairs on one occasion.
National Asset Management Agency:
NAMA Chairman Frank Daly has appeared before the following committee(s) since 2011:
1. Joint Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform - 9th September 2011
2. Public Accounts Committee - 26th October 2011
3. Joint Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement 8th March 2012
4. Joint Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform - 14th March 2012
5. Public Accounts Committee - 5th July 2012
6. Joint Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform - 24th October 2012
7. Public Accounts Committee - 26th September 2013
8. Public Accounts Committee - 20th December 2013
9. Public Accounts Committee - 29th May 2014
10.Joint Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform - 22nd October 2014
11. Public Accounts Committee - 18th December 2014
12. Joint Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis - 22nd April 2015
13. Public Accounts Committee - 9th July 2015
14. Public Accounts Committee - 1st October 2015
15. Joint Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform - 16th December 2015.
