Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 2 February 2016
568. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the details of appointments to State Boards, by name of appointee, date of appointment and appointment through a public application process or otherwise, from 7 March 2011 to date; the number of vacancies on State Boards under his remit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4613/16]
View answerThere have been 179 appointments to State Boards under the aegis of my Department in the period 7 March 2011 to date. 36 of these were from among individuals who submitted Expressions of Interest or who applied under the revised arrangements set out in the Guidelines on Appointments to State Boards which were published in November 2014. It should be noted that some 48% of the appointments made were either ex-officio appointments, reappointments, the appointment of worker directors chosen by election or appointments made on foot of nominations made by an Oireachtas Committee.
There are currently 15 vacancies on State Boards under the aegis of my Department. Of these 7 relate to the Digital Hub Development Agency and in light of the merger of that Agency with Dublin City Council, I do not propose to make further appointments at this time. The remaining vacancies will be filled in accordance with the relevant statutory provisions and the Guidelines on Appointments to State Boards.
A complete list of all current members and vacancies is available to the Deputy and all members of the public on the Stateboards website at www.stateboards.ie.
The table below sets out the names of the individuals appointed, the date of appointment and indicates those who submitted Expressions of Interest or who were appointed under the revised arrangements.
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Board |
Name of appointee |
Date of appointment |
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An Post |
Mr Peter Ormond |
08/03/2011 |
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Mr James Wrynn |
15/09/2011 |
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Mr Paul Henry |
15/09/2011 |
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Mr Noel Adamson (Worker director) |
01/11/2012 |
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Mr Patrick Compton (Worker director) |
01/11/2012 |
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Mr Thomas Devlin (Worker director) |
01/11/2012 |
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Mr William Mooney (Worker director) |
01/11/2012 |
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Ms Martina O’Connell (Worker director) |
01/11/2012 |
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Mr William Scally |
11/12/2012 |
|
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Ms Lorraine Tormey (Elected postmaster member) |
01/01/2013 01/01/2016 (reappointed) |
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Mr Christoph Mueller (Chairperson) |
26/03/2013 |
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*Mr Tom O’Brien |
11/06/2013 |
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Mr Donal Connell (CEO, ex officio) |
14/08/2013 (reappointed) |
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Ms Jennifer Loftus |
07/03/2014 |
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Mr Ed Murray |
07/03/2014 |
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*Mr Dermot Divilly (Chairman designate) |
01/12/2015 |
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RTE |
Mr Noel Curran (Director General, ex officio) |
01/02/2014 (reappointed) |
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Ms Moya Doherty (Chairperson) |
04/11/2014 |
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*Mr Frank Hannigan |
04/11/2014 |
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Ms Deborah Kelleher |
04/11/2014 |
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Mr P.J. Matthews |
04/11/2014 |
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Ms Anne O’Leary |
04/11/2014 |
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Mr Fergus Armstrong |
04/11/2014 (reappointed) |
|
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Mr Aengus MacGrianna (staff representative) |
04/11/2014 |
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Mr Padraig O’Ceidigh (on nomination of Joint Oireachtas Committee) |
17/02/2015 |
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Mr Shane Naughton (on nomination of Joint Oireachtas Committee) |
17/02/2015 |
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Ms Fionnuala Sheehan (on nomination of Joint Oireachtas Committee) |
17/02/2015 |
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*Ms Margaret Ward (on nomination of Joint Oireachtas Committee) |
17/02/2015 |
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Broadcasting Authority of Ireland |
Mr Séamus Martin |
28/01/2014 (on an interim basis) 17/02/2015 (reappointed) |
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Dr Pauric Travers (Chairperson) |
02/12/2014 |
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*Mr Alan McDonnell |
02/12/2014 |
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*Ms Claire Duignan |
02/12/2014 |
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*Ms Grace Smith |
02/12/2014 |
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Professor Maeve McDonagh (on the nomination of Joint Oireachtas Committee) |
17/02/2015 |
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*Dr Rosemary Day (on the nomination of Joint Oireachtas Committee) |
17/02/2015 |
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*Mr Denis Wolinski (on the nomination of Joint Oireachtas Committee) |
17/02/2015 |
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Mr Seán Ó Mórdha (on the nomination of Joint Oireachtas Committee) |
17/02/2015 |
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Bord na Móna |
Ms Denise Cronin |
15/09/2011 |
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*Mr. John Horgan (Chairperson) |
24/04/2012 (appointed as member) 27/09/2012 (appointed as chairperson) |
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Mr Gabriel D’Arcy (CEO, ex officio) |
01/02/2013 (resigned October 2014) |
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Mr John V Farrelly |
17/06/2014 |
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*Mr Denis Leonard |
17/06/2014 |
|
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Mr Gerard O’Donoghue |
02/10/2012 |
|
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Ms Elaine Treacy |
17/07/2012 |
|
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Mr Barry Walsh |
16/10/2012 |
|
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Mr Paschal Maher (Elected employee member) |
01/05/2014 |
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Mr Philip Casey (Elected employee member) |
01/01/2015 |
|
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Mr Kevin Healy (Elected employee member) |
01/01/2015 |
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Mr Seamus Maguire (Elected employee member) |
01/01/2015 |
|
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Mr Colm O’Gogain (Elected employee member) |
01/01/2015 |
|
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Mr Mike Quinn (CEO, ex officio) |
02/01/2015 |
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Ervia |
Mr Finbarr Kennelly |
11/12/2012 |
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Mr Michael McNicholas (CEO, ex officio) |
07/05/2013 |
|
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Ms Mari Hurley |
11/06/2013 |
|
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Mr Joe O’Flynn |
28/11/2013 (reappointed) 20/01/2015 (reappointed) |
|
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Ms Rose Hynes (Chairperson) |
28/07/2014 (reappointed) |
|
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Ms Jacqueline Hall |
01/08/2014 |
|
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Mr Laurence Crowley |
01/08/2014 (reappointed) |
|
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Mr Sean Hogan |
20/01/2015 |
|
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Mr James Martin |
20/01/2015 (resigned 27/03/2015) |
|
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Ms Celine Fitzgerald |
20/01/2015 |
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Mr Peter Cross |
20/01/2015 |
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EirGrid |
Dr Gary Healy |
15/09/2011 |
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*Ms Regina Moran |
15/09/2011 |
|
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*Mr Liam O’Halloran |
15/09/2011 |
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Ms Bride Rosney |
15/09/2011 |
|
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Ms Doireann Barry (staff representative) |
22/12/2011 |
|
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Mr Fintan Slye (CEO, ex officio) |
17/07/2013 |
|
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Mr John O’Connor (Chairperson) |
12/11/2013 |
|
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Dr Joan Smyth |
16/06/2014 (reappointed) |
|
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Mr Richard Sterling |
16/06/2014 (reappointed) |
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**Mr Gerry Walsh |
22/07/2015 |
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**Mr Michael Hand |
22/07/2015 |
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ESB |
Ms Noreen Wright |
28/06/2011 |
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Mr Seamus Mallon |
03/05/2011 (reappointed) |
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Ms Anne Butler |
13/11/2012 |
|
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Mr Lochlann Quinn (Chairperson) |
22/01/2013 (reappointed) |
|
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Mr Pat O’Doherty (CEO, ex officio) |
09/01/2013 |
|
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*Ms Noreen O’Kelly |
23/04/2013 |
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Mr Dave Byrne (Elected employee member) |
01/01/2015 |
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Mr Sean Kelly (Elected employee member) |
01/01/2015 |
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Mr Tony Merriman (Elected employee member) |
01/01/2015 |
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Mr Peter O’Sullivan (Elected employee member) |
01/01/2015 |
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**Ms Ellvena Graham (Chairperson) |
14/07/2015 |
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**Mr Andrew Hastings |
14/07/2015 |
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Irish National Petroleum Corporation (INPC) |
Mr Sean Fitzgerald |
01/06/2011 (reappointed) (retired 11/07/2013) |
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Mr Vincent Caffrey |
01/06/2011 (reappointed) (retired 11/07/2013) |
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Ms Aoife MacEvilly (DCENR Rep) |
11/04/2011 18/07/2012 (reappointed) 01/08/2014 (reappointed) (resigned 26/09/2014) |
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Mr Aidan Donnelly (Chairperson) |
18/07/2012 (reappointed) 01/08/2014 (reappointed) 01/08/2015 (reappointed) |
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Mr Pat Meehan (CEO, ex officio) |
10/07/2013 01/08/2014 (reappointed) 01/08/2015 (reappointed) |
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Ms Una Dixon (DCENR Rep) |
29/09/2014 (appointed on a temp basis until 31/12/2014) 01/01/2015 (reappointed on a temp basis until 31/12/2015) 01/01/2016 (reappointed for 9 months until 30/09/2016) |
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National Oil Reserves Agency (NORA) |
Ms Aoife MacEvilly |
11/04/2011 (resigned 26/09/2014) |
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Mr Aidan Donnelly (Chairperson) |
10/07/2013 (reappointed) |
|
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Mr Pat Meehan (CEO, ex officio) |
01/01/2013 (reappointed) |
|
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Mr Oliver Whelan |
11/04/2013 (reappointed) (resigned 22/11/2014) |
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*Mr Terry Nolan |
14/10/2013 |
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Mr Hugh O’Donnell |
01/01/2014 (resigned 15/04/2015) |
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Mr Frank O’Flynn |
14/05/2015 |
|
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Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) |
*Ms Julie O’Neill** (Chairperson) |
15/09/2011 01/05/2013 (reappointed) 01/05/2015 (appointed as Chairperson) |
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Dr Brian Motherway (CEO, ex offico) |
01/05/2012 01/05/2015 (reappointed) |
|
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Mr Michael Conlon |
15/09/2011 (resigned on 21/08/2012) |
|
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Dr. Edgar Morgenroth |
24/04/2012 01/05/2013 (reappointed) |
|
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Ms. Anne Farrell |
24/04/2012 27/05/2014 (reappointed) |
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Mr. Declan Waugh |
29/05/2012 (retired 01/05/2014) |
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Ms. Michelle Green |
29/05/2012 27/05/2014 (reappointed) |
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Mr. Brian Carroll (DCENR rep) |
26/06/2012 (reappointed) 06/05/2015 (reappointed) |
|
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Mr Brendan Halligan (Chairperson) |
01/10/2012 (reappointed) |
|
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Ms Anne Connolly |
02/05/2013 06/05/2015 (reappointed) |
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Mr Pat Gilroy |
14/05/2013 06/05/2015 (reappointed) |
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Mr Michael McGarry |
14/05/2013 |
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**Dr. Peter Brennan |
06/05/2015 |
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**Dr. Lisa Ryan |
06/05/2015 |
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**Mr Michael Wall |
06/05/2015 |
|
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**Mr Paddy Phelan |
06/05/2015 |
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TG4 |
Mr. Micheál Seoighe (on nomination of Joint Oireachtas Committee) |
17/04/2012 |
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Ms. Mairad Ní Cheoinín (on nomination of Joint Oireachtas Committee) |
17/04/2012 |
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*Mr. Joe Connolly |
17/04/2012 |
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*Mr. Des Geraghty |
17/04/2012 |
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Ms. Andra Ní alaithe |
17/04/2012 |
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Ms Mairead Nic Suibhne |
17/04/2012 |
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Ms. Michelle Ní Chróinín |
17/04/2012 |
|
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Ms Siún Ní Raghallaigh (Chairperson) |
17/04/2012 |
|
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Mr Diarmuid Ó Ruiséal (staff representative) |
03/03/2015 |
|
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Ms Bríd Falconer (on nomination of Joint Oireachtas Committee) |
31/03/2015 |
|
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Mr Francis C Reidy (on nomination of Joint Oireachtas Committee) |
29/09/2015 |
|
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Digital Hub Development Agency (DHDA) |
*Mr. Paul Holden (Chairperson) |
29/05/2012 (appointed as ordinary member) 20/01/2014 (appointed as Chairperson) |
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Mr. Seamus Ratigan |
29/05/2012 |
|
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Ms Alice Davis |
24/10/2012 (reappointed) |
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Mr Philip Maguire (DCC Member) |
09/04/2013 (retired 06/10/2013) |
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Mr Owen Keegan (DCC Member) |
07/10/2013 |
|
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Ms Edel Flynn (CEO ex officio) |
19/04/2013 (resigned 27/06/2014) |
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Mr. Brendan McDonagh |
09/04/2013 09/04/2014 (reappointed) |
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Ms Katherine Licken |
04/10/2013 (reappointed) |
|
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Mr Leonard Donnelly (Chairperson) |
24/11/2012 (reappointed) |
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*Ms Claire Duignan |
20/01/2014 |
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Mr Gerry Macken (CEO, ex officio (secondee from DCC)) |
30/06/2014 |
|
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Ordnance Survey of Ireland (OSI) |
Mr. Ronan O’Reilly (Chairperson) |
22/05/2012 |
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Ms. Anne Butler |
22/05/2012 (resigned on 25/10/2012) |
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Mr. Robin Simpson |
22/05/2012 |
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Dr. Enda Howley |
22/05/2012 |
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Dr. Denis Keliher |
22/05/2012 |
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Ms. Marion Coy |
22/05/2012 |
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Mr. Justin Gleeson |
22/05/2012 |
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Ms Sandra Ryan |
22/05/2012 |
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*Mr. Padraic Jordan |
22/05/2012 |
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Mr. Oliver Hickey |
19/06/2012 |
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Mr Noel Ward |
21/12/2012 |
|
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Mining Board |
Mr Michael Neary |
17/11/2011 (reappointed) |
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Mr Michael MacGrath S.C. (Chairperson) |
02/09/2012 (reappointed) |
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Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) |
*Mr Fintan Gorman |
10/09/2013 (appointed as ordinary member on the nomination of the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government) 01/07/2015 (appointed as chairperson) |
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*Mr Peter John Nally |
10/09/2013 |
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*Mr Martin McEnroe |
26/02/2014 |
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*Mr Niall Greene |
01/07/2014 |
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*Dr Frances Lucy (on nomination of the Joint Oireachtas Committee) |
24/03/2015 |
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Mr Sean Coady |
17/11/2015 (Staff nomination) |
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*Mr Patrick Gibbons (on nomination of the Joint Oireachtas Committee) |
13/01/2016 |
* Expression of Interest received
** Appointed under revised arrangements set out in November 2014 Guidelines on Appointments to State Boards
