Tuesday, 2 Feb 2016

Local Authority Staff Data

Questions (555)

Seán Crowe

Question:

555. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of staff dealing with housing, by local authority. [4465/16]

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Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government

Under section 159 of the Local Government Act 2001, each Chief Executive is responsible for staffing and organisation arrangements necessary for carrying out the functions of the local authorities for which he or she is responsible.

My Department, however, works closely with local authorities with regard to the implementation of the Government's Social Housing Strategy and in 2015 all local authorities were invited to submit staffing sanction requests to facilitate its delivery.

Furthermore, the staffing approval process was also streamlined to ensure the fast tracking of staffing sanction requests. As a result, in 2015, over four hundred local authority posts were sanctioned for recruitment, to support the delivery of the Social Housing Strategy.

Housing Adaptation Grant Data

Questions (556)

Regina Doherty

Question:

556. Deputy Regina Doherty asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of stair lifts installed and paid for, by cost of installation, by local authority, in each of the past five years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4587/16]

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Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government

My Department provides funding under the Housing Adaptation Grants for Older People and People with a Disability in relation to Private Homes and, separately, funds adaptations and extensions to social housing stock in order to address serious overcrowding and, in certain cases, to meet the needs of tenants with a disability.

Stair lifts are one element of a wide suite of works which may be eligible for grant aid. My Department does not keep data in relation to the specific works carried out under each of the measures. At local level, the detailed administration of these grants, including the assessment, approval and payment of individual grants to applicants, is the responsibility of the relevant local authority.

Question No. 557 answered with Question No. 529.

Appointments to State Boards Data

Questions (558)

Catherine Murphy

Question:

558. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government 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. [4616/16]

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Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government

Since July 2011, my Department’s website has been used as the primary mechanism for seeking expressions of interest from suitably qualified and experienced persons, for consideration as members or chairpersons of the boards of State bodies under my Department’s aegis.

In line with a Government Decision last Autumn, a Revised Model for Ministerial Appointments to State Boards, brought forward by my colleague, the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, has been put in place, operating through the Public Appointments Service, and will govern relevant future appointments. Under the revised model expressions of interest are now made directly by registering on Stateboards.ie. My Department’s website has been amended to refer any interested party to the stateboards.ie website.

Details in relation to appointments made since 2011 to date are available on my Department’s website at the following link:

http://www.environ.ie/en/Publications/CorporateServices/TransparencyData/FileDownLoad,42058,en.pdf.

In the case of certain appointments to State Boards, 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 addition, in the case of a number of boards, not all of the appointments to the body concerned are made by the Minister, and in some situations appointments are made by the Minister with the consent of another Minister. Furthermore, 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 table below outlines the current vacancies on Boards of Agencies and Bodies under my Department’s aegis:

Board	Vacancies
National Oversight and Audit Commission	1 member
Ervia	Chair and 3 members
Irish Water Safety	Chair and 1 member
Pobal	3 members
Western Development Commission	1 member
National Traveller Accommodation Consultative Committee	2 members

In addition, the Pyrite Resolution Board is in the process of seeking the appointment of an additional Board member (not a vacancy).

Angling Season

Questions (559)

Pearse Doherty

Question:

559. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will introduce a reduced rate for senior citizens on the fee payable when purchasing the various categories of angling licences; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4107/16]

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Minister of State at the Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources

Currently there is no licence required or fee payable when fishing for trout and the numerous array of coarse fish species (pike, bream, roach, trench etc.) in Ireland. In addition, no licence or fee is required for sea angling. This covers the vast majority of angling species in Ireland. The current licensing regime in Ireland contrasts with other countries world-wide where licence fees are payable for all angling activity. Anglers of all ages, therefore, currently have significant opportunity to participate in angling without cost.

The only two species for which anglers are currently required to hold and pay for a licence are salmon and sea trout. There are a range of licence options available, and the price structure for licences facilitates broad participation in salmon and sea trout angling at economic rates.

Licence fees (for salmon and sea trout) are set by the Minister of the day, having consulted with the Minister for Public Enterprise and Reform, and any changes in fees normally reflect movement in the Consumer Price Index. In this regard, reflecting the prevailing economic conditions, a reduction in fees for all licence categories was introduced for the 2012 fishing season, and these reduced levels have been maintained by me as Minister. Details and costs for licence categories are available on my Department's website at www.dcenr.gov.ie.

I would also advise, regarding salmon and sea trout licences, that a fisheries conservation component was applied to all licence fees in 2007, as part of a suite of conservation measures for the management of wild fisheries. This component represents 50% of the licence fee, and income generated from this component is ring-fenced by Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) for the rehabilitation of salmon habitats and conservation measures throughout the country.

All of the proceeds of the salmon and sea trout licence fees income are reinvested, by IFI, in the conservation, protection and development of wild fisheries habitats and stocks directly, or through the Salmon Conservation Fund scheme, with a particular emphasis on prioritised investment in those rivers in most need of rehabilitation.

Fisheries Protection

Questions (560)

Pearse Doherty

Question:

560. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the levels of monitoring and surveillance in operation by the various competent authorities along the River Finn and Foyle area extension; if current surveillance levels are on par with those in operation on rivers and inland fisheries elsewhere; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4108/16]

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Minister of State at the Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources

The River Finn and Lough Foyle fall within the operational area of the Loughs Agency, a North-South Implementation Body established under the Belfast Agreement.

The Agency is subject to joint corporate governance arrangements by my Department and the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development in Northern Ireland under the North-South Ministerial Council.

The protection, conservation and development of fisheries in the River Finn and Lough Foyle is a day-to-day operational matter for the Agency. I have asked the Agency to respond directly to the Deputy.

Energy Schemes

Questions (561)

Michael Creed

Question:

561. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if public buildings, including schools, are eligible for financial assistance from his Department, or from the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland, in respect of energy efficiency measures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4184/16]

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Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources

The Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) provides technical assistance and support to public sector bodies and schools to help them to meet the challenging target set for the public sector of improving energy efficiency by 33% by 2020. The public sector is currently half way to this target.

Assistance for public sector bodies is available under the SEAI's Public Sector Programme, where energy management training, technical advice, and funding for project development (including energy efficiency upgrades to public buildings), is provided. More information is available at: http://www.seai.ie/Your_Business/Public_Sector/.

The “Energy in Education” Programme provides training and guidance in energy management to schools. It helps them better monitor and manage their energy use and identify how they can become more energy efficient and reduce their energy spend. This has been proven to be an effective approach in helping schools make significant savings on their energy spend, freeing up funds they would otherwise spend on energy for their other priorities. Schools have demonstrated they can save up to 10% on energy bills through low or no cost energy saving measures and save significantly more by implementing upgrades like boiler controls and lighting upgrades. Further information on this initiative is available on the SEAI website at: http://www.energyineducation.ie/Energy_In_Education/.

There is also an opportunity for schools to participate in the Better Energy Communities initiative operated by the SEAI by combining with other community partners. This initiative will make available up to €20 million in funding provided by my Department in 2016. Details of this programme including guidelines and application forms are available on the SEAI website at: http://www.seai.ie/grants/better_energy_communities. The closing date for completed applications is 26 February.

The SEAI would be happy to provide the Deputy with more information on the operation of these programmes and schemes. They can be contacted using the dedicated email for Oireachtas members at oireachtas@seai.ie.

Fisheries Protection

Questions (562)

Ciara Conway

Question:

562. Deputy Ciara Conway asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources for specifics on the 2015 eel review by Inland Fisheries Ireland; if the survey will be conducted over the course of the eel season, that is 15 June to the end of October; what the payment structure will be; if local knowledge and boats will be used; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3958/16]

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Minister of State at the Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources

Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) concluded a comprehensive public consultation process on Ireland's Eel Management Plan as part of the 2015 review, under EU Council Regulation 1100/2007. The consultation afforded stakeholders the opportunity to make written submissions on all aspects of eel fishing in Ireland. The process also included a review of the status of the eel stocks nationally and the potential for any commercial fishery in the future. Copies of all relevant documents are available on the IFI website: www.fisheriesireland.ie.

Based on management advice from IFI, and having considered all aspects of their report, the existing conservation measures in Ireland’s Eel Management Plan (EMP) agreed by the EU under EC Regulation 1100/2007 will remain in place up to mid-2018.

In addition, I have secured funding for a new collaborative research initiative, to start in 2016, involving IFI scientists and a number of former eel fishermen, to further develop national knowledge of the species and its medium to longer term potential for recovery. This will facilitate a better informed decision on the outlook for the stock over the next few years and beyond, and also the prospects for a return to commercial fishing activity. The research initiative will be planned by IFI having regard to the fundamental scientific priorities for developing additional knowledge and data. Structural and operational details of the 2016 phase of the initiative will be available once the core scientific planning is complete.

Broadband Service Provision

Questions (563, 564)

Robert Troy

Question:

563. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the timeframe for the roll-out of broadband at Cullenhugh, Ballinalack, Mullingar, County Westmeath, given that families from this area are still without access to broadband which is unacceptable. [4007/16]

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Robert Troy

Question:

564. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will implement broadband in the Ballinea area of Mullingar, County Westmeath. [4109/16]

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Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources

I propose to take Questions Nos. 563 and 564 together.

The Government’s National Broadband Plan (NBP) aims to ensure that every citizen and business, regardless of location, has access to a high quality, high speed broadband service. This will be achieved through a combination of commercial investments and a State led intervention in areas where commercial services will not be provided.

The commercial telecommunications sector is currently investing approximately €2.5 billion in network upgrades and enhanced services. These very significant investments represent a step change in the quality of broadband services available.

On the 22 December 2015, I formally launched the procurement process for the State Intervention to provide high quality, high speed broadband to all premises in Ireland that may not be served through commercial investment. The formal procurement commenced with the publication of the Project Information Memorandum and the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire. In addition, my Department also published:

- the National Intervention Strategy – updated in December 2015, which takes account of responses to the public consultation which took place in July 2015 and subsequent expert analysis; and

- the High Speed Broadband Map 2020 which follows ongoing engagement with industry and public consultation.

The Intervention strategy sets out a detailed service specification including a requirement that the State-funded network must be capable of delivering high-quality, high speed broadband of at least 30mbps download and 6mbps upload. It must also be capable of catering for higher performance in the future so as to keep pace with consumer demand.

The 2020 map is available at www.broadband.gov.ie. The map shows Ireland with two colours, BLUE and AMBER.

The areas marked BLUE represent those areas where commercial providers are either currently delivering or have plans to deliver high speed broadband services by the end of 2016. The areas marked AMBER represent the target areas for the proposed State intervention and includes the townlands of Cullenhugh, Ballinalack and Ballina, County Westmeath. Members of the public can see whether their individual premise is in the BLUE or AMBER area by inserting their Eircode, and/or address, or scrolling through the map.

In this context, the NBP proposes that through the combination of commercial investment and State intervention, 85% of addresses in Ireland will have access to high speed services by 2018, with all addresses passed by 2020.

More generally, I am informed by the commercial operators that next generation broadband services have been rolled out to over 20,000 premises to date in County Westmeath with over 6,000 more expected to be serviced by commercial investment. Almost 17,000 remaining premises in County Westmeath will be covered either by further commercial investment or the proposed State intervention.

Legislative Programme

Questions (565)

Charlie McConalogue

Question:

565. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if the recently published White Papers on energy (details supplied) will be enacted as soon as possible; if they will be in place before Dáil Éireann dissolves; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4145/16]

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Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources

I published the Energy White Paper - Ireland’s Transition to a Low Carbon Energy Future 2015-2030 - in December 2015. The White Paper sets out the high-level framework for energy policy out to 2030. It includes over 90 actions which will be implemented with delivery timelines provided for key actions. My Department will lead on the implementation of the White Paper in conjunction with other Government Departments, Agencies, stakeholders and citizens.

Broadband Service Provision

Questions (566)

Pádraig MacLochlainn

Question:

566. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources when an efibre upgrade will be rolled out at Bridgend in County Donegal, as Bridgend is designated as a second tier town by Donegal County Council, and is strategically well located on the border and on the Derry-Letterkenny gateway, with much potential for economic development and investment. [4151/16]

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Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources

- the National Intervention Strategy – updated in December 2015, which takes account of responses to the public consultation which took place in July 2015 and subsequent expert analysis; and

- the High Speed Broadband Map 2020 which follows ongoing engagement with industry and public consultation.

Given the quality of the services we wish to see delivered, and based on the current absence of significant fibre networks in many parts of Ireland, it is likely that fibre will play a major role in any proposed solution. However, the technology platforms that will provide the final connectivity to the premises will be a matter for commercial operators to decide on in line with EU State Aid guidelines.

The 2020 map is available at www.broadband.gov.ie. The map shows Ireland with two colours, BLUE and AMBER.

The areas marked BLUE represent those areas where commercial providers are either currently delivering or have plans to deliver high speed broadband services by the end of 2016 and includes Bridge End, County Donegal. Where parts of the town or its environs are not covered by commercial high speed services, these will be the target for the State intervention.

The areas marked AMBER represent the target areas for the proposed State intervention. Members of the public can see whether their individual premise is in the BLUE or AMBER area by inserting their Eircode, and/or address, or scrolling through the map.

The Government is determined to ensure that the network in the AMBER area is built out as quickly as possible and engagement with industry stakeholders has indicated that this could be achieved within 3-5 years of the contract award. In this context, the NBP proposes that through the combination of commercial investment and State intervention, 85% of addresses in Ireland will have access to high speed services by 2018, with all addresses passed by 2020.

More generally I am informed by the commercial operators that next generation broadband services have been rolled out to over 21,000 premises to date in County Donegal, with over 27,000 additional premises expected to be served by end 2016. The remaining 52,000 premises in County Donegal will be covered by commercial investment or be the target of the proposed State intervention under the National Broadband Plan. The breakdown of premises covered, per townland, is available on the High Speed Broadband Map at www.broadband.gov.ie.

Broadband Service Provision

Questions (567)

Willie Penrose

Question:

567. Deputy Willie Penrose asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources when broadband will be provided to villages (details supplied) in County Westmeath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4445/16]

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Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources

- the National Intervention Strategy – updated in December 2015, which takes account of responses to the public consultation which took place in July 2015 and subsequent expert analysis; and

- the High Speed Broadband Map 2020 which follows ongoing engagement with industry and public consultation.

The 2020 map is available at www.broadband.gov.ie. The map shows Ireland with two colours, BLUE and AMBER.

The areas marked BLUE represent those areas where commercial providers are either currently delivering or have plans to deliver high speed broadband services by the end of 2016.

The areas marked AMBER represent the target areas for the proposed State intervention and includes the townlands of Streamstown (Ed Noughaval), Streamstown (Ed Ardnagraph), Streamstown (Moycashel By), Ballymore, Ballynacargy, Finea, Castletown-Geoghegan in the townland of Castletown (Moycashel By) and Boher in the townland of Rowe or Toordillon, County Westmeath. Members of the public can see whether their individual premise is in the BLUE or AMBER area by inserting their Eircode, and/or address, or scrolling through the map. The map also provides detailed information on over 50,000 townlands throughout the entire country including Co. Westmeath.

Appointments to State Boards Data

Questions (568)

Catherine Murphy

Question:

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]

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Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources

There 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.

Board	Name of appointee	Date of appointment
An Post	Mr Peter Ormond	08/03/2011
	Mr James Wrynn	15/09/2011
	Mr Paul Henry	15/09/2011
	Mr Noel Adamson (Worker director)	01/11/2012
	Mr Patrick Compton (Worker director)	01/11/2012
	Mr Thomas Devlin (Worker director)	01/11/2012
	Mr William Mooney (Worker director)	01/11/2012
	Ms Martina O’Connell (Worker director)	01/11/2012
	Mr William Scally	11/12/2012
	Ms Lorraine Tormey (Elected postmaster member)	01/01/2013 01/01/2016 (reappointed)
	Mr Christoph Mueller (Chairperson)	26/03/2013
	*Mr Tom O’Brien	11/06/2013
	Mr Donal Connell (CEO, ex officio)	14/08/2013 (reappointed)
	Ms Jennifer Loftus	07/03/2014
	Mr Ed Murray	07/03/2014
	*Mr Dermot Divilly (Chairman designate)	01/12/2015

RTE	Mr Noel Curran (Director General, ex officio)	01/02/2014 (reappointed)
	Ms Moya Doherty (Chairperson)	04/11/2014
	*Mr Frank Hannigan	04/11/2014
	Ms Deborah Kelleher	04/11/2014
	Mr P.J. Matthews	04/11/2014
	Ms Anne O’Leary	04/11/2014
	Mr Fergus Armstrong	04/11/2014 (reappointed)
	Mr Aengus MacGrianna (staff representative)	04/11/2014
	Mr Padraig O’Ceidigh (on nomination of Joint Oireachtas Committee)	17/02/2015
	Mr Shane Naughton (on nomination of Joint Oireachtas Committee)	17/02/2015
	Ms Fionnuala Sheehan (on nomination of Joint Oireachtas Committee)	17/02/2015
	*Ms Margaret Ward (on nomination of Joint Oireachtas Committee)	17/02/2015

Broadcasting Authority of Ireland	Mr Séamus Martin	28/01/2014 (on an interim basis) 17/02/2015 (reappointed)
	Dr Pauric Travers (Chairperson)	02/12/2014
	*Mr Alan McDonnell	02/12/2014
	*Ms Claire Duignan	02/12/2014
	*Ms Grace Smith	02/12/2014
	Professor Maeve McDonagh (on the nomination of Joint Oireachtas Committee)	17/02/2015
	*Dr Rosemary Day (on the nomination of Joint Oireachtas Committee)	17/02/2015
	*Mr Denis Wolinski (on the nomination of Joint Oireachtas Committee)	17/02/2015
	Mr Seán Ó Mórdha (on the nomination of Joint Oireachtas Committee)	17/02/2015

Bord na Móna	Ms Denise Cronin	15/09/2011
	*Mr. John Horgan (Chairperson)	24/04/2012 (appointed as member) 27/09/2012 (appointed as chairperson)
	Mr Gabriel D’Arcy (CEO, ex officio)	01/02/2013 (resigned October 2014)
	Mr John V Farrelly	17/06/2014
	*Mr Denis Leonard	17/06/2014
	Mr Gerard O’Donoghue	02/10/2012
	Ms Elaine Treacy	17/07/2012
	Mr Barry Walsh	16/10/2012
	Mr Paschal Maher (Elected employee member)	01/05/2014
	Mr Philip Casey (Elected employee member)	01/01/2015
	Mr Kevin Healy (Elected employee member)	01/01/2015
	Mr Seamus Maguire (Elected employee member)	01/01/2015
	Mr Colm O’Gogain (Elected employee member)	01/01/2015
	Mr Mike Quinn (CEO, ex officio)	02/01/2015

Ervia	Mr Finbarr Kennelly	11/12/2012
	Mr Michael McNicholas (CEO, ex officio)	07/05/2013
	Ms Mari Hurley	11/06/2013
	Mr Joe O’Flynn	28/11/2013 (reappointed) 20/01/2015 (reappointed)
	Ms Rose Hynes (Chairperson)	28/07/2014 (reappointed)
	Ms Jacqueline Hall	01/08/2014
	Mr Laurence Crowley	01/08/2014 (reappointed)
	Mr Sean Hogan	20/01/2015
	Mr James Martin	20/01/2015 (resigned 27/03/2015)
	Ms Celine Fitzgerald	20/01/2015
	Mr Peter Cross	20/01/2015

EirGrid	Dr Gary Healy	15/09/2011
	*Ms Regina Moran	15/09/2011
	*Mr Liam O’Halloran	15/09/2011
	Ms Bride Rosney	15/09/2011
	Ms Doireann Barry (staff representative)	22/12/2011
	Mr Fintan Slye (CEO, ex officio)	17/07/2013
	Mr John O’Connor (Chairperson)	12/11/2013
	Dr Joan Smyth	16/06/2014 (reappointed)
	Mr Richard Sterling	16/06/2014 (reappointed)
	**Mr Gerry Walsh	22/07/2015
	**Mr Michael Hand	22/07/2015

ESB	Ms Noreen Wright	28/06/2011
	Mr Seamus Mallon	03/05/2011 (reappointed)
	Ms Anne Butler	13/11/2012
	Mr Lochlann Quinn (Chairperson)	22/01/2013 (reappointed)
	Mr Pat O’Doherty (CEO, ex officio)	09/01/2013
	*Ms Noreen O’Kelly	23/04/2013
	Mr Dave Byrne (Elected employee member)	01/01/2015
	Mr Sean Kelly (Elected employee member)	01/01/2015
	Mr Tony Merriman (Elected employee member)	01/01/2015
	Mr Peter O’Sullivan (Elected employee member)	01/01/2015
	**Ms Ellvena Graham (Chairperson)	14/07/2015
	**Mr Andrew Hastings	14/07/2015

Irish National Petroleum Corporation (INPC)	Mr Sean Fitzgerald	01/06/2011 (reappointed) (retired 11/07/2013)
	Mr Vincent Caffrey	01/06/2011 (reappointed) (retired 11/07/2013)
	Ms Aoife MacEvilly (DCENR Rep)	11/04/2011 18/07/2012 (reappointed) 01/08/2014 (reappointed) (resigned 26/09/2014)
	Mr Aidan Donnelly (Chairperson)	18/07/2012 (reappointed) 01/08/2014 (reappointed) 01/08/2015 (reappointed)
	Mr Pat Meehan (CEO, ex officio)	10/07/2013 01/08/2014 (reappointed) 01/08/2015 (reappointed)
	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)

National Oil Reserves Agency (NORA)	Ms Aoife MacEvilly	11/04/2011 (resigned 26/09/2014)
	Mr Aidan Donnelly (Chairperson)	10/07/2013 (reappointed)
	Mr Pat Meehan (CEO, ex officio)	01/01/2013 (reappointed)
	Mr Oliver Whelan	11/04/2013 (reappointed) (resigned 22/11/2014)
	*Mr Terry Nolan	14/10/2013
	Mr Hugh O’Donnell	01/01/2014 (resigned 15/04/2015)
	Mr Frank O’Flynn	14/05/2015

Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI)	Ms Julie O’Neill* (Chairperson)	15/09/2011 01/05/2013 (reappointed) 01/05/2015 (appointed as Chairperson)
	Dr Brian Motherway (CEO, ex offico)	01/05/2012 01/05/2015 (reappointed)
	Mr Michael Conlon	15/09/2011 (resigned on 21/08/2012)
	Dr. Edgar Morgenroth	24/04/2012 01/05/2013 (reappointed)
	Ms. Anne Farrell	24/04/2012 27/05/2014 (reappointed)
	Mr. Declan Waugh	29/05/2012 (retired 01/05/2014)
	Ms. Michelle Green	29/05/2012 27/05/2014 (reappointed)
	Mr. Brian Carroll (DCENR rep)	26/06/2012 (reappointed) 06/05/2015 (reappointed)
	Mr Brendan Halligan (Chairperson)	01/10/2012 (reappointed)
	Ms Anne Connolly	02/05/2013 06/05/2015 (reappointed)
	Mr Pat Gilroy	14/05/2013 06/05/2015 (reappointed)
	Mr Michael McGarry	14/05/2013
	**Dr. Peter Brennan	06/05/2015
	**Dr. Lisa Ryan	06/05/2015
	**Mr Michael Wall	06/05/2015
	**Mr Paddy Phelan	06/05/2015

TG4	Mr. Micheál Seoighe (on nomination of Joint Oireachtas Committee)	17/04/2012
	Ms. Mairad Ní Cheoinín (on nomination of Joint Oireachtas Committee)	17/04/2012
	*Mr. Joe Connolly	17/04/2012
	*Mr. Des Geraghty	17/04/2012
	Ms. Andra Ní alaithe	17/04/2012
	Ms Mairead Nic Suibhne	17/04/2012
	Ms. Michelle Ní Chróinín	17/04/2012
	Ms Siún Ní Raghallaigh (Chairperson)	17/04/2012
	Mr Diarmuid Ó Ruiséal (staff representative)	03/03/2015
	Ms Bríd Falconer (on nomination of Joint Oireachtas Committee)	31/03/2015
	Mr Francis C Reidy (on nomination of Joint Oireachtas Committee)	29/09/2015

Digital Hub Development Agency (DHDA)	*Mr. Paul Holden (Chairperson)	29/05/2012 (appointed as ordinary member) 20/01/2014 (appointed as Chairperson)
	Mr. Seamus Ratigan	29/05/2012
	Ms Alice Davis	24/10/2012 (reappointed)
	Mr Philip Maguire (DCC Member)	09/04/2013 (retired 06/10/2013)
	Mr Owen Keegan (DCC Member)	07/10/2013
	Ms Edel Flynn (CEO ex officio)	19/04/2013 (resigned 27/06/2014)
	Mr. Brendan McDonagh	09/04/2013 09/04/2014 (reappointed)
	Ms Katherine Licken	04/10/2013 (reappointed)
	Mr Leonard Donnelly (Chairperson)	24/11/2012 (reappointed)
	*Ms Claire Duignan	20/01/2014
	Mr Gerry Macken (CEO, ex officio (secondee from DCC))	30/06/2014

Ordnance Survey of Ireland (OSI)	Mr. Ronan O’Reilly (Chairperson)	22/05/2012
	Ms. Anne Butler	22/05/2012 (resigned on 25/10/2012)
	Mr. Robin Simpson	22/05/2012
	Dr. Enda Howley	22/05/2012
	Dr. Denis Keliher	22/05/2012
	Ms. Marion Coy	22/05/2012
	Mr. Justin Gleeson	22/05/2012
	Ms Sandra Ryan	22/05/2012
	*Mr. Padraic Jordan	22/05/2012
	Mr. Oliver Hickey	19/06/2012
	Mr Noel Ward	21/12/2012

Mining Board	Mr Michael Neary	17/11/2011 (reappointed)
	Mr Michael MacGrath S.C. (Chairperson)	02/09/2012 (reappointed)

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)
	*Mr Peter John Nally	10/09/2013
	*Mr Martin McEnroe	26/02/2014
	*Mr Niall Greene	01/07/2014
	*Dr Frances Lucy (on nomination of the Joint Oireachtas Committee)	24/03/2015
	Mr Sean Coady	17/11/2015 (Staff nomination)
	*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

Departmental Bodies Expenditure

Questions (569, 583)

Martin Ferris

Question:

569. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount of taxpayers' money that has been spent, that has been committed to be spent and is projected to be spent on legal advice in respect of freedom of information in respect of Sport Ireland and its predecessor the National Sports Campus Development Authority in each of the years, 2012 to 2016. [4486/16]

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Martin Ferris

Question:

583. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport in respect of Sport Ireland and its predecessor the National Sports Campus Development Authority, the amount of taxpayers' money that has been spent, that has been committed to be spent and that is projected to be spent on legal advice regarding freedom of information in each of the years, 2012 to 2016. [4210/16]

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Written answers

Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport

I propose to take Questions Nos. 569 and 583 together.

I have referred the Deputy's question to Sport Ireland for direct response in relation to expenditure on legal advice by the Authority or by Sport Ireland relating to Freedom of Information since 2012. I would ask the Deputy to inform my office if a reply is not received within 10 days.