Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 17 May 2016
135. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 230 of 20 April 2016, when she will provide the information promised on appointments to State boards, agencies and bodies; the reason for the delay; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10409/16]
View answerThe Programme for Government states that in November 2014, a new system for appointments to state boards, including an independent, centralised application and short-listing process run by the Public Appointments Service was introduced. In the first year of operation, over 4,200 applications were submitted.
Under this system, in making board appointments, ministers can only appoint applicants who have been vetted and shortlisted by the Public Appointments Service. The PAS will be asked to take account of diversity and balance, including gender, geography, etc.
The Government will now strengthen this system by putting it on a statutory footing by the end of 2016.
The information sought by the Deputy in Parliamentary Question No. 230, for answer on 20 April 2016 is set out in the following table. This question concerned the regional break down of all members appointed by the Government or by myself to State Boards, Agencies and Bodies in 2015 and to date in 2016.
|
Board/Agency |
Number of Appointees |
Location |
|
Classification of Films Appeal Board |
9 |
Dublin x 4 Rest of Leinster x 3 Munster x 1 Connacht x 1 |
|
Charities Regulatory Authority |
1 |
Dublin x 1 |
|
Property Registration Authority |
4 |
Dublin x 1 Rest of Leinster x 2 Connacht x 1 |
|
Property Services Regulatory Authority |
4 |
Dublin x 2 Rest of Leinster x 2 |
|
Property Services Appeal Board |
1 |
Rest of Leinster x 1 |
|
Judicial Appointments Advisory Board |
1 |
Dublin x 1 |
|
The Policing Authority Board |
9 |
Dublin x 5 Rest of Leinster x 1 Connacht x 2 Ulster x 1 |
|
Refugee Appeals Tribunal |
18 |
Dublin x 7 Rest of Leinster x 3 Munster x 6 Connacht x 2 |
|
Irish Naturalisation & Immigration Service |
15 |
Dublin x 12 Munster x 2 Ulster x 1 |
|
Office of the Refugee Applications Commissioner |
29 |
Dublin x 16 Rest of Leinster x 3 Munster x 7 Connacht x 1 Ulster x 2 |
|
Office of the Inspector of Prisons - Munster Region |
1 |
Munster x 1 |
|
Parole Board |
7 |
Dublin x 5 Rest of Leinster x 1 Munster x 1 |
|
Prison Visiting Committees |
45 |
Dublin x 12 Rest of Leinster x 13 Munster x 14 Connacht x 4 Ulster x 2 |
