Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 6 July 2016
200. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of appointments she has made to State boards since the move to the Public Appointments Service two years ago to date; the names of those appointed and the relevant position on each board; the names of those persons on the short-list; the date when the short-list was provided to her; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20060/16]
View answerI refer the Deputy to my replies to Questions Nos 599 of 2 February 2016 and 872 of 14 April 2016 in relation to board appointments to bodies under my Department’s aegis.
Since 14 April 2016, I have made a number of appointments as set out in the following table.
TABLE: Appointments to State boards from 14 April 2016 to date
|
Board |
Name of appointee |
|
National Concert Hall |
Maura Mc Grath (Chair) James Cavanagh Rebecca Gageby (re-appointment) Gerard Gillen Eleanor Mc Evoy Máire O’Connor Michael O’Donovan John Reynolds Don Thornhill |
|
Irish Film Board |
Annie Doona (Chair) |
|
National Museum of Ireland |
Catherine Heaney (Chair) John Bowen Mary Crotty Ambrose Loughlin Judith McCarthy Denise Moroney Declan Nelson Gearóid Ó Tuathaigh Andrew Power Lynn Scarff Virginia Teehan Aidan Walsh Ingrid Hook (RDS nominee) Kathleen James-Chakraborty (RIA nominee) Mary O’Dowd (RIA nominee) Karen Wilson (NMI staff representative) |
Other than in the case of nominees/staff representative, all of these appointments were made under the www.stateboards.ie process from shortlists provided to my Department by the Public Appointments Service (PAS) of candidates deemed suitable for appointment to the boards in question. The shortlists in question were forwarded to my Department on the following dates:
- Irish Film Board - 19 January 2016;
- National Concert Hall – 26 January 2016;
- National Museum of Ireland – 8 February 2016.
I did not feel it appropriate to make appointments from these shortlists at the end of the previous Government’s term of office or during the period following the General Election when the Government was in the course of being formed.
In order to protect the confidentiality of candidates, and to avoid discouraging members of the public from putting themselves forward to serve on boards, I do not propose to disclose the names of shortlisted candidates who have not been appointed to boards.
