Dáil Éireann Debate, Friday - 16 September 2016
1838. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the board appointments he has made since taking office; the board vacancies which exist within the agencies and authorities his Department has responsibility for; and the process within which new board appointments have been made. [26101/16]
View answerSince being appointed as Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, I have made four re-appointments to fill vacancies on 3 boards of State Bodies under my responsibility. The re-appointments of these 4 directors were made on the basis of recommendations from the relevant Chairs and/or officials of my Department.
Board appointments are generally made in accordance with the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform Guidelines on State Board Appointments. Under these Guidelines, the Public Appointments Service (PAS) advertises vacancies on the State Boards portal, www.stateboards.ie, is responsible for establishing Assessment Panels to assess all applications, and notifies my Department of all candidates that meet the advertised criteria. Where a re-appointment is proposed the PAS process does not apply.
In relation to all other vacancies on boards under my remit, I am currently considering means by which these processes can be enhanced to ensure in so far as possible the best appointments are made to the Boards of the State Bodies under my responsibility.
A full list of membership and vacancies can be found on my Departments website at the following link http://www.dttas.ie/corporate/english/state-board-membership-and-approved-fees.
