State Bodies

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 4 October 2016

Tuesday, 4 October 2016

Questions (539)

Clare Daly

Question:

539. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will clarify his response to Parliamentary Question No. 686 of 12 July 2016, in which he stated (details supplied), in view of the fact that on the same day the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform stated in Parliamentary Question No. 449 of 12 July 2016 that he had sanctioned the reappointment of the chief executive officer based on the strength of the business case presented to him, which was strongly supported by the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine. [28506/16]

Written answers

Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine

The matter referred to by the Deputy was still under consideration in my Department as stated in the PQ of 12 July 2016.

My Department had submitted a case to the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform for the reappointment of the CEO of HRI on 15th January 2016, based on a case made by the Chairman of HRI, and with the approval of the then Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine.

On 21st June 2016, my Department received a letter from the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform conveying sanction for the reappointment.

Sanction had not been conveyed to HRI at that point, however, as having taken up office, I wished to have time to consider the matter further.