I propose to take Questions Nos. 254 and 264 together.
There are currently two vacancies on State Boards that come within my Department's remit, both of which exist on the Board of IAASA. In this regard, there is one position for a Chairperson, for which a shortlist was submitted by the Public Appointments Service (PAS) to me. The selected candidate is now to meet with the Joint Oireachtas Committee for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, prior to the formal conclusion of the appointment. The second vacancy, a Ministerial nominee, will be filled following public advertisement and recruitment process conducted by PAS.
The following positions have been filled on the State Boards under my Department’s remit since I took up office on the 8th May 2016:
Irish Auditing and Accounting Supervisory Authority
1. David Devlin – Nomination of the Prescribed Accountancy Bodies was re-appointed with effect from 2 October 2016
The National Standards Authority of Ireland
1. Ms Nina Brennan – Department Representative
2. Ms Aideen Goggin – Re-appointment
3. Ms Deirdre O’Hara – Re-appointment
4. Mr Kieran Ryan – Re-appointment
5. Mr Roger Blackburn –following PAS recruitment campaign.
All of the above were appointed on 20 June 2016
IDA
1. Ms. Anne Fitzsimons - following PAS recruitment campaign with effect from 26th August 2016
2. Ms. Marian Corcoran - following PAS recruitment campaign with effect from 26th August 2016
3. Mr Dermot Mulligan – Departmental Representative with effect from 12 October 2016
Enterprise Ireland
1. Colum Horgan – Reappointment with effect from 29 August 2016
2. Geoff Meagher - Reappointment with effect from 29 August 2016.
Science Foundation Ireland
1. Rita Colwell - Reappointment with effect from 25th July 2016
2. Mary Doyle - Reappointment with effect from 25th July 2016.
Personal Injuries Assessment Board
1. Ms Breda Power, Departmental Representative – Reappointment with effect from the 26 October
Of course, neither candidates for reappointment nor Departmental representatives go through a “PAS” process.