Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 13 July 2017
1245. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 2040 of 20 June 2017, the number of former TDs that applied for board positions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34856/17]
View answerIn my reply to question number 2040 of 20 June 2017, I confirmed that no former TDs have been appointed to the Boards of any of the statutory bodies operating under the aegis of my Department in the period from 1st November 2014 to date. I also advised that, in line with the Guidelines on Appointments to State Boards (November 2014),appointments to State Boards are advertised on www.stateboards.ie which is operated by the Public Appointments Service.
I am advised that all applications submitted to the Public Appointments Service are confidential and used only for the purpose of assessing suitability against the specified criteria. The information sought by the Deputy is not therefore available.
