State Bodies Data

Thursday, 21 June 2018

Questions (87)

Michael McGrath

Question:

87. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of positions on the board in respect of the board of agencies and commercial State companies under his Department’s aegis in tabular form; the quorum required for a board meeting; the number of ministerial appointee vacancies on the board to date; the length of time the ministerial appointee vacancy has been present for each vacancy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27225/18]

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Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform

The details requested by the Deputy are set out in the following table.

Name of Body	Number of positions on the Board	Quorum required for meeting of the Board	Number of Ministerial Appointee Vacancies on the Board to Date	Length of time the Ministerial Appointee vacancy has been present for each vacancy
Public Appointments Service	9	5	0	N/A*
National Shared Services Office	9	6	0	N/A
Institute of Public Administration	12	6	0	N/A**
Economic and Social Research Institute	14	3	0	N/A**

* CEO is ex offico and other three board members nominated by the Minister for Health, Minister for Justice and Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government

** These bodies are companies limited by guarantee, in receipt of grant funding from the Department, and are classified as public bodies for the purposes of certain legislation. They are also registered charities. The Board / Council are appointed in line with the relevant Memorandum and Articles of Association.