Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 10 December 2019
159. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the agencies or organisations under the remit of his Department; the number that have boards; the number of positions on each board; the number of vacant positions; and the agencies or organisations that have boards whose members have an obligation to appear before committees of the Houses of the Oireachtas. [51500/19]
View answerThe bodies under the aegis of my Department and the requested information regarding Board membership for each is set out in the following table.
| Organisation | Number of Board Members | Number of vacant positions | Obligation to appear before committees of the Houses of the Oireachtas |
| National Shared Services Office | 9 | 0 | In their capacity as Board Members, no obligation to appear before committees of the Houses of the Oireachtas. |
| Public Appointments Service | 9 | 0 | In their capacity as Board Members, no obligation to appear before committees of the Houses of the Oireachtas. |
| Office of Public Works | 3 | 0 | In their capacity as Board Members, no obligation to appear before committees of the Houses of the Oireachtas. |
| State Laboratory | - | - | - |
| Office of the Ombudsman | - | - | - |
| National Lottery Regulator | - | - | - |
The Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) and the Institute of Public Administration (IPA) are not State bodies, although they receive a grant from my Department.
