Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 9 December 2020
79. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the bodies under the aegis of his Department; and the composition of their respective board memberships, disaggregated by appointments through the Public Appointments Service or inisterial appointments in tabular form. [42484/20]
View answerAs set out in tabular format below, two Statutory Offices under the aegis of the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform have advisory boards. Details regarding the composition, membership and appointment of these boards is set out in the legislation which established both bodies.
The Department also provides grant funding to the Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) and the Institute of Public Administration (IPA). Neither organisation is a State Body, however both organisations adhere to the provisions of the Code of Practice for the Governance of State Bodies.
|
Organisation |
Total Board Members |
Appointed by the Minister following a PAS Selection Process |
|
National Shared Services Office |
9 (including the CEO as an ex-officio member) |
2 |
|
Public Appointments Service |
9 (including the CEO as an ex-officio member) |
3 |
|
Office of Public Works |
N/A |
|
|
State Laboratory |
N/A |
|
|
Office of the Ombudsman (including the Office of the Information Commissioner, the Office of the Commissioner for Environmental Information, the Standards in Public Office Commission and the Commission for Public Service Appointments) |
N/A |
|
|
Office of the Regulator of the National Lottery |
N/A |
|
|
Special EU Programmes Body |
N/A |
|
Grant Funded Organisations
|
Organisation |
Total Board Members |
Appointed by Minister following PAS Selection Process |
|
Institute of Public Administration |
14 |
0* *The IPA has a 14 member representative Board, and no members are appointed by the Minister. As set out in the Articles of Association governing the Institute, nominations are sought from different bodies and sectors of the public service every two years). |
|
Economic and Social Research Institute |
N/A |
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