Appointments to State Boards

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 9 May 2023

Tuesday, 9 May 2023

Questions (437)

Carol Nolan

Question:

437. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice if he will list all appointments to the boards of the Irish Film Classification Office and the Classification of Films Appeal Board from 1 January 2011 to date; when vacancies are next due to arise on both boards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21206/23]

Written answers

Minister for Justice

The Irish Film Classification Office (IFCO) is a statutory body, first established in 1923 pursuant to the Censorship of Films Act 1923, as amended, which has responsibility for the classification of film and video works.

I wish to advise the Deputy that the Irish Film Classification Office does not have a board. The Censorship of Films Act, 1923, as amended, provides for the appointment of a Director of Film Classification.

The Director of Film Classification is independent in the exercise of their functions. However, a person may appeal a decision of the Director of Film Classification to the Classification of Films Appeal Board. The decisions of the Appeal Board are final.

Appointments to the Classification of Films Appeal Board are governed by the Censorship of Films Act, 1923, as amended.

The information requested by the Deputy is provided in the table below.

Board Member	Date Appointed	Date Re-appointed	Date of End of Appointment
Ms. Ciara Daly	06/01/2023	-	05/01/2028
Mr. Barry Nevin	06/01/2023	-	05/01/2028
Ms. Lisa Quinn	06/01/2023	-	05/01/2028
Ms. Margaret Taylor (Chair)	07/12/2015	07/12/2020	06/12/2025
Ms. Amy Rowan	07/12/2015	07/12/2020	06/12/2025
Ms. Isabel Charleton	07/12/2015	07/12/2020	06/12/2025
Dr. Ken Fennelly	07/12/2015	07/12/2020	06/12/2025
Dr. Sean Crossan	07/12/2015	07/12/2020	06/12/2025
Mr. Ultan Murphy	07/12/2015	07/12/2020	06/12/2025
Dr. Andrew Power	07/12/2015	n/a	06/12/2020
Dr. Niamh McCole	07/12/2015	n/a	01/04/2017
Ms. Molly Buckley	07/12/2015	n/a	10/11/2016
Mr. Paul O Higgins (Chair)	21/04/2008	-	21/04/2013
Ms. Caroline Erskine	21/04/2008	-	21/04/2013
Mr. Loughlin Deegan	21/04/2008	-	21/04/2013
Ms. Barbara Farragher	21/04/2008	-	21/04/2013
Ms. Niamh Stephenson	21/04/2008	-	21/04/2013
Mr. Malcolm Byrne	21/04/2008	-	21/04/2013
Fr. Damian McNiece	29/04/2008	-	29/04/2013
Mr. Kevin Myers	21/04/2008	-	21/04/2013
Reverend Canon David Pierpoint	21/04/2008	-	21/04/2013

Details of current members of the Classification of Films Appeal Board are published on Stateboards.ie at: membership.stateboards.ie/en/board/Classification%20of%20Films%20Appeal%20Board/.