Dáil Éireann díospóireacht -
Wednesday, 8 May 1996

Vol. 465 No. 1

Written Answers. - Appointments to State Bodies.

Dermot Ahern

Ceist:

40 Mr. D. Ahern asked the Taoiseach the persons appointed by him to the boards of semi-State companies and other organisations under the aegis of his Department since February 1995; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9074/96]

The Taoiseach

The information sought by the Deputy was provided in reply to written Question No. 109 of 20 February 1996. Since that date, the following persons have been appointed to the boards of semi-State companies and other organisations under the aegis of my Department:

Organisation	Appointment
NESC	Michael Norris, National Youth Council of Ireland
National Statistics Board	David Doyle, Department of Finance

Dermot Ahern

Ceist:

41 Mr. D. Ahern asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the persons appointed by him to the boards of semi-State companies and other organisations under the aegis of his Department since February 1995; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9075/96]

Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs (Mr. Spring)

The Agency for Personal Services Overseas, the Refugee Agency, the Irish Aid Advisory Committee and the Cultural Relations Committee come under the aegis of the Department of Foreign Affairs. Details of appointments to these organisations since February 1995 are outlined as follows:

APSO: Total Number of appointments to the Board since February 1995=9

Name	Position Filled	Details of Vacancy Filled	Appointed From-To
1. Dr. Anthony Clare	Chairperson	Replacing Mr. B. Golden	20/4/95-1998
2. Mr. Paul Cullen	Member	Replacing Ian Finlay	20/4/95-2000
3. Ms Anne Connolly	Member	Replacing M. Jennings	20/4/95-2000
4. Fr. Des McGillicuddy	Member	Replacing Fr. E. Watters	20/4/95-2000
5. Mr. Owen Curley	Member	Re-appointed to Board	20/4/95-end '95
6. Mrs. Mary Sweeney	Member	Replacing D. Field	11/12/95-2000
7. Mr. Martin Greene	Member	Dept./Foreign Affairs rep.	15/09/95-2001
8. Ms Meave Healy	Member	Replacing Ms B. Ryan	8/2/96-2001
9. Mr. Robert Hanan	Member	Replacing Mr. O. Curley	8/2/96-2001

Refugee Agency: Total Number of appointments to the Board since February 1995=14

Name	Position Filled	Details of Vacancy Filled	Appointed From-To
1. Ms Iseult O'Malley	Chairperson	Re-appointed as Chairman	1/11/95-31/10/97
2. Mr. Barry O'Hara	Member	Dept./Justice rep.	1/11/95-31/10/97
3. Ms Mary Lally	Member	Dept./Social Welfare rep.	1/11/95-31/10/97
4. Mr. Barry Murphy	Member	Dept./Foreign Affairs rep.	1/11/95-31/10/97
5. Rev. D. Clifford	Observer	Re-appointed as observer	1/11/95-31/10/97
6. Ms Wendy Cox	Observer	Re-appointed as observer	1/11/95-31/10/97
7. Col. J. Croke	Observer	Re-appointed as observer	1/11/95-31/10/97
8. Mr. Sten Broneé	Observer	Re-appointed as observer	1/11/95-31/10/97
9. Mr. David Keane	Observer	Re-appointed as observer	1/11/95-31/10/97
10. Sr. P. Sinnott	Observer	Re-appointed as observer	1/11/95-31/10/97
11. Mr. Robert McLean	Member	Dept./Enterprise and Employment	1/11/95-31/10/97
12. Mr. Colm Ó Maoláin	Member	Dept./Education	1/11/95-31/10/97
13. Ms N. O'Sullivan	Member	Dept./Health	1/11/95-31/10/97
14. Mr. Frank Donoghue	Member	Dept./Environment	1/11/95-31/10/97

IAAC: Total Number of appointments to the Board since February 1995=14

Name	Position Filled	Details of Vacancy Filled	Appointed From-To
1. Prof. John Kelly	Chairperson	Re-appointed as Chairman	1/11/95-31/10/96
2. Mr. Howard Dalzell	Member	Re-appointed	1/11/95-31/10/96
3. Mr. Justin Kilcullen	Member	Re-appointed	1/11/95-31/10/96
4. Mr. John O'Shea	Member	Re-appointed	1/11/95-31/10/96
5. Ms Deirdre Farrell	Member	Re-appointed	1/11/95-31/10/96
6. Mr. Garrett Sheehan	Member	Re-appointed	1/11/95-31/10/96
7. Mr. John Gogan	Member	Re-appointed	1/11/95-31/10/96
8. Ms G. Fitzgerald	Member	Re-appointed	1/11/95-31/10/96
9. Ms C. McElwhaine	Member	Re-appointed	1/11/95-31/10/96
10. Mr. Ml. O'Donnell	Member	Re-appointed	1/11/95-31/10/96
11. Ms Mary Jennings	Member	Re-appointed	1/11/95-31/10/96
12. Mr. P. McGuckian	Member	Re-appointed	1/11/95-31/10/96
13. Mr. Seán Byrne	Member	Replacing T. Burke	Nov. '95-Nov. '96
14. Ms Sylda Langford	Member	Replacing M. Considine	Nov. '95-Nov. '96

Cultural Relations Committee: Total Number of appointments to the Committee since February 1995=18

A new Cultural Relations Committee for 1996-97 has been appointed and had its first meeting on 30 April 1996.

Brendan Kennelly (Chairman)	Academic and poet
John Behan	Artist, member of Aosdána
Siobhán Bourke	Theatre Company manager
Paul Brady	Musician
Cecily Brennan	Artist, member of Aosdána
Terence Browne	Academic and writer
Ann Deeny	Teacher
T.V. Honan	Theatre Manager
Fionnuala Hunt	Musician, artist director of the Irish Chamber Orchestra
Alf MacLochlainn	Librarian
Jackie McKenna	Artist
Emer McNamara	Officer with Macra na Feirme
Chris Meehan	Musician
Adrian Munnelly	Director, Arts Council
Peter Murray	Curator, Crawford Municipal Art Gallery, Cork
Doireann Ní Bhriain	Broadcaster; Irish commissioner of “L'Imaginaire Irlandais”
Micheál Ó Siadhail	Poet, member of Aosdána
Liz Sharkey	National Youth Federation

With regard to the Office of the Tánaiste the only agency which comes under its aegis is the National Economic and Social Forum (NESF). There is no change in the position as outlined in my reply to Question No. 112 of 20 February 1996.