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Dáil Éireann díospóireacht -
Tuesday, 25 Jun 1996

Vol. 467 No. 4

Written Answers. - Appointments to State and Semi-State Boards.

Helen Keogh

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216 Ms Keogh asked the Minister for Justice the State and semi-State boards under the aegis of her Department; the appointments, if any, that have been made to these boards in the past year; the number of women who have been appointed by her; and the percentage of women currently on each of these boards. [13454/96]

There are no semi-State boards under the aegis of my Department. The information concerning appointments to State boards under the aegis of my Department since I took office is set out in the following tabular statement:

Name of Board

Names of Members Appointed Since 16/12/94

Number of Women Appointed by Minister Since 16/12/94

% Of Women Currently Serving on the Board

%

Censorship of Publications Board

James Ridge (Chairman)

40

Censorship of Publications Appeal Board

George Birmingham B.L.(Chairman)

2

40

Seamus Maguire

John Fanagan

Muriel McNicholas

Joanne Harmon

Censorship of Films Appeal Board

33

Commissioners of Charitable Donations and Bequests for Ireland

The Hon. Miss Justice Mary LaffoyVen. Gordon C.S. Linney

1

18

Criminal Injuries Compensation Tribunal

James Nugent S.C.Mary Flannery

4

57

Roslyn Moran-Truetzschler

Joe Hogan

Patricia Moran

Catherine Murphy

John O'Donnell

District Court Rules Committee

Gillian Hussey

1

22

Deirdre Kennedy

James McCormack

Circuit Court Rules Committee

Judge Esmond Smyth

Minister not empowered to appoint members

13

Superior Court Rules Committee

The Hon Mr. Justice Declan CostelloThe Hon Mr. Justice Keane Edward Comyn

Minister not empowered to appoint members

9

The Hon Mr. Justice Barron

The Judicial Appointments Advisory Board

The Hon Mr. Justice Liam Hamilton

2Minister is empowered to appoint three members

20

The Hon Mr. Justice Declan Costello

The Hon Mr. Justice Francis R. Spain

Peter A. Smithwick

Dermot Gleeson A.G.

James Nugent

Thomas Shaw

Jennifer Guinness

Evelyn Owens

John McGilligan

Disciplinary Tribunal provided for by Section 6 (as inserted by Section 16 of Solicitor (Amendment) Act, 1994) of the Solicitors Act, 1954

Pauline CoonanMary MorrisSean McCarthyJacqui O'DowdMaria O'Brien

4

80% of Minister's Nominees. Ten other members appointed by President of High Court

Committee on Court Practice and Procedure

8

Garda Promotion Advisory Council

Dept. of Justice Official Moore McDowell

9

Garda Síochána Complaints Board

Assistant Commissioner Peter Fitzgerald

22

Assistant Commissioner Jim McHugh

Garda Síochána Complaints Appeal Board

50

Land Registry and Registry of Deeds Interim Board

14

Registration of Title Rules Committee

50

Mountjoy Prison Visiting Committee

Nuala FennellMavis Arnold

2

42

Tom Leydon

Peter Counihan

James Woulfe

Michael Burke

Wheatfield Place of Detention Visiting Committee

Fidelma CollinsPadraig O'Sullivan

4

33

Michael Conroy

Pat Creed

Frank Feerey

Sean O'Callaghan

Margaret Vaughan

Mary Forest

Frank McDermott

Laurie Ennis

John Burns

Cllr P.J. Hourican

Shanganagh Castle Visiting Committee

Ann Reid KellyMairin de Burca

2

58

Steve Nalty

St. Patrick's Institution Visiting Committee

James TullyIna Murphy

3

64

Jane Murphy

Joan Downey

Loughan House Visiting Committee

Brid HessionCaroline Brady

2

50

Training Unit Visiting Committee

Sean Cassin

58

David Kenny

Dan Browne

Peter Burke

John Donnellan

Arbour Hill Prison Visiting Committee

Richard HouriganLes O'Connor

2

50

Mary Egan

Tracey Donoghue

John White

Fort Mitchel Visiting Committee

Kathleen Woulfe

1

25

Richard Fitzgerald

Cork Prison Visiting Committee

36

Limerick Prison Visiting Committee

33

Portlaoise Prison Visiting Committee

25

Shelton Abbey Visiting Committee

33

Sentence Review Group

Frank Crummey

1

30

Alice Leahy

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