Dáil Éireann díospóireacht -
Wednesday, 9 Oct 2002

Vol. 554 No. 5

Written Answers. - Ministerial Appointments.

Bernard Allen

Ceist:

200 Mr. Allen asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the appointments made by her to boards, agencies or committees operating under the aegis of her Department on 17 April 2002 to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17190/02]

Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment (Ms Harney):

The information sought is as follows:

Organisation	Appointed	Date of Appointment
Interim Board of the Irish Auditing and Accounting Supervisory Authority	Mr. Paul Appleby	11 July 2002
Shannon Free Airport Development Company	Mr Liam McElligott (Chair)*	22 May 2002
	Ms Noreen Foran*	22 May 2002
	Dr. Roger Downer	5 June 2002
Competition Authority	Mr. Terry Calvani	20 May 2002
Health and Safety Authority	Mr. Martin Lynch	16 September 2002
Catering Joint Labour Committee	Mr. Colin Walker (Chair)	5 July 2002
Labour Court	Mr. Pat Pierce*	5 October 2002
National Standards Authority of Ireland	Dr. Ursula MacEvilly*	17 April 2002
	Dr. Sean J. McCarthy	17 April 2002
	Ms Dorothea Dowling	17 April 2002
	Mr. Patrick Coffey B.E.	17 April 2002
Nítrigin Éireann Teoranta	Mr. T. N. Welch (Chair)*	5 June 2002
	Mr. Ronald Long*	27 June 2002
	Mr. Liam Coughlan*	27 June 2002
Motor InsuranceAdvisory Board (MIAB)	Ms. Dorothea Dowling	23 May 2002
	Mr. Mike Kemp	23 May 2002
	Mr. David O'Connor	23 May 2002
	Mr. Tom Noonan	23 May 2002
	Mr. Cyril McHugh	23 May 2002
	Mr. Cyril Connolly	23 May 2002
	Mr. Desmond Bruen	23 May 2002
	Ms Sheila McCabe	23 May 2002
	Mr. Desmond Cummins	23 May 2002
	Mr. Robert Prole	23 May 2002
	Mr. Dermott Jewell	23 May 2002
	Mr. Patrick Costello	23 May 2002
	Mr. Niall P. Cullen	23 May 2002
	Mr. Denis Fitzpatrick	23 May 2002
	Mr. Adrian Cummins	23 May 2002
	Mr. John Doyle	23 May 2002
	Mr. Liam Dolan	23 May 2002
	3 replacement appointments
	Ms Rady Redmond	23 May 2002
	Ms Cora Collins	23 May 2002
	Ms Oonagh McPhillips	23 May 2002

Organisation	Appointed	Date of Appointment
Employment Appeals Tribunal	Ms Kate O'Mahony B.L. (Chair)	19 April 2002
	Ms Margaret Levey B.L	8 May 2002
	Mr. Dara Hayes B.L.	2 September 2002
	Mr. Brian Alyward	4 June 2002
	Mr. Mark McGrath	4 June 2002
	Mr. Pat Casey	4 June 2002
Trade Marks Agents Registration Board	Mr. Tim Cleary	27 May 2002
National Competitiveness Council (NCC)	Ms Aine Mizzoni*	21 June 2002
	Mr. Kevin Bonner*	21 June 2002
	Mr. Neil Ormonde*	21 June 2002
	Mr. William Burgess (Chair)	21 June 2002
	Mr. Martin Cronin	21 June 2002
Enterprise Ireland	Ms Elaine Farrell	8 May 2002
	Mr. Brian Kearney*	24 July 2002
	Mr. Gus Fitzpatrick*	24 July 2002

*Re-appointments

Mr. Paul Appleby, Director of Corporate Enforcement, was appointed to the interim board of the Irish Auditing and Accounting Supervisory Authority with effect from 11 July 2002. Liam McElligott was re-appointed as director and chairman of the board of Shannon Free Airport Development Company on 22 May 2002. Ms Noreen Foran was re-appointed to the board on 22 May 2002. Dr. Roger Downer was appointed to the board on 5 June 2002. Mr. Terry Calvani was appointed as a member of the Competition Authority with effect from 20 May 2002. Mr. Martin Lynch was appointed to the board of the Health and Safety Authority on 16 September 2002. Mr. Colin Walker was appointed chairman of the Catering Joint Labour Committee on 5 July 2002. Mr. Pat Pierce was re-appointed as a member of the Labour Court with effect from 5 October 2002.

Under the National Standards Authority of Ireland Act, 1996, there is a requirement that three board members of the NSAI retire each year on the anniversary of its establishment day, that is, 14 April each year. Therefore, three vacancies arose on 14 April this year. A further vacancy existed due to the resignation of a board member, resulting in a total of four board vacancies. There is a requirement that one third of the board of Nitrigin Éireann Teoranta retire by rotation each year at the annual general meeting. Mr. T. N. Welch was re-appointed to the board as chairman and director on 5 June 2002. Mr. Ronald Long and Mr. Liam Coughlan were also re-appointed to the NET board with effect from 27 June 2002. On the basis of a decision by the previous Government, the then Minister of State at this Department with responsibility in the area of insurance, Deputy Treacy, informed the house on 24 April 2002 that the Motor Insurance Advisory Board, MIAB, had agreed to his proposal for a six month extension of its remit. He issued the relevant warrants on 23 May 2002.

The post of chairman of the Employment Appeals Tribunal became vacant when Ms Mary Faherty was appointed a Circuit Court Judge. Ms Kate O'Mahony, who was a vice-chairman, became chairman and Ms Margaret Levey BL then filled the vice-chairman vacancy. Mr. Dara Hayes was appointed as a vice-chairman of the Employment Appeals Tribunal on 2 September 2002. He replaced Ms Patricia Ryan who became a Circuit Court judge. The three ordinary members who were appointed to the employers' panel replaced three members who died during the year.

Mr. Tom Cleary, assistant principal officer in the Patents Office, was appointed to the Trade Mark Agents Registration Board. Under the terms of reference of the National Competitiveness Council the four longest serving members of the council retire from office on 31 May of each year. Ms Elaine Farrell was appointed as director of the board of Enterprise Ireland with effect from 8 May 2002 replacing Mr. David Dilger, who retired. Mr. Brian Kearney and Mr. Gus Fitzpatrick were re-appointed to the board on 24 July 2002.