Dáil Éireann díospóireacht -
Wednesday, 9 Oct 2002

Vol. 554 No. 5

Written Answers. - Departmental Appointments.

Bernard Allen

Ceist:

837 Mr. Allen asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the appointments made by him to boards, agencies or committees operating under the aegis of his Department from 17 April 2002 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17196/02]

Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources (Mr. D. Ahern):

The following table sets out details of appointments by my predecessor and by me to boards, agencies or committees operating under the aegis of my Department from 17 April 2002 to date:

Department of Communications, Marine and Natural Resources Ministerial appointments from 17 April 2002 to date.

Date of Appointment	Name of Appointee	Board
6 June 2002	Mr Patrick Gallagher	Bord Iascaigh Mhara
17 April 2002	Mr Prionsias J. Kitt	Bord Gáis Éireann
7 May 2002	Professor Frances Ruane	Bord Gáis Éireann
27 May 2002	Mr Rory M. Scanlan	Bord na Móna plc
30 August 2002	Ms Mary McMahon	COFORD
26 Sept 2002	Mr Gerard Murphy	COFORD
26 June 2002	Mr Brendan McKenna	Coillte Teo
26 June 2002	Ms Sinead Slevin	Coillte Teo
26 June 2002	Mr Martin Lowery	Coillte Teo
9 September 2002	Mr Breffni Byrne	Coillte Teo
25 April 2002	Mr Matthew Nolan	Drogheda Port Company
25 April 2002	Mr Thomas O'Reilly	Drogheda Port Company
25 April 2002	Mr Paddy Traynor	Drogheda Port Company
25 April 2002	Mr Michael Coyle	Drogheda Port Company
25 April 2002	Mr Willie Lemon	Drogheda Port Company
25 April 2002	Mr Adrian Walker	Drogheda Port Company
25 April 2002	Mr David Prior	Drogheda Port Company
9 May 2002	Mr Pearse Hanrahan	Dundalk Port Company
9 May 2002	Mr Jim Cousins	Dundalk Port Company
9 May 2002	Mr Frank Allen	Dundalk Port Company
9 May 2002	Ms Marna Fleming	Dundalk Port Company
9 May 2002	Mr Michael McCabe	Dundalk Port Company
9 May 2002	Mr Pat McHugh MCC	Dundalk Port Company
9 May 2002	Mr Leo McAuley	Dundalk Port Company
9 May 2002	Mr Fergus Murphy	Dundalk Port Company
25 April 2002	Mr Joe Burke	Dublin Port Company
25 April 2002	Mr Jerry Kiersey	Dublin Port Company

Date of Appointment	Name of Appointee	Board
25 April 2002	Mr Tom Hussey	Dublin Port Company
25 April 2002	Mr Tony Ennis	Dublin Port Company
25 April 2002	Ms Cathy Bryce	Dublin Port Company
25 April 2002	Mr Brian Kerr	Dublin Port Company
22 Sept. 2002	Mr Seamus Martin	Dublin Port Company
22 Sept. 2002	Ms Brenda Daly	Dublin Port Company
25 April 2002	Mr Paddy McMahon	Dún Laoghaire Harbour Co.
25 April 2002	Cllr Tony Fox	Dún Laoghaire Harbour Co.
25 April 2002	Cllr Victor Boyhan	Dún Laoghaire Harbour Co.
25 April 2002	Mr Tom Welby	Dún Laoghaire Harbour Co.
25 April 2002	Ms Eithne Scott Lennon	Dún Laoghaire Harbour Co.
25 April 2002	Mr Gerry Nagle	Dún Laoghaire Harbour Co.
25 April 2002	Mr Sean Costello	Dún Laoghaire Harbour Co.
22 May 2002	Dr T.K. McCarthy	Eel Review Group
13 Sept. 2002	Cllr Kevin “Boxer” Moran	Eel Review Group
13 Sept. 2002	Dr Milton Matthews	Eel Review Group
13 Sept. 2002	Mr Gary Creavin	Eel Review Group
13 Sept. 2002	Ms Lucy Watson	Eel Review Group
13 Sept. 2002	Mr Pat Gorman	Eel Review Group
13 Sept. 2002	Mr Damien Murray	Eel Review Group
13 Sept. 2002	Mr Gerry Gough	Eel Review Group
13 Sept. 2002	Mr Kevin Grimes	Eel Review Group
13 Sept. 2002	Mr Martin McEnroe	Eel Review Group
13 Sept. 2002	Mr Seamus Mulvihill	Eel Review Group
13 Sept. 2002	Dr Russell Poole	Eel Review Group
13 Sept. 2002	Dr Paddy Gargan	Eel Review Group
13 Sept. 2002	Mr Eamon Cusack	Eel Review Group
13 Sept. 2002	Mr Marcus McAuley	Eel Review Group
13 Sept. 2002	Dr Robert Rosell	Eel Review Group
13 Sept. 2002	Mr Philip McMahon	Eel Review Group
20 May 2002	Mr Derry O'Donovan	ESB
30 May 2002	Ms Anne Taylor	ESB
30 May 2002	Mr William McKee	ESB
17 July 2002	Mr Padraig McManus	ESB
25 April 2002	Mr Eamon Bradshaw	Galway Harbour Company
25 April 2002	Ms Anna O'Coinne	Galway Harbour Company
25 April 2002	Mr Raymond Rooney	Galway Harbour Company
25 April 2002	Mr Tom McElwain	Galway Harbour Company
25 April 2002	Ms Anne McElroy	Galway Harbour Company
25 April 2002	Mr Patrick O'Sullivan	Galway Harbour Company
25 April 2002	Mr Martin Connolly	Galway Harbour Company
21 May 2002	Ms Marie Cleary	Galway Harbour Company
23 May 2002	Mr Gene Fitzgerald	Irish National Petroleum Corporation Limited
23 May 2002	Mr Sean Fitzgerald	Irish National Petroleum Corporation Limited
22 June 2002	Mr Edmund O'Connell (Chairman)	Irish National Petroleum Corporation Limited
5 June 2002	Mr John O'Donnell	Marine Casualty Investigation Board (MCIB)
5 June 2002	Ms Sinead Brett	Marine Casualty Investigation Board (MCIB)
5 June 2002	Mr Tom Power	Marine Casualty Investigation Board (MCIB)
6 June 2002	Ms Mary Dooley	Marine Institute
25 April 2002	Mr Mark Minihan	New Ross Company
25 April 2002	Cllr Joan Murphy	New Ross Company

Date of Appointment	Name of Appointee	Board
25 April 2002	Mr Edward Whelan	New Ross Company
25 April 2002	Mr Tom Clarkin	New Ross Company
25 April 2002	Mr Martin Murphy	New Ross Company
25 April 2002	Mr Paddy Doyle	New Ross Company
25 April 2002	Mr Pat Nolan	New Ross Company
25 April 2002	Ms Ann Wall	New Ross Company
25 April 2002	Mr Dermot O'Mahony	Port of Cork Company
25 April 2002	Mr Dominic J Daly	Port of Cork Company
25 April 2002	Ms Noelle Canton	Port of Cork Company
25 April 2002	Mr Joe Dowling	Port of Cork Company
25 April 2002	Mr Finbarr Buckley	Port of Cork Company
25 April 2002	Mr Alan Coleman	Port of Cork Company
14 July 2002	Cllr Tim Falvey	Port of Cork Company
19 August, 2002	Ald Thomas Cunningham	Port of Waterford Company
27 May 2002	Ms Alice O'Flynn	An Post
27 May 2002	Mr Paul Kavanagh	An Post
25 April 2002	Mr Kieran MacSweeney	Shannon Foynes Port Company
25 April 2002	Cllr John Griffin	Shannon Foynes Port Company
25 April 2002	Cllr Ned O'Sullivan	Shannon Foynes Port Company
25 April 2002	Mr John Dundon	Shannon Foynes Port Company
25 April 2002	Ms Suzanne Bugler	Shannon Foynes Port Company
25 April 2002	Mr Morgan Leahy	Shannon Foynes Port Company
17 July 2002	Mr Joe Treacy	Shannon Foynes Port Company
17 July 2002	Mr Ger Reidy	Shannon Foynes Port Company
1 May 2002	Professor Frank Convery	Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland.
1 May 2002	Ms Claire O' Connor	Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland.
1 May 2002	Mr Gerry Cahill	Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland.
1 May 2002	Mr John Mc Mullan	Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland.
1 May 2002	Mr Bill Flood	Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland.
1 May 2002	Ms Vicky Heslop	Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland.
1 May 2002	Mr Michael Nicholson	Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland.
1 May 2002	Mr Tom Kennington	Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland.
1 May 2002	Mr David Naughton	Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland.
1 May 2002	Mr John Buckley	Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland.
1 May 2002	Mr Pat O'Malley	Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland.
10 May 2002	Mr Fachtna Whittle	Wicklow Port Company
10 May 2002	Mr Brendan Newsome	Wicklow Port Company
10 May 2002	Mr Kitt Dunne	Wicklow Port Company
10 May 2002	Mr Roy Conway	Wicklow Port Company
10 May 2002	Mr William Power	Wicklow Port Company
10 May 2002	Mr Stephen Kearon	Wicklow Port Company
10 May 2002	Mr Pat Doyle	Wicklow Port Company
10 May 2002	Mr Charlie Byrne	Wicklow Port Company

Bernard Allen

Ceist:

838 Mr. Allen asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the solicitors or barristers who were appointed since July 1997 as members or chairpersons of any board or committee or other body, advisers, consultants, or as holders of any other position or office other than judicial office under the aegis of or in his Department; the name of the person in each case; if these persons are a solicitor or barrister; the position to which these persons were appointed; the date of appointment; the date these persons ceased to hold the position if applicable; the remuneration paid since July 1997; and if the holding of particular legal qualifications or experience was a requirement for the position in question. [17253/02]

Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources (Mr. D. Ahern):

In view of the large number of appointments made in the period comprehended by the Deputy's question, it would not be practicable to establish the legal qualifications, if any, held by each of the persons appointed. In so far as information is available to my Department, the following table sets out details of solicitors or barristers appointed during that period. My Department has also availed from time to time of professional legal services in connection with the preparation of legislation.

Details of solicitors or barristers who were appointed since July 1997 to boards etc. of the Department of Communications, Marine and Natural Resources.

Name	Solicitor/ Barrister	Position	Body	Appointment Date	Cessation date	Remuneration	Legal Qualifications Required?
Conor J. Maguire	Senior Counsel	Chairman	Aquaculture Licence Appeals Board	30.06.98	29.06.03	To 31/12/00: €3,809 p.a.From 01/01/01: €7,618 p.a.	No.
Berna Grist	Solicitor	DeputyChairperson	Aquaculture Licence Appeals Board	30.06.98(Re-appointed for a further year but resigned on 30.09.01)	29.06.01	To 31/12/00:€2,539 p.a From 01/01/01:€5,079 p.a.	No.
Nuala Butler	Solicitor	Chairperson	Mining Board	24.12.99	23.12.02	€7,618 p.a	Yes.
Nuala Butler	Solicitor	Chairperson	Task Force on Dumping of Radioactive Materials	27.08.97	Dec 1999	None	No.
Ian Scott	Solicitor	Member	Ministerial Task Force on Port Estates	05.02.01	Mar 2002	None.	Yes.
Sinead McSweeney	Solicitor	Special Adviser to Minister, Dr Woods	N/A	03.07.97	17.07.98	€48,841	No.
Maura Hayes	Solicitor	Member	RTE	01.06.00	31.05.05	€12,697 p.a.	No.
Conor J. Maguire	Senior Counsel	Chairman	Broadcasting Commission of Ireland	17.10.98	16.10.03	€7,618.43 p.a.	No.
Oonah McCrann	Barrister-at-law	Chairman	Broadcasting Complaints Commission	06.09.00	05.09.05	N/A	No.
Kay Cogan-Daly	Solicitor	Member	Broadcasting Complaints Commission	06.09.00	05.09.05	N/A	No.
Dr. Mary Redmond	Solicitor	Member	RTE	01.06.00	End May 2001	£4,000 p.a.€5,078.95	No.
Margaret McGinley	Solicitor	Director	An Post	13.11.97	12.11.02	€12,697 p.a.	No.