I propose to take Questions Nos. 8 to 10, inclusive, together.
The information sought by the Deputies concerning the names of the persons appointed by me to State boards and agencies under my aegis, namely, the Information Society Commission, the National Statistics Board, the Law Reform Commission, the National Centre for Partnership and Performance, the National Economic and Social Council and the National Economic and Social Forum since June 1997 is set out in the following schedule.
The second Information Society Commission was appointed by the Taoiseach on 27 November 2001. The names and occupations of those appointed at that time were:
State Board or Agency
|
Name of Appointee
|
Occupation and Organisation
|
Date of Appointment
|
Information Society Commission
|
|
|
|
Chairman
|
Dr. Danny O’Hare
|
Former President of DCU
|
27 November 2001
|
|
Claire Cunningham
|
Director, Aura Internet Services Limited
|
27 November 2001
|
|
Dr. Chris Coughlan
|
Hewlett Packard
|
27 November 2001
|
|
Michael Byrne
|
CEO, Ennis Information Age Services
|
27 November 2001
|
|
Jerry Shanahan
|
ICTU/Amicus
|
27 November 2001
|
|
Karen Hynes
|
Manager of E-Business Services, Chambers of Commerce of Ireland
|
27 November 2001
|
|
Colm Reilly
|
Irish Internet Association
|
27 November 2001
|
|
Inez Bailey
|
Director, National Adult Literacy Agency
|
27 November 2001
|
|
Dr. Eamonn Conway
|
Head of the Department of Theology and Religious Studies, Mary Immaculate College, UL (University of Limerick)
|
27 November 2001
|
|
Robert Johnston
|
JLS Software Solutions
|
27 November 2001
|
|
Clodagh O’Donnell
|
Client Executive, Financial Services Sector, IBM
|
27 November 2001
|
|
Dee Cari
|
Torque Management
|
27 November 2001
|
|
Marion O’Neill
|
Manager, Kilkenny Information Age Town
|
27 November 2001
|
|
Dr. Patricia O’Hara
|
Manager, Policy Division, Western Development Commission
|
27 November 2001
|
|
Christopher Took
|
Web Developer (resigned September 2002)
|
27 November 2001
|
|
Charles Stanley-Smith
|
Chief Technical Officer, Piercom
|
27 November 2001
|
|
Brian Lennon
|
Guidance Counsellor, St. Oliver’s College, Drogheda
|
27 November 2001
|
|
Donal Toolan
|
Forum of People with Disabilities
|
27 November 2001
|
|
Kathryn Raleigh
|
Director of the Irish Software Association, IBEC
|
27 November 2001
|
|
Joe Horan
|
County Manager, South Dublin County Council
|
27 November 2001
|
|
Peter Ryan
|
Assistant Secretary, Department of the Taoiseach
|
27 November 2001
|
National Statistics Board
|
|
|
|
|
Professor Frances Ruane
|
Trinity College Dublin
|
July 1999 August 2001
|
|
Mr. David Doyle
|
Department of Finance
|
January 1998
|
|
Mr. Dermot McCarthy
|
Department of the Taoiseach
|
July 1999
|
|
Mr. Cathal O’Loghlin
|
Department of Finance
|
January 1999 July 1999 August 2001
|
|
Mr. Frank Cunneen
|
Health and Safety Authority
|
July 1999 August 2001 February 2004
|
|
Mr. Ciaran Dolan
|
ICMSA
|
July 1999 August 2001 February 2004
|
|
Ms Paula Carey
|
ICTU
|
July 1999 August 2001 February 2004
|
|
Mr. Steve Couldwell
|
Smith and Nephew
|
January 1998
|
|
Ms Marian Harkin
|
Teacher
|
July 1999 August 2001
|
|
Ms Mary Doyle
|
Department of the Taoiseach
|
January 2001 August 2001 February 2004
|
|
Ms Helen Nic Fhlannchadha
|
Teacher
|
March 2002
|
|
Professor Brendan Walsh
|
University College Dublin
|
February 2004
|
|
Dr. Pat O’Hara
|
Western Development Commission
|
February 2004
|
|
Mr. Derek Moran
|
Department of Finance
|
July 2003 February 2004
|
|
|
|
|
Law Reform Commission
|
|
|
|
|
The Hon. Mr. Justice Vivian Lavan
|
Judge of the High Court
|
27 July 1998 — retired February 2000
|
President
|
The Hon. Mr. Justice Declan Budd
|
High Court
|
22 February 2000
|
Commissioner (Full-time)
|
Patricia T. Rickard-Clarke,
|
Solicitor
|
1 October 2001. Re-appointed 30 September 2004
|
Commissioner (Part-time)
|
Dr. Hilary A. Delaney, BL
|
Senior Lecturer in Law, TCD
|
15 April 1997. Re-appointed 15 April 2002
|
Commissioner (Part-time)
|
Professor Finbarr McAuley, BCL LLB, MPhil, LLD,
|
Jean Monnet Professor of European Criminal Justice, UCD
|
1 September 1999. Re-appointed 1 September 2004
|
Commissioner (Part-time)
|
Marian Shanley
|
Solicitor
|
Appointed 13 November 2001
|
|
|
|
|
National Economic and Social Council
|
|
|
|
Chairperson
|
Dermot McCarthy
|
Secretary General Department of the Taoiseach
|
November 1998 September 2003
|
Deputy Chairperson
|
Mary Doyle
|
Assistant Secretary Department of the Taoiseach
|
November 1998 September 2003
|
Trade Union Pillar Nominees
|
|
|
|
|
Dave Begg
|
General Secretary, ICTU
|
November 1998 September 2003
|
|
Peter McLoone
|
General Secretary, IMPACT
|
November 1998 September 2003
|
|
Manus O’Riordan
|
SIPTU
|
November 1998 September 2003
|
|
Joan Carmichael
|
ICTU
|
November 1998 September 2003
|
|
Des Geraghty
|
SIPTU
|
November 1998
|
|
Jack O’Connor
|
SIPTU
|
September 2003
|
Business and Employer or Organisation Pillar Nominees
|
|
|
|
|
Turlough O’Sullivan
|
IBEC
|
November 1998
|
|
Brian Geoghegan
|
IBEC
|
November 1998 September 2003
|
|
John Dunne
|
CCI
|
November 1998 September 2003
|
|
Liam Kelleher
|
CIF
|
November 1998 September 2003
|
|
Brendan Butler
|
IBEC
|
November 1998 September 2003
|
|
Aileen O’Donoghue
|
IBEC
|
September 2003
|
Agricultural and Farming Organisation Pillar Nominees
|
|
|
|
|
Seamus O’Donohue
|
Irish Co-operative Organisation Society
|
November 1998 September 2003
|
|
Ciaran Dolan
|
ICMSA
|
November 1998 September 2003
|
|
Michael Berkery
|
General Secretary, IFA
|
November 1998 September 2003
|
|
Con Lucey
|
Chief Economist, IFA
|
November 1998 September 2003
|
|
Damian McDonald
|
Macra na Feirme
|
November 1998 September 2003
|
Community and Voluntary Pillar Nominees
|
|
|
|
|
Fr. Sean Healy
|
CORI
|
November 1998 September 2003
|
|
Siobhan O’Donoghue
|
Community Workers Co-operative
|
November 1998
|
|
Orla O’Connor
|
NWCI
|
November 1998
|
|
Donal Geoghegan
|
National Youth Council
|
November 1998 September 2003
|
|
Dan Boyle
|
National Youth Council
|
November 1998
|
|
Noeleen Hartigan
|
INOU
|
November 1998
|
|
Deirdre Garvey
|
The Wheel
|
September 2003
|
|
John Mark McCafferty
|
St. Vincent de Paul
|
September 2003
|
|
John Dolan
|
Disability Federation of Ireland
|
September 2003
|
Government Department Nominees
|
|
|
|
|
Tom Considine
|
Secretary General Department of Finance
|
November 1998 September 2003
|
|
Paul Haran
|
Secretary General Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
|
November 1998 September 2003
|
|
John Hynes
|
Secretary General, Department of Social and Family Affairs
|
November 1998 September 2003
|
|
Brendan Tuohy
|
Secretary General, Department of Communications, Marine and Natural Resources
|
November 1998 September 2003
|
|
John Fitzgerald
|
Dublin City Manager, Dublin City Council
|
November 1998
|
|
John Hurley
|
Secretary General, Department of Finance
|
November 1998
|
|
Eddie Sullivan
|
Secretary General, Department of Social and Community Affairs
|
November 1998
|
|
Niall Callan
|
Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government
|
September 2003
|
Independent Nominees
|
|
|
|
|
Jim Walsh
|
Department of Geography NUI Maynooth
|
November 1998
|
|
John Fitzgerald
|
ESRI
|
November 1998 September 2003
|
|
Geraldine McAteer
|
West Belfast Partnership
|
November 1998
|
|
David Finn
|
Aer Rianta Official
|
November 1998
|
|
Colin Hunt
|
Goodbody Stockbrokers
|
September 2003
|
|
Brigid Laffan
|
UCD
|
September 2003
|
|
Eithne McLaughlin
|
Queens University
|
September 2003
|
|
Peter Bacon
|
Economic Consultant
|
September 2003
|
There have been no new Government nominees to the Council of the National Centre for Partnership and Performance since its establishment. However, the nominees of the bodies represented on the council have changed as a result of individual retirements and internal organisational change within IBEC, the CIF andICTU.
State Board or Agency
|
Name of Appointee
|
Occupation and Organisation
|
Date of Appointment
|
National Centre for Partnership and Performance
|
|
|
|
Executive Chairperson
|
Vacant
|
|
Mr. Peter Cassells was appointed July 2001 and resigned 29 April 2004.
|
Government Departments
|
|
|
|
|
Mr. Philip Kelly, Assistant Secretary Deputy Chairperson
|
Department of the Taoiseach
|
October 2001
|
|
Mr. Ciaran Connolly, Assistant Secretary
|
Department of Finance
|
October 2001
|
|
Mr. Maurice Cashell
|
Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
|
October 2001
|
|
Mr. John Walsh, Assistant Secretary
|
Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
|
June 2002 — replaced Mr. Maurice Cashell
|
|
Ms Sylda Langford, Assistant Secretary
|
Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform
|
October 2001
|
Employers
|
|
|
|
|
Mr. Brendan McGinty
|
Director, Human/Industrial Resources, IBEC
|
October 2001
|
|
Mr. Liam Doherty
|
Director, Human Resource Services, IBEC
|
October 2001
|
|
Ms Marie Moynihan
|
Human Resource Manager, Dell Direct
|
October 2001
|
|
Mr. Terry McEvoy
|
Director, Industrial Relations, CIF
|
October 2001
|
|
Mr. Morgan Nolan
|
Industrial Relations Executive, CIF
|
January 2004 — replaced Mr. Terry McEvoy
|
Trade Unions
|
|
|
|
|
Mr. Tom Wall
|
Assistant General Secretary, ICTU
|
October 2001
|
|
Mr. Fergus Whelan
|
Industrial Officer, ICTU
|
October 2003 — replaced Mr. Tom Wall
|
|
Mr. Jack O’Connor
|
General President, SIPTU
|
October 2001
|
|
Ms Marie Levis
|
Assistant General Secretary, IMPACT
|
October 2001
|
|
Mr. John Tierney
|
National Secretary, MSF
|
October 2001
|
|
Mr. Des Geraghty
|
Member of Executive Council, ICTU
|
September 2004 — replaced Mr. John Tierney, MSF
|
|
Ms Angela Kirk
|
IMPACT
|
September 2004 — replaced Ms Marie Levis
|
Independent Members
|
|
|
|
|
Professor Bill Roche
|
Dean of Research, Smurfit Business School, UCD
|
October 2001
|
|
Dr. Sheelah Ryan
|
CEO, Western Health Board
|
October 2001
|
|
Mr. Seamus O’Brien
|
Partnership Facilitator, Galtee Meats
|
October 2001
|
|
Professor Kathy Monks
|
Dean, DCU Business School
|
October 2001
|