Dan Boyle
Ceist:122 Mr. Boyle asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the public appointments made by his Department between 1 July and 30 September 2004. [23913/04]
Amharc ar fhreagraThursday, 7 October 2004
Ceisteanna (122)
Freagraí scríofa
The only public appointments made in the period between 1 July and 30 September, 2004 were to the Díon Committee. The Díon Committee is an advisory committee to the Irish Government established in 1984 in response to concern about the situation of Irish emigrants in Britain.
The following members were reappointed to the committee with effect from 1 September 2004: Mr. Michael Forde, managing director, Ceiling Grids Group, Manchester, and chairman, Irish World Heritage Centre, Manchester; Dr. Breda Gray, senior lecturer, department of sociology, University of Limerick; Dr. Theresa Joyce, South London and Maudsley NHS Trust; Mr. Jim O'Hara, chairman, Irish Youth Foundation (UK); and Ms Catherine Quinn, member of EHB and Dublin VEC.
The following members were newly appointed to the committee with effect from 1 September 2004: Mr. Seamus McGarry, former chair of the Federation of Irish Societies; Mr. Michael Lonergan, first secretary, Embassy of Ireland, London; and Ms Amanda Bane, third secretary, Embassy of Ireland, London. With the exception of the chair and secretary, who are serving in the Embassy of Ireland in London, the committee members serve in a voluntary capacity.