Appointments to State Boards.

Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 27 October 2004

Wednesday, 27 October 2004

Ceisteanna (166)

Arthur Morgan

Ceist:

269 Mr. Morgan asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the name, relevant qualifications and process by which each person appointed to a State board operating under the aegis of her Department was appointed since 1994. [26018/04]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister for Agriculture and Food (Mary Coughlan)

The names of appointees to the boards of State bodies operating under the aegis of my Department from 16 December 1994 to date are contained in the tables. Appointments to such boards are made having regard to general suitability, professional experience and competence. I do not have total discretion over appointments. Some appointments are required to be made on the basis of nominations from farming and other relevant organisations, and others by way of election by the body concerned.

Since June 2002, the Boards of Bord na gCon and Horse Racing Ireland come under the aegis of the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism. Details in regard to those organisations will be provided directly to the Deputy.

(A) *An Bórd Bia *An Bórd Glas

Name	Name
Mr. Philip Lynch (Current Chairman)	Mr. Michael Murphy
Dr. Noel Cawley	Mr. John Barry
Ms Agnes Aylward	Mr. Jarlett Brett
Mr. Denis Lucey	Ms Veronica Copstello-Kenneelly
Ms Jean Cahill	Mr. Raymond Coyle
Ms Mary Quinn	Ms Helen Lahert
Mr. John Donnelly	Ms Margaret Moore
Mr. Tom O’Dwyer	Ms Maura Nolan
Ms Sara White	Mr. Tom Power
Mr. Michael Dowling	Mr. Maurice Prendiville
Mr. Michael Hanrahan	Mr. Aidan Ryan
Ms Mary White	Ms Angela Binchy
Mr. William O’Kane	Mr. Dan Lenihan
Mr. Thomas Parlon	Mr. Tom Ambrose
Mr. Denis Lucey	Mr. John Barry
Mr. Joseph O’Sullivan	Mr. Liam Butterly
Mr. Michael Kilcoyne	Mr. Kieran Dunne
Ms Maura Nolan	Ms Bridie O’Neill
Ms Margo Monaghan	Mr. Jeremiah O’Shea
Mr. John Duggan	Mr. Michael Slattery
Mr. Dan Browne	Mr. Jerry Sweetman
Mr. Pat O’Rourke
Mr. David Callinan
Ms Gina Quinn
Mr. Dan Lenihan
Ms Katherine O’Leary
Mr. John Dillon
Ms Mary J. Byrne
Ms Brid Rodgers
Mr. Kieran Dunne

* The boards of An Bórd Bia and An Bórd Glas were amalgamated through the enactment of An Bórd Bia Act (2004).

(B) COFORD Council(C) Coillte Teoranta

Name	Name
Mr. David Nevins (Current Chairman)	Mr. Brendan McKenna (Current Chairman)
Mr. Malcolm Beatty	Mr. Martin Lowery
Mr. Michael Bulfin	Ms Sinead Leech
Ms Angela Coffey	Mr. Frank Toal
Prof. John J Gardiner	Mr. Richard Howlin
Mr. Pat Lehane	Mr. Michael Lalor
Mr. Michael Lynn	Mr. Breffni Byrne
Mr. Diarmuid McAree	Mr. Philip Lynch
Mr. John McCarthy	Ms Grainne Hannon
Ms Mary McMahon	Mr. Liam McGreal
Mr. Gerard Murphy	Ms Pamela Kearney
Mr. Pat Rath	Mr. Henry Haughton
Mr. George Whelan	Mr. Michael Glennon
Mr. John O’Halloran	Mr. John Prior
Dr. Michael Carey	Dr. Seán Crowley
Mr. Edward Kelly	Mr. Peter Hunt
Ms Carmel Murray	Mr. Ray McSharry
Ms Julie Sinnamon
Mr. Tony McInerney
Mr. Padraic Divilly
Mr. Donal Fitzpatrick
Mr. Dermot O’Riordan
Ms Elish Kennedy
Ms Kilda Taylor

(D) Irish National Stud Co. Ltd

Name

Lady O’Reilly (Current chairman)

Mr. Dermot Weld

Ms Patricia O’Kelly

Mr. Jim Beecher

Mr. David Shubotham

Mr. John Coughlan

Ms Kate Horgan

Mr. John Osborne

Mr. Tony Smurfit

Mr. Seán Twomey

Mr. Declan F.Sheehy

(E) National Milk Agency

Name

Mr. Denis Murphy (Current Chairman)

Mr. John Cahill

Mr. Richard Donoghue

Mr. John Foster

Mr. Michael Gabbett

Mr. Gilmer Hamilton

Mr. Patrick Lehane

Mr. Padraig Mulligan

Mr. Liam Chute

Mr. Aidan Dempsey

Mr. Hugh Harkin

Mr. Michael Lanigan

Mr. Henry Corbally

Mr. Thomas Mulligan

Mr. Michael Kilcoyne

Mr. Edward Ward

Mr. Walter Maloney

Mr. Pat Jennings

Mr. Diarmuid Lally

Mr. Daniel Joseph Corkery

Mr. Donal Kelleher

Mr. Pat Brophy

Mr. Liam Woulfe

Mr. George Kearns

Mr. James Murphy

Mr. John O’Callaghan

(F) Teagasc

Name

Dr. Tom O’Dwyer (Current Chairman)

Mr. Michael O’Dwyer

Mr. Peter Keily

Mr. Patrick Kelly

Mr. Jerry Henchy

Mr. Michael Slattery

Mr. Jim Beecher

Prof. Patrick Fottrell

Mr. John Dillon

Ms Eva Coyle

Mr. Tom Gill

Mr. Maurice Harvey

Ms Carmel Fox

Mr. Dan McSweeney

Mr. Joe Fitzgerald

Ms Anna May McHugh

Mr. James J Brett

Mr. Ruaidhri Deasy

Mr. Stephen Flynn

(G) Western Development Commission (February 1999-June 2002 when it became the responsibility of the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs)

Name

Mr. Michael Farrell (Current Chairman)

Mr. Seán Tighe

Ms Mary Bohan

Mr. Séan Hannick

Mr. Maurice Harvey

Ms Ann Whoriskey

Mr. Malachy King

Sr. Maureen Lally

Ms Lisa McAllister

Mr. Pat McGarry

Mr. Michael McLoone

Mr. Peadar O Tuathaill

Mr. Frank O’Donnell

Ms Alice Bonnar

Ms Tish Gibbons

Mr. Joe Healy

Mr. Des Mahon

Mr. John McNamara

Ms Martina Minogue

Mr. Pádraig Ó Caomhánaigh