Appointments to State Boards.

Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 8 March 2007

Thursday, 8 March 2007

Ceisteanna (182, 183, 184, 185)

Dan Boyle

Ceist:

183 Mr. Boyle asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of public appointments made under the aegis of his Department in the first six months of 2002. [9293/07]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister for Foreign Affairs (Mr. D. Ahern)

I wish to advise the Deputy that no public appointments were made under the aegis of the Department of Foreign Affairs during the period in question.

Dan Boyle

Ceist:

184 Mr. Boyle asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of public appointments he made in the past two months. [9306/07]

Minister for Foreign Affairs (Mr. D. Ahern)

I wish to advise the Deputy that I have made no such appointments during the period in question.

Dan Boyle

Ceist:

185 Mr. Boyle asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the number of public appointments made under the aegis of his Department in the first six months of 2002. [9287/07]

Dan Boyle

Ceist:

186 Mr. Boyle asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the number of public appointments he made in the past two months. [9298/07]

Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism (Mr. O’Donoghue)

I propose to take Questions Nos. 185 and 186 together.

As the Deputy is aware my Department was not established until mid June 2002. The following table sets out the appointments I have made to State bodies under the aegis of my Department since the beginning of this year.

Name of Body/State Board	Appointments since 01/01/07
National Sports Campus Development Authority (NSCDA)	Mr. Dan Flinter (Chair), Newly appointed	All newly appointed
	Ms Mary Davis*, Newly appointed
	Ms Lucy Gaffney*, Newly appointed
	Mr. Con Haugh*, Newly appointed
	Mr. Sean Benton*, Newly appointed
	Mr. William Attley*, Newly appointed
	Mr. Tom Kiernan*, Newly appointed
	Mr. John Treacy*, Newly appointed
	Mr. Seán Donnelly*, Newly appointed
	Mr. Pat Hickey, Newly appointed
	Ms Caroline Murphy, Newly appointed
	Ms Miriam O’Callaghan, Newly appointed
	Mr. Christy O’Connell, Newly appointed
Horse Racing Ireland	Mr. Michael Murphy Mr. Michael Doyle Mr. James Nicholson	All newly appointed
Bord na gCon	Mr. Tony McKenna Mr. Frank O’Connell	Both re-appointed
Foynes Flying Boat Museum	Mr. Peadar Caffrey	Newly appointed

*Members of the former Campus and Stadium Ireland Development (CSID) Board. NSCDA, which is a statutory body, succeeded CSID in function and responsibility with effect from 1 January 2007.