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Appointments to State Boards.

Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 8 March 2007

Thursday, 8 March 2007

Ceisteanna (196, 197)

Dan Boyle

Ceist:

197 Mr. Boyle asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number of public appointments made under the aegis of his Department in the first six months of 2002. [9295/07]

Amharc ar fhreagra

Freagraí scríofa

The statutory agencies operating under the aegis of my Department, in the first six months of 2002, under the then Minister Mary Coughlan T.D., were the Pensions Board, the Combat Poverty Agency, Comhairle, the Social Welfare Tribunal, the Commissioners of Charitable Donations and Bequests for Ireland and the Dormant Accounts Fund Disbursements Board. During that time appointments were made as set out below to the Pensions Board, established in December 1990 under the Pensions Act, 1990 and to the Dormant Accounts Fund Disbursements Board, established on 5 June 2002 under the Dormant Accounts Act, 2001.

Pensions Board

Name

Date Appointed

Michael O’Halloran

01/06/02

Carmel Foley

01/06/02

The Dormant Accounts Fund Disbursements Board

Name

Date Appointed

Conleth Bradley

05/06/02

Deirdre Carroll

05/06/02

Una Henry

05/06/02

Áine Hyland

05/06/02

Donal Ó Síocháin

05/06/02

Gerry Ryan

05/06/02

Seamus Thompson

05/06/02

Enda Twomey

05/06/02

Frank Ward

05/06/02

Dan Boyle

Ceist:

198 Mr. Boyle asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number of public appointments he made in the past two months. [9309/07]

Amharc ar fhreagra

The five statutory agencies operating under the aegis of my Department are the Pensions Board, the Combat Poverty Agency, the Citizens Information Board (formerly Comhairle), the Family Support Agency and the Social Welfare Tribunal. In addition the Pensions Ombudsman comes under the remit of my Department.

Appointments were made to the Combat Poverty Agency in the past two months, as set out below:

Combat Poverty Agency

Name

Date Appointed

Peter McKevitt

26/02/07

Brian Duncan (Reappointed)

08/03/07

(Chairperson)

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