Appointments to State Boards

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 31 January 2012

Tuesday, 31 January 2012

Ceisteanna (557)

Gerry Adams

Ceist:

604 Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a breakdown of the number of appointments that have been made to State boards by him since he came to office including the names of the appointees and the boards they have been appointed to; the number of these appointments that have been made using new procedures involving the advertising of such posts on his Department’s websites and the interview of the chairperson of boards by Oireachtas committee; if he will highlight situations where this process has not occurred; and the reason it has not occurred in each case. [5046/12]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister for Health (Deputy James Reilly)

I recently advertised vacancies on the Board of the VHI through my Department's website, but as yet have not filled any of the positions. Since my appointment on 9 March 2011, the following table outlines the board appointments I have made using the old procedures.

Board	Member	Position	Appointed
Pre-Hospital Emergency Care Council	Maureen Cronin	Ordinary Member	20/04/2011
Health Service Executive	Brian Gilroy	Ordinary Member	20/05/2011
Health Service Executive	Laverne McGuinness	Ordinary Member	20/05/2011
Health Service Executive	Philip Crowley	Ordinary Member	20/05/2011
Health Service Executive	Barry White	Ordinary Member	20/05/2011
Health Service Executive	Bairbre Nic Aongusa	Ordinary Member	20/05/2011
Health Service Executive	Paul Barron	Ordinary Member	20/05/2011
Health Service Executive	Tony Holohan	Ordinary Member	20/05/2011
Health Service Executive	Michael Scanlan	Ordinary Member	20/05/2011
National Haemophilia Council	Ann Grogan	Ordinary Member	23/05/2011
National Haemophilia Council	Deborah Greene	Ordinary Member	23/05/2011
Health Service Executive	Martin Connor	Ordinary Member	06/06/2011
Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland Council	Catriona O’Driscoll	Ordinary Member	15/06/2011
Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland Council	Michael Barry	Ordinary Member	15/06/2011
Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland Council	Leonie Clarke	Ordinary Member	15/06/2011
Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland Council	Jean Holohan	Ordinary Member	15/06/2011
Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland Council	Ciaran O’Boyle	Ordinary Member	15/06/2011
Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland Council	Fionan O’Cuinneagain	Ordinary Member	15/06/2011
Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland Council	Kenneth McDonald	Ordinary Member	15/06/2011
Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland Council	Keith O’Hourihane	Ordinary Member	15/06/2011
Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland Council	John David Corr	Ordinary Member	15/06/2011
Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland Council	Ignatius Noel Stenson	Ordinary Member	15/06/2011
National Haemophilia Council	Barry Harrington	Chairperson	19/07/2011
National Haemophilia Council	Mary Jackson	Ordinary Member	22/07/2011
Hepatitis C and HIV Compensation Tribunal	Kathryn Hutton	Ordinary Member	01/08/2011
National Cancer Registry Board	Anna Gavin	Ordinary Member	06/08/2011
National Cancer Registry Board	Donal Hollywood	Ordinary Member	06/08/2011
National Cancer Registry Board	Deirdre Murray	Ordinary Member	06/08/2011
National Cancer Registry Board	Mary Jackson	Ordinary Member	06/08/2011
National Cancer Registry Board	John McCormack	Ordinary Member	06/08/2011
National Cancer Registry Board	Paul Redmond	Ordinary Member	06/08/2011
National Cancer Registry Board	Tony O’Brien	Chairperson	06/08/2011
Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland Council	Fachtna Murphy	Ordinary Member	26/09/2011
Medical Council	Michael Ryan	Ordinary Member	04/10/2011
Medical Council	Marie Kehoe	Ordinary Member	04/10/2011
Irish Medicines Board	Professor Mary Horgan	Ordinary Member	19/10/2011
Irish Blood Transfusion Service	Dr Lelia Thornton	Ordinary Member	19/10/2011
Health and Social Care Professionals Council	Professor Muiris Fitzgerald	Ordinary Member	24/11/2011
Health and Social Care Professionals Council	Martin Higgins	Ordinary Member	24/11/2011
Health and Social Care Professionals Council	Pat Quinlan	Ordinary Member	24/11/2011
Health and Social Care Professionals Council	Kristin Quinn	Ordinary Member	24/11/2011
Health and Social Care Professionals Council	Jenny Bulbulia	Ordinary Member	24/11/2011
Tallaght Hospital Board	Peter Byrne	Ordinary Member	21/12/2011
Tallaght Hospital Board	Tom O’Higgins	Ordinary Member	21/12/2011
Tallaght Hospital Board	Sir Keith Pearson	Chairperson	14/12/2011
Tallaght Hospital Board	Archdeacon David Pierpoint	Ordinary Member	21/12/2011
Tallaght Hospital Board	Professor Peter Prendergast	Ordinary Member	21/12/2011
Health Service Executive	Michael Scanlan	Chairperson	01/01/2012
Tallaght Hospital Board	Professor Richard Reilly	Ordinary Member	18/01/2012