Appointments to State Boards

Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 7 March 2012

Wednesday, 7 March 2012

Ceisteanna (210)

Gerald Nash

Ceist:

214 Deputy Gerald Nash asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will provide a detailed list of any State organisations, including non-commercial statutory bodies, which, since 1 January 2009 appointed a person to a post equivalent to that of chief executive officer or de facto Accounting Officer, who was, within 12 months of that appointment, a member of the board of that organisation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13560/12]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister for Children and Youth Affairs (Deputy Frances Fitzgerald)

I would like to inform the Deputy that the position in respect of my Department is that four agencies are funded by the Exchequer through my Department's Vote. These are the Adoption Authority of Ireland (AAI), the Family Support Agency (FSA), the National Educational Welfare Board (NEWB) and the Ombudsman for Children. With effect from 1 January 2012, I have taken responsibility for children detention schools as provided in Part 10 of the Children Act 2001. They are funded through my Department's Vote and I am responsible for the appointment of their Board of Management. None of these bodies appointed a Chief Executive or de facto Accounting Officer in the circumstances described in the Deputy's question.