Appointments to State Boards

Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 8 March 2012

Thursday, 8 March 2012

Ceisteanna (117)

Shane Ross

Ceist:

118 Deputy Shane Ross asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will provide a list of all appointments to State boards made by him, including any appointments to the position of chairperson shown separately; if the vacancies on the boards were publicly advertised; who out of any appointments made applied through the publicly advertised process, and the prospective nominees who went before the Oireachtas committee for questioning. [13304/12]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht (Deputy Jimmy Deenihan)

The information requested by the Deputy, as conveyed to my Department by the relevant bodies, is contained in the table:

State Body/Agency	Board members appointed by the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht since his appointment.	Chairpersons appointed by the Minister since his appointment.	Were the board vacancies publicly advertised?	Details of appointees who applied through the publicly advertised process.	Details of nominees who appeared before the Oireachtas committee for questioning.
Heritage Council	Dr. Ciara BreathnachDr. Kieran O’ConorTed CreedonCatherine HeaneyDr. Fidelma MullaneMichael Parsons	None	Yes	Ted CreedonMichael Parsons	None
Arts Council	Eimear O’ConnorCiaran WalshMark O’ReganJohn Fanning	None	Yes	None	None
National Gallery of Ireland	Fred Krehbiel	None	No; this appointment was underway prior to the new arrangements concerning the appointment of State board members.	None	None
National Concert Hall	Kieran Tobin (Chair)Dearbhla CollinsJohn McGraneLaurie CearrGina MenziesBruce ArnoldMargaret RyanRay BatesAlma HynesArtemis KentDeborah KelleherPeter McEvoyPat HeneghanRachel HolsteadPatricia Slavin	Kieran Tobin	Yes	12 of the appointees submitted expressions of interest.Kieran Tobin (Chair)Dearbhla CollinsJohn McGraneLaurie CearrGina MenziesBruce ArnoldMargaret RyanRay BatesDeborah KelleherPat HeneghanRachel HolsteadPatricia Slavin	Mr Tobin appeared before the Joint Committee on Environment, Transport, Culture and the Gaeltacht.
Crawford Art Gallery	John Bowen (Chair)Sheila MaguireNoel O’KeefeÚna FeelyJim CorrTim BrosnanTim Lucey	John Bowen	No; all of the appointments were re-appointments.	N/A	N/A
Chester Beatty Library	Patricia Donlon	None	Yes	None	None

For completeness, the table below sets out appointments to the boards of Foras na Gaeilge and the Ulster Scots Agency, which comprise An Foras Teanga. Appointments to the boards of the North/South bodies are not made by the Minister but by the North South Ministerial Council arising from nominations on a 50:50 basis from each jurisdiction.

State Body/Agency	Board members appointed since the appointment of the Minister for Arts, Heritage and Gaeltacht.	Chairpersons appointed by the Minister since his appointment.	Details of board vacancies publicly advertised.	Details of appointees who applied through the publicly advertised process.	Details of nominees who appeared before the Oireachtas committee for questioning.
Foras na Gaeilge	Liam Ó Maolmhichíl (Chair)Eoghan Mac Cormaic (Vice Chair)Pól CallaghanColm CavanaghÁine Ní ChiaráinBríd Ní ChonghóileLiam KennedySeosamh Mac DonnchadhaTomás Mac EochagáinMarcus Mac RuairiSeán Mícheál Ó DómhnaillDónal Ó hAiniféinTherese RuaneTomás SharkeyCáitríona Ní Shúilleabháin	Liam Ó Maolmhichíl	N/A; Foras na Gaeilge is an agency of the North South Language Body. The appointments were made by the North South Ministerial Council, on the basis of 50:50 nominations from each jurisdiction.	N/A	N/A
Ulster Scots Agency	Tom Scott (Chair)Tony Crooks (Vice Chair)Ida FisherWilliam LeathamVal O’KellyHilary SingletonSharon Tracey-DunneTrevor Wilson	Tom Scott	N/A; The Ulster Scots Agency is an agency of the North South Language Body. The appointments were made by the North South Ministerial Council, on the basis of 50:50 nominations from each jurisdiction.	N/A	N/A