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Appointments to State Boards

Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 8 March 2012

Thursday, 8 March 2012

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Shane Ross

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120 Deputy Shane Ross asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources 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. [13306/12]

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I wish to advise the Deputy that on the 3rd of June 2011 I invited Expressions of Interest from persons wishing to be considered for appointment to vacancies on State Boards under the aegis of my Department where vacancies for appointment were expected to occur up to the end of 2011. On 9th February 2012 I invited further expressions of interest from persons wishing to serve on any of the Boards under the aegis of my Department. The Deputy will appreciate that appointments to State Boards are made in accordance with the relevant governing statute and the Minister is not obliged to make appointments from tendered expressions of interest but has the discretion to do so if he or she considers it appropriate.

I also wish to inform the Deputy that the Broadcasting Act 2009 (No. 18 of 2009) and the Inland Fisheries Act 2010 (No. 10 of 2010), provide that a number of Board members may be appointed by the Minister to the Boards established under these statutes on foot of nominations made by the relevant Joint Oireachtas Committee. I have made no appointments to these Boards since taking office. The table details all appointments to State Boards which have been made by me since the 9th of March 2011 and in relation to these appointments, indicates where an expression of interest has been received. There were no appointments made to positions of Chairperson.

Body

Appointee

Expression of interest received

An Post

Mr. Donal Connell

No

Mr. James Wrynn

Yes

Mr. Paul Henry

Yes

Bord na Móna

Ms Denise Cronin

No

EirGrid

Dr. Gary Healy

No

Ms Regina Moran

Yes

Mr. Liam O’Halloran

Yes

Ms Bride Rosney

No

Ms Doireann Barry

No

ESB

Ms Noreen Wright

No

Mr. Seamus Mallon

No

Irish National Petroleum Corporation

Mr. Sean Fitzgerald

No

Mr. Vincent Caffrey

No

*Ms Aoife MacEvilly

No

National Oil Reserves Agency

Ms Aoife MacEvilly*

No

Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland

Ms Julie O’Neill

Yes

Mr. Michael Conlon

No

*Official in my Department

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