Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 3 July 2012
295 Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the names of all appointments made to State boards under his remit; the boards to which they were appointed since March 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32246/12]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe following appointments have been made to bodies under the aegis of my Department:
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Name of Appointee |
Date Appointed |
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Mr. Donal Connell — ChairmanMr. Peter Quinn — Director |
re-appointed February 29th 201216 February 2012 |
On 22 November 2011, I reappointed Mr. Connell as chairman until 29 February 2012 to allow him time to appear before the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform. Mr. Connell appeared before the Committee on 14 December 2011 and his re-appointment as Chairman has been ratified with effect from 29 February 2012.
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Name of Appointee |
Date Appointed |
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Mr. Turlough O’Donnell, S.C. (Chair)Mr. Gerard BarryMr. Tom WallMr. George MayburyMr. Hugh O’Flaherty |
1 July 2011 |
In accordance with the Government's recent decision, the new procedures for appointment to State boards dictate that expressions of interest are invited from people who are interested in being appointed to the boards of State bodies and agencies operating under the Department's aegis. People being proposed for appointment as chairpersons of State bodies or agencies may be required to make themselves available to the appropriate Oireachtas committee to discuss the approach they will take to their role as chairperson and their views about the future contribution of the body or board in question. Following that discussion, decisions will be taken by either the Government or myself, as appropriate, to confirm the nominee as chairperson. In the case of the Civil Service Arbitration Board, the new procedures were not used and the Chairman was not interviewed by Oireachtas. The conciliation and arbitration scheme for the Civil Service, the Permanent Defence Forces, the Garda and teachers sets out the nomination process for the board and its appointment by the Government.
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Name of Appointee |
Date Appointed/Re-appointed |
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Mr. Eddie Sullivan, ChairmanMr. Des Dowling, Assistant Secretary — Department of the Environment, Community and Local GovernmentDr. Deirdre O’Keeffe, Assistant Secretary — Department of Justice and EqualityMs Patricia Coleman, Director — Department of Public Expenditure and ReformMr. Seán McGrath — National Director of HR in the HSE (has since resigned)Ms Judith Eve — former Chairperson the Civil Service Commissioners, Northern IrelandDr. Eddie Molloy — Management ConsultantMr. Dan Murphy, former General Secretary of the PSEUMr. Bryan Andrews as CEO of the PAS holding office on an ex officio basis. Replaced by Ms Fiona Tierney, CEO, PAS |
1 September 201120th March 2012 — on appointment as CEO |
The appointments were not made using the new procedures and the previous Chairman was reappointed to the role on the new board. The reason for not following the new procedures in relating to board appointments is that the Public Service Management (Recruitment and Appointments) Act, 2004 states that I, as Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (in consultation with Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government, the Minister for Health and the Minister for Justice, Equality and Defence) should appoint members of the Board of the Public Appointments Service. The Board is meant to be representative of our client base. The majority of the board is therefore civil or public servants, nominated by the relevant Minister. There is also a union representative nominated by ICTU. I reappointed the outgoing Chairman and the two external members were appointed by me because of their expertise in strategic change and public service recruitment respectively.
