Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 17 July 2012
194 Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will outline the total number of appointments to State boards since March 2011 under the aegis of his Department; the total number of appointments that have been advertised on his Department’s website; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34489/12]
Amharc ar fhreagraIn response to the Deputy's question the following appointments were 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 2012.16 February 2012 |
The position to which Mr. Connell was re-appointed by me as Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform was not advertised as under the National Lottery Act 1986, the majority shareholder of the National Lottery Company (i.e. An Post) nominates the person to fill this position.
On 22nd November 2011, I re-appointed Mr. Connell as chairman until 29th February 2012 in order to allow him time to appear before the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance Public Expenditure and Reform. Mr. Connell appeared before the Committee on 14th December 2011 and his re-appointment as Chairman has been ratified with effect from the 29th February 2012.
Mr. Quinn was nominated by An Post and appointed by myself hence the position was not advertised on the Department's website.
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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 |
Appointed 1 July 2011 |
In the case of the Civil Service Arbitration Board the conciliation and arbitration scheme for the Civil Service, the Permanent Defence Forces, the Gardaí and Teachers sets out the nomination process for the Board and its appointment by 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 |
1st September 201120th March 2012 — on appointment as CEO |
Eight external board members were appointed to the Board of PAS in September 2011. The posts were not advertised on the PAS website.
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.
