The information requested by the Deputy is contained in the table.
Board
|
Number of members appointed March 2011 - Jan 2013
|
Appointments made following receipt of CV/expression of interest
|
Appointments made directly by Minister
|
Arts Council
|
4
|
4
|
0
|
Heritage Council
|
6
|
3
|
3
|
National Concert Hall
|
15
|
12
|
3
|
National Gallery
|
1
|
N/A - appointment in train prior to new arrangements
|
1
|
Crawford Art Gallery
|
7
|
Nil - all appointments rolled over from previous Board
|
7
|
Chester Beatty Library
|
2
|
2
|
0
|
National Archives Advisory Council
|
2
|
2
|
0
|
Irish Manuscripts Commission
|
19
|
Nil - all appointments rolled over from previous Board
|
19
|
Údarás na Gaeltachta
|
11*
|
4 (out of 7 Ministerial nominees)
1 (out of 4 county council nominees)
|
3 Ministerial nominees
3 county council nominees
|
*One county council nominee yet to be ratified.
For completeness, the following table sets out appointments to the boards of Foras na Gaeilge and the Ulster-Scots Agency, which comprise An Foras Teanga, a North South Implementation Body. Appointments to the boards of such bodies are made by the North South Ministerial Council, arising from nominations on a 50:50 basis from each jurisdiction.
Board
|
Number of members appointed March 2011 - Jan 2013
|
Appointments made following receipt of a CV/expression of interest
|
Appointments made directly by Minister
|
Foras na Gaeilge
|
16
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
Ulster-Scots Agency
|
8
|
N/A
|
N/A
|