Appointments to State Boards

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 9 July 2013

Tuesday, 9 July 2013

Ceisteanna (153)

Clare Daly

Ceist:

153. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Finance in what capacity was a person (details supplied) a member of the board of the Central Bank of Ireland; and if he was representing himself or the trade union movement. [33006/13]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister for Finance

Mr David Begg’s appointment in 1995 to the Board of the then Central Bank and Financial Services Authority of Ireland (CBFSAI) was in the context of his role as General Secretary of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions.