Appointments to State Boards

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 8 July 2014

Tuesday, 8 July 2014

Ceisteanna (378)

Robert Troy

Ceist:

378. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will provide in tabular form the number of appointments to State boards under her Department's remit made since March 2011 to date; the number of vacancies in State boards under her Department's remit since March 2011 to date; the number of vacancies in State boards under her Department's remit publically advertised since March 2011 to date; and the number of appointments to State boards under her remit drawn directly from the public advertisement process. [29197/14]

Freagraí scríofa

Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection

The statutory bodies operating under the aegis of the Department of Social Protection are the Citizens Information Board, the Pensions Authority, the Pensions Ombudsman (which does not have a Board) and the Social Welfare Tribunal.

Details of appointments to the Boards since March 2011 are set out in the table below:

Agency/Board	Number of Appointments to State Boards	Number of Vacancies	Number of  vacancies Publically  Advertised	Number of appointments made from the Public Advertisement Process
Citizens Information Board (CIB)	4*	6**	3	1
Pensions Board	Nil	2	Nil	Nil
Pensions Authority	3	3	Nil	Nil
Social Welfare Tribunal	6	6	Nil	Nil

The Pensions Board was renamed the Pensions Authority on 7 March 2014.

* Three of the 4 appointments did not require public advertisement as they are CIB and Minister’s representatives.

**There are currently two vacancies on the Citizens Information Board.