Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 2 October 2014
64. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide in tabular form the percentage of vacant positions on State boards under the aegis of his Department that were filled from the panels created through open application by the Public Appointments Service by year from 2011 to date in 2014. [37489/14]
Amharc ar fhreagraIn relation to the Deputy's question,the following table provides details of vacant positions on State Boards which I make appointment to or on which I make recommendations in respect of appointments.
|
Board Name |
2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
To date 2014 |
Comment |
|
Irish Fiscal Advisory Council |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
All five members of the Fiscal Council were directly appointed with effect from 7th July 2011. I appointed the members having regard to a number of criteria including the desirability of having a mix of appropriate backgrounds (academia, the financial sector/financial markets and public finance), macroeconomic/microeconomic expertise and a strong international dimension. as well as the need to take gender considerations into account. I am satisfied that the appointed members have the mix of skills and experience, including in relation to fiscal affairs, to ensure that the Council will be highly effective in fulfilling its mandate. |
|
National Asset Management Agency |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
To date no appointments have been filled from panels created through open application, although I did seek expressions of interest in positions on the NAMA board in 2012. |
|
Credit Union Restructuring Board (REBO) |
0 |
46 |
0 |
0 |
ReBo was set up on 1 January 2013 and 13 appointments were made to the Board of ReBo from this date. Six of these appointments were made as a result of applications made through the Publicjobs.ie website and all 13 posts were advertised on publicjobs.ie |
|
Irish Financial Services Appeals Tribunal (IFSAT) |
0 |
0 |
43 |
0 |
IFSAT members are appointed by the President on the nomination of the Government. Seven vacancies arose in 2013 as a result of all Tribunall members coming to the end of their term of appointment as set out in legislation. The vacancies were advertised on the Publicjobs.ie website. Three members were re-made through the publically advertised process. |
|
Central Bank Commission |
0 |
0 |
0 |
33 |
In 2014 two members of the Commission were re-appointed. One further member was appointed as a result of a publically advertised process |
|
National Treasury Management Agency |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
National Pensions Reserve Fund Commission |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
State Claims Agency Policy Committee |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
National Development Finance Agency Board |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
Financial Services Ombudsman Council (FSOC) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
The FSOC was appointed on 29th October 2008 for a five year period. The Council was reappointed for a 2 year tern up to 28th October 2015 or until the merger of the Financial Services Ombudsman with the Pension Ombudsman has been completed, whichever is the sooner. Due to the merger of the two bodies it wsa considered prudent to retain expertise of the existing Council. |
|
Strategic Banking Corporation Ireland (SBCI) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
The SBCI has been established with an interim Board for reasons of expedience. It is envisaged that longer term appointments will be made in the coming months and the interim non-executive Board members will cease to holder their positions on the SBCI Board at that time. |
Following the announcement earlier this week relating to the Government agreement of the revised model for Ministerial appointments to State Boards the Public Appointments Service will design and implement a transparent assessment system to support such appointments which will help to ensure that vacancies will be filled by personnel that can perform the role effectively. As I have always endeavoured to appoint those with the requisite levels of expertise to fulfil their roles, this new model will greatly support me in this process.
