Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 14 October 2014
38. Deputy Terence Flanagan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will provide a list of all State board appointments since general election 2011; the person who recommended each appointment; the credentials of those appointed; if the vacancy was publicly advertised; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39287/14]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe statutory bodies operating under the aegis of the Department of Social Protection are the Citizens Information Board, the Pensions Authority (formerly the Pensions Board), the Pensions Ombudsman (which does not have a Board) and the Social Welfare Tribunal.
Details of appointments to the Boards made since March 2011 are set out in the following tables.
There were no appointments to the Pensions Board in the period from March 2011 to March 2014. The Board is known as the Pensions Authority since 7 March 2014.
Citizens Information Board (CIB)
|
State Board/Agency Appointment |
Person who recommended Appointment |
Credentials of those appointed |
Was the vacancy publicly advertised |
|
Eugene McErlean |
Appointed by Minister for Social Protection, Joan Burton, TD |
Solicitor by profession, having banking and legal experience. |
Yes, on both the Department's website and on the Public Appointments Service website. |
|
Fiona Ward |
Appointed by Minister for Social Protection, Joan Burton, TD |
Department of Social Protection Senior Official |
No, did not require public advertisement - a representative of Department of Social Protection |
|
David Stratton |
Appointed by Minister for Social Protection, Joan Burton, TD |
Citizens Information Board Staff Member |
No, did not require public advertisement -elected representative of Citizens Information Board staff |
|
Simonetta Ryan |
Appointed by Minister for Social Protection, Joan Burton, TD |
Department of Social Protection Senior Official |
No, did not require advertisement - a representative of the Department of Social Protection |
Pensions Authority- established 7 March 2014 (formerly the Pensions Board)
|
State Board/Agency Appointment |
Person who recommended Appointment |
Credentials of those appointed |
Was the vacancy publicly advertised |
|
Ms. Jane Williams (Chairperson) |
Appointed by Minister for Social Protection, Joan Burton, TD. |
Previous Chairperson of the Pensions Board |
No |
|
Ms. Anne Vaughan |
Appointed by Minister for Social Protection, Joan Burton, TD |
Deputy Secretary in the Department of Social Protection |
No |
|
Ms. Ann Nolan |
Appointed by Minister for Social Protection, Joan Burton T.D. on recommendation of Minister for Finance, Michael Noonan, TD. |
Second Secretary in the Department of Finance |
No |
Social Welfare Tribunal
|
State Board/Agency Appointment |
Person who recommended Appointment |
Credentials of those appointed |
Was the vacancy publicly advertised |
|
Ms. Chris Rowland |
Irish Congress of Trade Unions |
See note below. |
No |
|
Mr. Colin Walker (Chairperson) |
Labour Court |
Chairperson is recommended to Minister by Labour Court based on their suitability for the role as Chairperson. |
No |
|
Mr. Don O'Higgins |
Irish Business and Employers Confederation |
See note below. |
No |
|
Mr. Fergus Whelan |
Irish Congress of Trade Unions |
See note below. |
No |
|
Mr. Michael Carr |
Irish Business and Employers Confederation |
See note below. |
No |
Note: Under section 333 of the Social Welfare Consolidation Act 2005 the Social Welfare Tribunal shall consist of a chairperson and four ordinary members. Two of the ordinary members shall be persons representative of workers and nominated for appointment by the Irish Congress of Trade Unions. The two other ordinary members shall be persons representative of employers and nominated for appointment by an organisation representative of employers. These members are nominated by the Irish Business and Employers Confederation (IBEC).
