Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 20 April 2016
495. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the regional breakdown of all members appointed by the Government or him to State boards, agencies and bodies in 2015 and to date in 2016, by agency and by region (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7474/16]
Amharc ar fhreagraThere have been 61 appointments to State Boards under the aegis of my Department in the period 1 January 2015 to date. 16 of these were from among individuals who submitted Expressions of Interest or who applied under the revised arrangements set out in the Guidelines on Appointments to State Boards which were published in November 2014. It should be noted that some 72% of the appointments made were either ex-officio appointments, reappointments, the appointment of worker directors chosen by election or appointments made on foot of nominations made by an Oireachtas Committee. A complete list of all current members and vacancies is available to the Deputy and all members of the public on the Stateboards website at www.stateboards.ie.
The table below sets out the State Board and the names of the individuals appointed, the date of appointment and indicates those who submitted Expressions of Interest or who were appointed under the revised arrangements. The following three boards had no appointments made to them during the period – the Digital Hub Development Agency (DHDA), Ordnance Survey of Ireland (OSI) and the Mining Board. Responsibility for the OSI was transferred to the Department of Justice and Equality from January this year.
|
Board |
Name of appointee |
Date of appointment |
Region – Head Office |
|
An Post |
Ms Lorraine Tormey (Elected postmaster member) |
01/01/2016 (reappointed) |
Dublin |
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*Mr Dermot Divilly (Chairman designate) |
01/12/2015 |
Dublin |
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RTE |
Mr Padraig Ó Céidigh (on nomination of Joint Oireachtas Committee) |
17/02/2015 |
Dublin |
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Mr Shane Naughton (on nomination of Joint Oireachtas Committee) |
17/02/2015 |
Dublin |
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Ms Fionnuala Sheehan (on nomination of Joint Oireachtas Committee) |
17/02/2015 |
Dublin |
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*Ms Margaret Ward (on nomination of Joint Oireachtas Committee) |
17/02/2015 |
Dublin |
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Broadcasting Authority of Ireland |
Mr Séamus Martin |
17/02/2015 (reappointed) |
Dublin |
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Professor Maeve McDonagh (on the nomination of Joint Oireachtas Committee) |
17/02/2015 |
Dublin |
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*Dr Rosemary Day (on the nomination of Joint Oireachtas Committee) |
17/02/2015 |
Dublin |
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*Mr Denis Wolinski (on the nomination of Joint Oireachtas Committee) |
17/02/2015 |
Dublin |
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Mr Seán Ó Mórdha (on the nomination of Joint Oireachtas Committee) |
17/02/2015 |
Dublin |
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Bord na Móna |
Mr Philip Casey (Elected employee member) |
01/01/2015 |
Leinster |
|
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Mr Kevin Healy (Elected employee member) |
01/01/2015 |
Leinster |
|
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Mr Seamus Maguire (Elected employee member) |
01/01/2015 |
Leinster |
|
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Mr Colm Ó Gógáin (Elected employee member) |
01/01/2015 |
Leinster |
|
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Mr Mike Quinn (CEO, ex officio) |
02/01/2015 |
Leinster |
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Ervia |
Mr Sean Hogan |
20/01/2015 |
Dublin |
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Mr James Martin |
20/01/2015 (resigned 27/03/2015) |
Dublin |
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Ms Celine Fitzgerald |
20/01/2015 |
Dublin |
|
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Mr Peter Cross |
20/01/2015 |
Dublin |
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EirGrid |
**Mr Gerry Walsh |
22/07/2015 |
Dublin |
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**Mr Michael Hand |
22/07/2015 |
Dublin |
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ESB |
Ms Noreen Wright |
19/01/2016 with effect from 28/06/2016 (reappointment) |
Dublin |
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Mr Dave Byrne (Elected employee member) |
01/01/2015 |
Dublin |
|
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Mr Sean Kelly (Elected employee member) |
01/01/2015 |
Dublin |
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Mr Tony Merriman (Elected employee member) |
01/01/2015 |
Dublin |
|
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Mr Peter O’Sullivan (Elected employee member) |
01/01/2015 |
Dublin |
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**Ms Ellvena Graham (Chairperson) |
14/07/2015 |
Dublin |
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**Mr Andrew Hastings |
14/07/2015 |
Dublin |
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Irish National Petroleum Corporation (INPC) |
Mr Aidan Donnelly (Chairperson) |
01/08/2015 (reappointed) |
Dublin |
|
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Mr Pat Meehan (CEO, ex officio) |
01/08/2015 (reappointed) |
Dublin |
|
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Ms Una Dixon (DCENR Rep) |
01/01/2016 (reappointed for 9 months until 30/09/2016) |
Dublin |
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National Oil Reserves Agency (NORA) |
Mr Frank O’Flynn |
14/05/2015 |
Dublin |
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Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) |
*Ms Julie O’Neill** (Chairperson) |
01/05/2015 (appointed as Chairperson) |
Dublin |
|
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Dr Brian Motherway (CEO, ex offico) |
01/05/2015 (reappointed) |
Dublin |
|
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Mr. Brian Carroll (DCENR rep) |
06/05/2015 (reappointed) |
Dublin |
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Ms Anne Connolly |
06/05/2015 (reappointed) |
Dublin |
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Mr Pat Gilroy |
06/05/2015 (reappointed) |
Dublin |
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**Dr. Peter Brennan |
06/05/2015 |
Dublin |
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**Dr. Lisa Ryan |
06/05/2015 |
Dublin |
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**Mr Michael Wall |
06/05/2015 |
Dublin |
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**Mr Paddy Phelan |
06/05/2015 |
Dublin |
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TG4 |
Mr Diarmuid Ó Ruiséal (staff representative) |
03/03/2015 |
Connacht |
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Ms Bríd Falconer (on nomination of Joint Oireachtas Committee) |
31/03/2015 |
Connacht |
|
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Mr Francis C Reidy (on nomination of Joint Oireachtas Committee) |
29/09/2015 |
Connacht |
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Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) |
*Mr Fintan Gorman |
01/07/2015 (appointed as chairperson) |
Dublin |
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*Dr Frances Lucy (on nomination of the Joint Oireachtas Committee) |
24/03/2015 |
Dublin |
|
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Mr Sean Coady |
17/11/2015 (Staff nomination) |
Dublin |
|
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*Mr Patrick Gibbons (on nomination of the Joint Oireachtas Committee) |
13/01/2016 |
Dublin |
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Loughs Agency |
Mr Alan McCulla |
13/12/2015 (reappointed) |
Cross Border |
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Mr Andrew Duncan |
13/12/2015 (reappointed) |
Cross Border |
|
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Ms Phil Mahon |
13/12/2015 (reappointed) |
Cross Border |
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Mr Michael McCormick |
13/12/2015 (reappointed) |
Cross Border |
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Mr Seamus Rodgers |
13/12/2015 (reappointed) |
Cross Border |
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Ms Theresa McLaverty |
13/12/2015 (reappointed) |
Cross Border |
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Mr Winston Patterson |
13/12/2015 (reappointed) |
Cross Border |
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Mr Mick Murphy |
13/12/2015 (reappointed) |
Cross Border |
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Mr Laurence Ardbuckle |
13/12/2015 (reappointed) |
Cross Border |
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Mr Donal Tipping |
13/12/2015 (reappointed) |
Cross Border |
|
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Mr Joe Miller |
13/12/2015 (reappointed) |
Cross Border |
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Mr Terry McWilliams |
13/12/2015 (reappointed) |
Cross Border |
*Expression of Interest received
**Appointed under revised arrangements set out in November 2014 Guidelines on Appointments to State Boards
