Ministerial Appointments

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 27 June 2017

Tuesday, 27 June 2017

Ceisteanna (315)

Éamon Ó Cuív

Ceist:

315. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the appointments made to State boards under her auspices in the period 1 May 2017 to 15 June 2017, broken down by appointee name, position and relevant State board, in tabular form; the appointment process for each such appointment; the details of all State boards and agencies under the auspices of her Department in which vacancies remain unfilled to date; and the number in each State board or agency. [29620/17]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs

I recently made appointments to the Irish Manuscripts Commission. The appointments are being communicated to applicants at present and a statement will issue shortly from my Department giving details of membership. It is also intended to make appointments shortly to the National Archives Advisory Council and the Western Development Commission. In all these cases vacancies are being filled following advertisement on the dedicated website www.stateboards.ie operated by the Public Appointment Service. The following table gives details of current vacancies on State Boards under the aegis of my Department.

State Board	Number of Current Vacancies
Chester Beatty Library	2
Crawford Art Gallery	1
Foras na Gaeilge (An Foras Teanga)*	3*
Heritage Council	1
National Archives	12
Western Development Commission	11

*Foras na Gaeilge is a North/South body and the filling of the 3 current vacancies requires Ministerial nomination in the North for subsequent North/South Ministerial Council approval.