Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 17 October 2017
451. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the State bodies or boards that fall under the remit of his Department; and the number of members of each State body or board who are not qualified within the field in which the board or body has oversight. [43411/17]
Amharc ar fhreagraThere are 17 State bodies under the aegis of my Department operating in the commercial, non-commercial and regulatory spheres. The Board members of these bodies are suitably qualified to carry out their roles on the respective Boards.
All appointments to State Boards are made in accordance with the 2014 Guidelines on Appointments to State Boards. A Public Appointments Service (PAS) process has been put in place with the aim of recruiting suitably qualified board members for the positions to which they have been appointed.
The bodies are as follows:
An Post
Bord na Móna
EirGrid
Electricity Supply Board
Raidió Teilifís Éireann
TG4
Digital Hub Development Agency
Environmental Protection Agency
Loughs Agency
Inland Fisheries Ireland
Irish National Petroleum Corporation
Mining Board
National Oil Reserves Agency
Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland
Broadcasting Authority of Ireland
Commission for Communications Regulation and
Commission for Regulation of Utilities.
