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Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 7 February 2018

Wednesday, 7 February 2018

Ceisteanna (323)

Peadar Tóibín

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323. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the persons on State boards under the aegis of her Department who are also serving on other State boards; and the persons on State boards under the aegis of her Department that have served previously on other State boards. [6459/18]

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The Public Appointments Service (PAS) operates a dedicated website, www.stateboards.ie, through which it advertises vacancies on State Boards.  Since this website was set up in 2014, with the exception of certain statutorily defined appointments, it has consistently been used by my Department to identify suitably qualified members of the public who are interested in serving on boards under my remit.

As Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, I am responsible for appointments to the boards of relevant bodies under the aegis of my Department only.  Details of the current membership of all applicable State boards are published on www.Stateboards.ie, however, the specific information sought by the Deputy in relation to Boards outside the remit of my Department is not available.  

With regard to persons serving on more than one of the State boards under the aegis of my Department

- Ciara Breathnach is a member of the Board of the National Library of Ireland and of the National Archives Advisory Council and the Irish Manuscripts Commission. 

- Hiram Morgan is a member of the National Archives Advisory Council and the Irish Manuscripts Commission. 

- Mary O’Dowd is a member of the Board of the National Museum of Ireland and the Irish Manuscripts Commission.  

It should be noted that the National Archives of Ireland has an Advisory Council,  rather than a board and that section 20 (3) (a) of the National Archives Act states “The members of the Council shall include not less than two members of the Irish Manuscripts Commission ..”

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