Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 17 April 2018
1637. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the details of all State board appointments since the general election in 2016; 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. [15171/18]
Amharc ar fhreagraI am advised that all appointments to State boards under the aegis of my Department since the General Election in 2016 are as set out in the following table. The Public Appointments Service (PAS) operates a dedicated website, www.stateboards.ie, through which it advertises such vacancies. Since this website was set up in 2014 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. Candidates must meet specific and detailed criteria that I have determined, in consultation with the relevant Chair, as necessary for the effective performance of the Board. These are then agreed with PAS and details of vacancies, essential and desirable requirements for the role(s) and the application process are published. Applications are assessed by an expert panel established by PAS and a list of suitably qualified candidates is proposed from which the Minister selects Board appointees
There are a number of specific exceptions from these arrangements including the appointment of members to a Board on an ex officio basis and nominations by a third party organisation such as a local authority and these are also listed in the following table. Appointments to boards of North/South bodies are also exempt from this process and are made by the North South Ministerial Council, on the basis of 50:50 nominations from each jurisdiction.
|
State Board |
Name |
Position |
Date Appointed |
Date Reappointed |
Expiry Date |
Appointment Type |
|
Arts Council |
Helen Shaw |
Board Member |
14/12/2016 |
13/12/2021 |
PAS Process |
|
|
Arts Council |
Loughlin Deegan |
Board Member |
14/12/2016 |
13/12/2021 |
PAS Process |
|
|
Arts Council |
Martina Moloney |
Board Member |
14/12/2016 |
13/12/2021 |
PAS Process |
|
|
Arts Council |
Paddy Glackin |
Board Member |
14/12/2016 |
13/12/2021 |
PAS Process |
|
|
Arts Council |
Pádraig Ó Duinnín |
Board Member |
14/12/2016 |
13/12/2021 |
PAS Process |
|
|
Arts Council |
Damien Downes* |
Board Member |
14/12/2016 |
10/10/2017 |
PAS Process |
|
|
Crawford Art Gallery |
Josephine Browne |
BoardMember |
15/03/2017 |
14/03/2022 |
PAS Process |
|
|
Crawford Art Gallery |
Catherine Hammond |
BoardMember |
15/03/2017 |
14/03/2022 |
PAS Process |
|
|
Crawford Art Gallery |
Karen Kelly |
BoardMember |
15/03/2017 |
14/03/2022 |
PAS Process |
|
|
Crawford Art Gallery |
Rose McHugh |
Chairperson |
15/03/2017 |
14/03/2022 |
PAS Process |
|
|
Crawford Art Gallery |
Frank Nyhan |
BoardMember |
15/03/2017 |
14/03/2022 |
PAS Process |
|
|
Crawford Art Gallery |
Gareth O'Callaghan |
BoardMember |
15/03/2017 |
14/03/2022 |
PAS Process |
|
|
Crawford Art Gallery |
Barrie O'Connell |
BoardMember |
15/03/2017 |
14/03/2022 |
PAS Process |
|
|
Crawford Art Gallery |
Eamonn Maxwell* |
BoardMember |
15/03/2017 |
16/05/2017 |
PAS Process |
|
|
Heritage Council |
Brian Walsh |
Board Member |
19/07/2016 |
19/07/2020 |
PAS Process |
|
|
Heritage Council |
Finnuala May |
Board Member |
19/07/2016 |
19/07/2020 |
PAS Process |
|
|
Heritage Council |
Ivor McElveen |
Board Member |
19/07/2016 |
19/07/2020 |
PAS Process |
|
|
Heritage Council |
Jane Maxwell |
Board Member |
19/07/2016 |
19/07/2020 |
PAS Process |
|
|
Heritage Council |
Kieran Coughlan |
Board Member |
19/07/2016 |
19/07/2020 |
PAS Process |
|
|
Heritage Council |
Marie Bourke |
Board Member |
19/07/2016 |
19/07/2020 |
PAS Process |
|
|
Heritage Council |
Mary C. Gallagher |
Board Member |
19/07/2016 |
19/07/2020 |
PAS Process |
|
|
Heritage Council |
Miriam Fitzpatrick |
Board Member |
19/07/2016 |
19/07/2020 |
PAS Process |
|
|
Heritage Council |
Muiris O'Sullivan |
Board Member |
19/07/2016 |
19/07/2020 |
PAS Process |
|
|
Heritage Council |
Sinead McCartan |
Board Member |
19/07/2016 |
19/07/2020 |
PAS Process |
|
|
Irish Film Board |
Larry Bass |
Board Member |
30/03/2017 |
29/03/2020 |
PAS Process |
|
|
Irish Film Board |
Mark Fenton |
Board Member |
30/03/2017 |
29/03/2020 |
PAS Process |
|
|
Irish Film Board |
Rachel Lysaght |
Board Member |
30/03/2017 |
29/03/2020 |
PAS Process |
|
|
Irish Film Board |
Kate McColgan |
Board Member |
30/03/2017 |
29/03/2021 |
PAS Process |
|
|
Irish Film Board |
Marian Quinn |
Board Member |
30/03/2017 |
29/03/2021 |
PAS Process |
|
|
National Archives of Ireland |
Mr Justice John Hedigan |
Chairperson |
19/07/2017 |
18/07/2022 |
PAS Process |
|
|
National Archives of Ireland |
Hiram Morgan |
Board Member |
19/07/2017 |
18/07/2022 |
PAS Process |
|
|
National Archives of Ireland |
Ciara Breathnach |
Board Member |
19/07/2017 |
18/07/2022 |
PAS Process |
|
|
National Archives of Ireland |
Kieran Hoare |
Board Member |
19/07/2017 |
18/07/2022 |
PAS Process |
|
|
National Archives of Ireland |
Natalie Harrower |
Board Member |
19/07/2017 |
18/07/2022 |
PAS Process |
|
|
National Archives of Ireland |
John Grenham |
Board Member |
19/07/2017 |
18/07/2022 |
PAS Process |
|
|
National Archives of Ireland |
Elizabeth Mullins |
Board Member |
19/07/2017 |
18/07/2022 |
PAS Process |
|
|
National Archives of Ireland |
Catriona Mulcahy |
Board Member |
19/07/2017 |
18/07/2022 |
PAS Process |
|
|
National Archives of Ireland |
Michael Nolan |
Board Member |
19/07/2017 |
18/07/2022 |
PAS Process |
|
|
National Archives of Ireland |
Stephen Mac Eoin |
Board Member |
19/07/2017 |
18/07/2022 |
PAS Process |
|
|
National Archives of Ireland |
Brian McGee |
Board Member |
19/07/2017 |
18/07/2022 |
PAS Process |
|
|
National Archives of Ireland |
Deirdre Raftery |
Board Member |
19/07/2017 |
18/07/2022 |
PAS Process |
|
|
Nationa Concert Hall |
Maura McGrath |
Chairperson |
15/04/2014 |
24/06/2016 |
23/06/2021 |
PAS Process |
|
Nationa Concert Hall |
Rebecca Gageby |
Board Member |
15/04/2014 |
24/06/2016 |
23/06/2020 |
PAS Process |
|
Nationa Concert Hall |
James Cavanagh |
Board Member |
24/06/2016 |
23/06/2020 |
PAS Process |
|
|
Nationa Concert Hall |
Gerard Gillen |
Board Member |
24/06/2016 |
23/06/2020 |
PAS Process |
|
|
Nationa Concert Hall |
Eleanor McEvoy |
Board Member |
24/06/2016 |
23/06/2019 |
PAS Process |
|
|
Nationa Concert Hall |
Máire O'Connor |
Board Member |
24/06/2016 |
23/06/2021 |
PAS Process |
|
|
Nationa Concert Hall |
Michael O'Donovan |
Board Member |
24/06/2016 |
23/06/2019 |
PAS Process |
|
|
Nationa Concert Hall |
John Reynolds |
Board Member |
24/06/2016 |
23/06/2019 |
PAS Process |
|
|
Nationa Concert Hall |
Don Thornhill |
Board Member |
24/06/2016 |
23/06/2021 |
PAS Process |
|
|
National Gallery of Ireland |
Michael Cush (Chair 2011-2016) |
Board Member |
22/02/2010 |
17/11/2016 |
16/11/2021 |
PAS Process |
|
National Gallery of Ireland |
Ann Prendergast |
Board Member |
17/11/2016 |
16/11/2021 |
PAS Process |
|
|
National Gallery of Ireland |
Barney Whelan |
Board Member |
17/11/2016 |
15/11/2021 |
PAS Process |
|
|
National Gallery of Ireland |
Gary Jermyn |
Board Member |
17/11/2016 |
16/11/2021 |
PAS Process |
|
|
National Gallery of Ireland |
Jacqueline Hall |
Board Member |
17/11/2016 |
15/11/2021 |
PAS Process |
|
|
National Gallery of Ireland |
Lesley Tully |
Board Member |
17/11/2016 |
15/11/2021 |
PAS Process |
|
|
National Gallery of Ireland |
Lynda Carroll |
Board Member |
17/11/2016 |
15/11/2021 |
PAS Process |
|
|
National Gallery of Ireland |
Owen Lewis |
Board Member |
01/12/2016 |
N/a |
Ex-Officio - VP, RDS |
|
|
National Gallery of Ireland |
Maurice Buckley |
Board Member |
12/12/2016 |
N/a |
Ex-Officio - Chairperson OPW |
|
|
National Gallery of Ireland |
James English |
Board Member |
05/05/2017 |
04/05/2020 |
RHA Nominee |
|
|
National Museum of Ireland |
Aidan Walsh |
Board Member |
06/07/2016 |
05/07/2021 |
PAS Process |
|
|
National Museum of Ireland |
Ambrose Loughlin |
Board Member |
06/07/2016 |
05/07/2021 |
PAS Process |
|
|
National Museum of Ireland |
Andrew Power(DR.) |
Board Member |
06/07/2016 |
05/07/2021 |
PAS Process |
|
|
National Museum of Ireland |
Catherine Heaney |
Chairperson |
06/07/2016 |
05/07/2021 |
PAS Process |
|
|
National Museum of Ireland |
Declan Nelson |
Board Member |
06/07/2016 |
05/07/2021 |
PAS Process |
|
|
National Museum of Ireland |
Denise Moroney |
Board Member |
06/07/2016 |
05/07/2021 |
PAS Process |
|
|
National Museum of Ireland |
John R. Bowen |
Board Member |
06/07/2016 |
05/07/2021 |
PAS Process |
|
|
National Museum of Ireland |
Judith McCarthy |
Board Member |
06/07/2016 |
05/07/2021 |
PAS Process |
|
|
National Museum of Ireland |
Lynn Scarff |
Board Member |
06/07/2016 |
05/07/2021 |
PAS Process |
|
|
National Museum of Ireland |
Mary Crotty |
Board Member |
20/01/2011 |
06/07/2016 |
05/07/2021 |
PAS Process |
|
National Museum of Ireland |
Virginia Teehan |
Board Member |
06/07/2016 |
05/07/2021 |
PAS Process |
|
|
National Museum of Ireland |
Gearóid Ó Tuathaigh* |
Board Member |
20/01/2011 |
06/07/2016 |
18/01/2018 |
PAS Process |
|
National Museum of Ireland |
Ingrid Hook |
Board Member |
06/07/2016 |
05/07/2021 |
RDS Nominee |
|
|
National Museum of Ireland |
Kathleen James-Chakraborty(Prof.) |
Board Member |
06/07/2016 |
05/07/2021 |
RIA Nominee |
|
|
National Museum of Ireland |
Mary O’Dowd (Prof.) |
Board Member |
06/07/2016 |
05/07/2021 |
RIA Nominee |
|
|
Irish Manuscripts Commission |
Dáibhí Ó Cróinín |
Board Member |
01/02/2014 |
26/06/2017 |
10/07/2020 |
PAS Process |
|
Irish Manuscripts Commission |
James Kelly |
Board Member |
01/02/2014 |
26/06/2017 |
10/07/2020 |
PAS Process |
|
Irish Manuscripts Commission |
Jane Ohlmeyer |
Board Member |
01/02/2014 |
26/06/2017 |
10/07/2020 |
PAS Process |
|
Irish Manuscripts Commission |
Prof. John McCafferty |
Chairperson |
01/02/2014 |
26/06/2017 |
10/07/2022 |
PAS Process |
|
Irish Manuscripts Commission |
Máire Mac Conghail |
Board Member |
01/02/2014 |
26/06/2017 |
10/07/2020 |
PAS Process |
|
Irish Manuscripts Commission |
Thomas O'Connor |
Board Member |
01/02/2014 |
26/06/2017 |
10/07/2020 |
PAS Process |
|
Irish Manuscripts Commission |
Dr. Hiram Morgan |
Board Member |
26/06/2017 |
10/07/2022 |
PAS Process |
|
|
Irish Manuscripts Commission |
Dr. Ciara Breathnach |
Board Member |
26/06/2017 |
10/07/2022 |
PAS Process |
|
|
Irish Manuscripts Commission |
Dr. Liam Chambers |
Board Member |
26/06/2017 |
10/07/2022 |
PAS Process |
|
|
Irish Manuscripts Commission |
Ms. Kate Manning |
Board Member |
26/06/2017 |
10/07/2022 |
PAS Process |
|
|
Irish Manuscripts Commission |
Dr. David Hayton |
Board Member |
26/06/2017 |
10/07/2022 |
PAS Process |
|
|
Irish Manuscripts Commission |
Dr. Patrick Geoghegan |
Board Member |
26/06/2017 |
10/07/2022 |
PAS Process |
|
|
Irish Manuscripts Commission |
Prof. Marian Lyons |
Board Member |
26/06/2017 |
10/07/2022 |
PAS Process |
|
|
Irish Manuscripts Commission |
Prof. Alvin Jackson |
Board Member |
26/06/2017 |
10/07/2022 |
PAS Process |
|
|
Irish Manuscripts Commission |
Dr. Elva Johnston |
Board Member |
26/06/2017 |
10/07/2022 |
PAS Process |
|
|
Irish Manuscripts Commission |
Ms. Nicola Morris |
Board Member |
26/06/2017 |
10/07/2022 |
PAS Process |
|
|
Irish Manuscripts Commission |
Mary O'Dowd |
Board Member |
01/02/2014 |
26/06/2017 |
10/07/2020 |
PAS Process |
|
Foras na Gaeilge |
Conor McGuinness** |
Board Member |
24/06/2016 |
13/12/2016 |
23/06/2021 |
North/South Body Exempt |
|
Foras na Gaeilge |
Barra Ó Muirí** |
Chairperson |
07/07/2016 |
13/12/2016 |
06/07/2021 |
North/South Body |
|
Foras na Gaeilge |
Máire Ní Neachtain** |
Board Member |
13/12/2016 |
12/12/2020 |
North/South Body |
|
|
Foras na Gaeilge |
Mairéad Connolly** |
Board Member |
13/12/2016 |
12/12/2021 |
North/South Body |
|
|
Foras na Gaeilge |
Mairéad Farrell** |
Board Member |
13/12/2016 |
12/12/2021 |
North/South Body |
|
|
Foras na Gaeilge |
Niall Ó Gallochobair** |
Board Member |
13/12/2016 |
12/12/2021 |
North/South Body |
|
|
Foras na Gaeilge |
Sorcha Ní Chéidigh** |
Board Member |
13/12/2016 |
12/12/2020 |
North/South Body |
|
|
Foras na Gaeilge |
Pól Ó Gallchóir** |
Chairperson |
13/12/2016 |
12/12/2020 |
North/South Body |
|
|
Foras na Gaeilge |
Rosie Ní Laoghaire* |
Board Member |
24/06/2016 |
12/12/2016 |
North/South Body |
|
|
Údarás na Gaeltachta |
Anna Ní Ghallachair |
Chairperson |
20/11/2012 |
12/01/2018 |
11/01/2023 |
PAS Process |
|
Údarás na Gaeltachta |
Eunan Mac Cuinneagáin |
Board Member |
20/11/2012 |
12/01/2018 |
11/01/2023 |
PAS Process |
|
Údarás na Gaeltachta |
Ian Mac Aindriú |
Board Member |
20/11/2012 |
12/01/2018 |
11/01/2023 |
PAS Process |
|
Údarás na Gaeltachta |
Seosamh Ó Laoi |
Board Member |
20/11/2012 |
12/01/2018 |
11/01/2023 |
PAS Process |
|
Údarás na Gaeltachta |
Siobhan Seoighe |
Board Member |
22/06/2015 |
12/01/2018 |
11/01/2023 |
PAS Process |
|
Údarás na Gaeltachta |
Mary Uí Chadhain |
Board Member |
12/01/2018 |
11/01/2023 |
PAS Process |
|
|
Údarás na Gaeltachta |
Debra Ní Shúilleabháin |
Board Member |
12/01/2018 |
11/01/2023 |
PAS Process |
|
|
Údarás na Gaeltachta |
John Shéamuis Ó Fearraigh |
Board Member |
12/01/2018 |
11/01/2023 |
Donegal CoCo Nominee |
|
|
Údarás na Gaeltachta |
Seán Mac Congamhna |
Board Member |
12/01/2018 |
11/01/2023 |
Mayo CoCo Nominee |
|
|
Údarás na Gaeltachta |
Séamus Walsh |
Board Member |
12/01/2018 |
11/01/2023 |
Galway CoCo Nominee |
|
|
Údarás na Gaeltachta |
Séamus Cosaí Mac Gearailt |
Board Member |
20/11/2012 |
12/01/2018 |
11/01/2023 |
Kerry CoCo Nominee |
|
Údarás na Gaeltachta |
Máire Seo Breathnach |
Board Member |
15/02/2017 |
14/02/2019 |
Waterford CoCo Nominee (2yrs) |
|
|
Ulster-Scots Agency |
David McNarry** |
Board Member |
13/12/2016 |
12/12/2021 |
North/South Body |
|
|
Ulster-Scots Agency |
Julie Andrews** |
Board Member |
13/12/2016 |
12/12/2021 |
North/South Body |
|
|
Ulster-Scots Agency |
Iain Carlisle** |
Board Member |
13/12/2016 |
12/12/2021 |
North/South Body |
|
|
Ulster-Scots Agency |
Keith Gamble** |
Chairperson |
13/12/2016 |
12/12/2021 |
North/South Body |
*Have resigned their positions on State Boards
**Appointments to boards of North/South bodies are made by the North South Ministerial Council, on the basis of 50:50 nominations from each jurisdiction.
