The following table sets out the information sought by the Deputy. In addition, the Deputy may wish to note that the Guidelines on Appointments to State Boards set out a requirement for prospective Chairpersons of State Bodies in relation to attendance before Oireachtas Committees.
Regulatory Authorities, while not organised as boards, also have obligations to appear before Oireachtas Committees.
Body
|
Board
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Positions
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Vacancies at 30 November 2019
|
Obligations of board members to appear before Oireachtas Committees
|
An Post
|
Yes
|
15
|
1
|
No specific obligation
|
Bord na Móna
|
Yes
|
12
|
1
|
No specific obligation
|
Digital Hub Development Agency (DHDA)
|
Yes
|
14
|
3
|
Digital Hub Development Agency Act 2003, Sections 32 and 33
|
EirGrid
|
Yes
|
10
|
0
|
No specific obligation
|
ESB
|
Yes
|
12
|
0
|
No specific obligation
|
Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI)
|
Yes
|
10
|
0
|
Inland Fisheries Act 2010, Sections 28 and 29
|
Irish National Petroleum Corporation (INPC)
|
Yes
|
3
|
0
|
No specific obligation
|
Loughs Agency
|
Yes
|
12
|
2
|
British-Irish Agreement Act 1999, Annex 2, Part 7
|
National Oil Reserves Agency (NORA)
|
Yes
|
6
|
0
|
National Oil Reserves Agency Act 2007, Section 31
|
RTÉ
|
Yes
|
12
|
4
|
Broadcasting Act 2009, Section 92
|
Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI)
|
Yes
|
12
|
2
|
Sustainable Energy Act, 2002, Section 25(5)
|
TG4
|
Yes
|
12
|
0
|
Broadcasting Act 2009, Section 92
|
The Mining Board
|
Yes
|
3
|
1
|
No specific obligation
|
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
|
Executive Directorate
|
6
|
0
|
No specific obligation
|
Commission for Regulation of Utilities (CRU)
|
Regulatory Authority
|
3
|
0
|
Electricity Regulation Act 1999, Section 26
|
Commission for Communications Regulation (ComReg)
|
Regulatory Authority
|
3
|
0
|
Communications Regulation Act 2002, Section 34
|
Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (BAI)
|
Regulatory Authority
|
9
|
0
|
Broadcasting Act, 2009, Part 2, Section 20
|