Mary Lou McDonald (Dublin Central, Sinn Fein)

Question 132: To ask the Minister for Finance when the Top Level Appointments Commission’s new external chairperson and five external appointees will be appointed and if he will provide details of any further changes to TLAC he intends to preside over. [17393/11]

Michael Noonan (Minister, Department of Finance; Limerick City, Fine Gael)

My colleague the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform will be approaching prospective candidates this week and hopes to be in a position to announce the names of the five external appointees next week.