I propose to take Questions Nos. 1 to 4, inclusive, together.
The information sought by the Deputies concerning appointments made by me to State boards and agencies under the aegis of my Department since June 2002 is set out in a schedule which I propose to circulate in the Official Report. The relevant bodies are the National Statistics Board, the Law Reform Commission, the National Economic and Social Development Office, the National Centre for Partnership and Performance, the National Economic and Social Council and the National Economic and Social Forum.
The members of State bodies under the aegis of my Department are appointed through well established nominating procedures, having regard both to the remit of the bodies and, consequently, the particular competencies and skills expected of their members. In many instances, the members are nominated through relevant nominating panels. NESC and NESF, for example, comprise representatives of the various pillars involved in social partnership, namely, employer bodies, trade unions, farming organisations and community and voluntary organisations.
| National Centre for Partnership and Performance |
| Name | Occupation / Organisation | Date ofAppointment |
| Executive Chairperson | Mr. Peter Cassells | | October 2001 — April 2004 reappointed: 7 November 2005 |
| Government Departments | Mr. Philip Kelly, Asst. Secretary Deputy Chairperson | Dept. of the Taoiseach | October 2001 reappointed: 24 January 2006 |
| Mr. Ciaran Connolly, Asst. Secretary | Dept. of Finance | October 2001 reappointed: 24 January 2006 |
| Mr. John Walsh, Asst. Secretary (retired) | Dept. of Enterprise, Trade & Employment | June 2002 — (replaced Mr. Maurice Cashell) Reappointed: 24 January 2006 |
| Employers | Mr. Brendan McGinty | Director, Human/Industrial Resources, IBEC | October 2001 |
| Mr. Liam Doherty | Director, Human Resource Services, IBEC | October 2001 |
| Mr. Gavin Marie | IBEC | replaced Mr. Liam Doherty in April 2007 |
| Mr. Eddie Keenan | CIF | 24 January 2006 |
| Ms. Irene Canavan | Arnotts | 24 January 2006 |
| Mr. Morgan Nolan | Industrial Relations, CIF | Jan 2004 — (replaced Terry McEvoy) |
| Trade Unions | Mr. Fergus Whelan | Industrial Officer, ICTU | October 2003 — replaced Mr. Tom Wall |
| Mr. Jerry Shanahan | AMICUS | 24 January 2006 |
| Ms. Catherine Byrne | INTO | 24 January 2006 |
| Mr. Des Geraghty | Member of Executive Council, ICTU | September 2004 — (replaced Mr John Tierney, MSF) |
| Mr. Gerry McCormack | SIPTU | 24 January 2006 |
| Ms Angela Kirk | IMPACT | September 2004 — (replaced Ms Marie Levis) |
| Mr. Sean Heading, Education & Training Services Trust has been nominated by ICTU as an alternate | | |
| Independent Members | Prof. Joyce O'Connor | National College of Ireland | 24 January 2006 |
| Ms. Dorothy Butler Scally | Human Resources Consultant | 24 January 2006 |
| Dr. Catherine Kavanagh | UCC | 24 January 2006 |
| National Economic and Social Council |
| Terms of Office of NESC relevant to this PQ |
| (a) 1998-2001 (extended to 2002) |
| (b) 2003-2006 |
| (c) 2007-2010 |
| Name | Occupation / Organisation | Dates of Membership |
| Chairperson | Mr. Dermot McCarthy | Secretary General, Dept. of the Taoiseach | September 2003 |
| Deputy Chair | Ms. Mary Doyle | Assistant Secretary, Dept. of the Taoiseach | September 2003 |
| Trade Union Pillar | | | |
| Mr. David Begg | General Secretary, ICTU | September 2003 |
| Mr. Peter McLoone | General Secretary, IMPACT | September 2003 |
| Mr. Manus O'Riordan | Economist, SIPTU | September 2003 |
| Ms. Joan Carmichael | Assistant General Secretary, ICTU | September 2003 |
| Ms. Sally Anne Kinahan (replaced Joan Carmichael) | Assistant General Secretary, ICTU | January 2004 |
| Mr. Jack O'Connor | Vice President, SIPTU | September 2003 |
| Business and Employer Organisation Pillar | | | |
| Mr. Turlough O'Sullivan | Director General, IBEC | June 2007 |
| Ms. Aileen O'Donoghue | Director, Financial Services Ireland | September 2003 |
| Mr. Brian Geoghegan | Director, IBEC | September 2003 |
| Mr. Danny McCoy (replaced Brian Geoghegan) | Director of Policy, IBEC | October 2005 |
| Mr. John Dunne | Chief Executive, Chambers of Commerce Ireland | September 2003 |
| Mr. Liam Kelleher | Director General, Construction Industry Federation | September 2003 |
| Agricultural and Farming Organisation Pillar | | | |
| Mr. Seamus O'Donoghue | Secretary, ICOS | September 2003 |
| Mr. Ciaran Dolan | General Secretary, ICMSA | September 2003 |
| Mr. Michael Berkery | General Secretary, IFA | September 2003 |
| Mr. Eddie Punch | General Secretary, ICSA | June 2007 |
| Mr. Damien McDonald | Chief Executive, Macra na Féirme | September 2003 |
| Mr. Colm Markey | National President, Macra na Féirme | June 2007 |
| Community and Voluntary Pillar | | | |
| Fr. Sean Healy | Head of Justice Office, CORI | September 2003 |
| Mr. Donall Geoghegan | Programme Manager, National Youth Council | September 2002 |
| Mr. John Dolan | Chief Executive, Disability Federation of Ireland | September 2003 |
| Ms. Deirdre Garvey | Chief Executive, the Wheel | September 2003 |
| John Mark McCafferty | Policy Officer, Saint Vincent de Paul | September 2003 |
| Mr. Séamus Boland | Chief Executive, Irish Rural Link | June 2007 |
| Ms. Bríd O'Brien | Senior Policy Officer, Irish National Organisation of the Unemployed | June 2007 |
| Ms. Camille Loftus | Community Platform | June 2007 |
| Government Department Nominees | | | |
| Secretary General | Dept. of Finance | September 2003 |
| Secretary General | Dept. of Enterprise, Trade and Employment | September 2003 |
| Secretary General | Dept. of Social and Family Affairs | September 2003 |
| Secretary General | Dept. of Communications, Marine and Natural Resources | September 2003 |
| Secretary General | Dept. of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government | September 2003 |
| Secretary General | Dept. of Education and Science | June 2007 |
| Independent Nominee | | | |
| Prof. John Fitzgerald | Senior Research Officer, ESRI | September 2003 |
| Prof. Eithne McLaughlin | Dept. of Social Policy, Queens University, Belfast | September 2003 |
| Mr. Colin Hunt | Head of Research, Goodbody Stockbrokers | September 2003 |
| Dr. Peter Bacon | Economic Consultant | September 2003 |
| Prof. Brigid Laffan | Department of Politics, UCD | September 2003 |
| Dr. Sean Barrett (replaced Colin Hunt) | Department of Economics, Trinity College | January 2005 |
| Mr. Con Lucey | Economist, | June 2007 |
| Prof. Peter Clinch | UCD | June 2007 |
| Prof. Elizabeth Meehan | Queen's University | June 2007 |
| National Economic and Social Forum |
| Name | Occupation / Organisation | Date ofAppointment |
| Independent Chairperson | Maureen Gaffney | | Jan/Feb 2004 |
| Deputy Chairperson | Mary Doyle | Asst. Sec., Dept. of the Taoiseach | Jan/Feb 2004 |
| Strand (i) : Oireachtas | Michael Woods | Fianna Fáil TD | Jan/Feb 2004 |
| John Curran | Fianna Fáil TD | Jan/Feb 2004 |
| Senator Mary O'Rourke | Fianna Fáil | Jan/Feb 2004 |
| Senator Paschal Mooney | Fianna Fáil | Jan/Feb 2004 |
| Senator Brendan Daly | Fianna Fáil | Jan/Feb 2004 |
| Senator Geraldine Feeney | Fianna Fáil | Jan/Feb 2004 |
| Pat Carey | Fianna Fáil TD | Jan/Feb 2004 |
| Senator Paul Coghlan | Fine Gael | Jan/Feb 2004 |
| Damien English | Fine Gael TD | Jan/Feb 2004 |
| Paul Kehoe | Fine Gael TD | Jan/Feb 2004 |
| Joan Burton | Labour TD | Jan/Feb 2004 |
| Willie Penrose | Labour TD | Jan/Feb 2004 |
| Senator Kate Walsh | Progressive Democrats | Jan/Feb 2004 |
| Senator Feargal Quinn | Independents | Jan/Feb 2004 |
| Jerry Cowley | Technical Group TD | Jan/Feb 2004 |
| Senator Mark MacSharry | Fianna Fáil | December 07 |
| Senator Brian O Domhaill | Fianna Fáil | December 07 |
| John Curran | Fianna Fáil | December 07 |
| Michael McGrath | Fianna Fáil | December 07 |
| Senator Geraldine Feeney | Fianna Fáil | December 07 |
| Cyprian Brady | Fianna Fáil | December 07 |
| Sean Ardagh | Fianna Fáil | December 07 |
| Sean Sherlock | Labour | December 07 |
| Willie Penrose | Labour | December 07 |
| Dan Neville | Fine Gael | December 07 |
| Terence Flanagan | Fine Gael | December 07 |
| Senator Paul Coghlan | Fine Gael | December 07 |
| Senator Jerry Buttimer | Fine Gael | December 07 |
| Sean Boyle | Green | December 07 |
| Senator Ronan Mullen | Independents | December 07 |
| Strand (ii): Employer/ Trade Unions | | | |
| Employer/Business Organisations | Jackie Harrison | IBEC | January/February 2004 |
| Maria Cronin | IBEC | October/November 2004 (replaced Jackie Harrison) |
| Tony Donohue | IBEC | September 2006 (replaced Maria Cronin)May 2007 |
| Heidi Lougheed | IBEC | January/February 2004 |
| Patricia Callan | Small Firms Association | January/February 2004 |
| Kevin Gilna | Construction Industry Federation | January/February 2004 |
| Dr. Peter Stafford | Construction Industry Federation | replaced Kevin Gilna Oct 05 |
| Robert O' Shea | Chambers of Commerce/Tourist Industry/Exporters Association | January/February 2004 |
| Sean Murphy | Chambers of Commerce/Tourist Industry/Exporters Association | replaced Robert O' Shea Aug 05 |
| Trade Unions | Eamon Devoy | Technical Engineering & Electrical Union | January/February 2004 |
| Blair Horan | Civil & Public Service Union | January/February 2004 |
| Jerry Shanahan | AMICUS | January/February 2004 |
| Manus O'Riordan | SIPTU | January/February 2004 |
| Paula Carey | ICTU | January/February 2004 |
| Esther Lynch | ICTU | Sept 2006 (Replaced Paula Carey) |
| Agricultural/Farming Organisations | Mary McGreal | Irish Farmers Association | Jan/Feb 2004 |
| Michael Doody | Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association | Jan/Feb 2004 |
| Mary Johnson | Irish Co-Operative Organisation Society | Jan/Feb 2004 |
| Carmel Brennan | Macra na Feirme | Jan/Feb 2004 |
| Anne Murray | Irish Country Women's Association | Jan/Feb 2004 |
| Carmel Dawson | Irish Country Women's Association | June 2006 (Replaced Anne Murray) |
| Emer Duffy | Irish Co-Operative Organisation Society | May 2007 |
| Michael Berkery | General Secretary IFA | May 2007 |
| Catherine Buckley | Macra na Feirme | May 2007 |
| Strand (iii): Community & Voluntary Sector | | | |
| Women's Organisations | Orla O' Connor | National Women's Council of Ireland | Jan/Feb 2004 |
| Joanna McMinn | National Women's Council of Ireland | Jan/Feb 2004 |
| Unemployed | June Tinsley | INOU | Jan/Feb 2004 |
| John Farrell | INOU | replaced June Tinsley Oct 05 |
| Patricia Short | ICTU Centres for the Unemployed | Jan/Feb 2004 |
| Disadvantaged | Sr. Brigid Reynolds | CORI | Jan/Feb 2004 |
| John-Mark McCafferty | Society of Saint Vincent de Paul | Jan/Feb 2004 |
| Audrey Deane | Society of Saint Vincent de Paul | Nov 2004 (replaced John-Mark McCafferty) |
| Sharon Keane | Anti-Poverty Networks | Jan/Feb 2004 |
| Joe Gallagher | Anti-Poverty Networks | replaced Sharon Keane Sept 05 |
| Youth/Children | Malcolm Byrne | NYCI | Jan/Feb 2004 |
| Marie Claire McAleer | NYCI | replaced Malcolm Byrne Sept 04 |
| Raymond Dooley | Children's Rights Alliance | Jan/Feb 2004 |
| Jillian Ban Turnhout | Children's Rights Alliance | replaced Raymond Dooley Aug 05 |
| Older People | Robin Webster | National Council for Ageing and Older People/Senior Citizen's Parliament/Age Action | Jan/Feb 2004 |
| Others | Frank Goodwin | The Carers Association | Jan/Feb 2004 |
| Seamus Boland | Irish Rural Link | Jan/Feb 2004 |
| Fergus O'Ferrall | The Wheel | Jan/Feb 2004 |
| Ivan Cooper | The Wheel | May 2007 |
| Brid O'Brien | Pavee Point | Jan/Feb 2004 |
| Aisling Walsh | Disability Federation of Ireland | Jan/Feb 2004 |
| Joanne McCarthy | Disability Federation of Ireland | replaced Aisling Walsh in 2006 |
| Michael O'Halloran | Chief Executive Officer Irish Senior Citizens Parliament | May 2007 |
| Marie Claire McAleer | National Youth Council of Ireland | May 2007 |
| Karen Murphy | Irish Council for Social Housing Head of Services | May 2007 |
| Frances Byrne | OPEN | May 2007 |
| Kathleen McCann | Congress Centres Network | May 2007 |
| Stavros Stavrou | Integrating Ireland | May 2007 |
| Maria Joyce | National Traveller Womens Forum | May 2007 |
| Strand (iv): Central Government, Local Government and Independents | | | |
| Central Government | Secretary General | Dept. Finance | Jan/Feb 2004 |
| Secretary General | Dept. Enterprise, Trade & Employment | Jan/Feb 2004 |
| Secretary General | Dept. Social & Family Affairs | Jan/Feb 2004 |
| Secretary General | Dept. Community, Rural & Gaeltacht Affairs | Jan/Feb 2004 |
| Secretary General | Dept. Environment, Heritage & Local Government | Jan/Feb 2004 |
| Local Government | Councillor John Egan | General Council of County Councils | Jan/Feb 2004 |
| Councillor Ger Barron | General Council of County Councils | Nov 2004 (replaced Cllr. John Egan) May 2007 |
| Councillor Patsy Treanor | General Council of County Councils | Jan/Feb 2004 |
| Councillor Jack Crowe | General Council of County Councils | Nov 2004 (replaced Cllr Patsy Treanor) |
| Councillor Constance Hanniffy | General Council of County Councils | Jan/Feb 2004May 2007 |
| Councillor Patricia McCarthy | Association of Municipal Authorities | Jan/Feb 2004 |
| Donal O'Donoghue | County and City Managers Association | Jan/Feb 2004 |
| John Tierney | County and City Managers Association | Nov 2004 (replaced Donal O'Donoghue) |
| Councillor Mattie Ryan | Association of County and City Councils | May 2007 |
| Councillor Paddy O'Callaghan | Association of Municipal Authorities of Ireland | May 2007 |
| Councillor William Ireland | Local Authorities Members Association | May 2007 |
| Independents | Dr Colm Harmon | Institute for the Study of Social Change, UCD | Jan/Feb 2004 |
| Dr Mary P. Corcoran | Department of Sociology | Jan/Feb 2004 |
| Dr Brian Nolan | ESRI | Jan/Feb 2004 |
| Paul Tansey | Tansey, Webster, Stewart & Company Ltd. | Jan/Feb 2004 |
| Cait Keane | South Dublin County Council | Jan/Feb 2004 |
| Marie Carroll | Southside Partnership | May 2007 |
| Professor Rose Ann Kenny | TCD | May 2007 |
| Ireland Newfoundland Partnership Board |
| Name | Occupation | Date of Appointment |
| Chairman: Michael Ahern, T.D. | Minister for Innovation Policy | June 2002 |
| Walter Kirwan | Former Assistant Secretary, Department of the Taoiseach | April 2001 |
| Dr. Peter Heffernan | Chief Executive, Marine Institute | April 2001 |
| Seamus O'Morain | Assistant Secretary, Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment | April 2001 |
| Una Murphy | Industrial Outreach officer, NUIG | April 2001 |
| Thomas Hyland | Management Consultant, Former Manager Ireland West IDA Ireland | Feb 2002 |
| Michael Delaney | Head of Development, Cork Institute of Technology | Feb 2004 |
| Patrick Murphy | Art Adviser, OPW | Feb 2004 |
| Caroline Senior | Director, Garter Lane Arts Centre | Feb 2004 |
| Dr. Peadar McArdle | Director, Geological Survey of Ireland | October 2005 |
| Professor Kieran Byrne | Director, Waterford Institute of Technology | January 2006 |
| Nick Marmion | Canada manager, Enterprise Ireland | Sept 2007 |
Bertie Ahern (Dublin Central, Fianna Fail)
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