Dáil debates
Wednesday, 27 May 2009
Appointments to State Boards.
11:00 am
Brian Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)
I propose to take Questions Nos. 7 to 9, 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 May 2007 is set out in the following schedule which I propose to circulate in the Official Report.
The agencies in question are the National Economic and Social Council, NESC, the National Economic and Social Forum, NESF, the National Centre for Partnership and Performance, NCPP, the Law Reform Commission and the National Statistics Board.
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 such as employer bodies, trade unions, farming organisations and community and voluntary organisations.
Boards and Agencies under the aegis of the Department of the Taoiseach
| 1 | National Economic and Social Council (NESC) |
| 2 | The National Economic and Social Forum (NESF) |
| 3 | The National Centre for Partnership and Performance (NCPP) |
| 4 | The Law Reform Commission |
| 5 | The National Statistics Board (NSB) |
National Economic and Social Council (NESC)
| Name | Dates of Membership | ||
| Chairperson | Mr. Dermot McCarthy | Secretary General,Dept. of the Taoiseach | June 2007 |
| Deputy Chair | Ms. Mary Doyle | Assistant Secretary,Dept. of the Taoiseach | June 2007 |
| Trade Union Pillar | |||
| Mr. David Begg | General Secretary, ICTU | June 2007 | |
| Mr. Peter McLoone | General Secretary, IMPACT | June 2007 | |
| Mr. Manus O'Riordan | Economist, SIPTU | June 2007 | |
| Ms. Sally Anne Kinahan | Assistant General Secretary, ICTU | June 2007 | |
| Mr. Jack O'Connor | Vice President, SIPTU | June 2007 | |
| Business and Employer or Organisation Pillar | |||
| Mr. Turlough O'Sullivan | Director General,IBEC | June 2007 | |
| Ms. Siobhan Masterson (replaced Aileen O'Donoghue)Ms. Aileen O'Donoghue | Director, Financial Services Ireland | September 2008June 2007 | |
| Mr. Danny McCoy | Director of Policy, IBEC | June 2007 | |
| Mr. John Dunne | Chief Executive,Chambers of Commerce Ireland | June 2007 | |
| Mr. Tom Parlon (replaced Liam Kelleher)Mr. Liam Kelleher | Director General, Construction Industry Federation | September 2008June 2007 | |
| Agricultural and Farming Organisation Pillar | |||
| Mr. Seamus O'Donoghue | Secretary, ICOS | June 2007 | |
| Mr. Ciaran Dolan | General Secretary, ICMSA | June 2007 | |
| Mr. Michael Berkery | General Secretary, IFA | June 2007 | |
| Mr. Eddie Punch | General Secretary, ICSA | June 2007 | |
| Mr. Edmond Connolly (replaced Colm Markey)Mr. Colm Markey | Chief Executive Officer,Macra na Féirme | March 2009June 2007 | |
| Community and Voluntary Pillar | |||
| Fr. Sean Healy | Head of Justice Office, CORI | June 2007 | |
| Mr. John Dolan | Chief Executive, Disability Federation of Ireland | June 2007 | |
| Mr. Séamus Boland | Chief Executive,Irish Rural Link | June 2007 | |
| Ms. Brid 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 | June 2007 | |
| Secretary General | Dept. of Enterprise, Trade and Employment | June 2007 | |
| Secretary General | Dept. of Social and Family Affairs | June 2007 | |
| Secretary General | Dept. of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government | June 2007 | |
| Secretary General | Dept. of Education and Science | June 2007 | |
| Independent Nominee | |||
| Dr. Sean Barrett (replaced Colin Hunt) | Department of Economics, Trinity College | June 2007 | |
| Mr. Con Lucey | Economist,IFA | June 2007 | |
| Prof. Peter Clinch (resigned June 2008) | UCD | June 2007 | |
| Prof. Elizabeth Meehan | Queen's University | June 2007 | |
| Oisin Coghlan | Friends of the Earth | May 2009 |
National Economic and Social Forum (NESF)
| National Economic and Social Forum (NESF) | Name | Occupation / Organisation | Date ofAppointment |
| Independent Chairperson | Maureen Gaffney | May 2007 | |
| Deputy Chairperson | Mary Doyle | Asst. Sec., Dept. of the Taoiseach | May 2007 |
| Strand (i) : Oireachtas | |||
| John Curran | Fianna Fail | December 07 – August 2008 | |
| Michael McGrath | Fianna Fail | December 07 | |
| Cyprian Brady | Fianna Fail | December 07 | |
| Sean Ardagh | Fianna Fail | December 07 | |
| Senator Brian O Domhaill | Fianna Fail | December 07 | |
| Senator Geraldine Feeney | Fianna Fail | December 07 | |
| Senator Marc MacSharry | Fianna Fail | December 07 | |
| Senator Maria Corrigan | Fianna Fail | August 2008 (replaced John Curran) | |
| 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 Sherlock | Labour | December 07 | |
| Willie Penrose | Labour | December 07 | |
| Senator Dan Boyle | Green | December 07 | |
| Senator Rónán Mullen | Independents | December 07 | |
| Strand (ii) : Employer/Trade Unions/Farm Organisations | |||
| Employer/Business Organisations | |||
| Tony Donohoe | IBEC | May 2007 | |
| Danny McCoy | IBEC | May 2007 | |
| Patricia Callan | Small Firms Association | May 2007 | |
| Dr. Peter Stafford | Construction Industry Federation | May 2007 | |
| Seán Murphy | Chambers of Commerce/Tourist Industry/Exporters Association | May 2007 | |
| Trade Unions | Eamon Devoy | Technical Engineering & Electrical Union | May 2007 |
| Blair Horan | Civil & Public Service Union | May 2007 | |
| Jerry Shanahan | AMICUS | May 2007 | |
| Manus O'Riordan | SIPTU | May 2007 | |
| Esther Lynch | ICTU | May 2007 | |
| Agricultural/Farming Organisations | Michael Berkery | Irish Farmers' Association | May 2007 |
| Michael Doody | Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association | May 2007 | |
| Emer Duffy | Irish Co-Operative Organisation Society | May 2007 | |
| Catherine Buckley | Macra na Feirme | May 2007 | |
| Carmel Dawson | Irish Country Women's Association | May 2007 | |
| Strand (iii)Community & Voluntary Sector | |||
| Orla O'Connor | National Women's Council of Ireland | May 2007 | |
| Karen Murphy | Irish Council for Social Housing | May 2007 | |
| Kathleen McCann | National Congress Centres Network | May 2007 | |
| Sr. Brigid Reynolds | CORI | May 2007 | |
| John-Mark McCafferty | Society of Saint Vincent de Paul | May 2007 | |
| Marie Claire McAleer | National Youth Council of Ireland | May 2007 | |
| Jillian Van Turnhout | Children's Rights Alliance | May 2007 | |
| Michael O'Halloran(replaced by Mairéad Hayes in November 2007) | Irish Senior Citizens Parliament | May 2007 | |
| Joanne McCarthy | Disability Federation of Ireland | May 2007 | |
| Frank Goodwin | The Carers Association | May 2007 | |
| Seamus Boland | Irish Rural Link | May 2007 | |
| Frances Byrne | Community Platform | May 2007 | |
| Ivan Cooper | The Wheel | May 2007 | |
| Maria Joyce | National Traveller Womens Forum | May 2007 | |
| Stavros Stavrou | Integrating Ireland | May 2007 | |
| Strand (iv)Central Government, Local Government and Independents | |||
| Central Government | Secretary General | Dept. Finance | May 2007 |
| Secretary General | Dept. Enterprise, Trade & Employment | May 2007 | |
| Secretary General | Dept. Social & Family Affairs | May 2007 | |
| Secretary General | Dept. Community, Rural & Gaeltacht Affairs | May 2007 | |
| Secretary General | Dept. the Environment, Heritage & Local Government | May 2007 | |
| Local Government | Councillor Ger Barron | General Council of County Councils | May 2007 |
| Councillor Constance Hanniffy | General Council of County Councils | May 2007 | |
| 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 | Prof Colm Harmon | UCD Geary Institute | May 2007 |
| Prof Mary P. Corcoran | NUI Maynooth | May 2007 | |
| Cait Keane | South Dublin County Council | May 2007 (resigned November 2008) | |
| Prof Rose Ann Kenny | Trinity College Dublin | May 2007 | |
| Marie Carroll | Southside Partnership | May 2007 |
National Centre for Partnership and Performance (NCPP)
| Appointments to the NCPP Council | Replaced | Occupation / Organisation | Date ofAppointment | |
| Government Departments | Mr. Brendan Duffy,Asst. Secretary | Ciaran Connolly (who was appointed in October 2001 and reappointed inJanuary 2006) | Dept. of Finance | 10 July 2008 |
| Mr. Dermot Curran,Asst. Secretary | Mr. John Walsh,(appointed in June 2002 {replaced Mr. Maurice Cashell}and reappointed in January 2006) | Dept. of Enterprise, Trade & Employment | 10 July 2008 | |
| Employers | Ms. Mary Connaughton | Mr. Gavin Marie( {replaced Mr. Liam Doherty in April 2007}appointed in October 2001 and reappointed24 January 2006) | HR Development, IBEC | 10 July 2008 |
Law Reform Commission (LRC)
| Name | Occupation | Date of Appointment | |
| Commissioner(Full-time) | Patricia T. Rickard-Clarke, | Solicitor | Reappointed 1 September 2007 |
| Commissioner(Part-time) | Professor Finbarr McAuley, B.C.L., LLB, Mphil, LLD, | Jean MonnetProfessor of European Criminal Justice, UCD | Reappointed 1 September 2007 |
| Commissioner(Part-time) | Marian Shanley | Solicitor | Reappointed 1 September 2007 |
| Senior Counsel(Part-time) | Donal O'Donnell | Senior Counsel | Reappointed 1 September 2007 |
The National Statistics Board (NSB)
| Name | Occupation | Date of Appointment | |
| Chairperson | Dr. Patricia O'Hara | Western Development Commission | March, 2009 (originally appointed to the Board in July, 2007) |
| Professor emeritus Brendan Walsh (former Chair) | Professor, UCD | July, 2007 (resigned February, 2009) | |
| Taoiseach Nominee | Professor Philip Lane | Trinity College, Dublin | March, 2009 |
| Government Departments | Ms. Mary Doyle | Department of the Taoiseach | July, 2007 |
| Mr. Michael McGrath | Department of Finance | July, 2007 | |
| Trade Union Pillar | Mr. Paul Sweeney | ICTU | July, 2007 |
| Farming Pillar | Mr. Con Lucey | IFA | July, 2007 |
| Business Pillar | Mr. Danny McCoy | IBEC | July, 2007 |
| Ex Officio Members | Mr. Donal Garvey (former member) | Director General, CSO | July, 2007(the Director General of the CSO is as an ex officio member of the NSB, therefore Donal Garvey's membership effectively ceased when Gerry O'Hanlon was appointed as Director General of the CSO in August 2007) |
| Mr. Gerry O'Hanlon | Director General, CSO | August, 2007 |
All eight positions on the NSB are currently filled. The gender balance on the board is six males to two females. The current chair of the NSB is female.
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