Eamon Gilmore (Dún Laoghaire, Labour)

When Deputy Calleary was appointed Minister of State at the Department of the Taoiseach, it was announced by the Taoiseach in the Dáil and he also said that the Government would appoint a public service board, which would include members from outside the public service with appropriate experience and skills. Has that board been appointed and who is on it? If it has not been appointed, when will this take place?

When the Taoiseach announced the new Ministers of State, he also announced a renaming of various Departments. Since then, the respective Ministers have continued to function under their old titles. Today's Question Paper will have listed the Ministers under their old titles, such as the Minister for Education and Science rather than Education and Skills. Has the idea of renaming Departments been dropped?

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