Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael)

I asked the Attorney General for her advice regarding the appointments to State boards by Ministers of the former Government in the period between the recent election campaign and the formation of the new Government, the appropriateness of these appointments during that period and whether there may be an opportunity to address this further. During this period of time, the previous Government appointed 110 people to State boards. Legal advice from the Attorney General states that it is not possible to remove these appointees.

The Government intends to improve significantly the process by which vacancies on the boards of State agencies and companies are filled.

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