Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

-----by which all appointments for public, non-remunerated, semi-State and special boards will be assessed externally. Assessments will be made on the appropriate skill levels required. In respect of the boards under their responsibility, every Minister will have to set out what are the requirements and credentials that people being appointed to these boards need. Where they are non-remunerated they all apply under the StateBoards.ie site for every Department.

For instance, in the case of NewEra, where there are a number of specialist boards to be appointed, such as Ervia, Irish Water and Bord Gáis, it will be a matter for consultation with NewEra as to the specialist qualifications they need before applicants are invited and before they are determined for appointment by the Minister of the day. They will be ring-fenced for those companies. The same will apply in the case of other semi-States.

It may well be that some persons may have to be asked specifically because of their particular credentials. After I spoke to Mr. McNulty I deemed him to be a person of first-class credentials and good character who would make an excellent representative.

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