John Gormley (Dublin South East, Green Party)
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Question 494: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the public appointments made in his Department since the Cabinet reshuffle in September 2004. [2093/05]

Dermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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I recently appointed the following to the board of the Ireland-United States Commission for Educational Exchange, Fulbright Commission, for a two-year term Dr. Donal Thornhill, former Chairman of the Higher Education Authority; Professor Joyce O'Connor, President, National College of Ireland, and Ms Una Halligan, Government and Public Affairs Director, Hewlett Packard Ireland.

The Fulbright Commission operates the official educational exchange programme between the Governments of Ireland and the United States. The commission consists of eight members, four of whom are appointed by the Minister for Foreign Affairs and four by the United States Ambassador to Ireland. I expect to appoint a fourth member shortly.