Jim O'Keeffe (Cork South West, Fine Gael)
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Question 247: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the name of the chairman of a company (details supplied); the process by which he was appointed; the person by whom he was appointed; and the date he was appointed. [18315/05]

Pat Gallagher (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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Mr. Joe Burke was appointed as chairperson of Dublin Port Company, with effect from 25 April 2002 by the former Minister for the Marine and Natural Resources, Deputy Frank Fahey.

The process for appointing the chairperson is set out in the memorandum and articles of association of the company. Section 65 of the memorandum and articles of association states:

The Minister may from amongst the Directors appoint one of them to be Chairperson and may remove any person so appointed and appoint another in his or her place. If there be at any time no such Chairperson of if at any meeting the Chairperson is not present at the time appointed for holding the same, the Directors present may choose one of their number to be Chairperson of the meeting.

The chairperson was simultaneously appointed as a director of Dublin Port Company for a five-year period from 25 April 2002 ending on 24 April 2007 by the Minister, with the consent of the Minister for Finance, under Section 17 (3) of the Harbours Act, 1996.