Phil Hogan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fine Gael)
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Question 141: To ask the Minister for Finance if he is satisfied that no person who is disqualified from holding a directorship of a private company is currently a member of any State board under the auspices of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20117/05]

Brian Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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Appointments to State boards under the aegis of my Department are in the first instance subject to the relevant legislation governing the establishment of the board. In considering a person's suitability for appointment to such boards I would have regard to a range of factors including any known, or potential, conflicts of interest. Following appointment to a board, the normal disclosure requirements under the Ethics in Public Office Acts 1995 and 2001 apply where the body is prescribed in regulations made under the 1995 Act.

Based on the information available to me, I am satisfied that no person who is disqualified from holding a directorship of a private company is currently a member of a State board under the aegis of my Department.