Written answers
Thursday, 30 June 2005
Department of Education and Science
Appointments to State Boards
8:00 pm
Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
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Question 641: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will provide a list of the vacancies on the boards of statutory or State bodies and other statutory appointments which currently exist and which must be made by her or the Government; the reason, in each case, for the vacancy; and when each vacancy will be filled. [24188/05]
Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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In appointing persons to the boards under my aegis, I follow the guidelines set out in the Cabinet handbook regarding eligibility, transparency and gender balance. The information which the Deputy sought is as follows.
| Current Vacancies on Governing Bodies of Institutes of Technology. | |||
| Institute | Number of Vacancies | Reason for vacancies | When vacancies will be filled |
| Blanchardstown | 1 | Resignation | By first week in July 2005 |
| Carlow | 1 | Outstanding nomination for new governing body | As soon as possible after nomination received from VEC in accordance with legislation |
| Dundalk | 17 | New governing body to be appointed | As above |
Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
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Question 642: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will provide a list of boards of statutory or State bodies and statutory appointments to which vacancies are expected to fall due between now and 31 December 2005 for appointments to be made by her or the Government; and the mechanisms envisaged by which the appointees will be selected. [24202/05]
Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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In appointing persons to the boards under my aegis I follow the guidelines set out in the Cabinet handbook regarding eligibility, transparency and gender balance. The information which the Deputy sought is as follows.
| Expected Board Vacancies in the period 30 June 2005 — 31 December 2005 — Institutes of Technology and TRBDI. | ||
| Institute | Vacancies 30 June 2005 to 31 December 2005 | Mechanism for Selection of Appointee(s) |
| Athlone | 2 | Nominations will be submitted by VEC in line with legislation |
| Blanchardstown | 1 | As above |
| Carlow | 1 | As above |
| Cork | 2 | As above |
| Dundalk | 17 | As above |
| Dún Laoghaire Institute for Art, Design and Technology (DLIADT) | 2 | As above |
| Galway Mayo Institute of Technology (GMIT) | 2 | As above |
| Letterkenny | 2 | As above |
| Tallaght | 2 | As above |
| Waterford | 2 | As above |
| Sligo | 3 | Chairperson will be appointed by the Minister. Nominations for 2 vacancies will be submitted by VEC in line with legislation |
| Tipperary Rural & Business Development Institute (TRBDI) | 1 | Nomination will be submitted by Institute in accordance with legislation |
| Expected Board Vacancies in the period 30 June 2005 — 31 December 2005 — Other Bodies. | ||
| Board | Vacancies 30th June 2005 to 31st December 2005 | Mechanisms for Selection of Appointee(s) |
| National Education Welfare Board | 1 | The person shall be appointed by the Minister for Education and Science after consultation by (him or) her with the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform (as per section 9 to Schedule of the Education (Welfare) Act 2000 |
| Higher Education Authority | 8 | (1) Incoming USI President automatically replaces outgoing USI President |
| Trinity College Dublin | 1 | Minister nominates one person for appointment |
| National University of Ireland, Maynooth | 2 | Minister nominates 2 persons for appointment |
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