Dan Boyle (Cork South Central, Green Party)
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Question 707: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the number of public appointments made by his Department since 1997. [1166/06]

Dan Boyle (Cork South Central, Green Party)
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Question 708: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the number of public appointments currently vacant and yet to be made by his Department. [1167/06]

John O'Donoghue (Kerry South, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 707 and 708 together.

Since the establishment of my Department in June 2002 I have made a total of 157 appointments to the boards of State bodies under the aegis of my Department. There are currently eight vacancies on the boards of such bodies.