Written answers
Wednesday, 25 January 2006
Department of Transport
Ministerial Appointments
8:00 pm
Dan Boyle (Cork South Central, Green Party)
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Question 857: To ask the Minister for Transport the number of public appointments made by his Department since 1997. [1162/06]
Dan Boyle (Cork South Central, Green Party)
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Question 858: To ask the Minister for Transport the number of public appointments currently vacant and yet to be made by his Department. [1163/06]
Martin Cullen (Waterford, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 857 and 858 together.
The Department of Transport was set up in June 2002. Since that date vacancies arising on State boards have been filled according to the requirements of the relevant legislation. The current level of board membership together with the number of vacancies to be filled are detailed on the following table.
State Body | No. of board members June 2002 to date | Current Vacancies |
Aer Lingus | 12 | 1 |
Dublin Airport Authority | 13 | Nil |
Cork Airport Authority | 13 | Nil |
Shannon Airport Authority | 12 | 1 |
Córas Iompair Éireann | 11 | 1 |
Irish Aviation Authority | 9 | 1 |
Dublin Transportation Office | 15 | 2 |
National Roads Authority | 13 | 1 |
Railway Procurement Agency | 7 | 1 |
Medical Bureau of Road Safety | 5 | Nil |
National Safety Council | 10 | * |
Taxi Regulator | 18 | Nil |
Arklow Harbour Company | 11 | Nil |
Port of Cork Company | 17 | Nil |
Drogheda Port Company | 11 | Nil |
Dublin Port Company | 12 | Nil |
Dundalk Port Company | 11 | 1 |
Dún Laoghaire Harbour Company | 12 | Nil |
Shannon Foynes Port Company | 12 | Nil |
Galway Harbour Company | 12 | Nil |
New Ross Port Company | 13 | Nil |
Waterford Harbour Commissioner | 12 | Nil |
Wicklow Port Company | 11 | Nil |
*The Government decided in July 2005 that the functions of the National Safety Council would be assigned to a new body to be known as the Road Safety Authority. an interim board for the authority will be set up in the coming weeks pending the legislation to provide for the establishment of the authority. |
State Body | No. of board members June 2002 to date | Current Vacancies |
Aer Lingus | 12 | 1 |
Dublin Airport Authority | 13 | Nil |
Cork Airport Authority | 13 | Nil |
Shannon Airport Authority | 12 | 1 |
Córas Iompair Éireann | 11 | 1 |
Irish Aviation Authority | 9 | 1 |
Dublin Transportation Office | 15 | 2 |
National Roads Authority | 13 | 1 |
Railway Procurement Agency | 7 | 1 |
Medical Bureau of Road Safety | 5 | Nil |
National Safety Council | 10 | * |
Taxi Regulator | 18 | Nil |
Arklow Harbour Company | 11 | Nil |
Port of Cork Company | 17 | Nil |
Drogheda Port Company | 11 | Nil |
Dublin Port Company | 12 | Nil |
Dundalk Port Company | 11 | 1 |
Dún Laoghaire Harbour Company | 12 | Nil |
Shannon Foynes Port Company | 12 | Nil |
Galway Harbour Company | 12 | Nil |
New Ross Port Company | 13 | Nil |
Waterford Harbour Commissioner | 12 | Nil |
Wicklow Port Company | 11 | Nil |
* The Government decided in July 2005 that the functions of the National Safety Council Would be assigned to a new body to be known as the Road Safety Authority. an interim board for the authority will be set up in the coming weeks pending the legislation to provide for the establishment of the authority. |
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