Dan Boyle (Cork South Central, Green Party)
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Question 1413: To ask the Minister for Defence the number of public appointments made by his Department since 1997. [1164/06]

Willie O'Dea (Limerick East, Fianna Fail)
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The following public appointments to State bodies under the aegis of the Department of Defence have been made since 1997.

Appointed to Coiste an Asgard were Mr. William O'Mahony appointed on 1 May 1995 and re-appointed on 1 May 2000; Mr. Pat Hogan appointed on 9 June 1995 and reappointed on 9 June 2005; Mr. John Keohane reappointed on 23 June 1997 and terminated on 17 September 1997; Mr. John Boland appointed on 23 June 1997; Mr. Manus Brennan appointed on 23 June 1997; Ms Madeline Curran appointed on 23 June 1997; Mr. Sean Flood appointed on 23 June 1997 and re-appointed 31 July 2002; Ms Avril Harris appointed on 23 June 1997; Mr. J. Clayton Love Jnr. appointed on 23 June 1997; Mr. Enda Ó Coineen appointed on 23 June 1997; Mr. Gerard O'Donnell appointed on 23 June 1997 and re-appointed 9 August 2002; Mr. Patrick J. O' Hara appointed on 17 September 1997 and re-appointed 30 September 2002; Mr. Frederick Morris appointed on 20 February 1998 and re-appointed 28 February 2003, resigned with effect from 14 October 2004; Commodore John Kavanagh appointed on 6 October 1998; Mr. David Byrne appointed on 25 March 1999; Ms Noirin Butler appointed on 7 November 2000; Ms Joannes Berkery appointed on 9 August 2002; Dr. Roy Browne appointed on 9 August 2002; Mr. Michael Murphy appointed on 9 August 2002; Ms Kalanne O'Leary appointed on 24 September 2002; Mr. Seamus McLoughlin appointed on 9 October 2002; Commodore Frank Lynch appointed on 5 October 2003; Mr. Gerry Donnelly appointed on 11 October 2004; Mr. Brian Byrne appointed on 19 May 2005; Mr. Gerry McMahon appointed on 19 May 2005; and Mr. Gerard Kiely appointed on 8 November 2005. Except as indicated, these appointments were for a period of five years.

Appointed to the Army Pensions Board were Mr. Tom Harrington appointed on 22 May 2001 and Dr. Alan O'Grady appointed on 11 March 1998.

Appointed to the Civil Defence Board were Dr. Michael P. Ryan appointed on 5 June 2002; Mr. Gerry Gervin appointed on 5 June 2002 and re-appointed 30 June 2005; Councillor Margaret Adams appointed on 5 June 2002; Councillor Tony Kelly appointed on 5 June 2002 and re-appointed 11 July 2005; Mr. Paddy Durack appointed on 5 June 2002; Mr. Ned Gleeson appointed on 5 June 2002 and re-appointed 30 June 2005; Mr. Sean Hogan appointed on 5 June 2002 and re-appointed 21 Sept 2005; Dr. Ann McGarry appointed on 5 June 2002; Mr. Declan Burns appointed on 5 June 2002; Mr. Michael Fitzsimons appointed on 5 June 2002; Colonel Michael Cleary appointed on 5 June 2002; Chief Superintendent Denis Fitzpatrick appointed on 5 June 2002; Ms Frances Moynihan appointed on 5 June 2002; Ms Irene O'Meara appointed on 5 June 2002; Mr. Patrick J. Cooney appointed on 25 June 2004 and terminated on 5 June 2005; Chief Superintendent John T. Farrelly appointed on 13 October 2004 and re-appointed 21 September 2005; Commandant Kevin Houston appointed on 5 November 2004 and re-appointed 21 September 2005; Ms Gabrielle Willis appointed on 30 June 2005; Mr. Gerry Naylor appointed on 30 June 2005; Ms Roisin McGuire appointed on 30 June 2005; Mr. Joe Maher appointed on 11 July 2005; Ms Kay Caball appointed on 11 July 2005; Mr. Oliver O'Loughlin appointed on 11 July 2005; Dr. Barbara Rafferty appointed on 21 September 2005; and Ms Majella Byrne appointed on 21 September 2005. Except as indicated these appointments were for a period of three years.

Dan Boyle (Cork South Central, Green Party)
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Question 1414: To ask the Minister for Defence the number of public appointments currently vacant and yet to be made by his Department. [1165/06]

Willie O'Dea (Limerick East, Fianna Fail)
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There are currently no public appointments vacant and yet to be made by my Department to State boards which come under the aegis of my Department, namely, the Civil Defence Board, Coiste an Asgard and the Army Pensions Board.