Written answers
Wednesday, 25 January 2006
Department of An Taoiseach
Departmental Appointments
8:00 pm
Dan Boyle (Cork South Central, Green Party)
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Question 234: To ask the Taoiseach the number of public appointments made by his Department since 1997. [1183/06]
Dan Boyle (Cork South Central, Green Party)
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Question 235: To ask the Taoiseach the number of public appointments currently vacant and yet to be made by his Department. [1184/06]
Bertie Ahern (Dublin Central, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 234 and 235 together.
The public appointments made by my Department since 1997 are detailed in the following tables. Table 1 gives the appointments up to June 2002 and Table 2 gives the appointments since that date. There are no current vacancies.
Table 1 — Appointments made between 1997 and June 2002 | ||
State Board/Agency | Name of Appointee | Date of Appointment |
Information Society Commission | ||
Chairman | Dr. Danny O'Hare | 27/11/01 |
Claire Cunningham | 27/11/01 | |
Dr. Chris Coughlan | 27/11/01 | |
Michael Byrne | 27/11/01 | |
Jerry Shanahan | 27/11/01 | |
Karen Hynes | 27/11/01 | |
Colm Reilly | 27/11/01 | |
Inez Bailey | 27/11/01 | |
Dr. Eamonn Conway | 27/11/01 | |
Robert Johnston | 27/11/01 | |
Clodagh O'Donnell | 27/11/01 | |
Dee Cari | 27/11/01 | |
Marion O'Neill | 27/11/01 | |
Dr. Patricia O'Hara | 27/11/01 | |
Christopher Took | 27/11/01 | |
Charles Stanley-Smith | 27/11/01 | |
Brian Lennon | 27/11/01 | |
Donal Toolan | 27/11/01 | |
Kathryn Raleigh | 27/11/01 | |
Joe Horan | 27/11/01 | |
Peter Ryan | 27/11/01 | |
National Statistics Board | ||
Professor Frances Ruane | July 1999, August 2001 | |
Mr. David Doyle | January 1998 | |
Mr. Dermot McCarthy | July 1999 | |
Mr. Cathal O'Loghlin | January 1999, July 1999, August 2001 | |
Mr. Frank Cunneen | July 1999, August 2001 | |
Mr. Ciaran Dolan | July 1999, August 2001 | |
Ms Paula Carey | July 1999, August 2001 | |
Mr. Steve Couldwell | January 1998 | |
Ms Marian Harkin | July 1999, August 2001 | |
Ms Mary Doyle | January 2001, August 2001 | |
Ms Helen Nic Fhlannchadha | March 2002 | |
Law Reform Commission | ||
The Hon. Mr. Justice Vivian Lavan | 27 July 1998 — retired February 2000 | |
President | The Hon. Mr. Justice Declan Budd | 22 February 2000 |
Commissioner (Full-time) | Patricia T. Rickard-Clarke, | 1 October 2001 |
Commissioner (Part-time) | Dr. Hilary A. Delaney, B.L. | 15 April 1997. Reappointed 15 April, 2002 |
Commissioner (Part-time) | Professor Finbarr McAuley, B.C.L., LLB, MPhil, LLD, | 1 September 1999 |
Commissioner (Part-Time) | Marian Shanley | Appointed 13 November 2001 |
National Economic and Social Council | ||
Chairperson | Dermot McCarthy | November 1998 |
Deputy Chairperson | Mary Doyle | November 1998 |
Trade Union Pillar Nominees | ||
Dave Begg | November 1998 | |
Peter McLoone | November 1998 | |
Manus O'Riordan | November 1998 | |
Joan Carmichael | November 1998 | |
Des Geraghty | November 1998 | |
Business and Employer or Organisation Pillar Nominees | ||
Turlough O'Sullivan | November 1998 | |
Brian Geoghegan | November 1998 | |
John Dunne | November 1998 | |
Liam Kelleher | November 1998 | |
Brendan Butler | November 1998 | |
Agricultural and Farming Organisation Pillar Nominees | ||
Seamus O'Donohue | November 1998 | |
Ciaran Dolan | November 1998 | |
Michael Berkery | November 1998 | |
Con Lucey | November 1998 | |
Damian McDonald | November 1998 | |
Community and Voluntary Pillar Nominees | ||
Fr. Sean Healy | November 1998 | |
Siobhan O'Donoghue | November 1998 | |
Orla O'Connor | November 1998 | |
Donal Geoghegan | November 1998 | |
Dan Boyle | November 1998 | |
Noeleen Hartigan | November 1998 | |
Government Department Nominees | ||
Tom Considine | November 1998 | |
Paul Haran | November 1998 | |
John Hynes | November 1998 | |
Brendan Tuohy | November 1998 | |
John Fitzgerald | November 1998 | |
John Hurley | November 1998 | |
Eddie Sullivan | November 1998 | |
Independent Nominees | ||
Jim Walsh | November 1998 | |
John Fitzgerald | November 1998 | |
Geraldine McAteer | November 1998 | |
David Finn | November 1998 | |
National Centre for Partnership and Performance | ||
Executive Chairperson | Mr. Peter Cassells | Appointed July 2001 and resigned 29 April 2004. |
Government Departments | ||
Mr. Philip Kelly, Asst. Secretary, Deputy Chairperson | October 2001 | |
Mr. Ciaran Connolly, Asst. Secretary | October 2001 | |
Mr. Maurice Cashell | October 2001 | |
Mr. John Walsh, Asst. Secretary | June 2002 — replaced Mr. Maurice Cashell | |
Ms Sylda Langford, Asst. Secretary | October 2001 | |
Employers | ||
Mr. Brendan McGinty | October 2001 | |
Mr. Liam Doherty | October 2001 | |
Ms Marie Moynihan | October 2001 | |
Mr. Terry McEvoy | October 2001 | |
Trade Unions | ||
Mr. Tom Wall | October 2001 | |
Mr. Jack O'Connor | October 2001 | |
Ms. Marie Levis | October 2001 | |
Mr. John Tierney | October 2001 | |
Independent Members | ||
Prof. Bill Roche | October 2001 | |
Dr. Sheelah Ryan | October 2001 | |
Mr. Seamus O'Brien | October 2001 | |
Prof. Kathy Monks | October 2001 | |
National Economic & Social Forum | ||
Full Membership 1998 | ||
Independent Chairperson | Ms Maureen Gaffney | October 1998 |
Deputy Chairperson | Mr. Dermot McCarthy | October 1998 |
Independent Appointments | Prof. Gearóid Ó Tuathaigh | October 1998 |
Ms Marian Vickers | October 1998 | |
Ms Helen Johnston | October 1998 | |
Mr. Niall Fitzduff | October 1998 | |
Ms Noreen Kearney | October 1998 | |
Strand (i) Oireachtas | Deputy Gerry Reynolds | October 1998 |
Deputy Paul McGrath | October 1998 | |
Deputy Bill Timmins | October 1998 | |
Deputy Mary Jackman | October 1998 | |
Senator Therese Ridge | October 1998 | |
Deputy Derek McDowell | October 1998 | |
Senator Joe Costello | October 1998 | |
Deputy Michael Lowry | October 1998 | |
Deputy Noel Ahern | October 1998 | |
Deputy Sean Haughey | October 1998 | |
Deputy Beverly Cooper-Flynn | October 1998 | |
Deputy Michael Kitt | October 1998 | |
Senator Helen Keogh | October 1998 | |
Senator Margaret Cox | October 1998 | |
Senator Pascal Mooney | October 1998 | |
Strand (ii) Employer/Trade Unions | ||
Employers/Business | Mr. Brian Geoghegan | October 1998 |
Ms Aileen O'Donoghue | October 1998 | |
Ms Lilian O'Carroll | October 1998 | |
Ms Mirette Corboy | October 1998 | |
Ms Alison Begas | October 1998 | |
Farming | Ms Eileen Doyle | October 1998 |
Mr. John Dillon | October 1998 | |
Ms Mary Coleman | October 1998 | |
Mr. Pat O'Rourke | October 1998 | |
Ms Eva Coyle | October 1998 | |
Trade Unions | Mr. Eamon Devoy | October 1998 |
Mr. Blair Horan | October 1998 | |
Mr. John Tierney | October 1998 | |
Mr. Manus O'Riordan | October 1998 | |
Ms Rosaleen Glacken | October 1998 | |
Strand (iii) Community and Voluntary | ||
Women's Organisations | Ms Susan McNaughton | October 1998 |
Ms Grainne Healy | October 1998 | |
Ms Ursula Barry | October 1998 | |
Unemployed | Ms Joan Condon | October 1998 |
Ms Mary Murphy | October 1998 | |
Mr. Mike Allen | October 1998 | |
Disadvantaged | Mr. Chris McInerney | October 1998 |
Ms Janice Ransom | October 1998 | |
Mr. Joe Gallagher | October 1998 | |
Youth | Mr. Gearóid Ó Maolmhichíl | October 1998 |
The Elderly | Mr. Paddy Donegan | October 1998 |
Disability Interests | Mr. Roger Acton | October 1998 |
Environment | Ms Jeanne Meldon | October 1998 |
Others | Fr. Sean Healy | October 1998 |
Mr. Liam O'Dwyer | October 1998 | |
Strand (iv) Central Government, Local Government and Independents | ||
Local Government | Councillor Constance Hanniffy | October 1998 |
Councillor Tom Kelleher | October 1998 | |
Councillor Enda Nolan | October 1998 | |
Councillor Tadgh Curtis | October 1998 | |
Mr. D. O'Donoghue | October 1998 | |
Government Departments | Department of Finance | October 1998 |
Mr. Paul Haran | October 1998 | |
Mr. Eddie Sullivan | October 1998 | |
Ms Margaret Hayes | October 1998 | |
Mr. Jimmy Farrelly | October 1998 | |
Independents | Prof. Gearóid Ó Tuathaigh | October 1998 |
Ms Marian Vickers | October 1998 | |
Ms Helen Johnston | October 1998 | |
Mr. Niall Fitzduff | October 1998 | |
Ms Noreen Kearney | October 1998 | |
The National Economic and Social Forum was reconstituted in 1998. |
Table 2: Appointments made since June 2002. | |||
State Board/Agency | Name | Organisation | Date of Appointment |
National Statistics Board | |||
Mr. Frank Cunneen | Health and Safety Authority | February 2004 | |
Mr. Ciaran Dolan | ICMSA | February 2004 | |
Ms Paula Carey | ICTU | February 2004 | |
Ms Marian Harkin | Teacher | August 2001 | |
Ms Mary Doyle | Department of the Taoiseach | February 2004 | |
Professor Brendan Walsh | University College Dublin | February 2004 | |
Dr. Pat O'Hara | Western Development Commission | February 2004 | |
Mr. Derek Moran | Department of Finance | July 2003, February 2004 | |
Law Reform Commission | |||
Commissioner (Full-time) | Patricia T. Rickard-Clarke, | Solicitor | Reappointed 30 September 2004 |
Commissioner (Part-time) | Professor Finbar McAuley, B.C.L., LLB, MPhil, LLD, | Jean Monnet Professor of European Criminal Justice, UCD | Reappointed 1 September 2004 |
President | Mrs. Justice Catherine McGuinness | Judge of the Supreme Court | 22 February 2005 replaced Hon. Mr. Justice Declan Budd |
Marian Shanley | Solicitor | Re-appointed 12 November 2004 | |
National Economic and Social Council | |||
Chairperson | Dermot McCarthy | Secretary General, Department of the Taoiseach | September 2003 |
Deputy Chairperson | Mary Doyle | Assistant Secretary, Department of the Taoiseach | September 2003 |
Trade Union Pillar Nominees | |||
Dave Begg | General Secretary, ICTU | September 2003 | |
Peter McLoone | General Secretary, IMPACT | September 2003 | |
Manus O'Riordan | SIPTU | September 2003 | |
Joan Carmichael | ICTU | September 2003 | |
Jack O'Connor | SIPTU | September 2003 | |
Sally Ann Kinahan | ICTU | January 2004 (replaced Joan Carmichael) | |
Business and Employer or Organisation Pillar Nominees | |||
Brian Geoghegan | IBEC | September 2003 | |
John Dunne | CCI | September 2003 | |
Liam Kelleher | CIF | September 2003 | |
Brendan Butler | IBEC | September 2003 | |
Aileen O'Donoghue | IBEC | September 2003 | |
Danny McCoy | IBEC | October 2005 | |
Agricultural and Farming Organisation Pillar Nominees | |||
Seamus O'Donohue | Irish Co-operative Organisation Society | September 2003 | |
Ciaran Dolan | ICMSA | September 2003 | |
Michael Berkery | General Secretary, IFA | September 2003 | |
Con Lucey | Chief Economist, IFA | September 2003 | |
Damian McDonald | Macra na Feirme | September 2003 | |
Community and Voluntary Pillar Nominees | |||
Fr. Sean Healy | CORI | September 2003 | |
Donal Geoghegan | National Youth Council | September 2003 | |
Deirdre Garvey | The Wheel | September 2003 | |
John Mark McCafferty | Saint Vincent de Paul | September 2003 | |
John Dolan | Disability Federation of Ireland | September 2003 | |
Government Department Nominees | |||
Tom Considine | Secretary General Department of Finance | September 2003 | |
Sean Gorman | Secretary General Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment | Replaced Paul Haran | |
John Hynes | Secretary General, Department of Social and Family Affairs | September 2003 | |
Brendan Tuohy | Secretary General, Department of Communications, Marine and Natural Resources | September 2003 | |
Niall Callan | Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government | September 2003 | |
Independent Nominees | |||
John Fitzgerald | ESRI | September 2003 | |
Colin Hunt | Goodbody Stockbrokers | September 2003 | |
Brigid Laffan | UCD | ||
Eithne McLaughlin | Queens University | September 2003 | |
Peter Bacon | Economic Consultant | September 2003 | |
Dr. Sean Barrett | Economic Consultant | January 2005, replaced Colin Hunt |
I appointed a new council of the NCPP on Tuesday, 24 January 2006
State Board/Agency | Name | Organisation | Date of Appointment |
National Centre for Partnership and Performance | |||
Executive Chairperson | Mr. Peter Cassells | 7 November 2005 | |
Deputy Chairperson | Mr. Philip Kelly | Department of the Taoiseach | 24 January 2006 |
Mr. Ciaran Connolly | Department of Finance | 24 January 2006 | |
Mr. John Walsh | Dept of Enterprise, Trade & Employment | 24 January 2006 | |
Mr. Brendan McGinty | IBEC | 24 January 2006 | |
Mr. Liam Doherty | IBEC | 24 January 2006 | |
Mr. Eddie Keenan | CIF | 24 January 2006 | |
Ms Irene Canavan | Arnotts | 24 January 2006 | |
Mr. Fergus Whelan | ICTU | 24 January 2006 | |
Mr. Jerry Shanahan | AMICUS | 24 January 2006 | |
Ms Catherine Byrne | INTO | 24 January 2006 | |
Mr. Gerry McCormack | SIPTU | 24 January 2006 | |
Prof. Joyce O'Connor | National College of Ireland | 24 January 2006 | |
Ms Dorothy Butler Scally | Independent Human Resosurces Consultant | 24 January 2006 | |
Dr. Catherine Kavanagh | UCC | 24 January 2006 | |
Previous appointments to the NCPP | |||
Government Departments | |||
Mr. John Walsh, Assistant Secretary | Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment | June 2002 replaced Maurice Cashell | |
Employers | |||
Mr. Morgan Nolan | Industrial Relations Executive, CIF | January 2004 replaced Terry McEvoy | |
Trade Unions | |||
Mr. Fergus Whelan | Industrial Officer, ICTU | October 2003 replaced Mr. Tom Wall | |
Mr. Des Geraghty | Member of Executive Council, ICTU | September 2004 replaced Mr. John Tierney, MSF | |
Ms Angela Kirk | IMPACT | September 2004 replaced Ms Marie Levis | |
National Economic and Social Forum | |||
Full Membership 2004 | |||
Independent Chairperson | Maureen Gaffney | Jan.-Feb. 2004 | |
Deputy Chairperson | Mary Doyle | Assistant Secretary, Department of the Taoiseach | Jan.-Feb. 2004 |
Independent Appointments | Dr. Mary P. Corcoran | Senior Lecturer, NUI, Maynooth | Jan.-Feb. 2004 |
Cait Keane | South Dublin County Council | Jan.-Feb. 2004 | |
Dr. Colm Harmon | Director, Institute for the Study of Social Change, UCD | Jan.-Feb. 2004 | |
Mr. Brian Nolan | Research Professor, ESRI | Jan.-Feb. 2004 | |
Mr. Paul Tansey | Economist | Jan.-Feb. 2004 | |
Strand (i) Oireachtas | Michael Woods | Fianna Fáil TD | Jan.-Feb. 2004 |
John Curran | Fianna Fáil TD | Jan.-Feb. 2004 | |
Senator Mary O'Rourke | Fianna Fáil | Jan.-Feb. 2004 | |
Senator Paschal Mooney | Fianna Fáil | Jan.-Feb. 2004 | |
Senator Brendan Daly | Fianna Fáil | Jan.-Feb. 2004 | |
Senator Geraldine Feeney | Fianna Fáil | Jan.-Feb. 2004 | |
Pat Carey | Fianna Fáil TD | Jan.-Feb. 2004 | |
Senator Paul Coghlan | Fine Gael | Jan.-Feb. 2004 | |
Damien English | Fine Gael TD | Jan.-Feb. 2004 | |
Paul Kehoe | Fine Gael TD | Jan.-Feb. 2004 | |
Joan Burton | Labour TD | Jan.-Feb. 2004 | |
Willie Penrose | Labour TD | Jan.-Feb. 2004 | |
Senator Kate Walsh | Progressive Democrats | Jan.-Feb. 2004 | |
Senator Feargal Quinn | Independents | Jan.-Feb. 2004 | |
Jerry Cowley TD | Technical Group | Jan.-Feb. 2004 | |
Strand (ii) Employer/Trade Unions | |||
Employer/Business Organisations | Jackie Harrison | IBEC | Jan.-Feb. 2004 |
Heidi Lougheed | IBEC | Jan.-Feb. 2004 | |
Patricia Callan | Small Firms Association | Jan.-Feb. 2004 | |
Kevin Gilna | Construction Industry Federation | Jan.-Feb. 2004 | |
Carmel Mulroy | Chambers of Commerce/Tourist Industry/Exporters Association | Jan.-Feb. 2004 | |
Maria Cronin | IBEC | Oct.-Nov. 2004 replaced Jackie Harrison | |
Sean Murphy | Chamber of Commerce | Replaced Carmel Mulroy | |
Trade Unions | Eamon Devoy | Technical Engineering and Electrical Union | Jan.-Feb. 2004 |
Blair Horan | Civil & Public Service Union | Jan.-Feb. 2004 | |
Jerry Shanahan | AMICUS | Jan.-Feb. 2004 | |
Manus O'Riordan | SIPTU | Jan.-Feb. 2004 | |
Paula Carey | ICTU | Jan.-Feb. 2004 | |
Agricultural/Farming Organisations | Mary McGreal | Irish Farmers Association | Jan.-Feb. 2004 |
Michael Doody | Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association | Jan.-Feb. 2004 | |
Mary Johnson | Irish Co-Operative Organisation Society | Jan.-Feb. 2004 | |
Carmel Brennan | Macra na Feirme | Jan.-Feb. 2004 | |
Anne Murray | Irish Country Women's Association | Jan.-Feb. 2004 | |
Strand (iii) Community & Voluntary Sector | |||
Women's Organisations | Frances Byrne | National Women's Council of Ireland | Jan.-Feb. 2004 |
Joanna McMini | National Women's Council of Ireland | Jan.-Feb. 2004 | |
Orla O'Connor | Frances Byrne | Replaced Frances Byrne | |
Unemployed | June Tinsley | INOU | Jan.-Feb. 2004 |
Patricia Short | ICTU Centres for the Unemployed | Jan.-Feb. 2004 | |
Disadvantaged | Sr. Brigid Reynolds | CORI | Jan.-Feb. 2004 |
John-Mark McCafferty | Society of Saint Vincent de Paul | Jan.-Feb. 2004 | |
Sharon Keane | Anti-Poverty Networks | Jan.-Feb. 2004 | |
Audrey Deane | Society of St. Vincent de Paul | Nov 2004 replaced John-Mark McCafferty | |
Youth/Children | Malcolm Byrne | NYCI | Jan.-Feb. 2004 |
Raymond Dooley | Children's Rights Alliance | Jan.-Feb. 2004 | |
Marie Claire McAleer | NYCI | Replaced Malcolm Byrne | |
Jillian Van Turnhout | Children's Rights Alliance | Replaced Raymond Dooley | |
Older People | Robin Webster | National Council for Aging and Older People/Senior Citizen's Parliament/Age Action | Jan.-Feb. 2004 |
Others | Sean Gallagher | The Carers Association | Jan.-Feb. 2004 |
Seamus Boland | Irish Rural Link | Jan.-Feb. 2004 | |
Fergus O'Ferrall | The Wheel | Jan.-Feb. 2004 | |
Frank Goodwin | Carers Association | Replaced Sean Gallagher | |
Strand (iv) Central Government, Local Government and Independents | |||
Central Government | Tom Considine | Secretary General, Department of Finance | Jan.-Feb. 2004 |
Paul Haran | Secretary General, Departmment of Enterprise, Trade and Employment | Jan.-Feb. 2004 | |
John Hynes | Secretary General, Department of Social and Family Affairs | Jan.-Feb. 2004 | |
Gerry Kearney | Secretary General, Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs | Jan.-Feb. 2004 | |
Niall Callan | Secretary General, Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government | Jan.-Feb. 2004 | |
Local Government | Councillor John Egan | General Council of County Councils | Jan.-Feb. 2004 |
Councillor Patsy Treanor | General Council of County Councils | Jan.-Feb. 2004 | |
Councillor Constance Hanniffy | General Council of County Councils | Jan.-Feb. 2004 | |
Councillor Patricia McCarthy | Association of Municipal Authorities | Jan.-Feb. 2004 | |
Donal O'Donoghue | County and City Managers Association | Jan.-Feb. 2004 | |
Councillor Ger Barron | General Council of County Councils | Nov. 2004 replaced Cllr. John Egan | |
Councillor Jack Crowe | General Council of County Councils | Nov. 2004 replaced Patsy Treanor | |
John Tierney | County and City Managers Association | Nov. 2004 replaced Donal O'Donoghue | |
Independents | Dr. Colm Harmon | Institute for the Study of Social Change, UCD | Jan.-Feb. 2004 |
Dr. Mary P. Corcoran | Department of Sociology | Jan.-Feb. 2004 | |
Dr. Brian Nolan | ESRI | Jan.-Feb. 2004 | |
Paul Tansey | Tansey, Webster, Stewart & Company Ltd. | Jan.-Feb. 2004 | |
Cait Keane | South Dublin County Council | Jan.-Feb. 2004 |
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