Written answers

Thursday, 2 March 2006

Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources

Appointments to State Boards

5:00 pm

Photo of M J NolanM J Nolan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fianna Fail)
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Question 159: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the names of all board appointments made by him for the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8717/06]

Photo of Noel DempseyNoel Dempsey (Meath, Fianna Fail)
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The information requested by the Deputy on appointments made to the boards of State-sponsored bodies since June 2002 is set out in the table.

Appointments to the Boards of State-sponsored Bodies under the aegis of the Department of Communications, Marine and Natural Resources made since June 2002
An Post
Board Member Appt. Date
Ms Margaret McGinley (Chairperson) 04.02.2003
Mr. Donal Curtin (Chief Executive) 14.07.2003
Ms Cathy Herbert 04.02.2003
Mr. Peter Wyer 04.02.2003
Mr. James Quinlivan 09.05.2003
Mr. James Hyland 11.12.2003
Mr. James Alan Sloane 01.01.2004
Mr. Jerry Condon 01.11.2004
Mr. Patrick Compton 01.11.2004
Mr. Patrick Davoren 01.11.2004
Mr. Thomas Devlin 01.11.2004
Mr. Terry Keller 01.11.2004
Aquaculture Licence Appeals Board
Board Member Date of Appt.
Mr. Conleth Bradley 17.07.03
Mr. Sean Murphy 17.07.03
Mr. Mario J. Minehane 17.07.03
Mr. Lorcan Ó Cinnéide 17.07.03
Mr. Sean Murphy 01.01.05
Mr. Lorcan Ó Cinneide* 01.01.05
Mr. Mario J. Minehane* 01.01.05
Ms Mary McMahon 01.01.05
Ms Karin Dubsky 01.01.05
Mr. Damian McDonald 01.01.05
Bord na Móna
Board Member Date of Appt.
Mr. Donagh O'Donoghue 13.11.02
Mr. Fergus McArdle 13.11.02
Mr. Paschal Campbell 13.11.02
Ms Johanna Downes 13.11.02
Mr. Pat McEvoy 01.01.03
Mr. P.J. Minogue 01.01.03
Mr. Paddy Rowland 01.01.03
Mr. Paddy Fox 01.01.03
Mr. P.J. Coghill 19.05.03
Ms Anne Heraty 28.09.04
Mr. Gabriel Cribbin 09.09.05
Bord Iascaigh Mhara
Board Member Date of Appt.
Ms Rose McHugh 29.09.04
Bord Gáis Éireann
Board Member Date of Appt.
Mr. Pearse O'Hanrahan 19.12.02
Mr. Aidan Eames 03.03.04
Mr. Tom Donlon 26.03.03
Mr. Micheal O'Faolain 19.05.03
Broadcasting Complaints Commission
Board Member Date of Appt.
Michael McGrath (Chairperson) 18.10.05
Sean O'Sullivan 18.10.05
Eucharia Meehan 18.10.05
David Tighe 18.10.05
Miriam O'Callaghan 18.10.05
Susan Nolan 18.10.05
Phil Brady 18.10.05
Broadcasting Commission of Ireland
Board Member Date of Appt.
Mr. Conor J. Maguire (Chairperson) 02.12 2003
Mr. John Waters 02.12 2003
Ms Mary Davis 02.12 2003
Ms Angela Kerins 02.12 2003
Ms Kay McGuinness 02.12 2003
Mr. Tom Collins 02.12 2003
Ms Vivienne Jupp 02.12 2003
Mr. John O'Brennan 02.12 2003
Ms Mary Kerrigan 02.12 2003
Mr. Joe Griffin 02.12 2003
Central Fisheries Board
Board Member Date of Appt.
David Mackey (Chairman 24.06.05
Ms Mary Bohan 24.06.05
Éamon de Buitléir 24.06.05
Myles Kelly 24.06.05
Naul McCole 24.06.05
John Henry McLaughlin 24.06.05
Coillte Teoranta*
Board Member Date of Appt.
Mr. Brendan McKenna (Chairperson) 26.06.02
Ms Sinead Leech"
Mr. Martin Lowery (Chief Executive)"
Mr. Breffni Byrne 07.08.02
Mr. Richard Howlin 14.05.03
Mr. Frank Toal 29.07.03
Appointments made up to transfer of responsibility to Minister for Agriculture and Food on 01.01.2004.
Commission for Energy Regulation — CER
Board Member Date of Appt.
Mr. Tom Reeves (Chairman) 14.10.04
Mr. Michael Tutty 14.10.04
Ms Regina Finn 01.02.05
Commission for Communications Regulation — ComReg
Board Member Date of Appt.
Mr. John Doherty 02.01.2003
Ms Isolde Goggins 02.01.2003
Mr. Mike Byrne 01.12.2004
The Digital Hub
Board Member Date of Appt.
Mr. William Burgess (Chairperson) 21.07.03
Mr. Philip Flynn (Chief Executive) 31.07.03
Dr. Don Thornhill 31.07.03
Mr. Dan Flinter 31.07.03
Mr. John Fitzgerald 31.07.03
Mr. Sean Dorgan 31.07.03
Mr. Paul Kavanagh 31.07.03
Mr. Peter Cassells 31.07.03
Ms Jackie Harrison 31.07.03
Mr. Paul McGuinness 31.07.03
Mr. Joe Murphy 29.09.04
Drogheda Harbour Board
Board Member Date of Appt.
Mr. Tom O'Reilly 24.01.03
Mr. Frank Maher"
Cllr. Jacqui McConville 21.12.03
Mr. Paddy Traynor (Chairperson) 20.12.04
Ms Maria O'Brien-Campbell 23.05.05
Mr. Cormac Bohan 29.09.04
Cllr. Paul Bell 04.08.04
Dublin Port Company
Board Member Date of Appt.
Ms Brenda Daly 22.09.02
Mr. Seamus Martin"
Cllr. Kevin Humphries 10.09.04
Cllr. Christy Burke 10.09.04
Cllr. Paddy Bourke 10.09.04
Dún Laoghaire Harbour Company
Board Member Date of Appt.
Mr. Thomas Quinn 05.12.02
Mr. Don McManus 05.02.04
Dundalk Port Company
Board Member Date of Appt.
Mr. Kevin Meenan 05.04.05
Eastern Regional Fisheries Board
Board Member Date of Appt.
Ms Betty Hayes 08.12.03
Electronic Communications Appeals Panel*
Board Member Date of Appt.
Hugh Mohan SC 21.09.04
Margaret Heneghan BL 21.09.04
Catherine Woods BA 21.09.04
Mary Sadlier 23.05.05
Sean Barrett 23.05.05
Paul Burns SC 23.05.05
Finbarr Fox SC 23.05.05
Patrick Butler SC 24.05.05
Liam Cahill 20.06.05
Brian O'Moore SC 14.07.05
Eileen Barrington JC 15.06.05
*Pool from which three persons will be appointed by Minister to an appeal panel. Two panels currently exist, each with its own chairperson
Eirgrid
Board Member Date of Appt.
Ms Martina Moloney 15.09.04
Mr. Maurice Holly (staff representative) 21.09.04 (re-appointed)
Ms Emer Daly 20.03.05 (2nd term)
Mr David Mackey 20.03.05 (2nd term)
Mr. Dermot Byrne CEO (ex officio) 04.07.05
Ms Bernie Gray 08.09.05
ESB
Board Member Date of Appt.
Mr. Pádraig McManus (Chief Executive) 17.02.02
Mr. Joe Lacumbre (Deputy Chairperson) 01.01.03
Mr. John McGinley 01.01.03
Mr. Pat Smith 01.01.03
Mr. Eamonn Connelly 01.01.03
Mr. Brendan Byrne 01.09.04
Mr. Tadhg O'Donoghue 07.09.05 (2nd term)
Ms Georgina Kenny 18.05.05 (2nd term)
Galway Harbour Board
Board Member Date of Appt.
Mr. Robert Molloy 10.02.03
Mr. Martin Connolly 04.12.03
Cllr. Joe Tierney 13.08.04
Cllr. Sean Kyne 05.04.05
Irish National Petroleum Corporation
Board Member Date of Appt.
Mr. Edmund O'Connell (Chairperson) 22.06.02
Mr. Seamus Ó Scolláin 25.09.03
Ms Mary Austin"
Mr. Vincent Caffrey"
Loughs Agency — these appointments were made jointly with the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland.
Board Member Appt. Date
Mr. Jack Allen 13.12.02
Mr. Keith Anderson 13.12.02
Mr. Francis Feeley 13.12.02
Mr. Dick Blackiston-Houston 13.12.02
Dr. Patrick J. Griffin 13.12.02
Lord Cooke of Islandreagh 13.12.02
Ms Siobhán Logue 13.12.02
Ms Jacqui McConville 13.12.02
Mr. Joseph Martin 13.12.02
Mr. Tarlach Ó Crosáin 13.12.02
Mr. Peter Savage 13.12.02
Mr. Andrew Ward 13.12.02
Marine Institute
Board Member Appt. Date
Ms Terry Fleming 29.09.04
Mr. Kevin Bonner (Chairperson) 24.06.05
Ms Dairine McFadden 19.12.05
Mining Board
Board Member Date of Appt.
Mr. Philip O'Brien (Chairperson) 21.07.03
Mr. John Shackleton 04.12.03
Mr. Eoin Ó Buachalla "
National Salmon Commission
Board Member Appt. Date
Dr. Philip McGinnitty 31.01.03
Mr. Brian Sheerin 20.08.03
Mr. Brendan O'Rourke 31.01.03
Mr. Joey Murrin (Chairperson) 30.09.05
Jim Curran 30.09.05
Brian Curran 30.09.05
John H. O'Brien 30.09.05
Peter Hunt 30.09.05
Vincent Roche 30.09.05
Michael Keatinge 30.09.05
Derick Anderson 30.09.05
Noel Carr 30.09.05
Lal Faherty 30.09.05
Martin McEnroe 30.09.05
Luke Boyle 30.09.05
Jerome Dowling 30.09.05
John Doherty 30.09.05
Michael Conners 30.09.05
Seamus De Burca 30.09.05
Carmel Lynn 30.09.05
Frank Flanagan 30.09.05
Peter Dunn 30.09.05
Richie Flynn 30.09.05
New Ross Port Company
Board Member Date of Appt.
Ms Rosie Kehoe 17.02.04
Cllr. Sean Connick"
Cllr. Larry O'Brien 26.11.04
Northern Regional Fisheries Board
Board Member Date of Appt.
Mr. Billy Grimes July 2003
Port of Cork Company
Board Member Date of Appt.
Cllr. Tim Falvey 14. 02.02
Mr. Paul Millard 15.10.02
Mr. David Doolan"
Cllr. Michael Hegarty 04.08.04
Port of Waterford Company
Board Member Date of Appt.
Ald. Thomas Cunningham 19.08.02
Mr. Ben Gavin (Chairperson) 05.02.04
Ms Fiona Robbins"
Mr. Pádraig Ó Gríofa "
Mr. Maurice Lonergan"
Mr. Michael Flynn"
Mr. Patrick Murphy"
Mr. Derek Donnelly"
Ms Lola O'Sullivan 29.08.04
Mr. Derek Madigan 16.03.05
Radio Telefís Éireann Authority
Board Member Date of Appt.
Des Geraghty 22.10.02
Fintan Drury 21.06.05
Maria Killian 21.06.05
Patricia King 21.06.05
Ian Malcolm 21.06.05
Úna Ní Chonaire 21.06.05
Stephen O'Byrnes 29.06.05 (2nd term)
Patrick Marron 29.06.05 (2nd term)
Emer Finnan 14.09.05
Joe O'Brien 14.09.05
Shannon Foynes Port Company
Board Member Date of Appt.
Mr. Gerard Reidy 17.07.02
Mr. Joe Treacy"
Southern Regional Fisheries Board
Board Member Date of Appt.
Mr. Pat Bowe 14.12.04
Sustainable Energy Ireland
Board Member Date of Appt.
Mr. Martin Finucane 24.10.03
Regional Harbour Authorities
Arklow Harbour
Board Member Date of Appt.
Cllr. Sylvester Bourke 28.09.04
Cllr. Pat Doran 28.09.04
Cllr. Peter Dempsey 28.09.04
Cllr. Donal O'Sullivan 28.09.04
Mr. James Tyrell 28.09.04
Mr. Lorcan O'Toole 28.09.04
Mr. Austin Gaffney 28.09.04
Ms Ann Lee 28.09.04
Mr. Paddy Mordaunt 28.09.04
Cllr. Pat Fitzgerald 28.09.04
Cllr. Pat Sweeney 28.09.04
Annagassan Harbour
Board Member Date of Appt.
Cllr. Tommy Reilly 28.09.04
Cllr. Finnan McCoy 28.09.04
Cllr. Pearse McGeough 28.09.04
Cllr. Jim Lennon 28.09.04
Mr. Terry Butterly 28.09.04
Ms Rosemarie Coyle 28.09.04
Mr. Liam Reilly 28.09.04
Mr. Tommy McGrory 28.09.04
Mr. Gerard Sheridan 28.09.04
Baltimore and Skibbereen Harbour
Board Member Date of Appt.
Cllr. Tadgh O'Donovan 28.09.04
Cllr. Joe Carroll 28.09.04
Cllr. Brendan Leahy 28.09.04
Cllr. Berndan McCarthy 28.09.04
Mr. Michael Harte 28.09.04
Mr. Vincent O'Driscoll 28.09.04
Mr.Danny O'Driscoll 28.09.04
Mr. Dermot Sheehy 28.09.04
Mr. Kieron Cotter 28.09.04
Bantry Harbour
Board Member Date of Appt.
Mr. John O'Riordan 28.09.04
Mr. Michael Hennebry 28.09.04
Cllr. Eugene Cronin 28.09.04
Cllr. Patrick Kelly 28.09.04
Mr. John O'Shea 28.09.04
Mr. Donal Casey 28.09.04
Mr. Aiden McCarthy 28.09.04
Mrs. Kathleen Tessyman 28.09.04
Ms Letty Baker 28.09.04
Mr. Mario Minehane 28.09.04
Mr. Tim Minihane 28.09.04
Dingle Harbour
Board Member Date of Appt.
Mr. Tom Fitzgerald 28.09.04
Mr. Eoin O'Cathain 28.09.04
Mr. Paddy Flannery 28.09.04
Mr. Denis O'Conner 28.09.04
Mr. Tom Kennedy 28.09.04
Cllr. Seamus Fitzgerald 28.09.04
Cllr. Breandân Mac Gearailt 28.09.04
Dr. Fionnbar O'Shea 28.09.04
Mr. Timothy O'Sullivan 28.09.04
Kinsale Harbour
Board Member Date of Appt.
Mr. Billy Lynch 28.09.04
Mr. Charles Hendeson 28.09.04
Mr. Kevin Murphy 28.09.04
Cllr. Alan Coleman 28.09.04
Mr. Eamon O'Neill 28.09.04
Mr. Frank Kiernan 28.09.04
Mr. John Twomey 28.09.04
Mr. Courtney Good 28.09.04
Mr. Michael T. Frawley 28.09.04
River Moy Harbour
Board Member Date of Appt.
Mr. John Keane 28.09.04
Mr. Dessie Padden 28.09.04
Mr.Jimmy Sheridan 28.09.04
Cllr. Annie May Reape 28.09.04
Mr. John Farrell 28.09.04
Mr. Edward Melvin 28.09.04
Mr. Tommy Ginley 28.09.04
Mr. Paddy Jackson 28.09.04
Mr. Judd Ruane 28.09.04
Cllr. Jimmy Moloney 28.09.04
Mr. Michael McDonagh 28.09.04
Sligo Harbour
Board Member Date of Appt.
Mr. Albert Higgins 28.09.04
Mr. Patsy Barry 28.09.04
Ms Veronica Cawley 28.09.04
Mr. Johnathan McGoldrick 28.09.04
Mr. Gerry McCanny 28.09.04
Mr. Stephen Rundle 28.09.04
Mr. Seamus Monaghan 28.09.04
Mr. Jim McMorrow 28.09.04
Mr. Gene O'Carroll 28.09.04
Mr. Liam Gannon 28.09.04
Mr. Padraic Branley 28.09.04
Tralee and Fenit Harbour
Board Member Date of Appt.
Mr. Roland Blennerhassett 28.09.04
Mr. Con Casey 28.09.04
Mr. Dermot Crowley 28.09.04
Mr. James Browne 28.09.04
Ms Norma Foley 28.09.04
Mr. Michael Moriarity 28.09.04
Mr. John Wall 28.09.04
Ms Toireasa Ní Fhearaíosa 28.09.04
Mr. Christopher Lynch 28.09.04
Mr. Vincent Locke 28.09.04
Mr. Liam Sullivan 28.09.04

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