Written answers
Thursday, 2 March 2006
Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs
Appointments to State Boards
5:00 pm
M J Nolan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fianna Fail)
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Question 187: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the names of all board appointments made by him for the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8723/06]
Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)
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I refer the Deputy to my reply to Question No. 366 of 22 March 2005, which gave details of the names of appointments made by me or the Government to public boards and bodies under the aegis of my Department.
The appointments made since that date are as follows.
| POBAL | |
| Appointments by Government to the Board of Pobal, formerly ADM Limited | |
| Name | Date of Appointment |
| Dr. Tom Collins | 11/11/2005 |
| Dan Joe O'Donovan | 11/11/2005 |
| Pauline Dooley | 11/11/2005 |
| Monica Duff | 11/11/2005 |
| Joe Horan | 11/11/2005 |
| Áine Breathnach | 11/11/2005 |
| Sr. Carmel Earls | 11/11/2005 |
| National Drugs Strategy Team, NDST | |
| Name | Date of Appointment |
| Tom Gallagher | Jan 2006 |
| Anna-May Harkin | Dec 2005 |
| Cathal Morgan | April 2005 |
| National Advisory Committee on Drugs, NACD | |
| Name | Date of Appointment |
| Cathal Morgan | July 2005 |
| Michael Conroy | Oct 2005 |
| Jackie Blanchfield | 10/11/2005 |
| Dormant Accounts Fund Disbursements Board | |
| Name | Date of Appointment |
| David Brennan (re-appointed) | 15/06/2005 |
| Una Henry | 15/06/2005 |
| Gerry Ryan | 15/06/2005 |
| Seamus Thompson | 15/06/2005 |
On 4 January 2006, the Dormant Accounts Fund Disbursements Board was dissolved, and the Dormant Accounts Board established. Details of appointments to the Dormant Accounts Board are listed in the following table.
| Dormant Accounts Board | |
| Name | Date of Appointment |
| Michael Morley | 04/01/2006 |
| Gerry Ryan | 04/01/2006 |
| Séamus Thompson | 04/01/2006 |
| Dónal Ó Síocháin | 04/01/2006 |
| Enda Twomey | 04/01/2006 |
| Áine Hyland | 04/01/2006 |
| Frank Ward | 04/01/2006 |
| Kathleen Feely | 04/01/2006 |
| Noel McPartland | 04/01/2006 |
| David Martin | 04/01/2006 |
| Rosaleen Glackin | 04/01/2006 |
| Údarás na Gaeltachta | |
| Name | Date of Appointment |
| Liam Ó Cuinneagáin, Chairperson | 19 April 2005 |
| Cathy Ní Ghoill | 27 April 2005 |
| Treasa Uí Lorcáin | 3 October 2005 |
| Bord na Leabhar Gaeilge | |
| Name | Date of Appointment |
| Pól Ó Goill | 9 November 2005 |
| Noreen D'Arcy | 28 February 2006 |
Regarding An Foras Teanga, nominations to fill vacancies are made by the Irish Government and the Northern Ireland authorities, with appointments being made by the North-South Ministerial Council. Mark Thompson was appointed to the Ulster-Scots Agency to fill a casual vacancy in that position with effect from 20 June 2005 and subsequently as chair of the agency, with effect from 12 October 2005. I might also mention that the term of office of all existing Foras Teanga board members was extended in December 2005 for a period of one year.
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