Dan Boyle (Cork South Central, Green Party)
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Question 421: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food, further to Parliamentary Question No. 951 of 25 January 2006, the State boards or bodies to which the 121 appointments were made under the aegis of her Department since 1997. [9225/06]

Dan Boyle (Cork South Central, Green Party)
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Question 422: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food further to Parliamentary Question No. 951 of 25 January 2006, the number of appointments which were made to Horse Racing Ireland, Bord na gCon and the Western Development Commission from 1997 to 2002 prior to their transfer to separate Departments. [9229/06]

Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 421 and 422 together.

The 121 appointments to which reference was made in Parliamentary Question No. 951 of 25 January 2006 related to the total number of appointments to the following State boards or bodies, namely, An Bord Bia, An Bord Glas, The Irish National Stud, Coillte Teoranta, the Coford Council, the National Milk Agency and Teagasc. All files involving appointments to Horse Racing Ireland and Bord na gCon are in the Department of Arts, Sport and Tourism. Similarly, I understand that all material relating to appointments to the Western Development Commission are located in the Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs.