Written answers
Thursday, 18 May 2006
Department of Agriculture and Food
Ministerial Appointments
5:00 pm
Paul Kehoe (Wexford, Fine Gael)
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Question 173: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the committees to which she has a right to appoint members; the person appointed; and the date of such appointments. [18935/06]
Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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The position with regard to appointments to the boards of statutory or State bodies under the aegis of my Department and other Ministerial appointments is as shown in the tables.
| An Bord Bia | ||
| Name | Date of Appointment | |
| Ms Angela Kennedy | Chairman | 2 February 2005 |
| Noel Cawley | Ordinary member | 9 July 2003 |
| Bríd Rodgers | Ordinary member | 31 December 2003 |
| Dan Browne | Ordinary member | 31 December 2003 |
| Joseph Hyland | Ordinary member | 2 February 2005 |
| Ray Carolan, | Ordinary member | 2 February 2005 |
| Mary J. Byrne | Ordinary member | 1 February 2006 |
| Pádraig Walshe | Ordinary member | 1 February 2006 |
| Mel O'Rourke | Ordinary member | 1 February 2006 |
| Mr. John Malone | Ordinary member | 2 February 2005 |
| Mr. Jackie Cahill | Ordinary member | 1 February 2006 |
| Michael Kilcoyne | Ordinary member | 1 February 2006 |
| Gina Quin | Ordinary member | 31 December 2003 |
| Kieran Dunne | Ordinary member | 14 September 2004 |
| Katherine O'Leary | Ordinary member | 15 September 2004 |
Teagasc Authority
Of the 11 member Teagasc Authority the Chairman and five ordinary members are appointed by the Minister and five ordinary members are appointed by the Minister on the nomination of outside organisations.
| Person Appointed | Nominee | Date of appointment |
| Dr. Tom O' Dwyer (Chairman) | Ministerial | *15 Sept 2003 |
| Prof. Patrick Fottrell | Ministerial | *24 Sept 2002 |
| Ms Anna May McHugh | Ministerial | 18 April 2002 |
| Mr. Jerry Henchy | Ministerial | 12 Nov. 2003 |
| Mr. James J Brett | Ministerial | 18 April 2002 |
| Mr. James Beecher | Ministerial | *24 Sept 2002 |
| Mr. Derek Deane | IFA | 2 May 2006 |
| Mr. Michael O' Dwyer | ICOS | *15 Sept 2003 |
| Mr. Patrick Kelly | Macra na Feirme | 15 Sept 2003 |
| Mr. Stephen Flynn | Teagasc Unions | 1 July 2004 |
| Mr. Joe Fitzgerald | ICMSA | 5 Oct 2001 |
| *Reappointed to Board on this date |
| Coillte Teoranta | |
| Name | Date appointed |
| Brendan McKenna (Chairperson) | 26/6/2002 |
| Martin Lowery | 26/6/02 |
| Sinéad Leech | 26//6/02 |
| Breffni Byrne | 7/8/2002 |
| Richard Howlin | 14/5/98 (re-appointed from 14th May 2003) |
| Frank Toal | 29/7/03 |
| Philip Lynch | 15/4/2004 |
| Gráinne Hannon | 15/4/2004 |
| Eugene Griffin | 1/1/2006 |
| The National Council for Forest Research and Development (COFORD) | |
| Name | Date of appointment |
| David Nevins (Chairperson) | 8 Oct 1998 |
| Diarmuid McAree | 21 June 1999 |
| Michael Bulfin | 2 July 1999 |
| John J. Gardiner | 2 July 1999 |
| John McCarthy | 2 July 1999 |
| George Whelan | 2 July 1999 |
| Angela Coffey | 7 July 1999 |
| Michael Lynn | 7 July 1999 |
| Malcolm Beatty | 30 Sept 1999 |
| Pat Lehane | 7 March 2000 |
| Donal Fitzpatrick | 22 August 2000 |
| Pat Rath | 27 March 2002 |
| Mary McMahon | 30 August 2002 |
| Gerard Murphy | 26 September 2002 |
The Irish National Stud
The National Stud Act, 1976 provides for the appointment of the Chairman and other Directors of the Irish National Stud Company Ltd. by the Minister for Agriculture and Food after consultation with the Minister for Finance. The table outlines details in respect of current board members.
| Name | Address | Date of Appointment |
| Lady O'Reilly (Chairperson) | Castlemartin Kilcullen County Kildare | 07 August 2003 |
| Mr. Tony Smurfit | Forenaghts Naas County Kildare | 07 August 2003 |
| Mr. Shane Broderick | Cullagh Rathcabbin Roscrea Co Tipperary | 08 November 2005 |
| Mr. Dermot Weld | Rossewell House The Curragh Co. Kildare | 09 September 2004 |
| Ms Patricia O'Kelly | Kilcarn House Navan Co. Meath | 09 September 2004 |
| Mr. John Osborne | Tipper House Stud Tipper Naas County Kildare | 08 November 2005 |
| Mr. Jim Beecher | Department of Agriculture and Food Kildare St. Dublin 2 | 13 November 2002 |
National Milk Agency
The Board of the National Milk Agency is comprised of a part-time Chairman and thirteen ordinary members. Of the thirteen ordinary members, five are elected by the milk producers registered with the Agency and the others are nominated by various interest groups involved in the milk industry. The only member whose appointment is at my discretion is the Chairman and the current Chairman (Mr. Denis Murphy) was first appointed in 1994.
Milk Quota Appeal Tribunal
The Minister may appoint members to the Milk Quota Appeals Tribunal. The Tribunal is a non-statutory body established in 1990 to examine applications from individual producers in relation to difficulties arising from the implementation of the milk quota regime and make recommendations to the Minister in respect of those matters. Earlier this year, the Minister appointed Mr. Michael Murphy to the Tribunal. The other members of the Tribunal had been appointed by previous Ministers.
Irish Horse Board Co-operative Society Ltd
The rules of the IHB Co Op allow for three appointments by the Minister, but at present there are only two Ministerial appointees.
| Appointees and Dates of Appointment | |
| Jim Beecher | July 1992 |
| Joe Walsh, TD | Sept 2005 |
The Irish Cattle Breeding Federation
The Irish Cattle Breeding Federation (ICBF) is a company limited by shares. There is provision in their Rules for the appointment of one board member by the Minister for Agriculture and Food. Mr. Dave Beehan of my Department was appointed to the board of ICBF on the 13th May 2004.
Veterinary Council
Under Section 16 of the Veterinary Practice Act 2005, the Minister appointed 19 members to the new Veterinary Council of Ireland on the 21 December 2005 which became effective from 1 January 2006. This was the first Council appointed under the new legislation governing the veterinary profession which came into force on 1 January 2006.
Ten of the appointments were made until such time as elections are held by the Council as provided for under Section 18 of the Veterinary Act 2005.
Appointees
Barbara Bent SPCA Wexford
John O'Rourke
Seamus Quinn
Patrick J Rogan MVB MRCVS
Donal Connolly MVB MRCVS CertVPH(MH)
Thomas Hanley MVB MRCVS
Denis D Healy MVB MRCVS
Frank J McRory MVB MRCVS
Melanie O'Donoghue RCVS VN,
Timothy F O'Leary MVB MRCVS
Meta Osborne MVB CertESM MRCVS
John A Strumble MVB MRCVS
Patrick J Talty MVB MA MRCVS
Lindy Vaughan MVB PhD DBR MRCVS CertVRep Dip ECAR Dip IECAR
Professor Boyd R. Jones, Dean of Veterinary Medicine, UCD School of Agriculture, Food Science and Veterinary Medicine
Dr. Finbar Mulligan MAgrSc, PhD, UCD School of Agriculture, Food Science and Veterinary Medicine
Dr. Cliodhna Foley-Nolan MB MPH FFPHMI DCH DObs,
Professor Grace Mulcahy, Head of the Veterinary Microbiology and Parasitology Dept UCD
Brid O'Connor Assistant Director at the Office of Director of Consumer Affairs.
Consumer Liaison Panel
The Consumer Liaison Panel of the Department is comprised of nominees from the following organisations:
Consumers Association of Ireland
Irish Countrywomen's Association
Irish Congress of Trade Unions
Musgraves/Super Valu/Centra.
Retail Grocery, Dairy & Allied Traders Association
Superquinn
Tesco Ireland.
Voluntary & Community Sector Platform
The Minister appointed Ms Marian Finucane as chairperson on 26 July 2004 following the resignation of Ms Mairead McGuinness from the position.
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