Dan Boyle (Cork South Central, Green Party)
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Question 133: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the statutory processes involved in the appointment of chairs and members of non-Departmental public bodies under the remit of his Department and their legislative origin. [38346/06]

Séamus Brennan (Dublin South, Fianna Fail)
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The five statutory agencies operating under the aegis of my Department are the Pensions Board, the Combat Poverty Agency, Comhairle, the Family Support Agency and the Social Welfare Tribunal.

Pensions Board

The chairperson and members of the Pensions Board are appointed by way of Ministerial order in accordance with the provisions of Section 9(2) and the First Schedule of the Pensions Act 1990 (as amended). The First Schedule sets out the composition of the Board.

Combat Poverty Agency

The chairperson and members of the Combat Poverty Agency Board are appointed by me under Sections 6 and 7 of the Combat Poverty Agency Act, 1986. The Act does not provide for a nomination process.

Comhairle

Members of the Board of Comhairle are appointed by me under Section 9 of the Comhairle Act, 2000. The Act provides that the Board shall consist of 20 members and that the ordinary members of the Board shall include one officer of my Department, 5 members representative of people with disabilities and one member of the staff of the Board elected by the staff.

Family Support Agency

Section 10 of the Family Support Agency Act, 2001 states that the Board of the Agency shall be appointed by me and shall consist of 12 members, including a chairperson, persons with an interest or expertise in matters relating to the functions of the Agency, an officer of my Department and an elected member of staff of the Agency.

Social Welfare Tribunal

All members of the Social Welfare Tribunal are appointed by me under Section 333(3) of the Social Welfare (Consolidation Act). The Tribunal consists of a chairman and four ordinary members, two on the nomination of ICTU and two nominated by IBEC.