Dan Boyle (Cork South Central, Green Party)
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Question 70: To ask the Minister for Finance the statutory processes involved in the appointment of chairs and board members to bodies (details supplied); and the legislative origin of these procedures. [40977/06]

Brian Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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In response to the Deputy's question, Sealúchas Árachais Teoranta is the only body that has a statutory basis for appointment of its two directors in accordance with section 10 of the Insurance (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1985, as amended by the Central Bank and Financial Services of Ireland Act, 2004. The appointment of members to the Committee on Top Level Appointments in the Civil Service (TLAC), the Committee for Performance Awards and the Custom Consultative Committee is not governed by a statutory process.

The membership of TLAC comprises of the Secretary General, Public Service Management and Development, Department of Finance (ex officio), Secretary General to the Government, Department of the Taoiseach (ex officio), a private sector member, appointed for a three year term and two other Secretaries General, appointed for three year terms.

The membership of the Committee for Performance Awards is made up of the Secretary General, Public Services Management and Development, Department of Finance (ex officio), Secretary General to the Government, Department of the Taoiseach (ex officio). The three other members of the committee are drawn from the private sector and are appointed by the Minister for Finance for a four year term.

The Consultative Customs Committee is an informal Consultative forum comprising of representatives of the Revenue Commissioners and relevant trade and business bodies. By convention it is chaired by the Assistant Secretary in the Customs of the Revenue Commissioners. It meets a number of times a year to discuss matters of interest to Revenue and/or the trade and business bodies, including EU matters.

The Economic and Social Research Institute is a company limited by guarantee. My Department plays no legal role in appointing the ESRI council.

The Special EU Programmes Body does not have a board, while the remaining bodies listed, the Taskforce on Emergency Planning and the Irish Telecommunications Investment Plc, do not come under the aegis of my Department.