Olwyn Enright (Laois-Offaly, Fine Gael)
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Question 197: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the number of nominations from each gender to State boards for which his Department has responsibility in each of the years 2002 to date in 2007. [13154/07]

John O'Donoghue (Kerry South, Fianna Fail)
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Since the establishment of my Department in June 2002 I have made the following appointments of each gender to the key State boards under the aegis of my Department. The Deputy will appreciate that in the case of some of these Boards, there are nominating rights conferred on certain representative or interest.

Eamon Gilmore (Dún Laoghaire, Labour)
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Question 198: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the appointments to State boards, other bodies under the aegis of his Department, or other public appointments of any kind, which will be due to be made by him between 29 March 2007 and 4 July 2007. [13200/07]

John O'Donoghue (Kerry South, Fianna Fail)
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The following are the list of current vacancies and vacancies that are due to arise in the period referred to by the Deputy on the Boards of the key bodies under the aegis of my Department.

A vacancy currently exists on the Board of the National Library of Ireland for a member of staff of the National Library of Ireland and consultations are in hand for the making of this appointment as set out in Section 19 (6) of the National Cultural Institutions Act, 1997.

There are currently six vacancies on the Board of the Irish Museum of Modern Art (IMMA). Appointments to the Board are made in accordance with the provisions of the Articles of Association of IMMA.

There are currently two vacancies on the Board of Governors and Guardians of the National Gallery of Ireland. The National Gallery of Ireland, Board of Governors and Guardians was constituted under the National Gallery of Ireland Acts, 1854-55.

Two vacancies will arise in June on the Board of Archbishop Marsh's Library. The Board of the Governors and Guardians of Archbishop Marsh's Library was constituted under an Act of Parliament in 1707.

Four vacancies will arise on the Board of Failte Ireland on the 28th May 2007. Appointments to the Board are made in accordance with the procedures set out in Section 14 of the National Tourism Development Authority Act 2003.

In appointing persons to the Boards of key bodies under the aegis of my Department I follow the guidelines set out in the Cabinet Handbook regarding eligibility, transparency and gender balance.