Written answers
Wednesday, 4 April 2007
Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
Appointments to State Boards
11:00 pm
Olwyn Enright (Laois-Offaly, Fine Gael)
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Question 201: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment 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. [13159/07]
Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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The number of nominations from each gender to State boards is as follows:
| FÁS | ||
| Female | Male | |
| 2002 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 6 | 13 |
| 2006 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 0 | 0 |
| Personal Injuries Assessment Board (Statutory Body since 2004) | ||
| Female | Male | |
| 2002 | N/A | N/A |
| 2003 | N/A | N/A |
| 2004 | 5 | 6 |
| 2005 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 0 |
| Science Foundation Ireland (Statutory Body since July 2003) | ||
| Female | Male | |
| 2002 | N/A | N/A |
| 2003 | 5 | 7 |
| 2004 | 2 | 0 |
| 2005 | 0 | 2 |
| 2006 | 2 | 2 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 |
| Employment Appeals Tribunal | ||
| Female | Male | |
| 2002 | 3 | 4 |
| 2003 | 0 | 3 |
| 2004 | 26 | 77 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 |
| 2006 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 32 | 83 |
| Labour Relations Commission | ||
| Female | Male | |
| 2002 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 2 | 5 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 1 | 6 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 |
| Health and Safety Authority | ||
| Female | Male | |
| 2002 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 4 | 7 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 |
| 2006 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 0 | 0 |
| IDA Ireland | ||
| Female | Male | |
| 2002 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 2 |
| 2004 | 0 | 2 |
| 2005 | 0 | 2 |
| 2006 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 1 |
| Enterprise Ireland | ||
| Female | Male | |
| 2002 | 2 | 1 |
| 2003 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 0 | 0 |
| Shannon Free Airport Development Co. | ||
| Female | Male | |
| 2002 | 1 | 2 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 0 | 3 |
| 2005 | 1 | 2 |
| 2006 | 2 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 0 |
| Forfás | ||
| Female | Male | |
| 2002 | 0 | 3 |
| 2003 | 0 | 3 |
| 2004 | 0 | 4 |
| 2005 | 2 | 0 |
| 2006 | 1 | 3 |
| 2007 | 0 | 2 |
It should be noted that these figures include some ex officio appointments. Legislation decrees that some named office holders must be on the Board of Forfás.
| Intertrade Ireland | ||
| Female | Male | |
| 2002 | 3 | 3 |
| 2003 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 3 | 3 |
| 2006 | 3 | 3 |
| 2007 | 0 | 0 |
| National Standards Authority of Ireland | ||
| Female | Male | |
| 2002 | 2 | 3 |
| 2003 | 0 | 4 |
| 2004 | 1 | 3 |
| 2005 | 1 | 2 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 |
| 2007 | 0 | 0 |
The above figures do not include the appointment of elected staff representatives, which is provided for in the NSAI Act 1996.
| Nítrigin Éireann Teoranta (NET) | ||
| Female | Male | |
| 2002 | 0 | 5 |
| 2003 | 0 | 2 |
| 2004 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 0 | 0 |
| Company Law Review Group | ||
| Female | Male | |
| 2002 | N/A | N/A |
| 2003 | N/A | N/A |
| 2004 | 7 | 13 |
| 2005 | 7 | 13 |
| 2006 | 7 | 13 |
| 2007 | 7 | 13 |
| Irish Accounting & Auditing Supervisory Authority (statutory body since January 2006) | ||
| Female | Male | |
| 2002 | N/A | N/A |
| 2003 | N/A | N/A |
| 2004 | N/A | N/A |
| 2005 | N/A | N/A |
| 2006 | 4 | 11 |
| 2007 | 4 | 11 |
Eamon Gilmore (Dún Laoghaire, Labour)
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Question 202: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment 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. [13205/07]
Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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Appointments to State boards are as follow:
National Competitiveness Council
The terms of reference of the NCC stipulates that four Members shall retire on May 31 each year, therefore, 4 new appointments will be made soon after this date.
Patents Agents Registration Board/ Trade Mark Agents Registration Board
Apart from the Controller of Patents, Designs and Trade Marks the terms of appointment of the Members of both Boards are due to expire on 12 April 2007. Four appointments to each Board will then be made.
Labour Relations Commission
One vacancy will arise in the Rights Commissioner Service on 4 May. Also, Towards 2016 contains a commitment for the appointment of 5 additional rights commissioners, the Labour Relations Commission has been requested to submit panels to the Minister, from which the appointments will be made as soon aspossible.
Enterprise Ireland
There are two vacancies on the Board of EI that are expected to be filled by 4 July 2007.
Crafts Council of Ireland
Three vacancies (Ministerial Appointments) will arise on the Board of the CCoI following their AGM, which is expected to take place before the end of June.
Shannon Development
Two vacancies will arise on the Board of Shannon Development at the Company's AGM on 27 April next. Appointments to the Board are made by the Minister, with the agreement of the Minister for Finance and the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism. It is expected that the two vacancies will be filled before 4 July.
Forfás
The legislation states that the Director General of SFI must be on the Board of Forfás; therefore, the incoming Director General of SFI will be appointed to the Board of Forfás, which is expected to happen on 2 July 2007.
NSAI
In accordance with the legislation governing appointments on the NSAI Board, there will be three appointments to the Board of the NSAI in April of this year.
National Consumer Agency
13 appointments consisting of 12 members and a chairperson will be made to the Board of the National Consumer Agency, on enactment of the Consumer Protection Bill. It is most likely that the Bill will be enacted within the timeframe referred to in the question and that the Board of the Agency shall be appointed by the Minister prior to 4th July.
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