Olwyn Enright (Laois-Offaly, Fine Gael)
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Question 233: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the number of nominations from each gender to State boards for which her Department has responsibility in each of the years 2002 to date in 2007. [13153/07]

Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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The following table shows the number of appointments made to State bodies under the aegis of my Department during the years specified.

The Deputy should be aware that I do not have total discretion in relation to such appointments. Some appointments are required to be made on the basis of nominations from farming and other relevant organisations and others by way of election by the body concerned.

Eamon Gilmore (Dún Laoghaire, Labour)
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Question 234: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the appointments to State boards, other bodies under the aegis of her Department, or other public appointments of any kind, which will be due to be made by her between 29 March 2007 and 4 July 2007. [13199/07]

Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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In the period specified, I would expect to make two appointments to the Board of Teagasc and two to the Board of Coillte. There is one vacancy on the Board of the National Milk Agency in respect of which I am awaiting a nomination from the relevant industry interest. There is also a vacancy of chairperson of my Department's Consumer Liaison Panel.