Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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Question 521: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the appointments he has made to State boards, agencies, quangos, bodies and authorities since 1 July 2007; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21768/07]

John Gormley (Dublin South East, Green Party)
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A number of different statutory processes are involved in appointments to state boards and bodies under the aegis of my Department. In some cases statutory selection procedures must be followed or nominations must be sought from independent nominating panels before appointments are made by the Government or by the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government. In other cases only particular public office holders may be appointed to certain boards and bodies. In a number of situations, only some appointments to the body or board concerned are made by the Minister.

The information requested in relation to recent appointments is set out in the following table: