Written answers
Tuesday, 12 February 2008
Department of An Taoiseach
Ministerial Appointments
9:00 pm
Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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Question 139: To ask the Taoiseach, further to his interview on RTÉ news on 26 September 2006, the persons he has appointed to sit on the boards of public bodies during his term as An Taoiseach; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4403/08]
Bertie Ahern (Dublin Central, Fianna Fail)
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The information sought by the Deputy concerning appointments made by me to the boards of public bodies during my term of Office as Taoiseach is set out in the schedule.
The relevant bodies are the National Statistics Board, the Law Reform Commission, the National Economic and Social Development Office, the National Centre for Partnership and Performance, the National Economic and Social Council, the National Economic and Social Forum, the National Forum on Europe, the Second Information Society Commission, Digital Media Development Limited and Campus and Stadium Ireland Development.
| The National Statistics Board (NSB) | ||
| Name | Occupation | Date of Appointment |
| Ms. Paula Carey | ICTU | July 1999 |
| Mr. Steve Couldwell | Smith and Nephew | Jan 1998 |
| Mr. Frank Cunneen | IBEC | July 1999 |
| Mr. Ciaran Dolan | ICMSA | July 1999 |
| Mr. David Doyle | Department of Finance | Jan 1998 |
| Ms. Mary Doyle | Department of the Taoiseach | Jan 2001 |
| Ms. Marian Harkin | Teacher | July 1999 |
| Mr. Con Lucey | IFA | July 2007 |
| Mr. Dermot McCarthy | Department of the Taoiseach | July 1999 |
| Mr. Danny McCoy | IBEC | July 2007 |
| Mr. Michael McGrath | Department of Finance | July 2007 |
| Mr. Derek Moran | Department of Finance | July 2003 |
| Ms Helen NicFhlannchadha | Teacher | Mar 2002 |
| Dr. Patricia O'Hara | Western Development Commission | Feb 2004 |
| Mr. Cathal O'Loghlin | Department of Finance | Jan 1999 |
| Professor Frances Ruane | Trinity College, Dublin | July 1999 |
| Mr. Paul Sweeney | ICTU | Sep 2006 |
| Professor Brendan Walsh | University College Dublin | Feb 2004 |
| Note: The Director General of the Central Statistics Office sits on the board of the NSB but is an ex officio member. |
| The Law Reform Commission | ||
| Position | Name | Date of Appointment |
| President | Mr Justice Vivian Lavan | 27 July 1998-21 February 2000 |
| President | Mr Justice Declan Budd | 22 February 2000-21 February 2005 |
| President | Mrs Justice Catherine McGuinness | 22 February 2005 |
| Commissioner (Full-time) | Arthur Plunkett | 15 April 1997-19 March 2001 |
| Commissioner (Part-time) | Turlough O'Donnell | 15 April 1997-5 August 1999 |
| Commissioner (Full-time) | Patricia T. Rickard-Clarke, | 15 April 1997 (part-time) |
| Commissioner (Part-time) | Dr. Hilary A Delaney, B.L. | 15 April 1997 |
| Commissioner (Part-time) | Professor Finbarr McAuley, B.C.L., LLB, Mphil, LLD | 1 September 1999 |
| Commissioner (Part-time) | Marian Shanley | 13 November 2001 |
| Commissioner (Part-time) | Donal O'Donnell | 28 June 2005 (replaced Dr. Hilary A. Delaney, BL) |
| National Economic and Social Development Office (NESDO) | |||
| Name | Occupation/Organisation | Date of Appointment | |
| Chairperson | Dermot McCarthy | Secretary General, Department of the Taoiseach. | 01/01/07 |
| Mary Doyle | Assistant Secretary General, Department of the Taoiseach. | 01/01/07 | |
| Dr. Maureen Gaffney | Chairperson, NESF. | 01/01/07 | |
| Mary Doyle | Assistant Secretary General, Department of the Taoiseach. | 01/01/07 | |
| Mr. Peter Cassells, | Chairperson, NCPP. | 01/01/07 | |
| Mr. Philip Kelly | Assistant Secretary General, Department of the Taoiseach. | 01/01/07 |
| National Centre for Partnership & Performance (NCPP) | |||
| Name | Occupation / Organisation | Date of Appointment | |
| Executive Chairperson | Mr. Peter Cassells | October 2001-April 2004 | |
| Government Departments | Mr. Philip Kelly, Asst. Secretary | Dept. of the Taoiseach | October 2001 |
| Mr. Ciaran Connolly, Asst. Secretary | Dept. of Finance | October 2001 | |
| Mr. John Walsh, Asst. Secretary (retired) | Dept. of Enterprise, Trade& Employment | June 2002 — (replaced Mr. Maurice Cashell) | |
| Employers | Mr. Brendan McGinty | Director, Human/Industrial Resources, IBEC | October 2001 |
| Mr. Liam Doherty | Director, Human Resource Services, IBEC | October 2001 | |
| Mr. Gavin Marie | IBEC | replaced Mr. Liam Doherty in April 2007 | |
| Mr. Eddie Keenan | CIF | 24 January 2006 | |
| Ms. Irene Canavan | Arnotts | 24 January 2006 | |
| Mr. Morgan Nolan | Industrial Relations,CIF | Jan 2004 — (replaced Terry McEvoy) | |
| Trade Unions | Mr. Fergus Whelan | Industrial Officer, ICTU | October 2003 — replaced Mr. Tom Wall |
| Mr. Jerry Shanahan | AMICUS | 24 January 2006 | |
| Ms. Catherine Byrne | INTO | 24 January 2006 | |
| Mr. Des Geraghty | Member of Executive Council, ICTU | September 2004 — (replaced Mr John Tierney, MSF) | |
| Mr. Gerry McCormack | SIPTU | 24 January 2006 | |
| Ms Angela Kirk | IMPACT | September 2004 — (replaced Ms Marie Levis) | |
| Mr. Sean Heading, Education & Training Services Trust has been nominated by ICTU as an alternate | |||
| Independent Members | Prof. Joyce O'Connor | National College of Ireland | 24 January 2006 |
| Ms. Dorothy Butler Scally | Human Resources Consultant | 24 January 2006 | |
| Dr. Catherine Kavanagh | UCC | 24 January 2006 |
| National Economic and Social Council (NESC) | |||
| NESC 1997-2008 | Name | Occupation/Organisation | Date of Appointment |
| Chairperson | Paddy Teahon | Secretary General Department of the Taoiseach | 1998 |
| Dermot McCarthy | Secretary General Department of the Taoiseach | Nov 2000 | |
| Deputy Chairperson | Dermot McCarthy | Assistant Secretary Department of the Taoiseach | 1998 |
| Mary Doyle | Assistant Secretary Department of the Taoiseach | June 2001 | |
| Trade Union Pillar Nominees | David Begg | General Secretary, ICTU | Aug 2001 |
| Peter Cassells | ICTU | Nov 1998 | |
| Patricia O'Donovan | ICTU | Nov 1998 | |
| Joan Carmichael (replaced Patricia O'Donovan) | ICTU | June 2001 | |
| Sally Anne Kinahan (replaced Joan Carmichael) | ICTU | Jan 2004 | |
| Peter McLoone | IMPACT | Nov 1998 | |
| Charlie Lennon | ASTI | Nov 1998 | |
| Des Geraghty (replaced Charlie Lennon) | SIPTU | June 2001 | |
| Jimmy Somers | SIPTU | Nov 1998 | |
| Manus O'Riordan (replaced Jimmy Somers) | SIPTU | Mar 2000 | |
| Jack O'Connor | SIPTU | Sep 2003 | |
| Business and Employer or Organisation Pillar Nominees | Turlough O'Sullivan | IBEC | Nov 2001 |
| Aileen O'Donoghue (replaced Turlough O'Sullivan) | IBEC | Sep 2003 | |
| Simon Nugent | CCI | Nov 1998 | |
| Tom Toner | IBEC | Nov 1998 | |
| Brian Geoghegan (replaced Tom Toner) | IBEC | Mar 2001 | |
| Danny McCoy (replaced Brian Geoghegan) | Oct 2005 | ||
| John Dunne | CCI | Nov 2001 | |
| Liam Kelleher | CIF | Nov 1998 | |
| Brendan Butler | IBEC | Nov 1998 | |
| Agricultural and Farming Organisation Pillar Nominees | Gregg Tierney | ICOS | Nov 1998 |
| Seamus O'Donohue (replaced Gregg Tierney) | Irish Co-operative Organisation Society | April 2000 | |
| Ciaran Dolan | ICMSA | Nov 1998 | |
| Eddie Punch | General Secretary, ICSA | June 2007 | |
| Michael Berkery | General Secretary, IFA | Nov 1998 | |
| Tom Curren | Macra na Feirme | Nov 1998 | |
| Maria Moynihan (replaced Tom Curren and resigned July 2000) | Macra na Feirme | Oct 1999 | |
| Damian McDonald | Macra na Feirme | Nov 1998 | |
| Colm Markey | National President, Macra na Feirme | June 2007 | |
| Con Lucey | Chief Economist, IFA | Nov 1998 | |
| Community and Voluntary Pillar Nominees | Fr. Sean Healy | CORI | Nov 1998 |
| Dr. Katherine Zappone | National Women's Council | Nov 1998 | |
| Orla O'Connor (replaced Katherine Zappone) | National Women's Council | April 2000 | |
| Siobhan O'Donoghue | Community Workers Co-operative | Nov 1998 | |
| Dan Boyle | National Youth Council | Nov 1998 | |
| Donal Geoghegan (replaced Dan Boyle) | National Youth Council | September 2002 | |
| Tony Monks | INOU | Nov 1998 | |
| Noeleen Hartigan (replaced Tony Monks) | INOU | Nov 2001 | |
| Deirdre Garvey | The Wheel | Sep 2003 | |
| Mike Allen | INOU | Nov 1998 | |
| John Mark McCafferty | Saint Vincent de Paul | Sep 2003 | |
| John Dolan | Disability Federation of Ireland | Sep 2003 | |
| Seamus Boland | Chief Executive, Irish Rural Link | June 2007 | |
| Brid O'Brien | INOU | June 2007 | |
| Camille Loftus | Community Platform | June 2007 | |
| Government Department Nominees | Secretary General | Dept of Finance | Nov 1998 |
| Secretary General | Dept of Enterprise, Trade and Employment | Nov 1998 | |
| Secretary General | Dept of Social and Family Affairs | Nov 1998 | |
| Secretary General | Dept of Communications, Marine & Natural Resources (Formerly Department of Public Enterprise) | Nov 1998 | |
| John Fitzgerald | Dublin City Manager, Dublin City Council | Nov 1998 | |
| Secretary General | Department Environment, Heritage & Local Government | Sep 2003 | |
| Secretary General | Department of Education and Science | June 2007 | |
| Independent Nominees | Jim Walsh | Dept of Geography NUI Maynooth | Nov 1998 |
| Prof. John Fitzgerald | ESRI | Nov 1998 | |
| Irene Bergin | ISME | Aug 1998 | |
| Angela Kennedy (replaced Irene Bergin) | Megazame International | Feb 2001 | |
| Geraldine McAteer | West Belfast Partnership | Nov 1998 | |
| David Finn (replaced Angela Kennedy who resigned July 01) | Aer Rianta Official | Nov 2001 | |
| Prof. Brigid Laffan | UCD | Sep 2003 | |
| Prof. Eithne McLaughlin | Queens University | Sep 2003 | |
| Dr. Peter Bacon | Economic Consultant | Sep 2003 | |
| Colin Hunt | Goodbody Stockbrokers | Sep 2003 | |
| Dr. Sean Barrett (replaced Colin Hunt) | Economic Consultant, TCD | Jan 2005 | |
| Con Lucey | Economist, IFA | June 2007 | |
| Prof. Peter Clinch | UCD | June 2007 | |
| Prof. Elizabeth Meehan | Queens University | June 2007 |
| National Economic and Social Forum (NESF) | |||
| Full Membership | Name | Occupation/Organisation | Date of Appointment |
| Independent Chairperson | Maureen Gaffney | October 1998 | |
| Deputy Chairperson | Dermot McCarhty | October 1998 | |
| Deputy Chairperson | Mary Doyle | Asst. Sec., Dept. of the Taoiseach | Jan/Feb 2004 |
| Strand (i): Oireachtas | John Curran | Fianna Fáil TD | Dec 2007 |
| Michael McGrath | Fianna Fáil TD | Dec 2007 | |
| Cyprian Brady | Fianna Fáil TD | Dec 2007 | |
| Sean Ardagh | Fianna Fáil TD | Dec 2007 | |
| Senator Geraldine Feeney | Fianna Fáil | Dec 2007 | |
| Senator Mark MacSharry | Fianna Fáil | Dec 2007 | |
| Senator Brian Ó Domhnaill | Fianna Fáil | Dec 2007 | |
| Senator Paul Coghlan | Fine Gael | Jan/Feb 2004 | |
| Damien English | Fine Gael TD | Jan/Feb 2004 | |
| Paul Kehoe | Fine Gael TD | Jan/Feb 2004 | |
| Sean Sherlock | Labour TD | Dec 2007 | |
| Willie Penrose | Labour TD | Dec 2007 | |
| Senator Dan Boyle | Green Party | Dec 2007 | |
| Dan Neville | Fine Gael | February 2008 | |
| Terence Flanagan | Fine Gael | February 2008 | |
| Paul Coughlan | Fine Gael | February 2008 | |
| Jerry Buttimer | Fine Gael | February 2008 | |
| Gerry Reynolds | Fine GAel | October 1998 | |
| Paul McGrath | Fine Gael | October 1998 | |
| Bill Timmins | Fine Gael | October 1998 | |
| Therese Ridge | Fine Gael | October 1998 | |
| Derek McDowell | Labour | October 1998 | |
| Joe Costello | Labour | October 1998 | |
| Michael Lowry | Independent | October 1998 | |
| Noel Ahern | Fianna Fail | October 1998 | |
| Sean Haughey | Fianna Fail | October 1998 | |
| Beverly Cooper Flynn | Fianna Fail | October 1998 | |
| Michael Kitt | Fianna Fail | October 1998 | |
| Helen Keogh | PDs | October 1998 | |
| Pascal Mooney | Fianna Fail | October 1998 | |
| Marget Cox | Fianna Fail | October 1998 | |
| Mary Jackman | Fine Gael | October 1998 | |
| Senator Ronan Mullen | Independents | Dec 2007 | |
| Strand (ii): Employer/ Trade Unions | |||
| Employer/Business Organisations | Jackie Harrison | IBEC | January/February 2004 |
| Aileen O'Donoghue | IBEC | October 1998 | |
| Brian Geoghegan | IBEC | October 1998 | |
| Maria Cronin | IBEC | October/November 2004 (replaced Jackie Harrison) | |
| Tony Donohue | IBEC | September 2006 (replaced Maria Cronin) | |
| Heidi Lougheed | IBEC | January/February 2004 | |
| Lillian O' Carroll | SFA | October 1998 | |
| Patricia Callan | Small Firms Association | January/February 2004 | |
| Mirette Corboy | CIF | October 1998 | |
| Kevin Gilna | Construction Industry Federation | January/February 2004 | |
| Dr. Peter Stafford | Construction Industry Federation | replaced Kevin Gilna Oct 05 | |
| Robert O'Shea | Chambers of Commerce/Tourist Industry/Exporters Association | January/February 2004 | |
| Alison Begas | Chambers of Commerce | October 1998 | |
| Sean Murphy | Chambers of Commerce/Tourist Industry/Exporters Association | replaced Robert O' Shea Aug 05 | |
| Trade Unions | Eamon Devoy | Technical Engineering & Electrical Union | October 1998 |
| John Tierney | ICTU | October 1998 | |
| Rosaleen Glacken | ICTU | October 1998 | |
| Blair Horan | Civil & Public Service Union | October 1998 | |
| Jerry Shanahan | AMICUS | January/February 2004 | |
| Manus O'Riordan | SIPTU | Octber 1998 | |
| Paula Carey | ICTU | January/February 2004 | |
| Esther Lynch | ICTU | Sept 2006 (Replaced Paula Carey) May 2007 | |
| Agricultural/Farming Organisations | Mary McGreal | Irish Farmers Association | Jan/Feb 2004 |
| John Dillon | IFA | October 1998 | |
| Michael Doody | Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association | Jan/Feb 2004 | |
| Mary Coleman | ICOS | October 1998 | |
| Mary Johnson | Irish Co-Operative Organisation Society | Jan/Feb 2004 | |
| Eileen Doyle | Macra na Feirme | October 1998 | |
| Carmel Brennan | Macra na Feirme | Jan/Feb 2004 | |
| Pat O'Rourke | ICMSA | October 1998 | |
| Eva Coyle | ICWA | October 1998 | |
| Anne Murray | Irish Country Women's Association | Jan/Feb 2004 | |
| Carmel Dawson | Irish Country Women's Association | June 2006 (Replaced Anne Murray) | |
| Emer Duffy | Irish Co-Operative Organisation Society | May 2007 | |
| Michael Berkery | General Secretary IFA | May 2007 | |
| Catherine Buckley | Macra na Feirme | May 2007 | |
| Strand (iii) Community & Voluntary Sector | |||
| Women's Organisations | Orla O'Connor | National Women's Council of Ireland | Jan/Feb 2004 |
| Grainne Healy | NWC | October 1998 | |
| Ursula Barry | NWC | October 1998 | |
| Susan McNaughton | NWC | October 1998 | |
| Joanna McMinn | National Women's Council of Ireland | Jan/Feb 2004 | |
| Unemployed | June Tinsley | INOU | Jan/Feb 2004 |
| Joan Condon | Limerick Centre for the Unemployed | October 1998 | |
| Mary Murphy | Dundalk Centre for the unemployed | October 1998 | |
| Mike Allen | INOU | October 1998 | |
| John Farrell | INOU | replaced June TinsleyOct 05 | |
| Patricia Short | ICTU Centres for the Unemployed | Jan/Feb 2004 | |
| Disadvantaged | Sr. Brigid Reynolds | CORI | Jan/Feb 2004 |
| John-Mark McCafferty | Society of Saint Vincent de Paul | Jan/Feb 2004 | |
| Audrey Deane | Society of Saint Vincent de Paul | Nov 2004 (replaced John-Mark McCafferty) | |
| Sharon Keane | Anti-Poverty Networks | Jan/Feb 2004 | |
| Ms Janice Ransom | N/A | October 1998 | |
| Mr Joe Gallagher | Community Training Programme | October 1998 | |
| Mr Chris McInerney | Community Workers Co-Op | October 1998 | |
| Joe Gallagher | Anti-Poverty Networks | replaced Sharon Keane Sept 05 | |
| Youth/Children | Malcolm Byrne | NYCICommunity Training Programme | Jan/Feb 2004 |
| Mr Gearóid Ó Maolmhichíl | NYCI | October 1998 | |
| Marie Claire McAleer | NYCI | replaced Malcolm Byrne Sept 04 | |
| Raymond Dooley | Children's Rights Alliance | Jan/Feb 2004 | |
| Jillian Ban Turnhout | Children's Rights Alliance | replaced Raymond Dooley Aug 05 | |
| Older People | Robin Webster | National Council for Ageing and Older People/Senior Citizen's Parliament/Age Action | Jan/Feb 2004 |
| Mr Paddy Donegan | Retired Workers Committee | October 1998 | |
| Others | Frank Goodwin | The Carers Association | Jan/Feb 2004 |
| Mr Roger Acton | DFI | October 1998 | |
| Ms Jeanne Meldon | National Planning Committee | October 1998 | |
| Fr Sean Healy | CORI | October 1998 | |
| Mr Liam O'Dwyer | St. Vincent de Paul | October 1998 | |
| Seamus Boland | Irish Rural Link | Jan/Feb 2004 | |
| Fergus O'Ferrall | The Wheel | Jan/Feb 2004 | |
| Ivan Cooper | The Wheel | May 2007 | |
| Brid O'Brien | Pavee Point | Jan/Feb 2004 | |
| Aisling Walsh | Disability Federation of Ireland | Jan/Feb 2004 | |
| Joanne McCarthy | Disability Federation of Ireland | replaced Aisling Walsh in 2006 | |
| Michael O' Halloran | Chief Executive Officer Irish Senior Citizens Parliament | May 2007 | |
| Marie Claire McAleer | National Youth Council of Ireland | May 2007 | |
| Karen Murphy | Irish Council for Social Housing Head of Services | May 2007 | |
| Frances Byrne | OPEN | May 2007 | |
| Kathleen McCann | Congress Centres Network | May 2007 | |
| Stavros Stavrou | Integrating Ireland | May 2007 | |
| Maria Joyce | National Traveller Womens Forum | May 2007 | |
| Strand (iv) Central Government, Local Government and Independents | |||
| Central Government | Department of Finance | Dept. of Finance | October 1998 |
| Mr Paul Haran | Department of Enterprise, Trade & Employment | October 1998 | |
| Mr Eddie Sullivan | Department of Social, Community & Family Affairs | October 1998 | |
| Ms Margaret Hayes | Department of Tourism, Sport & Recreation | October 1998 | |
| Mr Jimmy Farrelly | Department of the Environment & Local Government | October 1998 | |
| Secretary General | Dept. Finance | Jan/Feb 2004 | |
| Secretary General | Dept. Enterprise, Trade & Employment | Jan/Feb 2004 | |
| Secretary General | Dept. Social & Family Affairs | Jan/Feb 2004 | |
| Secretary General | Dept. Community, Rural & Gaeltacht Affairs | Jan/Feb 2004 | |
| Secretary General | Dept. Environment, Heritage & Local Government | Jan/Feb 2004 | |
| Local Government | Councillor John Egan | General Council of County Councils | Jan/Feb 2004 |
| Councillor Ger Barron | General Council of County Councils | Nov 2004 (replaced Cllr. John Egan) | |
| Councillor Patsy Treanor | General Council of County Councils | Jan/Feb 2004 | |
| Councillor Jack Crowe | General Council of County Councils | Nov 2004 (replaced Cllr Patsy Treanor) | |
| Councillor Constance Hanniffy | General Council of County Councils | Jan/Feb 2004 | |
| Councillor Patricia McCarthy | Association of Municipal Authorities | Jan/Feb 2004 | |
| Donal O'Donoghue | County and City Managers Association | Jan/Feb 2004 | |
| John Tierney | County and City Managers Association | Nov 2004 (replaced Donal O'Donoghue) | |
| Councillor Mattie Ryan | Association of County and City Councils | May 2007 | |
| Councillor Paddy O'Callaghan | Association of Municipal Authorities of Ireland | May 2007 | |
| Councillor William Ireland | Local Authorities Members Association | May 2007 | |
| Independents | Prof. Gearóid Ó Tuathaigh | National University of Ireland, Galway | October 1998 |
| Ms Marian Vickers | Northside Partnership | October 1998 | |
| Ms Helen Johnston | Surg. Equipment Ltd. | October 1998 | |
| Dr Colm Harmon | Institute for the Study of Social Change, UCD | Jan/Feb 2004 | |
| Dr Mary P. Corcoran | Department of Sociology Trinity College | Jan/Feb 2004 | |
| Dr Brian Nolan | ESRI | Jan/Feb 2004 | |
| Paul Tansey | Tansey, Webster, Stewart & Company Ltd. | Jan/Feb 2004 | |
| Cait Keane | South Dublin County Council | Jan/Feb 2004 | |
| Marie Carroll | Southside Partnership | May 2007 | |
| Professor Rose Ann Kenny | TCD | May 2007 |
The National Forum on Europe
The National Forum on Europe does not have a board of Directors as such. It is an independent body established by the Government in consultation with the opposition parties. I appointed Senator Maurice Hayes as independent chairperson of the Forum when it convened in 2001.
The Second Information Society Commission
The second Information Society Commission was appointed in November 2001, and its term of office finished at the end of December 2004. The members appointed were:
| Name | Occupation/Organisation |
| Dr Danny O'Hare (Chairman) | Former President of DCU (Dublin City University) |
| Claire Cunningham | Director, Aura Internet Services Ltd |
| Dr Chris Coughlan | Hewlett Packard |
| Michael Byrne | CEO, Ennis Information Age Services |
| Jerry Shanahan | ICTU/Amicus |
| Karen Hynes | Manager of eBusiness Services, Chambers of Commerce of Ireland |
| Colm Reilly | PA Consulting |
| Inez Bailey | Director, National Adult Literacy Agency |
| Dr Eamonn Conway | Head of the Department of Theology and Religious Studies, Mary Immaculate College, UL (University of Limerick) |
| Robert Johnston | JLS Software Solutions |
| Clodagh O'Donnell | Client Executive, Financial Services Sector, IBM |
| Dee Cari | Torque Management |
| Marion O'Neill | Manager, Kilkenny Information Age Town |
| Dr Patricia O'Hara | Manager, Policy Division, Western Development Commission |
| Christopher Took | Web Developer (resigned September 2002) |
| Charles Stanley-Smith | Chief Technical Officer, Piercom |
| Brian Lennon | Guidance Counsellor, St Oliver's College, Drogheda |
| Donal Toolan | Forum of People with Disabilities |
| Kathryn Raleigh | Director of the Irish Software Association, IBEC |
| Joe Horan | County Manager, South Dublin County Council |
| Peter Ryan | Assistant Secretary, Department of the Taoiseach |
Digital Media Development Ltd.
The following appointments were made by the Government to the Board of Digital Media Development Ltd. in April 2000:
| Name | Occupation/ Organisation |
| Paddy Teahon | Executive Chairman |
| Dan Flinter | Enterprise Ireland |
| Don Thirnhill | HEA |
| John Fitzgerald | Dublin City Manager |
| Paul Kavanagh | Businessman |
| Paul McGuinness | Principle Management Ltd |
| Peter Cassells | ICTU |
| Jackie Harrison | IBEC |
| Footnote: Media Lab Europe was established by the Government and MIT with effect from May 2000. Although established as a private company, the Board was appointed by MIT and the Government. MIT appointed three Board members, the Government appointed three, and three were appointed jointly. The Government appointments were Danny O'Hare (ex-DCU), Ann Riordan (ex-Microsoft) and Denis O'Brien (Esat). The joint appointees were Gerhard Schulmeyer (Siemens), Red Burns (New York University) and Bono (U2). Responsibility for both Digital Media Development Ltd. and Media Lab Europe transferred to the Department of Public Enterprise in May 2001. |
Campus and Stadium Ireland Development (CSID)
The Board of Campus and Stadium Ireland Development (CSID) was appointed on 29 March, 2000. The members were as follows:
| Name | Occupation/Organisation |
| Paddy Teahon | Executive Chairman (former Secretary General of the Department of the Taoiseach) |
| William Attley | Former General Secretary, SIPTU |
| Mary Davis | (former Chief Executive of Special Olympics World Games, now CEO of Special Olympics Ireland) |
| Sean Donnelly | Civil Engineer |
| Lucy Gaffney | Company Director |
| Tom Kiernan | Chartered Accountant |
| John Mulcahy | Director, Jones Lang LaSalle |
| Liam O Maolmhichil | Director General, GAA |
| John Power | Solicitor |
| John Treacy | CEO, Irish Sports Council |
| Michael Walsh | Company Director |
| Footnote: In January 2001, the responsibility for Campus and Stadium Ireland Development (CSID) transferred to the Department of Arts, Sport and Tourism. |
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