Written answers
Thursday, 3 April 2008
Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform
Appointments to State Boards
5:00 pm
Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
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Question 201: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the appointments to State boards, bodies or committees made since 3 July 2007 to date in 2008; the names of the persons so appointed; the dates on which the names of those persons were published in [i]Iris Oifigiúil[/i]; the State boards, bodies or committees on which vacancies currently exist; the number of vacancies in each case; the State boards, bodies or committees in which vacancies are anticipated to arise up to and including 1 October 2008; and the number of vacancies in each case. [12532/08]
Brian Lenihan Jnr (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)
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I have outlined in tabular form the information requested by the Deputy.
| Name of Board/ Body/ Committee. | Names of current Board Members that were appointed between 3/7/07 — 3/4/08 | Current vacancies on Board | Anticipated vacancies to arise before 1/10/08 |
| Criminal Injuries Compensation Tribunal | Sinead Behan BL, Chair | No current vacancies | No vacancies anticipated |
| Censorship of Publications Board | Fiona O'Loughlin MCCTC | No current vacancies | No vacancies anticipated |
| National Disability Authority | Kevin Condon | No current vacancies | No vacancies anticipated |
| Legal Aid Board | Niamh Moran | No current vacancies | No vacancies anticipated |
| Equality Authority | Dr. Angela Kerins | No current vacancies | No vacancies anticipated |
| Internet Advisory Board | No appointments took place within this time period | No current vacancies. However, the Minister has indicated that with the recent establishment of the Office of the Internet (OIS) within his Department, the office will develop proposals for a new Internet Safety Advisory Council, as the successor to the IAB. The Advisory Council will be drawn from representatives of the key stakeholders in the statutory, industry and community sectors and will support the work of the OIS. | See Column 3. |
| Censorship of Films Appeal board | No appointments took place within this time period | 9 current vacancies | No additional vacancies anticipated |
| Refugee Appeals Tribunal | Ms Majella Twomey, BL | No current vacancies. Current sanction is for 37 ordinary members, however, there is no requirement to have a set number of members in place at any one time. | See Column 3. |
| Courts Service Board | Mr. Noel Waters, Official of the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform | No current vacancies | No vacancies anticipated |
| Judicial Appointments Advisory Board | Tadhg O'Donoghue | No current vacancies. | No vacancies anticipated |
| Private Security Authority | No appointments took place within this period of time | No current vacancies | Arrangements are currently being made for the ICTU nominee to the Board to be changed at that organisation's request |
| Private Security Appeal Board | Una Ni Raifeartaigh, Chair | No current vacancies | No vacancies anticipated |
| Office of the Garda Síochána Confidential Recipient | Brian McCarthy | No current vacancies | No vacancies anticipated |
| Parole Board | Michael Mulcahy | No current vacancies. The Minister has fixed membership at 12 | No vacancies anticipated |
| Appeal Tribunal under Part 3 of the Prisons Act 2007 | Nephru Pillay | No current vacancies | No vacancies anticipated |
| Arbour Hill Prison Visiting Committee | No appointments took place within this time period | 4 vacancies | 4 additional vacancies anticipated |
| Castlerea Prison Visiting Committee | No appointments took place within this time period | 4 vacancies | 2 additional vacancies anticipated |
| Cloverhill Prison Visiting Committee | No appointments took place within this time period | No current vacancies | 1 vacancy anticipated |
| Cork Prison Visiting Committee | No appointments took place within this time period | 1 vacancy | 6 additional vacancies anticipated |
| Limerick Prison Visiting Committee | No appointments took place within this time period | 3 vacancies | 3 additional vacancies anticipated |
| Loughan House Place of Detention Visiting Committee | No appointments took place within this time period | 2 vacancies | No additional vacancies anticipated |
| Midlands Prison Visiting Committee | Nuala Halpin | 3 vacancies | 2 additional vacancies anticipated |
| Mountjoy Prison Visiting Committee | Liam Hogan | 2 vacancies | 1 additional vacancy anticipated |
| Portlaoise Prison Visiting Committee | No appointments took place within this time period | 1 vacancy | No additional vacancies anticipated |
| St. Patrick's Institution Visiting Committee | No appointments took place within this time period | 1 vacancy | 4 additional vacancies anticipated |
| Shadditionaley Place of Detention Visiting Committee | No appointments took place within this time period | 2 vacancies | 2 additional vacancies anticipated |
| Training Unit Place of Detention Visiting Committee | No appointments took place within this time period | 2 vacancies | 1 additional vacancy anticipated |
| Wheatfield Prison Visiting Committee | Eamon Nolan | 5 vacancies | 2 additional vacancies anticipated |
| National Crime Council | Dorothy Watson | 10 vacancies | No additional vacancies anticipated |
| Irish Legal Terms Advisory Committee | No appointments took place within this time period | Six vacancies. The Government may also nominate other members in addition to the above mentioned six vacancies. | No additional vacancies anticipated. |
I can also inform the Deputy that the appointments listed to the Censorship of Publications Board were published in Iris Oifigiúil on 28 September 2007 and that the appointments to the Private Security Appeal Board were published on 4 September and 18 December 2007. Arrangements are in place for the publication of the other appointments in due course.
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