Fergus O'Dowd (Louth, Fine Gael)
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Question 248: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the appointments to bodies that were made by him since 2 April 2008; the persons who were the appointees; the bodies to which they were appointed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18993/08]

Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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Question 252: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the appointments made by him between 2 April and 7 May 2008 inclusive; the place or town of residence of each appointee; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19086/08]

Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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Question 253: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the appointments made by him between 26 February 2008 and 1 April 2008 inclusive; the place or town of residence of each appointee; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19100/08]

John Gormley (Dublin South East, Green Party)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 248, 252 and 253 together.

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 respect of state bodies and boards under the aegis of my Department is set out in the following tables: