Richard Bruton (Dublin North Central, Fine Gael)
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Question 175: To ask the Minister for Finance the frequency with which the consumer panel of the Irish Financial Services Regularity Authority meet; the date of its last meeting; and the membership of same. [43920/08]

Brian Lenihan Jnr (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)
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The Financial Services Consultative Consumer Panel was formally established by the Financial Regulator under the Central Bank Act, 1942 (as amended by the Central Bank and Financial Services Authority of Ireland Act, 2004), with effect from 1 November 2004.

I have been advised by the Financial Regulator that the Consumer Panel schedules eleven monthly meetings in a calendar year. The last meeting of the Consumer Panel was held on 8 September 2008 and the membership of the Panel at that time was Mr Raymond O'Rourke (Chair), Ms Frances Byrne, Mr James Doorley, Mr John Maher, Prof Noel Mulcahy, Mr Sean O'Sullivan, Ms Fiona Reynolds, Mr Michael Culloty, Ms Eileen Walsh, Mr Fidele Mutwarasibo, Ms Kathleen Barrington, Mr Michael Connolly, Ms Ann Hogan, Ms Joan Morrison, Mr William Ryan and Ms Grainne Hannon. The term of office of the Consumer Panel has expired on 16th October this year and I will be appointing a new Panel as soon as possible.