Charles Flanagan (Laois-Offaly, Fine Gael)
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Question 163: To ask the Minister for Finance if, in respect of the five members of the board of Anglo Irish Banks who tendered their resignations prior to the recent nationalisation of the bank, any of the five currently serve on other State boards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5100/09]

Brian Lenihan Jnr (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)
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I am assuming that the Deputy is referring to the five members of the board who resigned on 19 January 2009.

Ms Anne Heraty is a non-executive director in Bord na Móna, is also a board member of Forfás and is the Chairperson of the Expert Group on Future Skills Needs. Mr. Gary McGann is the Chairman of the Dublin Airport Authority.

To the best of my knowledge, Mr. Michael Jacob, Mr. Ned Sullivan and Ms Noel Harweth do not currently sit on State boards.

Appointments to the board of a State Body are generally made by the Minister with responsibility for the Body in question, usually subject to the consent of the Minister for Finance. The arrangements for such appointments are normally set out in legislation establishing the State Body.