Written answers
Tuesday, 18 January 2011
Department of Finance
Ministerial Appointments
8:00 am
John Perry (Sligo-North Leitrim, Fine Gael)
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Question 156: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of appointments he has made to the Valuation Tribunal since his appointment as Minister; the names and details of the appointees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2028/11]
Brian Lenihan Jnr (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)
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I have made eleven appointments or reappointments to the Valuation Tribunal since I became Minister for Finance. The names and details of the appointees are as follows –
| Name | Occupation | Date Appointed | Term ofcurrent appt | |
| 1 | Fred Devlin *Deputy Chairperson | Valuer | 4/1/2010 | 5 years |
| 2 | John Kerr *Deputy Chairperson | Valuer | 4/1/2010 | 5 years |
| 3 | Mairead Hughes * | Hotelier | 7/9/2008 | 5 years |
| 4 | Tony Taaffe | Solicitor | 16/06/2008 | 5 years |
| 5 | James Browne | Barrister | 28/07/2008 | 5 years |
| 6 | Fiona Gallagher | Barrister | 28/07/2008 | 5 years |
| 7 | Veronica Gates | Barrister | 04/08/2008 | 5 year |
| 8 | Niall O'Hanlon | Barrister | 17/11/2008 | 5 years |
| 9 | Frank Walsh | Valuer | 17/11/2008 | 5 years |
| 10 | Michael Connellan Jnr | Solicitor | 23/11/2009 | 5 years |
| 11 | Patricia O'Connor | Solicitor | 22/02/2010 | 5 years |
* Reappointed
Members of the Tribunal are appointed by the Minister for Finance under the provisions of Section 12 of the Valuation Act 2001 for a period of 5 years. They are only paid for actual sittings of the Tribunal.
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