Written answers
Tuesday, 25 January 2011
Department of An Taoiseach
Departmental Appointments
8:00 pm
Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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Question 113: To ask the Taoiseach if he will list all appointments made by him between 14 January 2011 and 25 January 2011, inclusive, to State boards, agencies, quangos, bodies, authorities and other bodies within the aegis of his Department; the person appointed in each such case; their professional or personal qualifications which recommended them for the appointment in each case; the remuneration associated with the position; the selection process employed; if it was a new appointment or a reappointment; in the cases of reappointments, when the person was first appointed to the body; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3665/11]
Brian Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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The term of the National Economic and Social Council (NESC) ended in summer 2010. The Government decided to change the composition of the NESC to reflect changes to the structure of social partnership, most notably the addition of the Environmental Pillar, and to increase the number of independent members of the Council. The National Economic and Social Development Act 2006 specifies that these changes must be made through secondary legislation. On 14th December 2010, I signed the National Economic and Social Council (Alteration of Composition) Order 2010 facilitating these changes, following approval of the draft Order by both Houses of the Oireachtas.
Consequently, I appointed some new members of the Council as outlined below on 20th January, 2011. All of the appointments below were made either on the basis of nominations received from social partner organisations, and each Pillar of Social Partnership proposed individuals they deemed suitable to represent their respective Pillar, or are civil servants from the relevant Departments. No remuneration is payable for membership of the Council.
| Name | New appointment or Re-appointment | When first appointed in case of reappointments |
| Trade Union PillarMr. David BeggMs. Sally Anne KinahanMr. Peter McLooneMr. Manus O'RiordanFarming PillarMr. Edmond ConnollyMr. Pat SmithMr. Seamus O'DonohoeMr. Frank AllenCommunity and Voluntary PillarFr. Sean HealyMs. Caroline FaheyMr. James DorleyMs. Brid O'BrienBusiness and Employers PillarMr. Danny McCoyMr. Tom ParlonMr. Ian TalbotMr. Tony DonohueEnvironmental PillarMr. Oisin CoghlanMs. Karin DubskyMs. Siobhan EganMr. Michael EwingPublic Sector RepresentativesMr. Dermot McCarthyMr. Kevin CardiffMr. Seán GormanMs. Brigid McManusMs. Geraldine Tallon | Re-appointmentRe-appointmentRe-appointmentRe-appointmentRe-appointmentRe-appointmentRe-appointmentNew appointmentRe-appointmentNew appointmentNew appointmentRe-appointmentRe-appointmentRe-appointmentNew appointmentRe-appointmentRe-appointmentNew appointmentNew appointmentNew appointmentRe-appointmentRe-appointmentRe-appointmentRe-appointmentRe-appointment | August 2001January 2004November 1998March 2000March 2009June 2009April 2000November 1998May 2007October 2005March 2009January 2010May 2009November 1998February 2010October 2004May 2007May 2007 |
Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)
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Question 114: To ask the Taoiseach when he plans to appoint his nominees to the National Economic and Social Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3913/11]
Brian Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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The term of the National Economic and Social Council (NESC) ended in summer 2010. The Government decided to change the composition of the NESC to reflect changes to the structure of social partnership, most notably the addition of the Environmental Pillar, and to increase the number of independent members of the Council. The National Economic and Social Development Act 2006 specifies that these changes must be made through secondary legislation. On 14th December 2010 I signed the National Economic and Social Council (Alteration of Composition) Order 2010 facilitating these changes, following approval of the draft Order by both Houses of the Oireachtas.
Consequently, I appointed some new members of the Council as outlined below on 20th January, 2011. All of the appointments below were made either on the basis of nominations received from social partner organisations, and each Pillar of Social Partnership proposed individuals they deemed suitable to represent their respective Pillar, or are civil servants from the relevant Departments. No remuneration is payable for membership of the Council.
| Name | New appointment or Re-appointment | When first appointed in case of reappointments |
| Trade Union PillarMr. David BeggMs. Sally Anne KinahanMr. Peter McLooneMr. Manus O'RiordanFarming PillarMr. Edmond ConnollyMr. Pat SmithMr. Seamus O'DonohoeMr. Frank AllenCommunity and Voluntary PillarFr. Sean HealyMs. Caroline FaheyMr. James DorleyMs. Brid O'BrienBusiness and Employers PillarMr. Danny McCoyMr. Tom ParlonMr. Ian TalbotMr. Tony DonohueEnvironmental PillarMr. Oisin CoghlanMs. Karin DubskyMs. Siobhan EganMr. Michael EwingPublic Sector RepresentativesMr. Dermot McCarthyMr. Kevin CardiffMr. Seán GormanMs. Brigid McManusMs. Geraldine Tallon | Re-appointmentRe-appointmentRe-appointmentRe-appointmentRe-appointmentRe-appointmentRe-appointmentNew appointmentRe-appointmentNew appointmentNew appointmentRe-appointmentRe-appointmentRe-appointmentNew appointmentRe-appointmentRe-appointmentNew appointmentNew appointmentNew appointmentRe-appointmentRe-appointmentRe-appointmentRe-appointmentRe-appointment | August 2001January 2004November 1998March 2000March 2009June 2009April 2000November 1998May 2007October 2005March 2009January 2010May 2009November 1998February 2010October 2004May 2007May 2007 |
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