Dara Calleary (Mayo, Fianna Fail)
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Question 184: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the details of all persons appointed by him to serve as members of boards or review groups or to prepare reports for him since his appointment. [7743/11]

Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
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As the Deputy is aware a Forum on Patronage and Pluralism in the Primary Sector is a key education objective of the Programme for a National Government 2011-2016. On the 27th March, 2011 I announced the establishment of the Forum and the appointment of an Advisory Group to convene the process. The Advisory Group is to be chaired by Dr. John Coolahan, Professor Emeritus at NUI Maynooth. The other members of the Advisory Group are Dr. Caroline Hussey, former Registrar and Deputy President, UCD and Fionnuala Kilfeather, former Chief Executive of the National Parents Council - Primary. The Forum will be convened in the coming weeks and will complete its work before the end of this year. The Forum will take a multidimensional approach involving consultations with the key education stakeholders, including parents and other interested parties in order to ensure the widest possible consultation on this important issue.

The following appointments were made to the National Qualifications Authority of Ireland on 31 March:

- Eamon Devoy, nominated by ICTU (re-appointment)

- Tony Donohoe, nominated by IBEC (re-appointment)

- Professor Anne Scott, nominated by the universities

- Ms. Marie Bourke, nominated by Forfás

- Ms. Audry Deane, St. Vincent de Paul, nominated by community and voluntary organisations.

All these are statutory nominations under the Qualifications (Education and Training) Act, 1999.

The following appointments were made to the Governing Body of the Dún Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design and Technology on 7th April:

- Cllr. Niamh Bhreathnach (Dún Laoghaire VEC)

- Cllr. Stephen Fitzpatrick (Dún Laoghaire VEC)

- Mr. Tom Naylor (Dún Laoghaire VEC)

- Cllr. Donal Marren (Dún Laoghaire VEC)

- Mr. Tim Jackson (Co. Dublin VEC)

- Ms. Eleanor Roche (Co. Wicklow VEC)

- Mr. Barry Dignam (Academic Staff)

- Dr. Dióg O'Connell (Academic Staff)

- Mr. Derek Larkin (Non Academic Staff)

- Mr. Joseph Geary (Student Representative)

- Ms. Marie Farrell (Student Representative)

- Mr. Pearse Connolly (ICTU representative)

- Ms. Cliodhna Shaffrey (The Arts Council)

- Ms. Clodagh Whelan (Enterprise Ireland)

- Ms. Siobhán Burke (The Irish Film Board)

- Anthony (Finn) McGuirk (Southside Partnership)

Dún Laoghaire VEC submitted nominations for these appointment to the Governing Body under the provisions of Sections 4(1)(a),(b),(c),(d),(e),(f) and (g) of the Regional Technical Colleges (Amendment) Act, 1994.