Written answers
Tuesday, 3 May 2011
Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources
Ministerial Appointments
9:00 pm
Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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Question 354: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will list the details of all State appointments open to direct choice by him on 10 March 2011. [9147/11]
Pat Rabbitte (Dublin South West, Labour)
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My Department was established in June 2007. I assume that the Deputy is referring to appointments to boards of state bodies under the aegis of my Department. The following table details the number of board positions which fall to be filled by Ministerial appointment.
| State Body | No. of members | No. of members appointed by Minister |
| Broadcasting Authority Of Ireland | 9 | 91 |
| RTÉ | 12 | 102 |
| TG4 | 12 | 103 |
| An Post | 15 | 9 |
| Digital Hub Development Agency | 14 | 13 |
| Bord Gáis Éireann | 9 | 8 |
| Bord na Móna | 12 | 7 |
| EirGrid | 10 | 8 |
| ESB | 12 | 74 |
| Irish National Petroleum Corporation | 5 | 5 |
| National Oil Reserves Agency | 6 | 5 |
| Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland | 12 | 11 |
| Ordnance Survey Ireland | 10 | 10 |
| Inland Fisheries Ireland | 9 | 85 |
1. 5 directly nominated by Minister and appointed by Government. 4 appointed by Government on nomination of Minister following recommendation of Joint Oireachtas Committee.
2. 6 appointed by Government on recommendation of Minister. 4 appointed by Government on nomination of Minister following recommendation of Joint Oireachtas Committee.
3. Board in situ until 2012. Thereafter 6 appointed by Government on recommendation of Minister. 4 appointed by Government on nomination of Minister following recommendation of Joint Oireachtas Committee.
4. Appointed by the Government on recommendation of Minister.
5. 3 appointed by Minister, and 5 others on the nomination of other Ministers (2) and the Oireachtas (3).
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