Written answers
Tuesday, 20 September 2011
Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources
Appointments to State Boards
9:00 pm
Joe McHugh (Donegal North East, Fine Gael)
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Question 329: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the names of the State boards whose membership are determined by his Department; the date on which each of these membership is due for renewal or appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24954/11]
Pat Rabbitte (Dublin South West, Labour)
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I can inform the Deputy that there are 18 State bodies under the aegis of my Department. Of these there are 15 whose boards are appointed in whole in or in part by the Minister and /or the Government, The following table details the number of board positions which fall to be filled by Ministerial appointment.
The Deputy will be aware, that following the Government Decision regarding new procedures for Appointments to State Boards, I publically sought Expressions of Interest for appointments for vacancies which arise in bodies under the aegis of my Department in 2011.
| State Body | No. members | No. members appointed by Minister | Term end date for members appointed by Minister |
| Broadcasting Authority Of Ireland | 9 | 91 | 5 members – 30/09/20144 members – 16/02/2015 |
| RT É | 12 | 102 | 6 members – 31/08/20144 members – 16/02/2015 |
| TG4 | 12 | 103 | 9 members – 31/03/20121 member – 28/09/2015 |
| An Post | 15 | 9 | 2 members – 02/04/2011 (process underway to fill these vacancies)1 member – 10/12/20111 member – 22/11/20121 member – 03/02/20131 member – 28/02/20131 member – 23/06/20131 member – 13/08/20131 member – 07/03/2016 |
| Digital Hub Development Agency 4 | 14 | 12 | 1 member – 27/01/20095 members – 23/10/20091 member – 10/11/20091 member – 30/11/20091 member – 23/10/20121 member – 23/11/20121 member – 08/02/20131 member – 18/10/2013 |
| Bord Gáis Éireann | 9 | 8 | 1 member – 05/06/20121 member – 17/12/20121 member – 27/11/20132 members – 09/06/20141 member – 27/07/20141 member – 31/07/20141 member – 22/11/2015 |
| Bord na Móna | 12 | 7 | 1 member – 21/10/20111 member – 13/06/20121 member – 27/09/20122 members – 01/05/20131 member – 21/10/20131 member – 08/06/2014 |
| EirGrid | 10 | 8 | 4 members – 16/07/2011 (process underway to fill these vacancies)1 member – 07/09/20132 members – 15/06/20141 member – 15/09/2014 |
| ESB | 12 | 7 5 | 1 member – 05/06/20121 member – 22/10/20121 member – 21/01/20131 member – 08/09/20141 member – 04/10/20151 member – 02/05/20161 member – 27/06/2016 |
| Irish National Petroleum Corporation | 5 | 5 | 1 member 6 – 14/12/20072 members – 31/05/20122 members – 31/05/2013 |
| National Oil Reserves Agency | 6 | 5 | 1 member – 26/09/20121 member – 10/04/20132 members – 22/07/20131 member – 10/04/2016 |
| Sustainable Energy Authorityof Ireland | 12 | 11 | 1 member – 30/04/20072 members – 30/04/20111 member – 03/06/2011(process underway to fill the above vacancies)1 member – 30/04/20121 member – 10/05/20121 member – 25/08/20121 member – 30/09/20123 members – 30/04/2013 |
| Ordnance Survey Ireland | 10 | 10 | 3 members – 03/03/2011(process underway to fill the above vacancies)6 members - 03/03/20121 member – 30/04/2012 |
| Inland Fisheries Ireland | 9 | 8 7 | 1 member – 30/06/20131 member – 30/06/20141 member – 30/06/2015 |
| The ning Board | 3 | 1 | 01/09/2012 – Must be Senior Counsel |
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. A strategic review of the DHDA is currently being undertaken by my Department. It is envisaged that the Review Process should be completed in October of this year. It will inter alia set out recommendations for the future of the Digital Hub and on the funding model. Following the review I will be in a better position to look at existing Board vacancies in the context of the DHDA at that time.
5. Appointed by the Government on recommendation of Minister.
6. It is not envisaged that this position will be filled at the present time.
7. 3 appointed by Minister, and 5 others on the nomination of other Ministers (2) and the Oireachtas (3).
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