Written answers
Tuesday, 15 November 2011
Department of Justice, Equality and Defence
Appointments to State Boards
9:00 pm
Liam Twomey (Wexford, Fine Gael)
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Question 473: To ask the Minister for Defence the number of positions on State boards and agencies under his aegis which he has advertised in the past seven months; the number of applications received; the number of applicants subsequently appointed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34502/11]
Alan Shatter (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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The bodies under the aegis of my Department are the Civil Defence Board, the Army Pensions Board and Coiste an Asgard.
The Civil Defence Act 2002 provides that the Board shall consist of at least eight but not more than fourteen members who shall be appointed by the Minister for Defence. Legislation is currently being drafted to dissolve the Civil Defence Board and transfer the functions of the Board back into the Department of Defence. I appointed the current Board as an interim measure from 11July 2011. In this context, none of the positions were advertised. Membership of the interim Board appointed from 11 July 2011 is set out in the table below.
| Name | Nominating Bodies |
| Civil Defence Board Chairperson | |
| Mr. Brian SpainDirector, Department of Defence | Nominated by Minister for Defence |
| Civil Defence Board Members | |
| Mr. Cathal DuffyPrincipal Officer, Department of Defence | Nominated by the Minister for Defence |
| Ms. Clare TiernanPrincipal Officer, Department of Defence | Nominated by the Minister for Defence |
| Mr. Robert MooneyPrincipal Officer, Department of Defence | Nominated by the Minister for Defence |
| Mr. Bill SmithDirector General, Civil Defence Board | Appointed as Director General, Civil Defence Board |
| Mr. Ned GleesonCounty Manager, Limerick City Council | Nominated by City & County Managers Association |
| Mr. Keith LeonardAssistant Fire Advisor | Nominated by the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government |
| Dr. Barbara Rafferty | Nominated by Radiological Protection Institute of Ireland |
| Ms. Becci Cantrell | Nominated by the Environmental Protection Agency |
| Ms. Veronica FordeAssistant Civil Defence Officer | Nominated by the Civil Defence Officers Association |
| Lt. Col. Tony KellySSO, Defence Forces | Nominated by the Chief of Staff of the Defence Forces |
| Detective Superintendent Orla Mc PartlinAn Garda Síochána | Nominated by the Commissioner of An GardaSíochána |
| Mr. Fergal Conroy | Elected volunteer member of Civil Defence |
| Ms. Eileen Joyce | Elected staff member of the Civil Defence Board |
No appointments have been made to the Army Pensions Board or to the Board of Coiste an Asgard since I took office as Minister for Defence.
In the context of settling the Estimates for the Department of Defence for 2010, the Government decided that the national sail training scheme operated by Coiste an Asgard would be discontinued as recommended in the Report of the Special Group on Public Service Numbers and Expenditure. As a result, no funding was provided in 2010 or 2011. The Board will be dissolved shortly.
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