Gerry Adams (Louth, Sinn Fein)
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Question 604: To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a breakdown of the number of appointments that have been made to State boards by him since he came to office including the names of the appointees and the boards they have been appointed to; the number of these appointments that have been made using new procedures involving the advertising of such posts on his Department's websites and the interview of the chairperson of boards by Oireachtas committee; if he will highlight situations where this process has not occurred; and the reason it has not occurred in each case. [5046/12]

James Reilly (Dublin North, Fine Gael)
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I recently advertised vacancies on the Board of the VHI through my Department's website, but as yet have not filled any of the positions. Since my appointment on 9 March 2011, the following table outlines the board appointments I have made using the old procedures.