Timmy Dooley (Clare, Fianna Fail)
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Question 509: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the names of all appointments made to State boards under his remit; the boards to which they were appointed since March 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32245/12]

Alan Shatter (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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I wish to inform the Deputy that details of appointments made to State boards within my Department's remit since March 2011 are set out below:

1. Children Detention Schools Board of Management Member Mr. Dan Kelleher was appointed on 20 September 2011.

2. Courts Service Board Member Mr. Shane Browne Mr. Pat Doyle Ms. Deirdre O'Keeffe.

The above were appointed on 5 December 2011.

3. Equality Authority

I have re-appointed the following members of the outgoing Board of the Equality Authority until the end of July 2012.

Chairperson

Dr. Angela Kerins

Vice-chairperson

Mr. Christy Lynch

Ordinary Members

Ms. Rhona Murphy

Ms. Salome Mbugua

Ms. Ellen Mongan

Ms. Betty O'Leary

Mr. Peter White

Mr. Séan Fogarty

Mr. Kieran Rose

Mr. Nigel Brander

Ms. Lynn Jackson

Mr. Paddy Maguinness All of the above were re-appointed on 7 March 2012.

In addition the following were also re-appointed on 13 April 2012:

Annette Dolan

David Joyce

As already announced, I intend to move very shortly to initiate the process of selection of members of the new Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission. Once the persons for appointment to the Commission have been identified, the intention is to arrange for their appointment to both existing bodies (the Human Rights Commission and the Equality Authority) in the interim. This will ensure that the two organisations can start to operate as a cohesive whole, with a transition programme being prepared and put in place, so that the two boards operating as one unit can commence preparing a Strategic Plan for the new body and that work can be taken forward rapidly on the staffing review and other preparatory work envisaged in the Working Group report.

4. Judicial Appointments Advisory Board Ordinary Members Dr. Simon Boucher Ms. Karen Dent Dr. Valerie Bresnihan. All of the above were appointed with effect from 7 June 2011.

5. Legal Aid Board Chairperson Ms. Muriel Walls Ordinary Members Ms. Oonagh Buckley Ms. Mary Dalton Ms. Kate Hayes Ms. Joy McGlynn Ms. Oonagh Mc Phillips Mr. Mícheál O'Connell Mr. Donncha O'Connell Mr. John O'Gorman Mr. Philip O'Leary Ms. Michelle O'Neill Mr. Ger Power Mr. Rob Reid

All of the above were appointed on 14 December 2011.

Mr. David Garvey was appointed on 18 January 2012.

6. Mental Health (Criminal Law) Review Board Chairperson Judge Brian McCracken was re-appointed as Chairperson with effect from 27 September 2011. Ordinary Members Ms. Nora McGarry Dr. Michael Mulcahy. Both of the above were appointed with effect from 27 September 2011.

7. Parole Board Chairperson Mr. John Costello was appointed with effect from 26 July 2011. Ordinary Member Ms. Ciairín de Buis was appointed with effect from 26 July 2011.

8. Property Registration Authority Ordinary Members Mr. Frank Branigan was appointed on 29 April 2011.Ms. Teresa Pilkington was appointed on 27 May 2011.Ms. Deirdre Fox was appointed on 4 August 2011.

9. Property Services Regulatory Authority

Chairperson

Ms. Geraldine Clarke

Ordinary Members

Ms. Carol Boate

Mr. Edward Carey

Mr. Patrick Davitt

Mr. James Doorley

Ms. Deirdre Fox

Mr. Martin Hanratty

Ms. Josephine Henry

Mr. Paul Mooney

Mr. Myles O'Reilly

Ms. Regina Terry

All of the above were appointed on 3 April 2012.