Written answers
Tuesday, 17 July 2012
Department of Arts, Heritage and Gaeltacht Affairs
Appointments to State Boards
8:00 pm
Charlie McConalogue (Donegal North East, Fianna Fail)
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Question 401: To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will outline the total number of appointments to State boards since March 2011 under the aegis of his Department; the total number of appointments that have been advertised on his Department's website; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35601/12]
Charlie McConalogue (Donegal North East, Fianna Fail)
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Question 402: To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of chairpersons appointed to State boards since March 2011 that have appeared before the relevant Joint Oireachtas Committee;; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35614/12]
Jimmy Deenihan (Kerry North-West Limerick, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 401 and 402 together.
The information sought by the Deputy in relation to board appointments since March 2011 is provided in the table below.
| State Body/Agency | Board members appointed since March 2011 | Chairpersons appointed since March 2011 | Board vacancies advertised on Department's website | Chairpersons appearing before Oireachtas Committee |
| Heritage Council | Ciara BreathnachKieran O'ConorTed CreedonCatherine HeaneyFidelma MullaneMichael Parsons | None | Yes | N/A |
| Arts Council | Eimear O'ConnorCiaran WalshMark O'ReganJohn Fanning | None | Yes | N/A |
| National Gallery of Ireland | Fred Krehbiel | None | No - appointment under way prior to new arrangements. | N/A |
| National Concert Hall | Kieran Tobin (Chair)Dearbhla CollinsJohn McGraneLaurie CearrGina MenziesBruce ArnoldMargaret RyanRay BatesAlma HynesArtemis KentDeborah KelleherPeter McEvoyPat HeneghanRachel HolsteadPatricia Slavin | Kieran Tobin | Yes | Mr Tobin appeared before the Joint Committee on Environment, Transport, Culture and the Gaeltacht. |
| Crawford Art Gallery | John Bowen (Chair)Sheila MaguireNoel O'KeefeÚna FeelyJim CorrTim BrosnanTim Lucey | John Bowen (re-appointment) | No - all of the appointments were re-appointments. | N/A (re-appointment) |
| Chester Beatty Library | Patricia DonlonDeclan Downey | None | Yes | N/A |
| Irish Manuscripts Commission | James McGuire(Chair)Nicholas CannyDavid DicksonDavid EdwardsChris FlynnGreta JonesJames KellyMichael KennedyMáire Mac ConghailJohn McCaffertyAileen McClintockDeirdre McMahonDonal MooreThomas O'ConnorDáibhí Ó CróinínRuan O'DonnellMary O'DowdJane OhlmeyerFiona Ross | James McGuire (re-appointment) | No - all of the appointments were reappointments. | N/A (re-appointment) |
| National Archives Advisory Council | Paul RouseMary McAuliffe | None | No – appointments under way prior to new arrangements. | N/A |
For completeness, the table below sets out appointments to the boards of Foras na Gaeilge and the Ulster-Scots Agency, which comprise An Foras Teanga, a North South Implementation Body. Appointments to the boards of such bodies are made by the North South Ministerial Council arising from nominations on a 50:50 basis from each jurisdiction.
| Body/Agency | Board members appointed since March 2011 |
| Foras na Gaeilge | Liam Ó Maolmhichíl (Chair)Eoghan Mac Cormaic (Vice Chair)Pól CallaghanColm CavanaghÁine Ní ChiaráinBríd Ní ChonghóileLiam KennedySeosamh Mac DonnchadhaTomás Mac EochagáinMarcus Mac RuairiSeán Mícheál Ó DómhnaillDónal Ó hAiniféinTherese RuaneTomás SharkeyCáitríona Ní ShúilleabháinÉamonn Ó Gribín |
| Ulster-Scots Agency | Tom Scott (Chair)Tony Crooks (Vice Chair)Ida FisherWilliam LeathamVal O'KellyHilary SingletonSharon Tracey-DunneTrevor Wilson |
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