Billy Kelleher (Cork North Central, Fianna Fail)
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To ask the Minister for Health when he will fill the place on the board of the Health Information and Quality Authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39127/12]

Billy Kelleher (Cork North Central, Fianna Fail)
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To ask the Minister for Health if new procedures and requirements to enter expressions with publicjobs.ie was followed in appointing new members to the Health Information and Quality Authority board; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39128/12]

James Reilly (Dublin North, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 1832 and 1833 together.

The term of the outgoing Chairperson of the Board of the Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA) was due to expire on 14th May 2012. I decided to reappoint the outgoing Chairperson for a further year commencing on 15th May, 2012 to ensure the stability and continuity of the Board in light of the number of vacancies that were arising on the Board in 2012. The position of Chairperson of HIQA was not advertised via the Public Appointments Service.

Six vacancies on the HIQA Board were advertised on the Department's website and on the Public Appointments Service website, publicjobs.ie, in March 2012. A further vacancy on the Board arose subsequently which means that there are now 7 vacant positions on the Board. I am currently in the process of making appointments to the HIQA Board to fill these vacant positions.