Michelle Mulherin (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will authorise the recruitment of a new Chief Executive Officer to the Western Development Commission as a matter of urgency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46476/12]

Michelle Mulherin (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the time frame within which he intends to appoint a new Chair to the Western Development Commission; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46477/12]

Phil Hogan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 445 and 446 together.

The work of the Western Development Commission (WDC) is important in promoting the development of the western region, specifically in relation to job creation and enterprise, and I will appoint a Chair to the Commission shortly. I can also confirm that the recruitment process for a new Chief Executive Officer for the WDC will commence shortly.