Written answers

Tuesday, 22 January 2013

Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport

Appointments to State Boards

Photo of Gerry AdamsGerry Adams (Louth, Sinn Fein)
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702. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will report on the new procedures the Government have introduced for appointments to State boards. [3580/13]

Photo of Leo VaradkarLeo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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The new procedures advertised by my Department on Friday, 8 April 2011 involved an open invitation to members of the public to submit expressions of interest in serving on the board of any of the agencies operating under my aegis.  I stated clearly at the time that, given the importance of ensuring the right mix of skills and experience on every board, appointments would not necessarily be confined to those who had made such an expression of interest.  All appointments from that date have followed these procedures. Full details of the appointments that I have made are available on my Department's website, as are the fee levels approved by Government for each board.

In summary, I have made a total of 91 appointments and 36 re-appointments since March 2011. Of the 91, 39 (42%) were from persons who had availed of the opportunity to submit an expression of interest. Also under the new procedures, all new chairpersons nominated by me have, except where there were exceptional circumstances, appeared before the joint oireachtas committee prior to appointment.

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