Written answers

Tuesday, 29 January 2013

Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport

Appointments to State Boards

Photo of Michael McGrathMichael McGrath (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will confirm the current composition of the board of the Port of Cork; if he will provide the date of appointment of each board member as well as the expiration date of their membership; and if he will confirm the board vacancies, if any, which remain to be filled. [3736/13]

Photo of Leo VaradkarLeo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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The only existing vacancy on the board of Port of Cork Company is that of Chairperson. With the consent of the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, I intend to nominate a Chairperson designate to this position in the near future. The Chairperson designate will be required to appear before the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications to outline their suitability for the post and subsequent to their appearance, I will appoint them to the position. The table below provides the additional information requested by the Deputy.

Port of Cork Company

Name
Category of Director
Date of Appointment
Expiration Date
VacantMinisterial (Chair) 30.09.2012
Noel CreganMinisterial24.07.201223.07.2015
Brian CantwellMinisterial05.12.201204.12.2016
Paul MulvihillMinisterial05.12.201204.12.2016
Helen BoyleMinisterial05.12.201204.12.2017
Dominic McEvoyMinisterial05.12.201204.12.2017
David DoolanEmployee (Elected)02.10.201201.10.2017
Brendan KeatingCEO Ex-Officio  

In appointing members to this board I was keen to ensure that there was an appropriate mix of skills and experience and I believe that this has been achieved. In particular, I placed importance on having board members with legal, accountancy and maritime skills.  I was concerned that the terms of Ministerially nominated members of the outgoing board all expired during the course of 2012. As the Deputy will agree, this is unsatisfactory from a corporate governance perspective. Therefore I have sought to stagger the terms of the current board to ensure that, if necessary, there can be a regular turnover of board members.

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