Billy Kelleher (Cork North Central, Fianna Fail)
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To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will provide in tabular form the number of organisations or agencies under the aegis of his Department that have vacancies on their board; the length of time any such vacancies have been unfilled; the number of vacancies that have been advertised; the number of applications to fill such vacancies that have been received; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4853/13]

Jimmy Deenihan (Kerry North-West Limerick, Fine Gael)
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The information sought by the Deputy concerning the current vacancies on the State boards of bodies funded from my Department's Vote Group is set out in the table below.

The Deputy may note that the revised governance structures which are part of the Public Service Reform Plan for the National Library, National Gallery, National Museum, Crawford Art Gallery and Irish Museum of Modern Art include reductions in the size of some boards and abolition of other existing board structures. It is for this reason that the vacancies in these boards have not been advertised or filled.

The Deputy may also note that, in relation to the 12 positions on the board of Údarás na Gaeltachta, the local authorities have five nominees and the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht has 7. As outlined in the table below, the current vacancy on the board is for a local authority nominee and there is no public application process. I invited applications via the Public Appointments Service for the seven nominees subsequently appointed by me.