Shane Ross (Dublin South, Independent)
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To ask the Minister for Defence the details of all appointments made by him to all State agencies, commercial bodies and all other appointments made by him since taking office, including the State owned banks and the judiciary. [8116/13]

Shane Ross (Dublin South, Independent)
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To ask the Minister for Defence the details of the qualifications of all the appointees made by him to all State agencies, commercial bodies and all other appointments made by him since taking office including the State owned banks and judiciary for the appointments they have accepted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8134/13]

Shane Ross (Dublin South, Independent)
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To ask the Minister for Defence the number of appointees and the percentage of appointments made by him to all State agencies, commercial bodies and all other appointments made by him since taking office including the State owned banks and the Judiciary that were subject to a public applications process. [8152/13]

Alan Shatter (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 594 to 596, inclusive, together.

The Army Pensions Board is the only State Board under the aegis of my Department.

The Army Pensions Board is an independent statutory body established under the Army Pensions Act, 1927. The Act specifies that the Board shall consist of a chairman and two ordinary members. The two ordinary members must be qualified medical practitioners. The Army Pensions Act 1927 specifies that one of the ordinary members must be an officer of the Army Medical Corps. The chairman and the non-military ordinary member are appointed by the Minister for Defence with the concurrence of the Minister for Finance. The Army Medical Corps ordinary member is appointed by the Minister for Defence on the recommendation of the Chief of Staff of the Defence Forces.

The position of Army Medical Corps ordinary member became vacant due to retirement in 2011, and I appointed Commandant Adam Lagun to the Board on the recommendation of the Chief of Staff. Details of Commandant Lagun's appointment to the Army Pensions Board were published in the Iris Oifigiúl on 13 January 2012.

The Civil Defence Board was identified in the Public Service Reform Plan as a body to be abolished. I appointed an interim Board as a temporary measure from 2011 and in this context none of the positions were advertised. Legislation was passed by the Oireachtas in December 2012 for the dissolution of the Board and the transfer of its functions back to the Department of Defence.

Membership of the interim Board appointed in 2011 is set out in the following table: