Written answers
Tuesday, 5 March 2013
Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
Appointments to State Boards
Michael Healy-Rae (Kerry South, Independent)
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To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of appointments he has made from March 2011 to January 2013 to State boards; in the case of each appointment, the number of appointments that were made to members of the general public who submitted a curriculum vitae for the appointment; the number of direct appointments he made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11469/13]
Jimmy Deenihan (Kerry North-West Limerick, Fine Gael)
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The information requested by the Deputy is contained in the following table.
Board | Number of members appointed March 2011 - Jan 2013 | Appointments made following receipt of CV/expression of interest | Appointments made directly by Minister |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arts Council | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Heritage Council | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| National Concert Hall | 15 | 12 | 3 |
| National Gallery | 1 | N/A - appointment in train prior to new arrangements | 1 |
| Crawford Art Gallery | 7 | Nil - all appointments rolled over from previous Board | 7 |
| Chester Beatty Library | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| National Archives Advisory Council | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Irish Manuscripts Commission | 19 | Nil - all appointments rolled over from previous Board | 19 |
| Údarás na Gaeltachta | 11* | 4 (out of 7 Ministerial nominees)1 (out of 4 county council nominees) | 3 Ministerial nominees3 county council nominees |
*One county council nominee yet to be ratified.
For completeness, the following table sets out appointments to the boards of Foras na Gaeilge and the Ulster-Scots Agency, which comprise An Foras Teanga, a North South Implementation Body. Appointments to the boards of such bodies are made by the North South Ministerial Council, arising from nominations on a 50:50 basis from each jurisdiction.
Board | Number of members appointed March 2011 - Jan 2013 | Appointments made following receipt of a CV/expression of interest | Appointments made directly by Minister |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foras na Gaeilge | 16 | N/A | N/A |
| Ulster-Scots Agency | 8 | N/A | N/A |
Niall Collins (Limerick, Fianna Fail)
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To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the date on which he plans to announce the membership of the Irish Film Board. [11598/13]
Jimmy Deenihan (Kerry North-West Limerick, Fine Gael)
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I intend to announce the names of the new seven person board of the Irish Film Board shortly.
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