Lucinda Creighton (Dublin South East, Independent)
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312. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total number of Irish quasi-autonomous NGOs that his Department either created or fall under his Department’s responsibility and were in existence when he became Minister and continue to exist to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55137/13]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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The twelve State bodies listed below currently fall under the aegis of my Department. No new State bodies have been established or disbanded since the formation of this government in March 2011.

1. Bord Bia

2. Bord na gCon

3. BIM

4. Coillte

5. Horse Racing Ireland

6. Irish National Stud

7. Marine Institute

8. National Milk Agency

9. Sea Fisheries Protection Authority

10. Teagasc

11. Veterinary Council of Ireland

12. Aquaculture Licence Appeals Board (ALAB)

Lucinda Creighton (Dublin South East, Independent)
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313. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total number of chairpersons of State boards, agencies and regulators that fall under his Department’s responsibility that were chairpersons when he became Minister and continue to be chairpersons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55153/13]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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Of the twelve State Bodies that fall under my Department’s aegis two retain their Chairs since I became Minister. Denis Murphy has been chair of the National Milk Agency Board since 1994 and continues in this role today. Dr. Noel Cawley is the current Chair of the Board of Teagasc and was first appointed on 17 November 2008 for a five year term. Dr. Cawley was re-appointed for a further five year term on 17 September 2013.