Written answers
Wednesday, 15 January 2014
Department of Children and Youth Affairs
Appointments to State Boards
Mary Lou McDonald (Dublin Central, Sinn Fein)
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728. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will provide in tabular form year on year the number of commercial and non-commercial State agency board positions, under the aegis of her Department that have been filled since March 2011 to December 2013; the number of these positions that were publically advertised; and the number of female appointments. [1371/14]
Frances Fitzgerald (Dublin Mid West, Fine Gael)
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I would like to inform the Deputy that since my Department was established in June 2011 and until December 2013, four non-commercial State agencies were funded by the Exchequer through my Department's Vote. These were the Adoption Authority of Ireland (AAI); the Family Support Agency (FSA); the National Educational Welfare Board (NEWB) and the Ombudsman for Children. With effect from 1 January 2012, I have taken responsibility for the Children Detention Schools as provided in Part 10 of the Children Act 2001. There are no commercial State agencies under the aegis of my Department.
Apart from the Ombudsman for Children's Office which does not have a board, I am responsible for all board of management appointments.
Since I took office in March 2011, I have directly appointed 48 persons to the boards of management under the aegis of my Department, 29 of whom were female.
As the Deputy may be aware, in line with the Government decision of April 2011, new arrangements were put in place for the making of appointments to State Boards and bodies. Following this Government Decision, on my Department's website I have invited expressions of interest from persons interested in being appointed to the boards of State Bodies and Agencies operating under the Department's aegis. The notice indicates the vacancies in the boards of the respective bodies. My officials acknowledge all expressions of interest received and maintain a database of those expressions. My Department’s website is monitored and updated on a regular basis to reflect the number of vacancies as they arise.
In making my decisions on appointments to boards, subject to the governing legislation, I consider the most suitable persons for the positions available with due regard to the body or agency in question and its particular responsibilities and I seek to ensure that the appropriate mix of skills and experience is in place to achieve the best result.
Appointments to State Boards under the remit of the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs since March, 2011
National Educational Welfare Board
| Board Member | Term |
|---|---|
| Nuala Doherty (Chair) | 30/07/12 – 29/07/17 |
| Brendan Broderick (Resigned 31/12/12) | 15/09/11 – 03/03/14 |
| Catherine Connery | 28/05/12 – 27/05/15 |
| Marian Jennings | 28/05/12 – 27/05/15 |
| Eamonn Flynn | 15/09/11 – 03/03/14 |
| Bob Dowling | 02/03/12 – 01/03/15 |
| Ruairí Gogan | 02/03/12 – 01/03/15 |
| Deirdre Matthews | 14/01/13 – 30/09/13 |
| Mary Donnelly | 23/04/12 – 22/04/15 |
| Sally Maguire | 03/11/13 – 03/03/14 |
| Board Member | Term |
|---|---|
| Joe Horan (Chair) | 26/03/12 – 25/03/14 |
| Gerard McKiernan | 26/03/12 – 25/03/14 |
| Ursula Kilkelly | 26/03/12 – 25/03/14 |
| Diego Gallagher | 26/03/12 – 25/03/14 |
| Sylda Langford | 26/03/12 – 25/03/14 |
| Pat Rooney | 26/03/12 – 25/03/14 |
| Elizabeth Howard | 26/03/12 – 25/03/14 |
| Colin Fetherston | 26/03/12 – 25/03/14 |
| Barry Rooney | 26/03/12 – 25/03/14 |
| Deirdre Keyes | 26/03/12 – 25/03/14 |
| Dan Kelleher | 26/03/12 – 25/03/14 |
| Rachel Grimes | 14/11/12 – 25/03/14 |
| Niall Kelly | 06/09/13 – 25/03/14 |
| Board Member | Term |
|---|---|
| Sharon Foley (Chair) | 30/01/12 – 31/03/13 (Ordinary Board member) 26/03/12 – 31/03/13 (Chair) |
| Caroline Murphy | 20/10/11 – 31/03/12 16/04/12 – 31/03/13 |
| Dick Hickey | 02/06/11 – 01/12/11 02/12/11 – 31/03/12 16/04/12 – 31/03/13 |
| Dr. John Griffin | 30/04/12 – 31/03/13 |
| Marie Fenlon | 01/09/11 – 31/03/12 16/04/12 – 31/03/13 |
| Liz Chaloner | 30/01/12 – 31/03/13 |
| Nuala Ryan | 30/01/12 – 31/03/13 |
| Catherine Downey Murphy | 11/07/12 – 31/03/13 |
| Catherine Hazlett (Resigned on 16/05/12 due to restructuring of Department) | 26/07/11 – 31/03/12 16/04/12 – 31/03/13 |
| Yvette O’Malley (Resigned on 10/11/11) | 01/09/11 – 10/11/11 |
| Marie Dullea | 11/07/12 – 31/03/13 |
| Imelda Martin | 28/11/11 – 31/03/12 16/04/12 – 31/03/13 |
| Lorraine Mulligan | 12/12/12 – 31/03/13 |
| Dr. Nollaig Byrne | 08/02/12 – 31/03/13 |
| Norah Gibbons (Chair) | 01/06/13 – up to 3 years or establishment of Child and Family Agency (CFA) |
| Sylda Langford | 17/09/1313 – up to 3 years or establishment of CFA |
| PJ Fitzpatrick | 17/09/13 – up to 3 years or establishment of CFA |
| Noelle Spring | 17/09/13 – up to 3 years or establishment of CFA |
| Rory O’Farrell | 17/09/13 – up to 3 years or establishment of CFA |
| Gary Joyce | 17/09/13 – up to 3 years or establishment of CFA |
| Ita Mangan | 17/09/13 – up to 3 years or establishment of CFA |
| Noel Kelly | 17/09/13 – up to 3 years or establishment of CFA |
| Gary Ó Donnchadha | 02/12/13 - up to 3 years or establishment of CFA |
| Board Member | Term |
|---|---|
| Dr. Imelda Ryan | 07/02/12 – 6/07/17 |
| Ms. Anne O’Flaherty | 11/09/13- 11/09/18 |
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