Written answers
Tuesday, 21 January 2014
Department of An Taoiseach
State Bodies Issues
Mary Lou McDonald (Dublin Central, Sinn Fein)
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163. To ask the Taoiseach if he will provide in tabular form year on year the number of commercial and non-commercial State agency board positions, under the aegis of his 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. [2245/14]
Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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The National Economic and Social Development Office (NESDO) is the only State Agency under the aegis of my Department. The NESDO was established under the NESDO Act 2006 and is the body corporate for the National Economic and Social Council (NESC).
Since coming into office on 9 March 2011, there have been two appointments to the National Economic and Social Development Office (NESDO), as set out in the table beneath. The appointments were made in accordance with Section 13 (1) of the National Economic and Social Development Office Act 2006 - "The Office shall consist of the chairpersons and deputy chairpersons of the Council, Forum, Centre and any other body established under section 7. "
Details of appointments made to the NESDO since 9 March 2011 are set out in the table beneath.
| Year | Board Positions Filled | Positions Publically Advertised | Number of Female Appointments |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 (9 March 2011 - 31 December 2011) | 1 | None | None |
| 2012 | 1 | None | None |
| 2013 | None | Not Applicable | Not Applicable |
Although the National Statistics Board (NSB) is not classified as an agency under my aegis, I am providing the following for the information of the Deputy. Appointments to the NSB are made in line with the provisions of Section 18 of the Statistics Act 1993.
The Act provides that two of the positions on the Board are filled at Assistant Secretary level or higher from the Departments of the Taoiseach and Finance, these positions are not advertised.
The existing Chairperson was also reappointed.
Details of appointments made to the National Statistics Board (NSB)
| Year | Board Positions Filled | Number of these Positions Publically Advertised | Number of Female Appointments |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 (9 March 2011 - 31 December 2011) | None | None | None |
| 2012 | 1 | None* | None |
| 2013 | 3 | None*(expressions of interest have been sought for four unfilled vacancies on the board) | 1 |
*Section 18 of the Statistics Act 1993 provides that two positions on the board are filled by (1) an Assistant Secretary or equivalent or higher grade in the Department of the Taoiseach; (2) an Assistant Secretary or equivalent or higher grade in the Department of Finance. The Director General of the CSO is a member of the NSB, ex officio.
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