Michael McNamara (Clare, Labour)
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143. To ask the Taoiseach if he will provide a list of bodies in respect of which he has the authority to appoint board members. [7474/14]

Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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I have the authority to appoint board members to the National Statistics Board (NSB) in line with the provisions of Section 18 of the Statistics Act 1993 which states:

"The NSB shall consist of eight members comprising the following seven persons who shall be appointed by the Taoiseach, five persons of proven ability and experience in relevant fields, two of whom shall be nominated by the Taoiseach and three of whom shall be nominated by such organisation or organisations as the Taoiseach considers to be representative of the users of official statistics and providers of information under this Act, an Assistant Secretary or equivalent or higher grade in the Department of the Taoiseach, and an Assistant Secretary or equivalent or higher grade in the Department of Finance."

The Director General of the Central Statistics Office (CSO) is an ex officio member of the NSB. Under the terms of the will of Sir Alfred Chester Beatty, I may appoint a Trustee to the Chester Beatty Library. On 30 September 2013, I appointed Professor Brian McGing to the Board of Trustees for a period of five years.