Written answers
Thursday, 10 July 2014
Department of Education and Skills
Appointments to State Boards
Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Independent)
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82. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide a list of all persons appointed by him to a State board in 2014 to date in tabular form; the name of the person and board in question; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30590/14]
Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
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The information requested on the appointments made to State Boards in 2014 is outlined in the following table.
In 2014 appointments were made to the following boards: Grangegorman Development Agency (GDA); Higher Education Authority (HEA); Quality and Qualifications Ireland (QQI); Residential Institutions Redress Board (RIRB); Residential Institutions Review Committee (RIRC); and Residential Institutions Statutory Fund (RISF). The Deputy should note that Board appointments, while made by me as Minister, are not in all cases made at my sole discretion. Individuals may be nominated for appointment by various organisations as specified in the relevant statute of the body concerned.
Membership of Boards and appointment dates can be downloaded from my Department's website, www.education.ie. This information is updated when any relevant changes occur.
| Body | Name | Gender | How/Reason Appointed | Date Appointed | Term of Office (Years) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grangegorman Development Agency | Mr. Alec Darragh | M | Resident of Grangegorman | 21/05/2014 | 1 year |
| Higher Education Authority (HEA) | Dr Stephen Kinsella | M | Appointed by Government on recommendation of Minister (academic) | 12/03/2014 | |
| Higher Education Authority (HEA) | Mr Declan Walsh | M | Appointed by Government on recommendation of Minister (academic) | 12/03/2014 | |
| Higher Education Authority (HEA) | Ms. Laura Harmon | F | President of USI appointed by Government on recommendation of Minister | 01/07/2014 | Duration of tenure as President of USI |
| Quality and Qualifications Ireland (QQI) | Mr Kevin Donoghue | M | Appointed by Minister on nomination of USI as representative of learners | 01/06/2014 | 1 |
| Residential Institutions Redress Board (RIRB) | Ms. Samantha Cruess Callaghan | F | Ministerial Appt | 27/05/2014 | Until Board ceases operations |
| Residential Institutions Redress Board (RIRB) | Dr. Harry Bugler | M | Ministerial Appt | 27/05/2014 | Until Board ceases operations |
| Residential Institutions Redress Board (RIRB) | Dr. Fionnuala O'Loughlin | F | Ministerial Appt | 27/05/2014 | Until Board ceases operations |
| Residential Institutions Redress Board (RIRB) | Mr. John Campbell | M | Ministerial Appt | 27/05/2014 | Until Board ceases operations |
| Residential Institutions Redress Board (RIRB) | Dr. William Delaney | M | Ministerial Appt | 27/05/2014 | Until Board ceases operations |
| Residential Institutions Redress Board (RIRB) | Dr. Helen Cummiskey | F | Ministerial Appt | 27/05/2014 | Until Board ceases operations |
| Residential Institutions Redress Board (RIRB) | Dr. Ruth Pilkington | F | Ministerial Appt | 27/05/2014 | Until Board ceases operations |
| Residential Institutions Redress Board (RIRB) | Ms. Ann O'Brien | F | Ministerial Appt | 27/05/2014 | Until Board ceases operations |
| Residential Institutions Redress Board (RIRB) | Dr. Mary Bluett | F | Ministerial Appt | 27/05/2014 | Until Board ceases operations |
| Residential Institutions Redress Board (RIRB) | Ms. Dariona Conlon | F | Ministerial Appt | 27/05/2014 | Until Board ceases operations |
| Residential Institutions Review Committee (RIRC) | Judge Francis D. Murphy (Chairman) | M | Ministerial Appt | 27/05/2014 | Until Board ceases operations |
| Residential Institutions Review Committee (RIRC) | Mr. Brendan Gogarty | M | Ministerial Appt | 27/05/2014 | Until Board ceases operations |
| Residential Institutions Review Committee (RIRC) | Mr. John Dalton | M | Ministerial Appt | 27/05/2014 | Until Board ceases operations |
| Residential Institutions Review Committee (RIRC) | Ms. Ita Mangan | F | Ministerial Appt | 27/05/2014 | Until Board ceases operations |
| Residential Institutions Review Committee (RIRC) | Judge John F. Buckley | M | Ministerial Appt | 27/05/2014 | Until Board ceases operations |
| Residential Institutions Review Committee (RIRC) | Mr. Colm Gaynor | M | Ministerial Appt | 27/05/2014 | Until Board ceases operations |
| Residential Institutions Statutory Fund (RISF) | Mr David O’Callaghan (Chairperson) | M | Ministerial Appt | 25/02/2014 | 3 years and 1 month |
| Residential Institutions Statutory Fund (RISF) | Ms. Frances Harrington | F | Ministerial Appt | 30/01/2014 | 3 years 2 months |
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