Peadar Tóibín (Meath West, Sinn Fein)
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210. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will provide in tabular form the percentage of vacant positions on state boards under the aegis of her Department that were filled from the panels created through open application by the Public Appointments Service, by year, from 2011 to date in 2014. [37483/14]

Seán Ó Fearghaíl (Kildare South, Fianna Fail)
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213. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht to set out the selection process for appointments to boards of statutory bodies under her aegis; the process under which this selection is carried out; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37591/14]

Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 210 and 213 together.

The processes involved in selecting candidates for vacancies on the bodies and agencies funded from my Department's Vote Group is set out as follows. In the case of certain bodies, board appointments may be made by the bodies themselves or on an ex-officio basis.

In 2012, my Department used the Public Appointments Service to identify suitable candidates for appointment to the board of Údarás na Gaeltachta, in line with section 6(2) of the Údarás na Gaeltachta Act 1979 (as amended by section 16(1) of the Gaeltacht Act 2012). I am advised that 4 out of 7 the Ministerial appointees to Údarás na Gaeltachta were appointed from the panel created on foot of the publicly advertised process carried out by the Public Appointments Service. The remaining 5 members were appointed on foot of nominations by county councils that have a Gaeltacht area within their jurisdiction.

In the case of the boards of Foras na Gaeilge and the Ulster-Scots Agency, being agencies of the North-South Implementation Body – An Foras Teanga, appointments are made by the North South Ministerial Council arising from nominations on a 50:50 basis from each jurisdiction.

In addition to these processes, board appointments are also made following a publicly advertised process, under which expressions of interest are sought from the public by advertising on my Department's website. Finally, candidates may also be appointed who, in the view of the Minister of the day, have a contribution to make and who may be willing to serve.

The Government has recently agreed on a Revised Model for Ministerial Appointments to State Boards which complements the current system with a more structured approach to ensurethat vacancies on State Boards are populated in a transparent way by the high-calibre personnel required to successfully perform their mandates. My officials are now engaged in the preparations for implementing this revised model and I look forward to the guidelines which Minister Howlin will present in the coming weeks in that regard.

Terence Flanagan (Dublin North East, Independent)
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211. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will provide a list of the appointments and qualifications of those appointed to state boards since 2011; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37521/14]

Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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As my Department was established on 2 June 2011, the information sought is being provided in respect of the period since then. Details concerning the appointments of board members to bodies and agencies funded from my Department's Vote Group since 2 June 2011 (both currently serving members and those no longer serving) and their qualifications/experience are set out in the following tables. Appointments to the boards of Foras na Gaeilge and the Ulster-Scots Agency, being agencies of the North South Implementation Body - An Foras Teanga, are made by the North South Ministerial Council, arising from nominations on a 50:50 basis from each jurisdiction.

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