Written answers
Tuesday, 14 October 2014
Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
Appointments to State Boards
Terence Flanagan (Dublin North East, Independent)
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396. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will provide a list of all State board appointments since general election 2011; the person who recommended each appointment; the credentials of those appointed; if the vacancy was publicly advertised; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39275/14]
Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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As my Department was established on 2ndJune 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 2ndJune 2011, (both currently serving members and those no longer serving), and their qualifications or experience are set out in the table below. The table also indicates the number of board vacancies that were publicly advertised and the number of appointments made following from the publicly advertised process. My Department seeks expressions of interest from the public by advertising on my Department's website. Candidates may also be approached who, in the view of the Minister of the day, have a contribution to make and who may be willing to serve. In the case of certain bodies, board appointments may also be made by the bodies themselves or on an ex officiobasis. It may be noted that 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.
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. I am now working to implement this revised model and look forward to the guidelines which Minister Howlin will present in the coming weeks in that regard.
National Gallery of Ireland
Board Appointments since 2 June 2011 | Qualifications/Experience of Appointees | Vacancies Advertised | Appointments made following from a publicly advertised process. |
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- | - | 3 | 3 |
Suzanne McDougald | Gallerist and Art Collector | - | - |
Mary Keane | Deputy Director General of the Law Society of Ireland, responsible for the Society’s Policy and Public Affairs function. | - | - |
Margaret Glynn | M.A. History of Art and Design U. L. 2003. | - | - |
Mary Daly | President of the Royal Irish Academy | - | - |
Bernie Brennan | Vice President of the Royal Dublin Society | - | - |
Fred Krehbiel | International Business representative | - | - |
John O'Brien | International Business representative | - | - |
National Concert Hall
Appointments since 2 June 2011 | Qualifications/Experience of Appointees | Vacancies Advertised | Appointments made following from a publicly advertised process. |
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- | - | 12 | 12 |
Gerry Kearney (Chair) | Former Secretary General of the Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs. | - | - |
Dearbhla Collins | Pianist | - | - |
Laurie Cearr | General Manager, Music in Great Irish Houses. | - | - |
Gina Menzies | Lecturer in Medical Ethics, Royal College of Surgeons. | - | - |
Alma Hynes | Head of Volunteer Department for the Wexford Opera Festival. | - | - |
Deborah Kelleher | Director, Royal Irish Academy of Music. | - | - |
Rachel Holstead | Music consultant and freelance composer. | - | - |
Maura McGrath | Senior management and executive experience across the private and public sectors and also not for profit organisations in Ireland and abroad. | - | - |
Rebecca Gageby | Head of Programmes and Administration at the Royal Irish Academy. | - | - |
Kieran Tobin | Retired Communications and Corporate Affairs Director, Irish Distillers. | - | - |
John McGrane | Retired Ulster Bank Director | - | - |
Ray Bates | Former Director, National Lottery. | - | - |
Peter McEvoy | Project management consultant. | - | - |
Barney Whelan | Director of Communications and Corporate Affairs at An Post. | - | - |
Mícheál Ó Súilleabháin | Pianist, composer, recording artist and academic, who holds the Professorship of Music at the Irish World Music Academy of Music and Dance based at the University of Limerick. Former Chair of Culture Ireland. | - | - |
Bruce Arnold | Journalist | - | - |
Margaret Ryan | Marketing Practitioner | - | - |
Artemis Kent | Director, Greystones Youth Orchestra and Head of Music at the Bray Institute of Further Education. | - | - |
Pat Heneghan | PR Consultant | - | - |
Patricia Slavin | Primary School Principal and qualified ballet teacher from the Royal Academy, London. | - | - |
Irish Museum of Modern Art
Appointments since 2 June 2011 | Qualifications/Experience of Appointees | Vacancies Advertised | Appointments made following from a publicly advertised process. |
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- | - | 1 | 1 |
Emma Goltz | A patron of the Arts and company director. | - | - |
Jane Dillon Byrne | A former member of the Arts Council; she currently serves on the board of the Pavilion Theatre | - | - |
Sheila O'Regan | A museum curator, radio producer and presenter and historian. | - | - |
John McNulty | Businessman active in local cultural, sporting and language initiatives. | - | - |
Arts Council
Appointments since 2 June 2011 | Qualifications/Experience of Appointees | Vacancies Advertised | Appointments made following from a publicly advertised process. |
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- | - | 11 | 8 (and also one reappointment) |
Sheila Pratschke (Chair) | Studied fine art and arts management, worked in many arts organisations and institutions in Ireland and abroad and was awarded the 'Ordre Nationale du Merite' by the French State. | - | - |
Joan Sheehy | Actress with extensive experience in professional theatre for over three decades. | - | - |
Miriam Dunne | Has 25 years experience as a professional arts manager and producer in arts organisations, festivals, venues and events. | - | - |
Monica Spencer | A freelance producer, festival organiser and performance related facilitator with extensive experience of arts management and delivery. | - | - |
Éimear O'Connor | An art historian specialising in Irish art who was elected an Honorary Royal Hibernian Academician in 2010 for her contribution to the Arts in Ireland. | - | - |
Brian Maguire | A visual artist. | - | - |
John McAuliffe | A writer and academic, currently chief poetry critic for the Irish Times and co-editor of The Manchester Review. | - | - |
Ciarán Walsh | A graduate of communications studies from Dublin City University who has been involved in the performing arts for almost 20 years. | - | - |
Mark O'Regan | A professional actor with a long association with the Abbey and Gate Theatres in Dublin. | - | - |
John Fanning | A specialist in advertising, branding, marketing and communication who has a long standing commitment to the Arts. | - | - |
Censorship of Publications Board
Appointments since 2 June 2011 | Qualifications/Experience of Appointees | Vacancies Advertised | Appointments made following from a publicly advertised process. |
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- | - | 5 | 4 |
Shane McCarthy (Chair) | Solicitor | - | - |
Noelle O'Connor | Senior lecturer in tourism and hospitality studies | - | - |
Sinéad Prunty | Barrister | - | - |
Georgina Byrne | Librarian who holds qualifications in English literature, information studies and management. | - | - |
Philip Moynihan | Retired Chief Superintendent, An Garda Siochána. | - | - |
Irish Film Board
Appointments since 2 June 2011 | Qualifications/Experience of Appointees | Vacancies Advertised | Appointments made following from a publicly advertised process. |
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- | - | 7 | 5 |
Bill O'Herlihy (Chair) | Television broadcaster and businessman | - | - |
Annie Doona | President of the Institute of Art, Design and Technology | - | - |
Katie Holly | Managing Director of Blinder Films | - | - |
Kate O'Toole | Actress and Chairwoman of the Galway Film Fleadh | - | - |
Seamus Deasy | Director of Photography | - | - |
John Rice | BAFTA and IFTA winning producer, co-founder and CEO of JAM Media | - | - |
Maurice Sweeney | Documentary film maker. | - | - |
The Heritage Council
Appointments since 2 June 2011 | Qualifications/Experience of Appointees | Vacancies Advertised | Appointments made following from a publicly advertised process. |
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Conor Newman (Chair) | University lecturer | 7 | 3 |
Fidelma Mullane | Specialist in vernacular architecture | - | - |
Catherine Heaney | Communications consultant | - | - |
Ciara Breathnach | University lecturer | - | - |
Michael Parsons | Former school principal | - | - |
Kieran O'Conor | University lecturer | - | - |
Ted Creedon | Broadcaster and journalist | - | - |
National Archives Advisory Council
Appointments since 2 June 2011 | Qualifications/Experience of Appointees | Vacancies Advertised | Appointments made following from a publicly advertised process. |
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- | - | 6 | 0 (no expressions of interest received) |
Joanne Rothwell | Archivist, Waterford County Archives | - | - |
Deirdre McMahon | Senior lecturer and Head of Department, Mary Immaculate College and member of the Irish Manuscripts Commission | - | - |
Máire Mac Conghail | Professional genealogist and member of the Irish Manuscripts Commission | - | - |
Mary McAuliffe | Historian, lecturer in the School of Social Justice, UCD | - | - |
Raymond Refaussé | Librarian and archivist, Church of Ireland Library | - | - |
Paul Rouse | Historian and lecturer in the School of History of Art and Archives, UCD | - | - |
Crawford Art Gallery
Appointments since 2 June 2011 | Qualifications/Experience of Appointees | Vacancies Advertised | Appointments made following from a publicly advertised process. |
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- | - | 1 | 1 (there were also 7 re-appointments and 1 ex-officio) |
John Bowen (Chair) | CEO of Bowen Construction | - | - |
Una Feely | Arts management and co-founder of the IndieCork Festival | - | - |
Sheila Maguire | Hospital administrator in Cork University Hospital and former VEC member | - | - |
Tim Brosnan | Cork City Councillor | - | - |
Jim Corr | Former Cork City Councillor and former Cork City VEC Chairman | - | - |
Declan Moylan | International Chairman of Mason, Hayes and Curran | - | - |
Noel O'Keeffe | Former Cork County Engineer | - | - |
Kevin Lonergan | Principal Officer, Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht | - | - |
Anne Doherty | Cork City Manager | - | - |
Chester Beatty Library
Appointments since 2 June 2011 | Qualifications/Experience of Appointees | Vacancies Advertised | Appointments made following from a publicly advertised process. |
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- | - | 3 | 3 1 appointment was an ex-officio appointment and 1 was a nominee of the Taoiseach. |
Patricia Donlon | Former Curator of the Chester Beatty Library and former Director of the National Library. | - | - |
Eamonn Ceannt | Artist, sculptor and Former Bursar, UCD | - | - |
Declan Downey | Professor of History of Art and Archives, UCD | - | - |
Brian McGing | Regius Chair, School of Classics, TCD | - | - |
Catherine Fahy | Acting Director, NLI | - | - |
Údarás na Gaeltachta
Appointments since 2 June 2011 | Qualifications/Experience of Appointees | Vacancies Advertised | Appointments made following from a publicly advertised process. |
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- | - | 7 | 4 (there were also 5 appointments by County Councils with Gaeltacht areas within their jurisdictions) |
Anna Ní Ghallachair (Chair) | Director of the Languages Centre, National University of Ireland, Maynooth | - | - |
Dairíona Nic Con Iomaire | Primary school principal | - | - |
Fiachra Ó Céilleachair | Health Service Executive employee | - | - |
Pádraig Ó hAinifín | Health Service Executive employee | - | - |
Eunan Mac Cuinneagáin | Regional manager of WESTBIC in Cill Charthaigh | - | - |
Micheál Ó Scanaill | Businessman and former teacher | - | - |
Séamus Cosaí Mac Gearailt | Nominated by Kerry County Council | - | - |
Seán Ó Cuireán | Solicitor and manager of Donegal Volunteer Centre | - | - |
Seosamh Ó Laoi | Nominated by Galway County Council | - | - |
Ian Mac Aindriú | Nominated by Mayo County Council | - | - |
Cathal Seoighe | Nominated by Meath County Council. | - | - |
Daithí Alcorn | Nominated by Donegal County Council | 7 | - |
Foras na Gaeilge
Appointments since 2 June 2011 | Qualifications/Experience of Appointees | Vacancies Advertised | Appointments made following from a publicly advertised process. |
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- | - | N/A | N/A Appointments to the boards of Foras na Gaeilge and the Ulster-Scots Agency are made by the NSMC arising from nominations on a 50:50 basis from each jurisdiction and therefore they are not open to public competitions. |
Liam Ó Maolmhichíl (Chair) | Former Director General of the GAA, primary school teacher and school inspector. | - | - |
Eoghan Mac Cormaic (Vice Chair) | Member of Conradh na Gaeilge and employee of Glór na nGael with an interest in education. | - | - |
Áine Ní Chiaráin | Journalist and former civil servant with an interest in local history. | - | - |
Bríd Ní Chonghóile | Senior Executive of Gaillimh le Gaeilge, former board member of Galway City VEC and member of Galway City Public Forum. | - | - |
Therese Ruane | Teacher, former board member of County Mayo VEC, member of Galway and Roscommon Education and Training Board and Director of Gnó Mhaigh Eo. | - | - |
Caitríona Ní Shúilleabháin | Teacher | - | - |
Pól Callaghan | Head of Information and Policy with the Citizens Advice Bureau in Northern Ireland and former MLA. | - | - |
Colm Cavanagh | Former Business Development Manager with the North West Regional College, President of the NI Council for Integrated Education, Chair of London-Derry Connections and Vice President of the Alliance Party. | - | - |
Seosamh Mac Donnchadha | Former teacher, Irish Language Organiser with Galway CCVC, CEO of Foras na Gaeilge,President of the GAA and Chairperson of TG4, CEO of Galway and Roscommon Education and Training Board. | - | - |
Tomás Mac Eochagáin | Director with Griffith College Dublin | - | - |
Marcus Mac Ruairí | Journalist and writer and Development Officer for Glór na nGael. | - | - |
Seán Mícheál Ó Dómhnaill | Former school principal and greatly involved in community development and in his local GAA club. | - | - |
Dónal Ó hAiniféin | School Principal of GS Mhíchíl Chíosóig. | - | - |
Éamonn Ó Gribín | Retired, member of the SDLP and Conradh na Gaeilge, among other memberships. | - | - |
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire | Member of Cork County Council and Chairperson of the Council's Arts, Culture and Language Committee. | - | - |
Liam Kennedy | Lecturer at Queen's University, Belfast. | - | - |
Thomas Sharkey | Local Councillor and Secondary School teacher of Irish | - | - |
Ulster-Scots Agency
Appointments since 2 June 2011 | Qualifications/Experience of Appointees | Vacancies Advertised | Appointments made following from a publicly advertised process. |
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Tom Scott (Chair) | Board member of a local enterprise agency and involved with several private and public sector bodies with a strong interest in the Ulster-Scots heritage and culture. | N/A | N/A Appointments to the boards of Foras na Gaeilge and the Ulster-Scots Agency are made by the NSMC arising from nominations on a 50:50 basis from each jurisdiction and therefore they are not open to public competitions. |
Tony Crooks (Vice-Chair) | Numerous academic qualifications and a strong interest in the Ulster-Scots language, culture and heritage. | - | - |
Hilary Singleton | Founding member of an Ulster-Scots group with vast experience and knowledge of the Ulster-Scots heritage and culture. | - | - |
Ida Fisher | Extensive experience in local government in County Donegal with an interest in Ulster-Scots heritage and culture. | - | - |
Val O'Kelly | Worked in a professional and voluntary capacity with many local and national voluntary groups and has an interest in Ulster-Scots heritage and culture. | - | - |
Sharon Treacy-Dunne | Has a special interest in the promotion of Ulster-Scots music and culture and has commissioned several works in the Ulster-Scots genre. | - | - |
William Leathem | Current Chairman of an Ulster-Scots group with a long standing interest in the Ulster-Scots history and culture, particularly in the promotion of the Ulster-Scots music. | - | - |
Trevor Wilson | Vice President of an Ulster-Scots group with a long standing interest in the Ulster-Scots heritage and culture. | - | - |
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