Written answers

Wednesday, 4 March 2015

Department of Justice and Equality

Appointments to State Boards

Photo of Mary Lou McDonaldMary Lou McDonald (Dublin Central, Sinn Fein)
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103. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality to provide details on the number of senior civil servants who retired since 2011 in her Department and who have been appointed to a State board under her aegis following retirement; if she will provide in tabular form the names of these persons, the boards to which they were appointed and the appointment process followed in each case; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9953/15]

Photo of Frances FitzgeraldFrances Fitzgerald (Dublin Mid West, Fine Gael)
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I am interpreting the Deputy’s question in a broad manner so as to provide the information which I believe she is seeking. The term 'State Boards' is somewhat imprecise as it includes bodies with a wide and diverse range of functions many of which would not fall into the more commonly understood definition of Board which is a body with a governance oversight of an organisation. To be of assistance to the Deputy I have interpreted her question as embracing all bodies called Boards, irrespective of their functions, as well as other bodies with a governance remit whose title does not include the term “Board”. In addition, the Deputy should note that I have interpreted "senior civil servants" to refer to those at Principal Officer grade (or equivalent grade) or higher on retirement.

I wish to inform the Deputy that one retired senior civil servant has been appointed to a State Board under the aegis of my Department during the period to which she refers. Mr Willie Connolly, a retired prison governor, was appointed to serve on the Parole Board on 17 July 2012.

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