Jonathan O'Brien (Cork North Central, Sinn Fein)
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159. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide details of all State appointments, open to direct choice by her, since her appointment. [13507/15]

Jan O'Sullivan (Limerick City, Labour)
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Since my appointment in July 2014, one direct ministerial appointment to a State board of a non-commericial body under the aegis of my Department has arisen. In March 2015, I appointed Ms Rosemary Adaser to the board of Caranua (the Residential Institutions Statutory Fund).

Ms Adaser's appointment was made in accordance with the new procedures recently put in place by the Public Appointments Service (PAS) for making appointments to State Boards in accordance with guidelines drawn up by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform.

The process of making direct ministerial appointments to the boards of a number of other non-commercial bodies under the aegis of my Department, in accordance with the new PAS procedures, is also underway. These bodies include, Quality and Qualifications Ireland (QQI), the State Examinations Commission (SEC), An Chomhairle um Oideachas Gaeltachta agus Gaelscolaíocha (COGG), National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NCCA), Irish Research Council and the Grangegorman Development Agency (GGDA). On making appointments to these boards, the details of same will be published by my Department.

For the Deputy's information, comprehensive information in relation to the composition of the State boards of non-commercial bodies under the aegis of my Department is available on my Department's website () and this information is updated as appointments are made.