Written answers
Tuesday, 3 November 2015
Department of Social Protection
Appointments to State Boards
Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats)
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172. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will indicate, in respect of State boards under her Department's remit, the name of each appointee made from 7 March 2011 to date in 2015; the date of appointment; whether or not each appointee came through an advertised public application process; the number of vacancies which presently exist on State boards under her remit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37368/15]
Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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The statutory bodies operating under the aegis of the Department of Social Protection are the Citizens Information Board, the Pensions Authority, the Pensions Council, the Pensions Ombudsman (which does not have a Board) and the Social Welfare Tribunal.
Details relating to the Boards, as requested by the Deputy, are outlined in the following tables:
Appointments to State Boards from March 2011 to date in 2015
| Name of Board or Agency | Name of appointee | Date of appointment | Date of re-appointment | Did appointee come through an advertised public application process? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citizens Information Board | Eugene McErlean | 7 September 2011 | 27 April 2014 | Yes |
| Fiona Ward (DSP) | 1 November 2011 | 1 September 2012 | No | |
| David Stratton | 5 November 2012 | No | ||
| Simonetta Ryan (DSP) | 14 March 2014 | Replaced by Tim Duggan (DSP) | No | |
| Noeline Blackwell | 4 March 2015 | -- | No | |
| Josephine Henry | 4 March 2015 | -- | No | |
| Tim Duggan (DSP) | 12 June 2015 | -- | No | |
| Ita Mangan | 12 June 2015 | -- | No | |
| Anne Marie Cassidy (DSP) | 21 September 2015 | -- | No |
| Name of Board or Agency | Name of appointee | Date of appointment | Did appointee come through an advertised public application process? |
|---|---|---|---|
Pensions Authority | Dr. Orlaigh Quinn, (DSP) | 7 March 2014 Replaced by Anne Vaughan (DSP) | No (ex-officio appointment) |
| Anne Vaughan, Department of Social Protection (DSP) | 14 May 2014 | No (ex-officio appointment replacing Dr. Orlaigh Quinn) | |
| Ann Nolan, Department of Finance | 7 March 2014 | No (ex-officio appointment) | |
Pensions Council | Jim Murray, Chairperson | 3 February 2015 | No |
| Roma Burke | 3 February 2015 | Yes | |
| Kirsty Flynn | 3 February 2015 | Yes | |
| Anthony Gilhawley | 3 February 2015 | Yes | |
| Brendan Keenan | 3 February 2015 | Yes | |
| Shane Whelan | 3 February 2015 | Yes | |
| Sandra Rockett | 3 February 2015 | Yes | |
| Sinead Ryan | 3 February 2015 | Yes | |
| Brendan Kennedy, Pensions Regulator | 3 February 2015 | No (ex-officio member) | |
| Peter Brazel, Department of Public Expenditure and Reform | 3 February 2015 | No (ex-officio member) | |
| Marie Louise Delahunty, Central Bank | 3 February 2015 | No (ex-officio member) | |
| Helen McDonald, Department of Social Protection | 3 February 2015 | No (ex-officio member) |
| Name of Board or Agency | Name of appointee | Date of appointment | Date of re-appointment | Did appointee come through an advertised public application process? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social Welfare Tribunal | Chris Rowland | 24 October 2011 | 5 October 2012 5 October 2015 | No |
| Colin Walker, Chairperson | 5 October 2012 | 5 October 2015 | No | |
| Don O’Higgins | 5 October 2012 | 5 October 2015 | No | |
| Michael Carr | 5 October 2012 | Replaced by Mary Connaughton | No | |
| Fergus Whelan | 5 October 2012 | 5 October 2015 | No | |
| Mary Connaughton | 5 October 2015 | No |
Board vacancies
There are currently 7 vacancies on the Citizens Information Board. There are none on the Boards of the Pensions Authority, the Pensions Council and the Social Welfare Tribunal.
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