Robert Troy (Longford-Westmeath, Fianna Fail)
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675. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the number of appointments to State boards under the aegis of his Department and the number of appointments that have been advertised on his Department’s website since March 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46250/15]

Alex White (Dublin South, Labour)
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There have been 175 appointments to State Boards under the aegis of my Department in the period 7 March 2011 to 30 November 2015. Of these appointments, 25 were from among individuals who submitted expressions of interest following an advertisement on my Department's website. A further 9 appointees applied under the revised arrangements set out in the Guidelines on Appointments to State Boards which were published in November 2014.

It should be noted that some 48% of the appointments made were either ex-officio appointments, reappointments, the appointment of worker directors chosen by election, or appointments made on foot of nominations made by an Oireachtas Committee.

Robert Troy (Longford-Westmeath, Fianna Fail)
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676. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the number of chairpersons appointed to State boards under the aegis of his Department who have appeared before the relevant joint Oireachtas committee since March 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46265/15]

Alex White (Dublin South, Labour)
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There have been 17 appointments to the position of Chairperson to State boards under the aegis of my Department since March 2011. Of these, 9 have appeared before the relevant Joint Oireachtas Committee in line with current Government policy on the appointment of Chairpersons to State Boards. It should be noted that a number of the appointments were reappointments and therefore an appearance before the Joint Oireachtas Committee was not required.