Written answers
Thursday, 17 December 2015
Department of Social Protection
Appointments to State Boards
Robert Troy (Longford-Westmeath, Fianna Fail)
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93. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the number of appointments to State boards under the aegis of her Department and the number of appointments that were advertised on her Department's website, since March 2011; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46260/15]
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 (established in March 2014 and formerly known as the Pensions Board), the Pensions Council (established in February 2015), the Pensions Ombudsman (which does not have a board) and the Social Welfare Tribunal.
Details relating to these boards, as requested by the Deputy, are outlined in the following table.
| Name of Statutory Body | Number of appointments since March 2011 | Number of appointments advertised on the Department's website |
|---|---|---|
| Citizens Information Board | 12 (of which 2 were re-appointments) | Nil |
| The Pensions Authority (formerly the Pensions Board) – since March 2014 | 3 | Nil |
| The Pensions Board (up to March 2014) | Nil | Nil |
| The Pensions Council | 12 | Nil |
| Social Welfare Tribunal | 11 | Nil |
One of the appointments to the Citizens Information Board and seven of the appointments to the Pensions Council were advertised via the Public Appointments Service (PAS).
Robert Troy (Longford-Westmeath, Fianna Fail)
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94. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the number of chairpersons appointed to State boards under the aegis of her Department who have appeared before the relevant joint Oireachtas committee since March 2011; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46275/15]
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 (established in March 2014 and formerly known as the Pensions Board), the Pensions Council (established in February 2015), the Pensions Ombudsman (which does not have a board) and the Social Welfare Tribunal.
I appointed Ms Ita Mangan as chairperson of the Citizens Information Board in June 2015. Ms Mangan appeared before the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection on 10thJune 2015.
In the period since March 2011 the chairpersons of the Pensions Board, the Pensions Authority, the Pensions Council or the Social Welfare Tribunal have not appeared before the relevant Joint Oireachtas Committee.
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