Written answers
Thursday, 17 December 2015
Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
Appointments to State Boards
Robert Troy (Longford-Westmeath, Fianna Fail)
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201. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of appointments to State boards under the aegis of his Department; 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. [46259/15]
Brendan Howlin (Wexford, Labour)
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As the Deputy is aware the Government introduced new arrangements to the appointment of State Board members in 2011. Under the new arrangements departments now invite expressions of interest from the public on their websites for vacancies on the boards of bodies under their aegis. It is open to all members of the public regardless of gender, political affiliations or geographical location to apply for appointment to these vacancies.
An Post National Lottery Board
In the context of the sale of the National Lottery licence I considered it appropriate to reappoint two of the Ministerial nominees to the Board; Mr. Micheál Ó Muircheartaigh was reappointed twice and Mr. Oliver Wilkinson was reappointed once in light of the disposal of the National Lottery licence. Consequently recourse to advertising the positions publicly did not arise.
| Name | Appointed | Vacancy Advertised |
|---|---|---|
| Donal Connell (Chair) | Reappointed 29/02/2012, 01/07/2013 | No |
| Dermot Griffin | Reappointed 06/11/2012, 01/07/2013 | No |
| Caroline Murphy | Reappointed 06/11/2013 | No |
| Oliver Wilkinson | Reappointed 06/11/2013 | No |
| Micheál Ó Muircheartaigh | Reappointed 06/11/2012, 01/07/2013 | No |
| Peter Quinn | Reappointed 16/02/2012, 01/07/2013 | No |
Public Appointments Service Board
| Name | Appointed | Reappointed | Vacancy Advertised |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eddie Sullivan (Chair) | 01/09/2011 | No (previous member was reappointed) (Public Official) | |
| Des Dowling* | 01/09/2011 | No) (Public Official) | |
| Dave Walsh | 01/07/2013 | No (replacement for Des Dowling who transferred departments)) (Public Official) | |
| John McCarthy | 01/09/2013 | No (replacement for Dave Walsh who transferred internally)) (Public Official) | |
| Dr. Deirdre O'Keeffe* | 01/09/2011 | 09/10/2014 | No) (Public Official) |
| Patricia Coleman* | 01/09/2011 | No) (Public Official) | |
| William Beausang | 15/07/2013 | No (replacement for Patricia Coleman who transferred internally)) (Public Official) | |
| Judith Eve* | 01/09/2011 | 09/10/2014 | No (appointed as chair on 9/10/2014) |
| Eddie Molloy* | 01/09/2011 | 09/10/2014 | No |
| Dan Murphy | 01/09/2011 | No (previous member was appointed) | |
| Bryan Andrews | 01/09/2011 | Holds office on ex officio basis) (Public Official) | |
| Fiona Tierney | 20/03/2012 | 09/10/2014 | Holds office on ex officio basis, current CEO) (Public Official) |
| Sean McGrath* | 01/09/2011 | No) (Public Official) | |
| Barry O'Brien | 01/09/2012 | 09/10/2014 | No (replacement for Sean McGrath who resigned from his post)) (Public Official) |
| Paul Lemass* | 09/10/2014 | No) (Public Official) | |
| Anne Marie Taylor | 09/10/2014 | Yes | |
| Eimear Kenny | 09/10/2014 | Yes | |
| Oonagh McPhillips* | 01/07/2015 | No (replacement for Dr. O'Keeffe who transferred departments)) (Public Official) | |
| Damien McCallion* | 01/07/2015 | No (replacement for Barry O'Brien)) (Public Official) | |
| David Cagney* | 22/09/2015 | No (replacement for William Beausang)) (Public Official) |
The Act also specifics that in appointing members of the Board the Minister shall ensure that at least two of them have either or both civil and other public service experience and knowledge and two of them have expertise in human resource management, customer service and recruitment outside the public service that the Minister considers relevant.
Currently there are no vacancies on the Public Appointments Service Board.
The Institute of Public Administration (IPA) has a representative board with nominations from different sectors of the public service every two years. As per the Memorandum and Articles of Association governing the IPA, each of the nominating bodies/sectors is invited by letter to nominate its representative to the Board on a two-yearly basis and my Department has one such representative.
Robert Troy (Longford-Westmeath, Fianna Fail)
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202. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform 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. [46274/15]
Brendan Howlin (Wexford, Labour)
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In response to the Deputy's question I can confirm that the two chairpersons of State Boards under the aegis of my Department, both of whom were originally appointed before I took Office, have not appeared before their relevant Joint Oireachtas Committee.
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