Written answers
Wednesday, 6 July 2016
Department of Finance
Appointments to State Boards
Catherine Martin (Dublin Rathdown, Green Party)
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94. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of appointments he has made to State boards since the move to the Public Appointments Service two years ago to date; the names of those appointed and the relevant position on each board; the names of those persons on the short-list; the date when the short-list was provided to him; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20066/16]
Michael Noonan (Limerick City, Fine Gael)
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In response to the Deputy's question, I have provided details of the appointments made, the names of those appointed and the relevant position on each State Board. In relation to names on shortlists created, the Public Appointments Service has advised me that it is strongly of the view that those names are covered by personal confidentiality and also that the public interest is not served by disclosing such names. Members of the public will be very reluctant to come forward into the PAS process if their names are subject to disclosure in circumstances where they are not actually being appointed.
| Name of Board | Name of Appointee/Board Member | Date of Appointment | Basis of Appointment (e.g. PAS, ex officio, employee representative etc.) | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Bank Commission | ||||
| Alan Ahearne member | reappointed 08/03/2015 | reappointment | ||
| Michael Soden member | reappointed 01/10/2014 | reappointment | ||
| Des Geraghty member | reappointed 01/10/2014 | reappointment | ||
| John FitzGerald member | reappointed 01/10/2015 | reappointment | ||
| Financial Services Ombudsman Council | ||||
| Dermott Jewell Chairperson | Reappointed 29/10/2015 | In view of the short term of the Council and the amalgamation of the Offices of the Pension Ombudsman and the Financial Services Ombudsman which will require the experience of the existing Council to effect, these positions were not advertised. The Public Appointment Services advertised for "Appointment to the Financial Services Ombudsman Council" in August 2015 | The Minister for Finance made 3 new appointments (Members) and re-appointed 7 (Chairperson /6 Members) to the FSOC over the last 2 years. The Minister re-appointed the Chairperson/6 members of the FSOC on 29/10/2015 (see details below). The Minister appointed 3 new additional members to the FSOC following a PAS competition on 20/01/2016. The date the shortlist was given to the Minister was 18 January 2016. | |
| Paddy Leydon member | Reappointed 29/10/2015 | see above | ||
| Frank Wynn member | Reappointed 29/10/2015 | see above | ||
| Caitriona Ni Charra member | Reappointed 29/10/2015 | see above | ||
| Tony Kerr member | Reappointed 29/10/2015 | see above | ||
| Michael Connolly member | Reappointed 29/10/2015 | see above | ||
| Elizabeth Walsh member | Reappointed 29/10/2015 | see above | ||
| Valerie Bowens member | Appointed 20/01/2016 | PAS | ||
| Deborah Reidy member | Appointed 20/01/2016 | PAS | ||
| Ken Murnaghan member | Appointed 20/01/2016 | PAS | ||
| Irish Fiscal Advisory Council | ||||
| Ide Kearney | 11/03/2015 | PAS process under guidelines on appointments to State Boards | Names of those appointed and relevant position: Íde Kearney, Michael G. Tutty, Seamus Coffey - all Council Members Date short-lists provided to Minister: 25 February 2015 (following which Íde Kearney was appointed); 23 September 2015 (following which Michael G. Tutty & Seamus Coffey were appointed). | |
| Michael G Tutty | 24/09/2015; term ended 31/12/2015; reappointed 01/01/2016 | PAS process under guidelines on appointments to State Boards | ||
| Seamus Coffey | 01/01/2016 | PAS process under guidelines on appointments to State Boards | ||
| National Asset Management Agency | ||||
| Frank Daly Chairman | Reappointed 22/12/2014 | Ministerial appointment | Re-appointment of Chairman in Dec 2014 was made by the Minister as permitted under the NAMA Act (i.e. PAS process did not apply). | |
| National Treasury Management Agency (The Board) | ||||
| Willie Walsh Chair | 18/12/2014 | Ministerial appointment | Regarding the appointments to the NTMA Board on 18 December 2014 a shortlist was submitted to the Minister on 18 December 2014. | |
| Mary Walsh member | 18/12/2014 | Ministerial appointment | Ministerial appointment | |
| Susan Webb member | 18/12/2014 | Ministerial appointment | ||
| Martin Murphy member | 18/12/2014 | Following public advertisement process | ||
| Maeve Carton member | 18/12/2014 | Ministerial appointment | ||
| Brendan McDonagh member | 18/12/2014 | Ministerial appointment | ||
| Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland | ||||
| Ann Nolan (Member) | Interim Appointment in 10/09/2014 and confirmed appointment 12/03/2015 | Ministerial appointment | ||
| Nick Ashmore (Member) | Interim Appointment in 10/09/2014; Confirmed appointment 12/03/2015 | Ministerial appointment | ||
| Tom McAleese (Member) | 24/03/2015 | PAS Process | ||
| Barbara Cotter (Member) | 18/03/2015 | PAS Process | ||
| AJ Noonan (Member) | 18/03/2015 | PAS Process | ||
| Eilis Quinlan (Member) | 18/03/2015 | PAS Process | ||
| Richard Pelly (Member) | 18/03/2015 | PAS Process | ||
| Rosheen McGuckian (Member) | 27/03/2015 | PAS Process | ||
| John Corrigan (Chairman) | Interim Appointment in 10/09/2014; Resigned 12/01/2015 | |||
| Conor O'Kelly (Chairman) | Interim Appointment in 12/01/2015; Confirmed appointment 12/03/2015 | |||
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