Catherine Martin (Dublin Rathdown, Green Party)
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160. To ask the Minister for Social Protection 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. [20072/16]

Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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The statutory bodies operating under the aegis of my Department 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 appointments I have made to State boards as Minister for Social Protection are set out in the following table.

The Deputy will note that the table does not include details of those persons who were short-listed but not subsequently appointed. I am of the view that the names on such shortlists are covered by personal confidentiality and that the public interest would not be served by disclosing them.

Appointments to Boards made by Minister for Social Protection